Tag: Boxing

MAYER-LINARDATOU CONFIRMED AS CO-FEATURE TO JOYCE-ZHANG

MAYER-LINARDATOU CONFIRMED AS CO-FEATURE TO JOYCE-ZHANG Mikaela Mayer is fighting back in the U.K. for the second time in a row. The former unified super-featherweight belt-holder will make her lightweight debut against former two-time super-lightweight world champion Christina ‘Medusa’ Linardatou on Saturday, 15 April at Copper Box Arena in London, live on BT Sport. Mayer-Linardatou … Continue reading MAYER-LINARDATOU CONFIRMED AS CO-FEATURE TO JOYCE-ZHANG →

A Boxing Memory: Tim Witherspoon vs. Frank Bruno

A Boxing Memory: Tim Witherspoon vs. Frank Bruno Tim Witherspoon rode into London to fight Frank Bruno in 1986, looking less than fit. He blamed it on a large consumption of orange juice. Not many believed him. His night ended with his 30-strong security army trying to protect him from a thousand-strong drunken mob enraged … Continue reading A Boxing Memory: Tim Witherspoon vs. Frank Bruno →

Wood vs Lara: Big Fight Preview & Prediction

Wood vs Lara: Big Fight Preview & Prediction I was ringside in 2019 when Leigh Wood defended his Commonwealth featherweight title by stopping Ryan Doyle in his home city of Nottingham. Despite retaining his title with little drama, the whispers from ringside were that Wood would never be a star. They said he just lacked … Continue reading Wood vs Lara: Big Fight Preview & Prediction →

Mikaela Mayer Heads Back To London In April

Mikaela Mayer Heads Back To London In April Mikaela Mayer will head back to the UK and test the lightweight waters for the very first time against Christina Linardatou in April. Mayer and Linardatou are set to feature as the co-main event to the heavyweight showdown between Joe Joyce and Zhilei Zhang, which takes place … Continue reading Mikaela Mayer Heads Back To London In April →

Ginny Fuchs: “I’d love to fight Ebanie Bridges, that would be a good fight.”

Ginny Fuchs: "I'd love to fight Ebanie Bridges, that would be a good fight." It was supposed to be fight week for Ginny Fuchs. But it was another case of what could have been. A planned fight earlier this fight fell by the wayside when in touching distance and more time lost to a career … Continue reading Ginny Fuchs: “I’d love to fight Ebanie Bridges, that would be a good fight.” →

A Boxing Memory: Nigel Benn vs Gerald McClellan

A Boxing Memory: Nigel Benn vs Gerald McClellan They fought for personal supremacy, pride, a meaningless bauble, one fighter left the ring fighting for his life, the other had endless cold baths in a futile attempt to rid his aching body of the sustained intense pain it felt. And probably a mind haunted forever by … Continue reading A Boxing Memory: Nigel Benn vs Gerald McClellan →

Joe Gallagher: A Journey Through The Years

Joe Gallagher: A Journey Through The Years By Matt Elliott The surname Gallagher is synonymous with Manchester. Ask the everyday person on the street to associate it with somebody in the public eye and they will undoubtedly respond with Liam or Noel. Ask somebody with a vested interest in boxing, or sport in general, and … Continue reading Joe Gallagher: A Journey Through The Years →

Caroline Dubois Eases Past Feriche Mashaury In Three Rounds

Caroline Dubois Eases Past Feriche Mashaury In Three Rounds Feriche Mashaury did what she was expected to do, in truth, all she could do against the seriously impressive Caroline Dubois at the Wembley Arena in London on Saturday night. The likes of Chantelle Cameron and Terri Harper had done similar, Mashaury knows her role. She … Continue reading Caroline Dubois Eases Past Feriche Mashaury In Three Rounds →