Natasha Jonas vs. Mikaela Mayer Moves A Step Closer It was her her third fight on the bounce in the UK, but the win over Silvia Bortot in Manchester on Saturday night will almost certainly lead to a fourth visit and Mikaela Mayer challenging Natasha Jonas for her IBF world welterweight title in her next … Continue reading Natasha Jonas vs. Mikaela Mayer Moves A Step Closer
Ringside Report: Mayer Defeats Bortot and Now Sets Her Sights on Natasha Jonas Mikaela Mayer moved seamlessly into the super-lightweight division last night as she defeated former European champion Silvia Bortot, taking every round in a 100-90 points victory. Mayer, who has moved from 130lbs to 140lbs in the space of three fights, doesn’t plan … Continue reading Ringside Report: Mayer Defeats Bortot and Now Sets Her Sights on Natasha Jonas
Ringside Report: It’s revenge for Eubank, as he stops Smith in Round Ten By Matt Elliott They say revenge is a dish best-served cold. Well, last night, Chris Eubank Jr. served it red hot, as he avenged his January defeat to Liam Smith in devastating fashion, winning by stoppage in the tenth round and putting … Continue reading Ringside Report: It’s revenge for Eubank, as he stops Smith in Round Ten
A Boxing Memory: John H. Stracey John H. Stracey was born in Bethnal Green in 1950, near where the great Ted ‘Kid’ Lewis called home. The East End of London is the ideal place for an aspiring boxer, Stracey grew up on a council estate, and he learned to use his fists from an early … Continue reading A Boxing Memory: John H. Stracey
Smith vs. Eubank II: Repeat or Revenge? By David Melkevik It’s every promoter’s favourite tagline… “Revenge or repeat?” and this weekend it’s being unleashed again as Chris Eubank gets his rematch with Liam “Beefy” Smith at the AO Arena in Manchester. Eubank blamed his defeat on a miracle shot - a “beautiful” elbow thrown by … Continue reading Smith vs. Eubank II: Repeat or Revenge?
Big Fight Preview & Prediction: Liam Smith vs. Chris Eubank Jr By Matt Elliott Boxing returns to the Manchester Arena this weekend as Chris Eubank Jr seeks to avenge his stoppage defeat to Liam Smith back in January, on a card which, on paper at least, looks to be one of the strongest Boxxer have … Continue reading Big Fight Preview & Prediction: Liam Smith vs. Chris Eubank Jr
A Boxing Memory: Maurice Hope Maurice Hope was just nine when he left his native Antigua and grew up in Hackney, London. Inspired to take up boxing by his elder half-brother Lex Hunter. Hunter was a decent enough professional, and Hope followed his older sibling by joining the Repton Amateur Boxing Club when he was … Continue reading A Boxing Memory: Maurice Hope
A Boxing Memory: Tony Sibson vs. Alan Minter "Sibson hit me with a blinder of a punch. I think it would have knocked out any fighter in the world." Alan Minter Boxing rarely allows a former champion to leave the sport without shedding at least some semblance of their dignity. Very few leave boxing on … Continue reading A Boxing Memory: Tony Sibson vs. Alan Minter
BOXXER AND FORGED IRISH STOUT PARTNER FOR 'BOXXER: SMITH V EUBANK 2 - REPEAT OR REVENGE?' PAY-PER-VIEW EVENT Conor McGregor's Forged Irish Stout steps into BOXXER ring to showcase the world's fastest-growing stout to global audience of fight fans 'BOXXER: Smith vs Eubank 2 - Repeat or Revenge?' takes place Saturday, September 2nd, and airs … Continue reading BOXXER AND FORGED IRISH STOUT PARTNER FOR ‘BOXXER: SMITH V EUBANK 2 – REPEAT OR REVENGE?’ PAY-PER-VIEW EVENT
Mikaela Mayer: "There is a lot I haven’t shown the world yet, and I now want to see what I can accomplish at a more comfortable weight." There is a myth from the uneducated about Mikaela Mayer gathering a little bit of momentum on social media. The comments that have been doing the rounds since … Continue reading Mikaela Mayer: “There is a lot I haven’t shown the world yet, and I now want to see what I can accomplish at a more comfortable weight.”
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