It was British boxing at it’s finest last night when European and Commonwealth Champion Esham Pickering and British Champion Michael Hunter collided on a superb Matchroom Promotions card televised by Sky TV. The clash took place in Hartlepool, England’s Borough Hall in front of a packed house of Hunter’s rabid hometown fans. It was an…
Tonight one of the most anticipated all British clashes of the year takes place at Borough Hall in Hartlepool, England. Matchroom Promotions will preside over the pairing of European and Commonwealth Super Bantamweight Champion Esham Pickering against British Champion at that weight, Michael Hunter. It’s a match made in heaven for the fans that will…
Two Brawlers, One Ring And A Collision Headed for Stateline, Nevada In the sport of boxing, fans and writers alike anticipate fights that will have us on the edge of our seats. We savor scheduled bouts that will have us looking forward to fight night. We keep an eye out for those ever elusive world…
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Click for larger image© Sean McMenaminSaddoBoxing.com There was a bit of last minute shuffling, but Promoter Joey Eye still managed to please the sizeable crowd in attendance at the Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton, New Jersey. The main event between unbeaten prospect Chucky Cavallo and knockout artist Berry Butler had to be canceled due to…
Commonwealth and European super bantamweight champion Esham Pickering is unfazed at the prospect of facing British king Michael Hunter in his hometown on Friday night, (October 28th). Whilst the Hennessy Sports promoted 29-year-old faces a partisan crowd at the Borough Hall in Hartlepool, he has proved in the past that surrendering home advantage does not…