ELLESMERE PORT bantamweight Paul Butler, 36-3 (17), will return to title action on May 11 when he fights Norbelto Jimenez of the Dominican Republic for the lesser-regarded IBO version of the bantamweight crown. The fight, which will take place in Ellesmere Port (just two miles from Butler’s home), marks Butler’s first scheduled 12-rounder since losing…
RICHARDSON HITCHINS is yet to put a foot wrong during his relatively serene ascent towards the upper reaches of the super-lightweight division. And there are not many expecting that to change on Saturday (April 6) when he headlines a Matchroom USA bill in Las Vegas for the first time, with this clash against the little-known…
BN: Are you 100 per cent retired? GR: It’s interesting because I’m doing a lot of commentating for DAZN, and I really enjoy that and working the fights and seeing young talent coming up. It’s hard not to get that urge and get back in that ring, especially when your body starts to recover (laughs)…
ABASS BARAOU had not planned to open a flood of emotions after winning the European super-welterweight title on March 1. The 29-year-old got his hands on a title which had made years of waiting for his big chance all worth it. And beating Sam Eggington, one of Britian’s toughest fighters, in the process required maximum…
THE RESULT: Richardson Hitchins secures a mandatory shot at the IBF super-lightweight title with a controversial unanimous decision win against Gustavo Lemos at the Fontainebleau in Las Vegas. KEY MOMENTS: If Hitchins thought he was going to win at a canter an overhand right from Lemos in round one reminded him otherwise. From the third…
Dinner date ON Wednesday, Matchroom confirmed the next move for one of the most exciting fighters in the sport, and one of their newest signings, Subriel Matias. In his first fight since signing with Eddie Hearn, the 32-year-old puncher will return home to fight in Puerto Rico for the first time in nearly five years…
MUHAMMAD ALI is causing a stir in boxing once again but this time in the world of auctioneering. ‘The Greatest’ who sadly passed away on June 3, 2016, aged 74 made his name around the world thanks to his incredible abilities in the ring and his way with words outside it. One man who was…
THE bloodstained canvas was paraded on social media like a child showing off their grazed knee to classmates after surviving a fall in the playground. Yet this was boxing, the most brutal of sports, at its bravest and most everlasting. The blood mostly belonged to Fabio Wardley, a man from white-collar roots who fought the…
YESTERDAY (April 3) it was announced by Sky Sports that Sunday’s British and Commonwealth heavyweight title fight between Fabio Wardley and Frazer Clarke was a resounding ratings success, delivering the broadcaster one of its best nights, in terms of both viewing figures and action, in a decade. Promoted by Boxxer, and staged at London’s O2…
OFTEN in boxing you find that pride, which fuels so much of what happens in the sport, can get in the way of honesty and end up doing more harm than good. For instance, should a big fight fall apart at the negotiating table, the true nature of the stumbling block will rarely be revealed…
