23:16:09 FINAL THOUGHTS Overall, it was a decent night of action in Birmingham. Some good scraps. Crocker vs. Walker was the fight of the night. Tyler Denny, the man of the moment after his win. Cameron Vuong got a good learning 10 rounds and shout out to Emma Dolan. While Conah Walker can come again,…
JON Fernandez has no issues travelling to fight for the European title. Moreover, he is drawing inspiration from the exploits of a heavy-handed Spanish legend who enjoyed plenty of success on UK and Irish shores over the years. After Matchroom Boxing won the bid to stage the vacant European title fight between Jon and Dalton…
Andrew Fairley spends 60 seconds with Samuel Takyi Why did you start boxing and how old were you? I started boxing because I wanted to be a world champion, and I was nine years old then. Who is your favourite all-time fighter and why? Canelo Alvarez, because he’s a very clever boxer and a champ…
THE next fight for Britain’s Lawrence Okolie appears to be locked in. Hackney’s big-punching 31-year-old has agreed terms to defend his WBC Bridgerweight title against southpaw Kevin Lerena, according to the sanctioning body. Okolie, (20-1, 15 KOs), returned to form in May when he knocked Lukasz Rozanski out in one round to take the belt…
Boxing News’s Elliot Worsell caught up with Zayas just before his breakout win over Patrick Teixeira on June 8 in New York. LIKE plenty of children, every decision made and turn taken by Xander Zayas in his early years was one governed by necessity rather than the luxury of choice. He moved to America from…
Yesterday’s Heroes EDDIE Thomas of Merthyr excelled at every level of the sport for around 40 years. He will still be remembered today by veterans of the game as an astute manager who ran a compact little stable from his office in an ice cream parlour in his hometown, nestled deep inside the Welsh valleys….
Round 1 Foster was using nifty footwork to circle away from Conceicao’s punches, then darting in with a right and straight lefts. He was short with most of his punches but did get through with a good left hook. Conceicao was too slow to cut off the ring and Foster was able to dance away…
By Oscar Pick A MAGICIAN will never reveal their secrets. Once they perform a magic trick, leaving their audience open-mouthed and, quite simply, in awe of their brilliance, there is no need to keep the curtains raised; their work has, rather emphatically, been completed. In truth, any form of explanation after such a comprehensive display…
CHRIS Eubank Jr is said to be one of the names remaining on a fast-diminishing list of potential next Canelo opponents. Unbeaten puncher Edgar Berlanga, 22-0 (17 KOs), is also still in the frame, as IBF super-middleweight mandatory William Scull’s lingering situation was dealt with by the PBC (with who Canelo continues his working relationship)…
By Shaun Brown THE fighters who played their part in helping Queensberry Promotions beat Matchroom 10-0 at the inaugural 5 vs 5 event all had something to prove but perhaps none more than Willy Hutchinson. Hamzah Sheeraz was already a world middleweight title contender, Nick Ball should arguably already have been a world featherweight champion,…
