Despite having clocked up over 60 years in boxing Brendan Ingle’s infectious enthusiasm for the sport shows no sign of diminishing. The Ingle name has become synonymous with the careers of renowned champions such as “Prince†Naseem Hamed, Junior Witter, Johnny Nelson and Herol “Bomber†Graham and the conveyor belt of champions from the legendary…
Former British and European Champion Jon Thaxton believes the pressure is all on John Murray ahead of his British Lightweight title clash with Scott Lawton in Wigan this weekend. Murray makes the second defence of his title against reigning English Champ Lawton on Hennessy Sports “Rule Britannia†event at the Robin Park Arena in Wigan…
“This Is Not Time For Humor!” Imagine, if you will, this scene. In a slightly run down urban neighborhood, a huge truck with an ESPN logo on it is parked behind a concert venue. Several police cars surround the truck and officers exit their vehicles and approach the truck very carefully. They have already called…
© Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing DiBella Entertainment and Winters Boxing brought the fights back to Long Island and the Westbury Music Fair, now the Capital One Bank Theater at Westbury, NY. The action packed card was headlined by Pawel Wolak, whose pressure style of fighting earned him a unanimous decision against Contender alum Vinroy…
© Philip Sharkey Today, at No.5, Cavendish Square, London, Media gathered to hear of David Haye’s disappointment that he has had to pull out of the 20th June fight against Wladimir Klitschko due to injury. Sat alongside trainer/manager Adam Booth, Haye confirmed that he sustained a back injury after shadow-boxing. Suffering spasms in the lower…
World class professional boxing returns to the Youngstown, Ohio area as Chet Koerner’s TKO Boxing Promotions presents the “Steel Valley Rumble†on Saturday, June 27th at the Memorial Field House in Campbell, Ohio. Said Koerner, “This is our first event in the Youngstown area and just as we’ve done across the country, we’re planning an…
Former world title challenger Mike Arnaoutis will face Puerto Rican veteran Doel Carrasquillo in a ten round junior welterweight bout in the main event at “Summer Rumble†on Thursday, June 25th at Schuetzen Park in North Bergen, New Jersey. Arnaoutis, 21-3-2, is looking to climb back into the world rankings in 2009. The flashy southpaw,…
World ranked Alex Valdez returned to action on Saturday night in Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, Mexico and was dominant earning a seventh round stoppage of Genaro Carmago. Working angles, using his height and reach advantage and a terrific, radar-like jab, Valdez controlled the action from the outset bloodying the brawling Carmago’s face before his corner called…
Former two-time world champion Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero now has a new opponent for his June 12th fight at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California, after original foe Johnnie Edwards withdrew from the bout due to a back injury. Stepping up to the plate for the ESPN “Friday Night Fights” main event is veteran…
Former IBF Intercontinental light welterweight champion Peter Semo (19-4, 14 KOs) has pulled out of Risum Boxing and Brian Mathiasen Boxing’s Fightnight Horsens show on June 19 in Horsens, Denmark. Semo has sustained an arm-injury, and will be replaced by another Sweden-based Ugandan, undefeated reigning African lightweight champion Sam “Rocky†Rukundo (13-0-1, 6 KOs), who…
He already shares a background story with former Heavyweight Champ Lennox Lewis and now exciting puncher Andrew Singh Kooner wants to replicate Lewis’ achievements in the ring. Kooner like Lewis was born in England but raised in Canada where he started his boxing career. Kooner enjoyed a glorious amateur career which included a European Junior…
British Lightweight Champion John Murray believes that next season could be a big one for his beloved Manchester City and mirror his own personal ambitions in the boxing ring. The unbeaten 24-year-old makes the second defence of his Lonsdale belt against reigning English Champion, Scott Lawton on Hennessy Sports “Rule Britannia†event at the Robin…