Big British action last night at Liverpool’s Echo Arena with hotly anticipated title matches coming off in either entertaining or unexpected manners. WBO super feather supremo Ricky Burns, 32-2 (9), was thwarted in what would have been his toughest title defense since winning the belt as former champion Nicky Cook, …
Read More »Burns vs. Cook For WBO Title In Big British Showdown
Saturday night sees a massive UK fight card at Liverpool’s Echo Arena, headlined by Ricky Burns’ WBO super feather title defense against a former owner of that belt, Nicky Cook. This fight has an interesting genealogy as Cook, 30-2 (16), lost the crown in 2009 to Puerto Rican bomber Roman …
Read More »Boxing Spotlight: Ovill McKenzie
Former Prizefighter winner – Ovill McKenzie is ready for his rematch with Tony Bellew next week and the Shinfields Boxer is keen to settle a score against the Liverpudlian. The pair met at the Echo Arena, Liverpool, in December for the Commonwealth (British Empire) Light Heavyweight Title. ‘Bomber’ Bellew was …
Read More »Boxing Preview Analysis: James DeGale vs. George Groves
A bitter boxing rivalry which started as amateurs comes to a head tonight when Olympic Gold Medalist James DeGale meets George Groves at the 02 Arena in London. At stake is both DeGale’s British and Groves’ Commonwealth Super Middleweight titles. Back in 2006 when both were amateurs, Groves won a …
Read More »Matchroom Boxing: Prizefighter Light Heavyweights 2 Matchups
© Lawrence Lustig Unbeaten prospects Travis Dickinson and Llewellyn Davies will put their records on the line when they meet in the second quarter-final of Prizefighter Light Heavyweights II at Olympia on Saturday January 29.
Read More »Matchroom Boxing: Bellew Could Face Consecutive Prizefighter Champions
Commonwealth champion Tony Bellew will be ringside at Prizefighter Light-Heavyweights II on January 29 at Olympia in London, and said he was open to a fight with the winner. Bellew has a date with a previous Prizefighter champion on February 19 first as he takes on Cruiserweights winner Ovill McKenzie …
Read More »Matchroom Boxing: Prizefighter Contestants In Sky Sports Spotlight
© Lawrence Lustig The fighters in the line-up for Prizefighter Light-Heavyweights II show at Olympia in London on January 29 were put through their paces by Sky Sports – and each admitted their desire to fight for a major title after lifting the trophy. The eight boxers headed to Sky’s …
Read More »Boxing Preview: GR8 Britain vs. The World
© Tom Hogan – Hoganphotos / Golden Boy Promotions Tonight, Great Britain takes on the world as James De Gale, Nathan Cleverly, Amir Khan, Matthew Macklin, Frankie Gavin, Tony Bellew and Kell Brook are all fighting…not each other, in a massive royal rumble type of affair…individually of course. Amir Khan …
Read More »Shinfields Gym: Ovill McKenzie
Click the above Image for more Photos Last week, Saddoboxing.com went along to Shinfields Gym, Somercotes, Derbyshire, to see how Ovill McKenzie is shaping up ahead of his clash with Tony Bellew on the 11th December. McKenzie will face Bellew for the Commonwealth (British Empire) Light-Heavyweight Title. ‘Bomber’ Bellew of …
Read More »Boxing In Britain: Smith, Brook, Bellew Win In Liverpool
Last night at the Liverpool Echo Arena, British super middleweight ruled Paul Smith retained his belt in a hard fought battle while British welterweight champion Kell Brook added the WBO Intercontinental strap to his trophy cabinet, while becoming the mandatory challenger for the WBO title, currently held by Manny Pacquiao. …
Read More »Shinfield Boxing Gym Scores Big In Nottingham
Boxer ‘Super-Scotty’ Haywood got more than he bargained for when he fought John ‘Fireball’ Fewkes on Friday night at the Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre in Nottingham, England. Having scored a draw with the Sheffield man – Haywood left the ring only to hear that partner Leann had gone in to …
Read More »Frank Maloney Boxing: McKenzie vs. Bellew Off The Table
Ovill McKenzie will not be challenging Tony Bellew for the vacant Commonwealth light-heavyweight title next month, despite reports claiming that the fight is on. Instead, the Derby knockout artist who gets a British passport later this month is targeting winningthe Lonsdale belt later this year. McKenzie (18-9) proved he is …
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