Almost 8000 fans packed the Newcastle Metro Arena on Saturday evening to witness the next steps in the burgeoning careers of Lewis Ritson and Josh Kelly - two local lads now seemingly with the boxing world at their feet after impressive victories. First up, ‘The Sandman’ Lewis Ritson defended his British Lightweight Title against unbeaten … Continue reading Lewis Ritson and Josh Kelly Win in Newcastle
Errol Spence Jr Sends a Warning: Errol Spence Jr was expected to beat his opponent Carlos Ocampo, but not so quickly. One body shot and one round was all Spence Jr needed to send a warning to his welterweight rivals. Spence Jr improved his record to 24-0, and a potential fight with the WBO champion … Continue reading Errol Spence Jr Sends a Warning:
Joe Joyce Moves to 5-0 The British heavyweight propsect Joe Joyce improved his record to 5-0 when he beat the late replacement Croatia's Ivica Bacurin in under two minutes at York Hall in Bethnal Green. Bacurin a former opponent of Tony Bellew, was a late replacement after original opponent Richard Lartey pulled out on Thursday, and … Continue reading Joe Joyce Moves to 5-0
Lewis Ritson v Paul Hyland Jr By Matthew Dean When a fight looms and you think of two unbeaten fighters it sometimes strikes more of an interest and you contemplate outcomes. That’s the case Saturday night when Lewis Ritson and Paul Hyland Jr enter the ring in Newcastle looking to write their names higher into … Continue reading Lewis Ritson v Paul Hyland Jr
Boxing's Welterweight Division: Boxing is currently riding another one of its boom periods, some weight division's are stronger than others, one of the strongest around at the moment is the welterweight division. Terrence Crawford introduced himself to the welterweight ranks this past weekend with a dominant performance in taking the WBO welterweight title from Jeff … Continue reading Boxing’s Welterweight Division:
Errol Spence Jr v Carlos Ocampo: Last weekend the boxing world was focussed on the return of the Fury. The fight was certainly fast but wasn't so much furious, as Tyson strolled his way to a return victory. This weekend, the boxing world will turn its attention to the welterweight division as Errol Spence defends … Continue reading Errol Spence Jr v Carlos Ocampo:
RITSON AND KELLY HOLD THE KEY FOR NORTH EAST BOXING By Steve Bilton At this afternoon’s Newcastle press conference, Eddie Hearn described Matchroom’s weekend’s show as the start of a renaissance for boxing in the North East - yet strictly speaking this would suggest a rebirth and despite many notable fighters coming out of the … Continue reading RITSON AND KELLY HOLD THE KEY FOR NORTH EAST BOXING
Golovkin v Canelo Rematch Confirmed. Finally and probably to the surprise of many, it looks like one of the most anticipated fights for 2018 is on. Oscar De La Hoya has just posted on social media that the fight is on, and Gennady Golovkin and Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez will indeed meet on September 15th. Billy … Continue reading Golovkin v Canelo Rematch Confirmed.
Martin Murray v Robert Garcia: By Richard Lewis So Near But Yet So Far. When a World Champion boxer pulls out of a title defence just a few weeks before the actual fight is due to take place the challenger is usually left high and dry, without an opponent, and wondering what might have been … Continue reading Martin Murray v Roberto Garcia: So Near But Yet So Far.
WHYTE V PARKER CARD TAKING SHAPE: Matchroom Boxing have announced a series of fights for the July 28th Sky PPV show at the O2 Arena. Kell Brook has his 2nd fight at light middleweight, Katie Taylor and Joshua Buatsi are also on the bill, as is the rematch between Conor Benn and Cedric Peynaud. Whyte … Continue reading WHYTE V PARKER CARD TAKING SHAPE:
