Bradford’s British, Commonwealth and European light welterweight champion Junior Witter has revealed how boxing has steered him away from the many troubles that beset the youth in his hometown. “For as long as I can remember there has been tension in Bradford,†said the thirty-year-old, who defends his European title against Krzysztof Bienias at the…
At the present moment in Britain, there are a number of top American fighters doing what we call the dinner club circuit. They go around chatting, have dinner, speak to the gathered attendees for about forty minutes, show some film and then answer questions. As a measure of the popularity of this sort of thing,…
Irish traveler Francis Barrett is steeling himself for a tough night this Friday when he defends his EU light welterweight title against Alan Bosworth at the Wembley Conference Centre on the Hennessy Sports “Born To Do It’ promotion. “This is going to be a real blood and guts affair,†predicted the twenty-seven-year-old, now based in…
Ipswich warrior Spartacus has vowed to make the first defense of his English light heavyweight title in style when he takes on Peter “The Daddy’ Haymer on November 12th at the Wembley Conference Centre. “Crash, bang, wallop. It should be a case of job done, next!“ appraised the twenty-seven-year-old. “Haymer is a good operator. He’s…
Edinburgh super-featherweight star Alex Arthur returns to action in quick-time when he headlines the Meadowbank Sports Centre on Friday 3 December and has promised a capital cracker. Arthur, who was only in action just over two weeks ago with a victory over Eric Odumase in his home city, will defend his IBF Intercontinental title against…
British and Commonwealth super middleweight champion Carl Froch is considering making the European title an imminent target given the lack of suitable domestic contenders. “I had hoped to win the British title outright by making three successful defences,†the twenty-seven-year-old began. “But that is proving difficult so I may have to already move on to…
Matthew Thirlwall is looking to bounce back in style when he takes on Nottingham’s Michael Monaghan on the November 12th Hennessy Sports “Born To Do It’ promotion at the Wembley Conference Centre. The Bermondsey boy suffered a controversial points loss to Jason Collins last time out at the Nottingham Arena in September, despite having clearly…
Evander Holyfield broke camp Monday in Houston, heading toward New York and an uncertain future. Holyfield fights Saturday night at Madison Square Garden for the forty-eighth time in a professional career that began twenty years ago almost to the day. His opponent is the undistinguished Larry Donald, though the name is of little concern to…
LAS VEGAS – A federal jury on Monday convicted a boxing promoter and his fighter of conspiring to fix a series of nationwide bouts over a five-year period. Robert Mitchell, forty-two, of Irmo, S.C., and boxer Thomas Williams, thirty-five, of Landover, Md., were each convicted of one count of conspiracy to commit sports bribery and…
Francis Barrett and Billy Corcoran have particular reason to look forward to the Hennessy Sports “Born To Do It’ promotion at the Wembley Conference Centre on Friday November 12th. Both will be boxing in front of a raucous hometown crowd; Corcoran for the first time ever, Barrett for the first time with a title on…
Middleweight contender Troy Rowland vs. WBO number thirteen middleweight contender Epifanio Mendoza. And……. Undefeated welterweight contender Anthony Mora vs. undefeated welterweight contender Shamone Alvarez. Friday, Nov. 19, 2004, At 11 PM ET/PT* From Michigan State Fairgrounds, Detroit, Michigan. NEW YORK (Nov. 8, 2004) – The talented Troy Rowland will take his next step toward a…
The World Boxing Council has officially installed Scott “The Sandman’ Pemberton as its number one contender. Pemberton, (29-3-1) is the reigning NABC, NABF and IBU super middleweight champion. He must wait for the winner of the Markus Beyer (WBC champion)-Danny Green (WBC interim champion) fight in 2005. “We want to fight the mandatory as soon…