JACK’S BACK WITH HEADLINE SLOT Jack Massey gets headlining billing on this Friday’s (July 2) Fightzone show after the original English Title bill-topper between Ramez Mahmood and Michael Ramabeletsa was derailed due to a Ramabelesta car accident. Buxton’s Massey will now fight French-based Turk Engin Karakaplan at the Sheffield Fightzone Arena for the International Boxing … Continue reading JACK’S BACK WITH HEADLINE SLOT
‘HURRICANE’ HANNAH TO HIT SHEFFIELD THIS FRIDAY! As British boxing reflects on the the recent sad news of the death of Blackpool’s former world heavyweight title challenger, Brian London, aged 87 – the seaside town may have another star in the making with Hannah Baggaley making her pro debut this Friday (July 2), live on Fightzone. … Continue reading ‘HURRICANE’ HANNAH TO HIT SHEFFIELD THIS FRIDAY!
EVERLAST TEAMS UP WITH WORLD TITLE CHALLENGER JAZZA DICKENSEverlast, the brand of choice for generations of world champion athletes, today proudly welcomes upcoming world title challenger Jazza Dickens as its latest brand partner. Dickens has been at the forefront of British boxing for over a decade, and next month will have the biggest fight of his … Continue reading EVERLAST TEAMS UP WITH WORLD TITLE CHALLENGER JAZZA DICKENS
A Boxing Memory: Herol Graham At some point in 1990, Herol Graham looked around the familiar surroundings of the Ingle Gym in Sheffield and realised he was now the past and not the future. Graham saw the likes of Prince Naseem Hamed and others strutting their stuff, younger fighters with their careers, very much ahead … Continue reading A Boxing Memory: Herol Graham
Tina Rupprecht: "We're Doing This All On Our Own." By Chris Akers While becoming a world champion in professional boxing can bring prestige within the division a boxer competes in, that prestige does not always translate to financial success. Some weight classes are traditionally more lucrative and more fan-friendly than others. This is especially true … Continue reading Tina Rupprecht: “We’re Doing This All On Our Own.”
DENNIS HOBSON: ‘WE’LL GET TOMMY FRANK BACK ON TRACK’ There was disappointment for Dennis Hobson and Steve Crump’s Fight Academy on June 18 with local favourite Tommy Frank going down to a points defeat to Hugo Guarneros at Sheffield’s Fightzone Arena. Frank and the Mexican visitor went at it for 12 rounds for the International Boxing Federation (IBF) Inter-Continental Flyweight strap – the same title … Continue reading DENNIS HOBSON: ‘WE’LL GET TOMMY FRANK BACK ON TRACK’
Jordan Reynolds: My Amateur PedigreeGets Me The Win Against Jan Ardon Jordan Reynolds is ready to jump in at the deep end with another tough test early in his career - and he feels his amateur pedigree will make all the difference when he faces Jan Ardon on tomorrow's stacked #MTKFightNight. The must-see card takes … Continue reading Jordan Reynolds: My Amateur Pedigree Gets Me The Win Against Jan Ardon
Mikaela Mayer: World Titles & Beyond Boxing has saved many souls, lives drifting away to nothing, or much worse. Mikaela Mayer is one such soul. The teenage rebel with no cause needed an outlet, boxing was that outlet. Almost certainly another soul the sport saved. Mayer has come a long way since those wayward character-building … Continue reading Mikaela Mayer: World Titles & Beyond
A Boxing Memory: John Conteh John Conteh could have gone to the 1972 Olympics. He didn’t. He could have reigned as the light-heavyweight champion of the world for longer. He didn’t. Too many times, he made the wrong decision, usually with money being the temptation to go down a different route. The usual rows over … Continue reading A Boxing Memory: John Conteh
Kirkland Laing: Remembering The Gifted One The news of the passing of Kirkland Laing had, an even more, sadder ring to it. Like many fighters from yesteryear, they are too easily forgotten once their sell-by date has long since expired. Boxers have a shelf life, a time when they are useful to the money men … Continue reading Kirkland Laing: Remembering The Gifted One
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