Boxing’s greatest opponent has always been boxing. The sport has a tendency to self-harm rather than sell itself. You know the drill well enough by now, the best swerving the best and blaming each other like that Spiderman pointing at Spiderman meme. The [insert name] fight would have happened, but for the other guy, his…
WILLIE LIMOND, the former British and Commonwealth super-lightweight champion, tragically passed away on Monday (April 15) at the age of 45. Limond, from Glasgow, Scotland, had been preparing for a fight against Joe Laws on May 3 when, while driving, he suffered a suspected seizure in his car. Found unresponsive in the vehicle on April…
SUNNY EDWARDS will return to America for his next fight on June 29. The 28-year-old Brit faces Mexico’s Adrian Curiel at flyweight with both men looking to get back to winning ways. Edwards vs. Curiel lands in the chief support slot to the Jesse Rodriguez-Juan Francisco Estrada main event at the Footprint Centre in Phoenix,…
SUCH was the steadiness and consistency of Jordan Gill tonight (April 13) in Manchester, it appeared only a bolt from the blue or, more accurately, the kind of the punch from which there is no coming back would see Zelfa Barrett turn things around and reduce a narrow deficit on the scorecards. Typically, when in…
23:37:19 IT’S ALL OVER Eddie Hearn says this is ‘just the beginning’ for Zelfa Barrett but it is definitely the end of this blog. A fantastic stoppage win for the Manchester man and world title wins for both Ellie Scotney and Rhiannon Dixon on a huge night at the Manchester Arena. We will see you…
BIZARRE things can happen when a boxer enters the twilight of a career. Their bodies soften. Their talents fade. They attempt to time-travel, and in an ironic way they succeed, for they find themselves stuck in the past. They once felt immortal, and in a grotesque way they now are, for they are repeatedly reanimated,…
Guido Vianello, 12-1-1 (10) is at a stage in his career where he needs a significant win. On Saturday night (April 13) he gets the opportunity to do so against heavy-handed Nigerian Efe Ajagba, 19-1 (14). Speaking to Boxing News Vianello reflected on his career to date, what he thinks of his opponent, why he…
(Interview by Louis Evans) BN: How strategic are your publicity stunts? BS: I understand the difference between amateur boxing and professional boxing. One’s a sport, and the other is a business disguised as a sport. If you’re not marketing yourself, people won’t wanna watch you. You’re not gonna get very far. It’s very hit-and-miss. The…
QUALITY super-featherweights Zelfa Barrett and Jordan Gill meet at the Manchester Arena on Saturday night. Matchroom promote what is a huge fight for both and an enticing matchup for the fans. Barrett, 30, says it is the goal of every Manchester boxer to fight at the venue. He tops the bill there insisting he’s the…
BETHNAL GREEN’S York Hall is London’s last surviving example of the old-fashioned small halls that predominated throughout the capital for more than 100 years. Although the hall did not stage its first professional tournament until 1967, it has since become the most iconic venue within the sport in the UK, the place where dreams start…
