© 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 …
Read More »Boxing Result: Khan Crushes Salita In One Round
At the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle, England last night, WBA light welter titlist Amir Khan made short work of mandatory challenger Dmitriy Salita. Making the first defense of his world title belt, Khan was facing an undefeated yet untested challenger in the form of Salita and that gulf in …
Read More »Boxing In Britain: Friday Night Results
It was a good Friday night at the fights all across Britain and we kick things off at historic York Hall in London’s Bethnal Green. Light welters Lenny Daws and Barry Morrison tangled in a rematch for the vacant British title and Daws managed to reverse his 2007 loss to …
Read More »British Boxing: Cleverly, Smith, Bell, Hall Win In Widnes
Last night at Kingsway Leisure Centre in Widnes there was a good card headlined by promising Commonwealth Light Heavyweight Champion Nathan Cleverly. The 21 year old Welsh phenom retained his title for the first time by knocking out Kenyan southpaw Douglas Otieno in the fourth frame of a scheduled 12 …
Read More »Ringside Boxing Report: Undercard Of Danny Williams vs. John McDermott
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing As well as the main bout between Danny Williams and John McDermott at Dagenham last night, there was also a full bill of undercard contests. Featherweight Akaash ʽKash the Bashʼ Bhatia, 12-0 (3), of Harrow scored a third round stoppage over Somerset’s …
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