Former European super bantamweight champion Bernard Dunne has been hit with a change of opponent ahead of his headline appearance on the Hunky Dorys Fight Night at the Breaffy House Resort, Castlebar on November 15. Dunne had been set to face Eduardo Garcia but the Mexican has been forced to pull out after suffering a…
There were two shows of note last night, at University Arena in Limerick, Ireland and one Merseyside at the Olympia in Liverpool, England. At Limerick, local hero Andy Lee, 16-1 (13), returned home after a disastrous first loss, to Brian Vera in America last March, and regained his form by dramatically stopping Philadelphia boxer Willie…
Andy Lee and Willie Gibbs will weigh in for this Saturday’s Ladbrokes.com Fight Night today in Limerick prior to their final pre fight press conference. Also on hand will be all the undercard boxers including the unbeaten Paul McCloskey and English Champion Nigel Wright, who square off in the chief support bout at the University…
The undercard for this Saturday’s Ladbrokes Fight Night features a trio of fighters who have the knockout looks to go with their knockout punches. Up and coming prospects Stephen Haughian, John O’Donnell and Logan McGuinness should prove popular with female fight fans at the University Arena in Limerick this weekend, but promoter Brian Peters says…
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing This week, at ‘Mbargo’ in the SkyDome Arena, Coventry, England, media were in attendance for the official press conference hosted by Hennessy Sports which saw Wayne Elcock and Darren McDermott come face to face ahead of their ‘clash’ on June 20. Billed as ‘Battle of the Midlands’…
Darren McDermott claims his British Middleweight Title showdown with Wayne Elcock on June 20 is the biggest all-Midlands clash for 28 years. Dudley’s ‘Black Country Body Snatcher’ argues there has not been a bigger Midlands boxing derby since former world title challenger Pat Cowdell and Dave Needham faced each other in Wolverhampton for the British…
Wayne Elcock is even more fired up for his British Middleweight Title first defence against Darren McDermott on Friday, June 20 after his opponent’s camp tried to get him stripped of the belt.
Hennessy Sports in association with GoldenPalace.net are today proud to announce that the rescheduled date and venue for the British Middleweight Championship fight against, title holder Birmingham’s Wayne “Mad Dog†Elcock and challenger Dudley’s Darren “Black Country Body Snatcher†McDermott will now be held on Friday, June 20, 2008 at the SkyDome Arena Coventry, the…