*Remember to refresh the page for the lastest updates Big night of Boxing tonight in Europe. The Irishman Paul McCloskey takes on Khan conqueror, Breidis Prescott. Breidis followed up his two defeats to Miguel Vazquez and Kevin Mitchell with 3 wins over limited opposition. Paul McCloskey was last seen in April taking on...
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Round 1 Fast start from both fighters. Berto looking loose and punching well. Ortiz keeping his defence tight looking very purposeful. Berto goes down from a sharp counter lefthook – no knock down given ruled a trip. Ortiz landing some solid blows manages to stagger Berto, Ortiz intensifies his attack forcing...
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By Gianluca (Rio) Di Caro British Boxing is alive and kicking. Last week we were treated to one of the best domestic battles in a long, long time, Kevin Mitchell-John Murray. Last night, at the Mick Hennessy promoted event at Wembley Arena, boxing fans were treated to not just the best Heavyweight fight...
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By Gianluca (Rio) Di Caro On Saturday night at the Echo Arena in Liverpool young guns Kevin Mitchell and John Murray had a true Western style shoot out. From the moment Dagenham gunslinger Mitchell confidently moseyed his way into the arena to the chants and jeers of ManchesterÆs top gun...
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Written by Cain Bradley It was all a bit too fancy for me. Felix Sturm is a boxer but received an entrance akin to a WWE superstar or rock stars at a huge concert. Making Macklin wait while he got ready to come out was a pretty interesting move as many suspected Macklin...
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June 18 – Robin Park – Hatton Promotions Daz Pearce Reporting from ringside The headline contest of this Hatton Promotions bill between Martin Murray (22-0 with 9 early going in) and Nick Blackwell (8-0 including 2 stoppages) was one which could be viewed as difficult to call on a number of levels. Blackwell, while...
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Photos and Interview by Gianluca (Rio) Di Caro Saturday’s Search & Destroy was set to be an historic occasion right from the off, as the event was being promoted by the youngest professional boxing promoter ever, twenty year old Olivia Goodwin. Considering her tender years Olivia put on one heluva show, initially the...
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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (Press Release) — Nottingham, United Kingdom’s WBC super middleweight titleholder Carl “The Cobra” Froch (28-1, 20 KOs) successfully defended his title and advanced to the Final of the inaugural Super Six World Boxing Classic against Andre Ward with a majority 12-round decision over Glen “The Road Warrior” Johnson (51-15-2, 35...
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Jasveer Singh Gill – Ringside Report In a heated atmosphere a feverish crowd saw giants fall, old champions fade and an exciting prospect come of age; this was Prizefighter International Heavyweights. Even though this tournament was absolutely ravaged with late pull-outs it still turned into a blinding success, with...
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By Gianluca (Rio) Di Caro On Saturday night, whilst most British boxing fans were either watching Prizefighter on Sky or waiting for the Pacquiao-Mosley super bout from Las Vegas, the thousand or so fans that made their way to the famous York Hall in London, for the latest offering from former World Champion...
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