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Midlands Area bantamweight champion Ashley Lane hasn’t had it easy so far in his four-and-a-half-year professional career, but has rebounded from set-backs, learnt from defeats and now has sights set on winning the British title in 2016. The 25-year-old, originally from Northampton, boxes in Bristol, his adopted home city, on …

Welterweight prospect Sonny Upton says he’s “buzzing” after being handed an English title eliminator against Northolt’s Ryan Toms. The Ricky Hatton-trained 26-year-old has been chomping at the bit for a big fight and will box over ten rounds for the first time on Josh Goodwin’s “The Cartel” show at the …

After guiding Gavin McDonnell to the most impressive win of his short career, Dave Coldwell is desperate to take his charge a level further as world class beckons following a wide points verdict over stubborn Frenchman, Jeremy Parodi. Defending his continental strap for the first time, McDonnell displayed an admirable …

Former world champion Brandon “Bam Bam” Rios (33-2-1, 23 KOs), of Oxnard, Calif., his trainer Robert Garcia and manager Cameron Dunkin hosted a wedia Workout at Robert Garcia Boxing Academy in Riverside, Calif. today. Rios will be challenging two division world champion Timothy Bradley, (32-1-1, 12 KOs), of Palm Springs, …

Lucas “Big Daddy” Browne admits he’s been waiting by the phone in anticipation of getting his WBA heavyweight title shot against Ruslan Chagaev. The big punching Aussie was made mandatory challenger for the crown in February this year, but his challenge was pushed back after Puerto Rico’s Fres Oquendo managed …

WBA Featherweight Champion Jesus Cuellar (27-1, 21 KOs) will take on exciting Puerto Rican contender Jonathan “Polvo” Oquendo (26-4, 16 KOs) Saturday, December 5, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn live on Showtime at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT. The Cuellar vs. Oquendo world title bout will precede the eagerly anticipated …

Indian megastar, Vijender Singh (1-0), is the next opponent lined up for Nottingham’s Fighting Fireman, Dean Gillen, (2-0), on October 30 at Harrow Leisure Centre, London. It will be Fire v Police once again with Singh, 29-years-old, a Deputy Superintendent of Police in his native Haryana and Gillen, 33-years-old, a …

Lenny Daws and Ruben Nieto will contest the vacant European super-lightweight title on Saturday, December 5, at Carshalton’s Westcroft Leisure Centre, Hennessy Sports are pleased to announce. The scheduled 12-rounder will be screened live on Channel 5 as both Daws and Nieto look to become European champion at the second …

Two heavyweight titans will close out the 2015 boxing year with a bang on December 19, as former world title contender Bryant “By-By” Jennings (19-1, 10 KOs) takes on recently crowned WBA Interim Heavyweight belt holder Luis “The Real King Kong” Ortiz (23-0, 20 KOs) in a 12-round championship fight. …

WBC Fit Club CIC is holding a ‘Sparathon’ on Saturday 31st October for the Club’s members to raise funds for much needed gym equipment. The event will see young boxers sparring over a 6 hour period. Participants will also include boxers from St. Pancras Gym, London, and Priory Park Gym, …

The six fighters who’ll be fighting on ShoBox: The New Generation tomorrow/Friday, Oct. 23, live on Showtime at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast, at the Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix, Ariz., made weight Thursday on their first attempts inside The Lucky Saloon at Fort McDowell Casino in Fort …

Zhanat Zhakiyanov says Yonfrez Parejo won’t know what’s hit him when the pair meet in Monte Carlo next month. The heavy-handed Kazakh challenges Parejo for the interim WBA bantamweight on November 7 and believes his power will be too much for the well-travelled Venezuelan. Parejo has only lost once in …