By Elliot Worsell THEY say the key to converting a penalty kick is to have a plan in mind – one pertaining to both how you will strike the ball and in what area of the goal this kick will be aimed – and to then stick to it. To second guess yourself or waver…
By Declan Taylor CHRIS BILLAM-SMITH is set to defend his world cruiserweight title against Richard Riakporhe on June 15. Negotiations to stage the highly anticipated rematch between the two Brits have been lengthy and remain ongoing. And, although there is still no decision made on a venue, Boxing News understands that June 15 is currently…
London buses WE might still be waiting to hear about the fighters – or even the weights – involved when Matchroom and Queensberry go head-to-head in Riyadh on June 1 in Saudi but Eddie Hearn revealed that they are already in discussions about holding a second edition of the format in London in September. Hearn,…
By Elliot Worsell WHILE the name Vargas is not uncommon in the sport of boxing, it means more to Emiliano Vargas than it means to most. It is, after all, not only his surname but, due to the achievements of his father, Fernando, the source of great pride, opportunity, and pressure; both a blessing and…
By Elliot Worsell WHEN it’s easy to doubt both what you are told and the quality of what you are being sold, there is a certain comfort to be found in the sight of a British title fight set to begin. While no guarantee that the fight will deliver, seeing a British title on the…
THERE has long been an expectation that Lawrence Okolie would one day step up from cruiserweight and seek riches and success in a second weight class, yet few would have expected that weight class to be bridgerweight. That, however, is where Okolie will find himself in Poland on May 24, when he challenges local fighter…
RISING Irish star Paddy Donovan will take another step up in class when fighting Lewis Ritson on May 25 in Leeds. The fight, which will take place at welterweight, is set to form part of the undercard of Josh Taylor vs. Jack Catterall II, sources today informed Boxing News. Twenty-five-year-old Donovan, currently 13-0 (10), has…
By Jack Hirsch TO THE young aspiring boxers at the Palm Beach Boxing facility, coach Charles Mooney is royalty not only for the way he teaches them but for what he accomplished in his own youth as a silver medal winner in the 1976 Olympics. Mooney was part of a US boxing team that many…
By Matt Christie LATE on Saturday night Nathan Heaney and Brad Pauls delivered a cracker for the British middleweight title that ended in a draw. Even if you scored it by one or two points to either fighter, it was a contest fought with such passion and courage that a draw, in the end, was…
TOP OF the bill at York Hall on Friday (March 22) features Streatham southpaw Chris Bourke facing Ashley Lane (Northampton) for the British bantamweight title vacated by Sean McGoldrick. Lane, bidding to become the first from Northampton to wear the Lonsdale Belt, gets his chance at 33 years old after upsetting in-form Jordan Purkiss for…
