WBA Super Bantamweight Champ Bernard Dunne is leaving no stone unturned as he enters the final stages of preparations for his first World title defence at The O2, Dublin later this month. Dunne will put his WBA Super Bantamweight title on the line against number one challenger Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym from Thailand when he headlines the…
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Saturday night, at the Eaton Hotel in Edgbaston, England, the Midlands Area Council for the British Boxing Board of Control hosted their Annual Boxing Awards Dinner. The event has been running for 20 years but the Midlands are still the only region to host such an occasion….
Bragging rights in the travelling community will be at stake when John McDermott risks his English heavyweight crown against Tyson Fury. The feuding boxers meet in the grudge fight of 2009 at Brentwood Centre on Friday with the venue close to a 2000 seat sell-out. Manchester’s Fury (7-0) hails from a famous bare-knuckle fighting gypsy…
Unfortunately, today’s John McDermott vs. Tyson Fury press conference has been cancelled. This is because Fury has refused to attend the head-to-head, despite the efforts of promoter Frank Maloney. Maloney who promotes the fight at Brentwood Centre this Friday, September 4 said: “I am very disappointed with the attitude of Fury and his promoter Mick…
Risum Boxing’s Kenyan globetrotter David Kiilu (30-10-2, 16 KOs) will travel to Dublin, Ireland to take on IBF International and IBA Intercontinental featherweight champion Patrick Hyland (17-0, 8 KOs) on September 26 at the O2 Arena. The fight will be contested over eight rounds, and on the undercard of WBA super bantamweight champion Bernard Dunne’s…
Last night at the Colosseum in Watford, England, welterweight Tom Glover’s unexpected run through the UK standings came to an end, halted forcefully by Commonwealth champion John O’Donnell. After seeing off the quartet of Jon Thaxton, Nadeem Siddique, Chas Symonds and Scott Woolford over the last ten months, Glover just couldn’t compete against the much…
Big card last night at Arena Roberto Duran in Panama City, Panama with a few big names in action. Local flyweight Luis Concepcion, 18-1 (13), won his 15th straight contest, picking up the Interim WBA crown in the process, by dramatically stopping Mexico’s Omar Salado, 21-2-2 (12), at 0:39 of the 12th round. With the…
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Last night at the Eston Sports Academy in Middlesbrough, England, Matchroom Sport hosted a fight night which headlined by the much anticipated Commonwealth Featherweight title rematch between Champion John Simpson of Greenock, Scotland and local man Paul Truscott of Middlesbrough. The fight against Simpson in January was…
The Colosseum in Watford, England sees two good bouts this evening as Commonwealth welter king John O’Donnell defends against dangerous Tom Glover and welters Peter McDonagh and Lee Purdy rematch for the vacant Southern Area crown. Glover and O’Donnell have had careers that contrast sharply, with O’Donnell spending four and a half years under heavy…
There was a good fight card north of the border last night with a WBO title belt on the line as well as the continuing comeback of Canada’s top boxer, Steve Molitor, at his home base of Casino Rama in Rama, Ontario. Longtime flyweight contender Jose Lopez of Puerto Rico finally hit the jackpot in…
Eastern Boxing association super middleweight champion “Irish†Joey McCreedy retained his title and captured the vacant New England belt tonight with a first-round technical knockout win against Eddie “Thunder†Caminero at Twin River Event Center in Lincoln, Rhode Island. McCreedy-Caminero headlined “School’s In,†presented by Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Sports and Entertainment, Inc. (CES), in association…
Demetrius Andrade promised to put on a spectacular performance in front of his hometown fans on Friday night, and he did not disappoint. Fighting in the co-feature bout of the evening at the Twin River Event Center in Lincoln, RI, the Providence native Andrade improved his record to (7-0, 6KO), completely dominated previously undefeated John…