Ringside Boxing

In the preliminary held at Hanging Gardens Banquets in River Grove, Illinois, last Friday, the inaugural fight card of Chicago Fight Club Promotion, southpaw Joey ‘Twinkle Fingers’ Hernandez won the vacant USBO Light Middleweight championship by disqualification over Angel ‘El Toro’ Hernandez in a dirty bloodbath war. The bout was …

Last Friday in the inaugural boxing card of Chicago Fight Club Promotion, held at Hanging Garden Banquets in River Grove, Illinois, led by the manager and promoter team of Wasfi and Cynthia Tolaymat, Osumanu Adama won the vacant U.S.B.A. and IBO Inter-Continental Middleweight titles with a mean looking fourth round …

Click the above Image for more Photos from this Event Barry Hearn / Matchroom Sport gave us another great Prizefighter tournament last night – this time it was the Super-Middleweights II at Liverpools’ Characterful Olympia. It was the turn of Rocky Fielding to raise the Prizefighter Trophy and collect the …

Sunday afternoon, Triumph Standard ABC in Coventry hosted the ABAE Junior ABA Championships and the Elite Senior Midlands Final. It was a relaxed atmosphere in the venue where families enjoyed lunch and a packed afternoon of Amateur Boxing, but the boxing itself was very well controlled by Referees and officials. …

Click the above Image for more Photos from this Event Saturday night, at the Robin Park Arena, Wigan, England, Frank Warren Promotions in Association with VIP Promotions – presented a fight-night which headlined Liam Walsh’s first defence of the Commonwealth British Empire Super Featherweight Title against local boxer – Jon …

Click the above Image for more Photos from this Event Last night, at the Velodrome (National Cycling Centre) in Manchester, England, Steve Wood / VIP Promotions hosted a packed fight-card of ten contests. The ‘Bill’ entitled ‘Putting Wheels in Motion’, featured local boxers – with Kieran Farrell as the main …

Click the above Image for more Photos from this Event Saturday night, at the Reebok Stadium in Bolton, England, Hatton Promotions hosted a fightnight which headlined two Title bouts. First up, St.Helens Boxer Craig Lyon faced Josh Wale of Barnsley for the English Bantamweight Title. Craig Lyon (St. Helens) v …

Click the above Image for more Photos from this Event Last night, at the Holiday Inn, Birmingham, England, Pat Cowdell promoted a Dinner/Boxing event which showcased Midlands Boxers. Billy Smith (Stourport) v Luke Gallear (Derby) 6 x 2 Welterweight Contest Shinfield’s boxer Gallear faced experienced ‘Gypsy Boy’ Smith in this …

Click the above Image for more Photos by Jane Warburton Yesterday afternoon, at the Heritage Hotel, Derby, Clifton Mitchell promoted an afternoon of boxing which headlined the vacant BBBofC Midlands Area Light Welterweight Title clash between local man Dave Ryan and Northampton’s Leonard Lothian. Dave Ryan (Derby) v Leonard Lothian …

Click the above Image for more Photos from this Event Saturday night, at Wembley Arena, London , England , Hennessy Sports presented a thrilling night of boxing which headlined two Title bouts. Lenny Daws (Morden, London) v Ashley Theophane (Kilburn, London) 12 x 3 British Light-Welterweight Title This was to …

Friday night at Bally’s Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey unbeaten Rico ‘Suavecito’ Ramos of Los Angeles, California, improved to 19-0 (11), with a controversial decision over Alejandro Valdez of Obregon, Mexico, now 24-5-3, (17). Scoring was not indicative of the bout, which appeared to be closer to …

Click the above Image for more Photos from this Event It was a lively crowd at Liverpools ‘Olympia ’ last night as Matchroom Sport presented a full action fightcard headlining the vacant British Lightweight Title fight between local man John Watson and Manchesters’ Anthony Crolla. John Watson (Birkenhead) v Anthony …