Written By: Jasveer Singh Gill As the big dogs of boxing circle and sniff at each other, one champion is sitting back, biding his time, waiting for an opportunity. And now, his moment may have arrived. Timothy Bradley, once ridiculed for avoiding a fight with Amir Khan, may now be the most viable opponent for Manny Pacquaio, Juan Manuel Marquez and perhaps even Floyd Mayweather. The Ring...
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DARREN BARKER’S team have turned down a big offer for him to meet British and Commonwealth middleweight champion Martin Murray. Hatton Promotions, who want to stage the double title showdown in the spring were shocked when Barker’s promoter Eddie Hearn turned down the high purse. It shows Ricky Hatton’s commitment to making fights that work for British boxing and willingness to work with rival promoters. Hatton Promotions CEO,...
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First fight Groves performance Groves was a bit irritating before the first bell; mimicking the mannerisms of his stable mate David Haye. He did look a bit over confident and immature for a fight that was always going to be a tough one. It was clear that Groves was the more talented out of the two but you quickly got the feeling that this fight had come too soon...
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By Sean Anderson Manny Pacquiao has quite literally been considered a phenomenon since breezing through the boxing weights, beginning his career at flyweight in February 1996. Between 1996 and 2008 Pacquiao won world titles at Flyweight, Super-Bantamweight, Super Featherweight and Lightweight. This period saw him beat Mexican Legends Marco Antonio Barrera and Erik Morales in clinical fashion. He also drew with, and gained a contentious victory against another Mexican master...
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By Jasveer Singh Gill The year of 2011 is a year that will stand out in boxing history. Big fights happened but failed to deliver, there were big upsets and as usual, lots of controversy. Whilst fans were delighted to see big match ups finally getting made, most of them were anticlimactic. The potential for new stars to emerge was there but in most cases it never...
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HATTON PROMOTIONS RETURN TO SHEFFIELD HATTON PROMOTIONS will be returning to Sheffield when they stage a night of Championship boxing at Ponds Forge Arena on Saturday 24th March. Heading the Sky Sports televised bill is Gary Buckland who will be making the first defence of his British super-featherweight title. The 25-year-old Welshman thrilled fans in the Steel City when he took the title from Gary...
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By Cain Bradley Hello all and after my poor attempt to stay awake for the Khan fight last week (A fight I scored 114-112 to Peterson) I have promised myself I will manage the Froch fight. I’m given tonight the catchy headline ‘The Brits are coming’ with both Kell Brook and Carl Froch being big attractions. For Carl Froch he hopes this is the accumulation of all...
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Written by: Jasveer Singh Gill It has taken ten fights, eight fighters, six promoters, three stoppages and two tumultuous years; and now finally we will have a conclusion to the Showtime Super Six Boxing Tournament. Of the original participants that started the tournaments only three managed to finish and two of them will now compete in the final. Andre Ward and Carl Froch will go...
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Firstly, we would like to congratulate Lamont Peterson on his performance against Amir Khan. Not only has he shown that he is a tremendous fighter inside the ring, but also a great man out of the ring. Following the decision in the fight, Team Khan and Golden Boy Promotions intends to make inquiries with the District of Columbia Boxing and Wrestling Commission, the IBF and...
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