This Friday’s English light-middleweight title scrap featuring Nav Mansouri and Nathan Graham has unfortunately been postponed due to an injury suffered by Graham.
However, Mansouri will still challenge for the vacant belt as Nottingham’s Tyan Booth has stepped in at late notice to oppose the Rotherham man and promoter Dave Coldwell is confident that the bout will deliver. (more…)
Friday night, at the York Hall, Bethnal Green, Matchroom Sports hosted a fightnight which would see Lightening Lenny Daws make the first defence of his British Light Welterweight Title as he faced Welshman – Jason Cook.
Cook goes for it straight from the bell and gets off to a fast start against Daws. With just over a minute of the first remaining – Cook lands a ‘big left hook’ to the head of the Champion who’s legs ‘wobble’ and he is forced to cover up. Daws is under pressure on the ropes but keeps upright.
It’s a good start for ‘Cookie’ with Daws struggling to settle in.
Cook is fired up and keeps up a busy work-rate. Daws sustains a cut to the left cheek during the second round. Cooks punches continue to ‘fly out’ and he finds success with the right in the third frame. Daws starts to settle in. By the end of the sixth Sky Statistics reveal that Cook has landed 80 of 327 punches thrown (24% success) as opposed to 62 of 287 (21%).
Cookie drops his gloves then grins as Daws gets through with a few head shots in the seventh. Daws gains in confidence as the fight progresses. Cook – though not as fast – remains focussed. (more…)
At London’s famed York Hall last night, Lenny Daws held onto his British light welter title by drawing with challenger Jason Cook after 12 hard fought rounds.
Cook was on fire in the early rounds, nailing Daws with big left hooks but the British champ gritted his way through the early rounds, soaking up the efforts of the former IBO and European lightweight kingpin. (more…)
In chilly London yesterday – Lenny Daws of Morden and Jason Cook of Maersteg, Wales, weighed in ahead of their British Lightweight title clash tonight at the York Hall, Bethnal Green.
The Matchroom Sports promoted Fightnight features a nine-bout card which includes three title fights.
Grzegorz Proksa of Poland faces Tyan Booth of Sheffield, England, for the vacant European Middleweight title and Michael Grant of Tottenham, London, faces Steve Williams of Wallsaey, Merseyside, for the vacant English Light Welterweight title. (more…)
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There was high drama at the historic Old Market Square in Nottingham today when Andre “The Matrix†Dirrell failed to make the weight at the first time of asking ahead of his Super Six World Boxing Classic showdown with Carl “The Cobra†Froch at the Trent FM Arena tomorrow night. (more…)
George Hillyard wants to put 18 months of frustration behind him and gain revenge in the process by beating Tyan Booth at the York Hall on April 11.
The Canning Town crowd pleaser has only had one fight in the last 18 months but a chance to avenge a 2006 points defeat to Booth should prove the perfect re-launch pad. (more…)