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Darren Sutherland bids to get one over bitter Olympic rival James DeGale at Fenton Manor Sports Complex, Stoke-on-Trent on May 29. The Dubliner will face Georgian Vepkhia Tchilaia (9-8) who took Olympic gold medallist DeGale the distance on his professional debut in February.

A tremendous battle between super feather prospects has been added to Frank Maloney’s May 29 fight card at Fenton Manor Sports Complex In Stoke. Undefeated Dewsbury stylist Gary Sykes meets popular Manchester grafter Anthony Crolla in a British title eliminator that supports the main event featuring reigning champion Chris Edwards …

Scott Lawton predicts Impact Boxing stablemate Chris Edwards will topple Usman Ahmed in eight rounds later this month. Edwards, 12-13-3, risks his British and Commonwealth flyweight titles against Britain’s tiniest fighter in his hometown at Stoke-on-Trent’s Fenton Manor Sports Complex on May 29. Lawton said: “It’s a hard fight, but …

Darren Sutherland is at loggerheads with promoter Frank Maloney over the quality of his opponents. Ireland’s Olympic bronze medallist believes he is ready to step up in class after impressive KO wins against Georgi Iliev and Siarhei Navarka in his first two professional fights.

Welsh prospect Gary Buckland will take a jump up tp the next level when he meets Scott Lawton in a British lightweight title eliminator on Friday, May 29. The pair will clash in support of the Chris Edwards vs. Usman Ahmed British flyweight championship bout serving as the main event …

Britain’s tiniest fighter Usman Ahmed will be thinking big when he challenges reigning champion Chris Edwards for his British and Commonwealth flyweight titles later this month. ‘Ussie’, 27, who weighs just 7st 7lb [105 pounds] travels into the hometown of battle-hardened Edwards, 12-13-3, at Fenton Manor Sports Complex in Stoke-on-Trent, …

**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Last night at the Indoor Sports Centre in Leigh, England, Frank Maloney hosted a fight night headlined by the British Super Bantamweight title clash between Jason Booth and Mark Moran. Booth was scheduled to fight Lee Haskins for the British super flyweight …

**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing There was a good crowd at the Heritage Hotel in Derby, England on Sunday as Clifton Mitchell hosted an afternoon of boxing billed as ’50/50′. Originally an all-ladies boxing event – the usual difficulties in getting ‘match-ups’ in the UK meant that …