Wood Stops Conlan In Thriller For long periods of his maiden world title defence it was a battle for survival for Leigh Wood. Michael Conlan looked poised for an early finish, when that failed to materialise, the title still looked likely to change hands. Conlan swung, not in hope but with precision. For the majority … Continue reading Wood Stops Conlan In Thriller
Terri Harper Returns With A Win There were tears tonight in Nottingham, some were of joy, most were of relief, but Terri Harper is back up and running in her new division. The win over Argentina's Yamila Abellaneda was for the WBA Intercontinental lightweight title, but it wasn’t a night about titles. Sometimes it's about … Continue reading Terri Harper Returns With A Win
Sandy Ryan Loses On Points To Erica Farias For Sandy Ryan it was very much a rude welcome to the world of professional boxing at the highest level. Ryan jumped many levels against the world class Erica Farias and came up short in Nottingham over 10 excellent hard-fought rounds. The former two-weight world champion was … Continue reading Sandy Ryan Loses On Points To Erica Farias
Terri Harper: A New Beginning? Terri Harper and Sandy Ryan have similar missions on Saturday night, the same destination maybe, but they are coming from totally different places. Harper has been there already and wants to go there again. Ryan seemingly has a one-way ticket to the very top of her sport. Nottingham will see … Continue reading Terri Harper: A New Beginning?
PROBELLUM NEW SIGNING JAZZA DICKENS EYES WOOD VS CONLAN TITLE SHOT Jazza Dickens has put the world featherweight champions on alert after plotting his return to title contention with Probellum. The 30-year-old from Liverpool is a two-time world title challenger and could target a shot at old rival Leigh Wood, the WBA regular champion, this … Continue reading PROBELLUM NEW SIGNING JAZZA DICKENS EYES WOOD VS CONLAN TITLE SHOT
MAYERLIN RIVAS PENS DEAL WITH MATCHROOM Super-Bantamweight champion targeting unification bouts WBA World Super-Bantamweight champion Mayerlin Rivas has signed a multi-fight promotional deal with Eddie Hearn and Matchroom. Rivas (16-4-2 10 KOs) landed the WBA strap in her last outing, travelling to Panama to beat unbeaten local favorite Laura Ledezma on points last February to … Continue reading MAYERLIN RIVAS PENS DEAL WITH MATCHROOM
GEORGE GROVES: FROM CHAMPIONSHIPS TO RETIREMENT AND A NEW START BY RICHARD PRESCOTT I first met George Groves through a colleague during my time working at the Rugby Football Union. Roy Headey ran a lot of the Sports Science work at the RFU and he had arranged for George to get some free gym … Continue reading GEORGE GROVES: FROM CHAMPIONSHIPS TO RETIREMENT AND A NEW START
BENN MEETS VAN HEERDEN ON APRIL 16 'The Destroyer' takes on 'The Heat' in Manchester Conor Benn will defend his WBA Continental Welterweight Title against South Africa’s Chris Van Heerden at the AO Arena in Manchester on Saturday April 16, live worldwide on DAZN (excluding New Zealand and Australia). ‘The Destroyer’ (20-0, 13 KOs) secured … Continue reading BENN MEETS VAN HEERDEN ON APRIL 16
MELISSA SANTOS CONFIRMED AS PROBELLUM RING ANNOUNCER Melissa Santos is set to become the new voice of global boxing after being announced today as Probellum’s ring announcer. The 36-year-old from Los Angeles believes that teaming up with Probellum in such a prominent role will act as a “game-changer” for women in the sport. Santos has … Continue reading MELISSA SANTOS CONFIRMED AS PROBELLUM RING ANNOUNCER
ALEX DILMAGHANI TARGETS SECOND WORLD TITLE SHOT WITH PROBELLUM Crowd pleasing super-featherweight Alex Dilmaghani has signed a promotional deal with Probellum in a bid to revive his world title dream. The 29-year-old was involved in back-to-back Fight of the Year contenders and is ready to use Probellum’s global backing to showcase his all-action style to … Continue reading ALEX DILMAGHANI TARGETS SECOND WORLD TITLE SHOT WITH PROBELLUM
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