Nina Hughes: A Brand New Start A near year-long hiatus ends this weekend for Nina Hughes. The former amateur star returns for the first time since last June to defend her WBA bantamweight title against the former world super-bantamweight champion Cherneka Johnson. Hughes (6-0) has made the long pilgrimage to Perth, Australia, to defend her … Continue reading Nina Hughes: A Brand New Start
Ringside Report: Peter McGrail Back To Winning Ways in Liverpool By Matt Elliott Peter McGrail returned to winning ways in his hometown last night as he eased to a comfortable unanimous points decision victory over Marc Leach to become the new WBA International super bantamweight champion and put himself in pole position for a shot … Continue reading Ringside Report: Peter McGrail Back To Winning Ways in Liverpool
Harli Whitwell Beats Karina Szmalenberg On Points To Move To 5-0 Harli Whitwell continued to show her potential with a dominant and emphatic points victory over the veteran Polish import Karina Szmalenberg in Brentwood on Saturday night. Whitwell made another appearance on a Top Tier show and served up another top-tier performance in winning every … Continue reading Harli Whitwell Beats Karina Szmalenberg On Points To Move To 5-0
Fight Night For Harli Whitwell & Louise Orton The ten years of age difference should determine the relevant progression in the advancement of their respective careers. But the way boxing can and so often does work has left Louise Orton at practically the same stage as a fighter ten years her junior. Harli Whitwell at … Continue reading Fight Night For Harli Whitwell & Louise Orton
Nicola Hopewell: "I went in there thinking nothing would stop me this time." The scars of battle were plainly visible. Two deep cuts that required multiple stitches greeted me over Zoom less than forty-eight hours after a fight that had earned Nicola Hopewell her first professional title. But those superficial wounds are, in many ways, … Continue reading Nicola Hopewell: “I went in there thinking nothing would stop me this time.”
Linn Sandström: Against All Odds It's difficult to fully comprehend just how far Linn Sandström has come, not only in her inspirational boxing career but in life itself. Born in Brazil, within a matter of days, she was in Sweden courtesy of her adopted parents. Sandström became an international table tennis star during her time … Continue reading Linn Sandström: Against All Odds
Ringside Report: Rhiannon Dixon Wins The Vacant WBO World Lightweight Title in Manchester In only her tenth professional fight, Rhiannon Dixon crowned herself the new WBO world lightweight champion courtesy of a hard-fought, unanimous points victory over the tough Argentinian Karen Elizabeth Carabajal on Saturday night at the AO Arena in Manchester. Dixon won by … Continue reading Ringside Report: Rhiannon Dixon Wins The Vacant WBO World Lightweight Title in Manchester
ELLIE SCOTNEY - NAN ALWAYS TOLD ME I'VE GOT TO FINISH THE COLLECTION IBF Super-Bantamweight champion spurred on by memory of late nan ahead of Lefebvre unification clash IBF World Champion Ellie Scotney says her nan will have the best seat in the house when she aims to unify the Super-Bantamweight division against France's undefeated WBO ruler Segolene … Continue reading ELLIE SCOTNEY – NAN ALWAYS TOLD ME I’VE GOT TO FINISH THE COLLECTION
SKYE NICOLSON EYES HOMECOMING DEFENCE NEXT New WBC World Featherweight Champion plots path to undisputed titles after Las Vegas victory A sensational Skye Nicolson rolled the dice in Las Vegas and made it a perfect ten to become the new WBC World Featherweight Champion by beating Sarah Mahfoud on Saturday. Now promoter Eddie Hearn wants Australia’s new boxing … Continue reading SKYE NICOLSON EYES HOMECOMING DEFENCE NEXT
Rhiannon Dixon: Graduation Day From her humble white-collar beginnings in the sport, the odds on Rhiannon Dixon ever fighting for world title were beyond remote. But on April 13th, Dixon will not only fight for a world title, she is odds on to win. The former world champion Hannah Rankin and Fabio Wardley have defied … Continue reading Rhiannon Dixon: Graduation Day
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