Dec Spelman Closes In On Commonwealth Glory By Ian Aldous Even though he's only one punch away from claiming the 175lbs Commonwealth crown, Dec Spelman (16-3) never expected to be in this position. His boxing journey began with a high probability of undertaking the role of a journeyman travelling to other fighters' home towns. "At … Continue reading Dec Spelman Closes In On Commonwealth Glory
MacIntyre Making Up For Lost Time It's been a frustrating year for talented Scottish star Craig MacIntyre - and he plans on unleashing all of that frustration when he takes on hard-hitting Darren Surtees next month. Undefeated MacIntyre (11-0-1, 4 KOs) faces Surtees (12-1, 8 KOs) on a massive #MTKFightNight at the LS-Live in Wakefield on … Continue reading MacIntyre Making Up For Lost Time
THORLEY: THIS IS MY BREAKTHROUGH NIGHT Welshman looks announce himself on the big stage against Billam-Smith Nathan Thorley is determined to announce himself on the big stage when he challenges Bournemouth's Chris Billam-Smith for the Commonwealth Cruiserweight Title on Week 2 of Matchroom Fight Camp in Brentwood, Essex on Friday August 7, live on Sky Sports in the UK and DAZN in the US. 'Thunder' … Continue reading THORLEY: THIS IS MY BREAKTHROUGH NIGHT
Oscar Night: Valdez TKOs Velez Oscar Valdez was not interested in a distance fight. The former featherweight world champion, in his second fight as a junior lightweight, knocked out Jayson Velez (29-7-1, 21 KOs) with 37 seconds remaining in the 10th and final round Thursday evening at the MGM Grand Conference Center — Grand Ballroom. Valdez (28-0, 22 … Continue reading Oscar Night: Valdez TKOs Velez
Ashley Theophane: “I Was Just Happy To Prove The Doubters In The UK Wrong" By Will Lott Former British light-welterweight champion Ashley ‘Treasure’ Theophane has been fighting for nearly 17 years, globetrotting around the world. A career which has seen him achieve his dream of headlining in Las Vegas to fighting in the likes of … Continue reading Ashley Theophane: “I Was Just Happy To Prove The Doubters In The UK Wrong”
Joyce Takes On Dangerous Baluta Irish superstar David Oliver Joyce will face a very tough test next month when he defends his WBO European super-bantamweight title against tricky Romanian Ionut Baluta. Former Olympian Joyce (12-1, 9 KOs) faces Baluta (13-2, 2 KOs) on a stacked #MTKFightNight at the LS-Live in Wakefield on August 25, live in … Continue reading Joyce Takes On Dangerous Baluta
PIVOTAL MIDDLEWEIGHT BOUT BETWEEN NO. 1 ROBERT WHITTAKER AND NO. 5 DARREN TILL HEADLINES FINAL UFC FIGHT ISLAND CARD The final event of the UFC® run of shows on UFC FIGHT ISLAND is set to be headlined by a pivotal middleweight bout as former champion and No. 1 ranked contender Robert Whittaker takes on No. 5 Darren Till. Also … Continue reading PIVOTAL MIDDLEWEIGHT BOUT BETWEEN NO. 1 ROBERT WHITTAKER AND NO. 5 DARREN TILL HEADLINES FINAL UFC FIGHT ISLAND CARD
Natasha Jonas: Unfinished Business Things can change very quickly in boxing. Opportunities come and go in the blink of an eye. From hero to zero, you can be yesterdays hero, a fighter deemed surplus to requirements, that irreversible slide to being a forgotten boxer. Pre-fight the talk was Katie Taylor, post-fight the conversation turned to … Continue reading Natasha Jonas: Unfinished Business
GWYNNE: THIS HAS GOT 'WAR' WRITTEN ALL OVER IT Welshman predicts late stoppage win against Tennyson Gavin Gwynne is expecting an all-out war when he squares off with Belfast's big-hitting James Tennyson for the vacant British Lightweight Title on the first week of Matchroom Fight Camp in Brentwood, Essex on Saturday August 1, live on Sky Sports in the UK and DAZN in the US. … Continue reading GWYNNE: THIS HAS GOT ‘WAR’ WRITTEN ALL OVER IT
McComb Ready For Sparring Rival Ozgul Sean McComb and Siar Ozgul have already shared plenty of rounds together sparring in the past - and the Belfast boxer is expecting a similar vibe when they go up against each other next month. Unbeaten McComb (10-0, 5 KOs) goes up against Ozgul (15-4, 3 KOs) on a massive … Continue reading McComb Ready For Sparring Rival Ozgul
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