THE notion of being ‘ringside’, particularly at a big stadium fight, can be a falsehood. Doctors, judges, trainers, timekeepers and inspectors are generally the only ones who can really claim to be immediately beside the ring – with the lead broadcasters’ commentary team generally close enough too. However, the Boxing News reporter is usually in…
IBF WELTERWEIGHT champion Jaron “Boots” Ennis has signed a multi-fight promotional deal with Matchroom. The 26-year-old from Philadelphia last fought in July 2023 knocking out Roiman Villa in the 10th round of their interim title fight in Atlantic City. Three months later the IBF elevated him to full champion status after the sanctioning body stripped…
RICKY HATTON believes the reputation and fan base of his son Campbell will have increased despite the 23-year-old now having to rebuild after suffering his first defeat. Twenty-five years on from Ricky winning the Central Area super-lightweight title against Tommy Peacock in Oldham it was the turn of Campbell to try and win the same…
A RESPECTFUL and reserved Tyson Fury refused to be drawn into any criticism of Oleksandr Usyk ahead of their fight on May 18. The two leading heavyweights will put everything on the line at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia next month with the winner walking out as the undisputed heavyweight champion. Fury, who…
THE RESULT: British-based Australian Skye Nicolson picks up the vacant WBC Featherweight title defeating Denmark’s Sarah Mafoud by unanimous decision. Two judges awarded a shut-out (100-90) to the former Olympian while the third saw the bout 99-91 in her favour. KEY MOMENTS: Nicolson’s left hand in the first two-rounds was the eye-catching shot between the two…
ISAAC CHAMBERLAIN is no longer the British cruiserweight champion. The 30-year-old, who is managed and promoted by Hennessy Sports, has vacated the title and exercised his right as mandatory challenger for the European title currently held by Michal Cieslak, 25-2 (19). Chamberlain, 16-2 (8), outclassed Mikael Lawal last October to win the Lonsdale belt in…
(Interview by Shaun Brown) BN: How did you and your new trainer Stephen Smith link up? CE: It come about first and foremost from my strength and conditioning coach, Johnny Reynolds, who works with a lot of the top coaches. I was in no man’s land. After leaving my old coach [Joe Gallagher] I was…
By Elliot Worsell THERE was a time in Jordan Gill’s life – not long ago, in fact – when everything went silent. It was not a peaceful silence, either, this silence, but instead a silence Gill attributed to failure and to isolation and to disappearing. It followed him wherever he went, alas. It was, for…
By Fabio Wardley MY FIGHT against Frazer Clarke was a crazy occasion. When we were put together, I think people thought the fight would be good. I don’t think anyone expected it to turn out like that and to be that great. I was happy with the level of entertainment it provided. I was happy…
1) Jermell and Jermall Charlo Jermell has been a world super-welterweight champion, on and off, since 2016, while his twin brother, Jermall, is a former super-welterweight champion who now operates at middleweight, where he has won a WBC title. Jermell has fought – and lost – against Canelo Alvarez and no doubt Jermall would in…
