Burton Vows to Burst Onto World Scene Former British light-heavyweight king Hosea Burton is fully revved up for next weekend’s #GoldenContract quarter-finals. ‘The Hammer’ (24-1, 11 KOs) takes his place in the eight-man tournament that kicks off at the Brentwood Centre on December 14 – broadcast live on Sky Sports in the UK in association … Continue reading Burton Vows to Burst Onto World Scene
JOSH WALE VS JOSH WARRINGTON – COULD IT HAPPEN? Could Josh Wale meet Josh Warrington in an all-Yorkshire, world title encounter? This unlikely scenario doesn’t appear so outlandish after Wale’s latest victory and, crucially, if the Barnsley man can build upon it in 2020. The former British Bantamweight Champion is now campaigning at 9st and, … Continue reading JOSH WALE VS JOSH WARRINGTON – COULD IT HAPPEN?
BESPUTIN CLAIMS WBA WELTERWEIGHT CROWN IN MONACO Alexander Besputin took three scores of 116-112 to land the vacant WBA Welterweight World Title against fellow Russian Radzhab Butaev at the Casino de Monte-Carlo earlier this evening, live on Sky Sports in the UK and DAZN in the US. Besputin had that bit more quality, showcasing brilliant … Continue reading BESPUTIN CLAIMS WBA WELTERWEIGHT CROWN IN MONACO
WILLIAMS ONE STEP FROM WORLD GLORY Liam Williams will fight in a shootout to determine No.1 spot in the WBO world middleweight rankings against the American Alantez Fox at the Copper Box Arena on ‘The Fight Before Christmas' card on December 21. Two-weight British champion Williams against the 26-1-1 Maryland man joins Daniel Dubois-Kyotaro Fujimoto … Continue reading WILLIAMS ONE STEP FROM WORLD GLORY
Ringside Report: Tete Loses His Title in Birmingham Zolani Tete talked of conquering a monster but in Birmingham he found John Riel Casimero too good for him as he relinquished his WBO bantamweight title in Birmingham on Saturday night. Tete was stopped in the 3rd round after being dropped twice previously in a fight which … Continue reading Ringside Report: Tete Loses His Title in Birmingham
Oscar Lopez Survives a Scare to Beat Adam Lopez Former featherweight world champion Oscar Valdez's super featherweight debut was a doozy. Valdez (27-0, 21 KOs) got off the deck to stop late replacement Adam Lopez in seven rounds in a barnburner of a main event in front of a packed house at The Chelsea inside … Continue reading Oscar Lopez Survives a Scare to Beat Adam Lopez
Frampton Decisions McCreary Former two-division world champion Carl "The Jackal" Frampton returned from a nearly one-year layoff to dominate the previously unbeaten Tyler "The Golden Child" McCreary via 10-round unanimous decision (100-88 3x) in the super featherweight co-feature. Frampton (27-2, 15 KOs ) knocked down McCreary (16-1-1, 7 KOs) with a body shot in the … Continue reading Frampton Decisions McCreary
Resistance to Change: Let’s Reform the Judging System By Jack Thomas Davies Boxing will never be simple; our beautiful sport comes with a long list of issues that for a long time have needed change. Just this last week, many fans were angered to have seen that Callum Smith picked up a win over his … Continue reading Resistance to Change: Let’s Reform the Judging System
MIDLANDS MAYHEM: RUNNING ORDER Contest # 1 – 16:25 hrs 4 X 3 Minute Rounds Middleweight Contest RIVER WILSON-BENT v ZYGIMANTAS BUTKEVICIUS Contest # 2 4 X 3 Minute Rounds Super-Welterweight Contest GEORGE DAVEY v DALE ARROWSMITH Contest # 3 4 X 3 Minute Rounds Super-Lightweight Contest EITHAN JAMES v DARYL PEARCE Contest # 4 … Continue reading MIDLANDS MAYHEM: RUNNING ORDER
Ringside Report: Tommy Frank Stays Unbeaten in Sheffield Tommy Frank kept his unbeaten record in Sheffield on Friday night, but it was an incredibly tough nights work for the Sheffield fighter. His Mexican opponent Martin Tecuapetla pushed him all the way in an entertaining fight with every single second of the fight hard-fought, with both … Continue reading Ringside Report: Tommy Frank Stays Unbeaten in Sheffield
