Fight Report: Bendana Stops Beattie – Let Battle Commence II Boxing Results

09/07/202009/07/2020 Gianluca Di Caro

Ringside Report: Gianluca Di Caro, Photographs courtesy: Ali Campbell – The second event in the LET BATTLE COMMENCE ‘behind closed doors’ series, in association with PAPA JOHN’S PIZZA and NEON ENERGY DRINK, which was broadcast live on FITE TV, finally took place on Friday night at the the Northern Hotel in Aberdeen, after being forced to be rescheduled twice in August due to COVID-19 pandemic issues, the most recent due to Aberdeen being put back in lockdown just a few days before the event was due to take place on August 15th.

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Ringside Report: Scott Harrison defeats Paul Peers

07/22/2020 Gianluca Di Caro

Last Saturday night boxing finally returned to Scotland, for the first time since the lockdown began in March, when six time, five division World Champion turned Promoter Lee Mcallister presented the first in a series of ten special events created for TV under the banner of ‘LET BATTLE COMMENCE’, in association with PAPA JOHN’S PIZZA and NEON ENERGY DRINK and Broadcast Live and Exclusive on FITE TV.

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RESULTS: Denise Castle wins the WIBA World Minimumweight Crown

10/28/201910/26/2019 Gianluca Di Caro

Bournemouth’s Denise Castle secured the WIBA World Minimumweight Crown on Saturday, with a sensational fifth round stoppage over Sutthinee Bamrungpao in Bangkok, Thailand.

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RESULTS: Lee McAllister Beats Djarbeng Into Submission

10/07/2019 Gianluca Di Caro

Storm Lorenzo may have been creating havoc across the UK on Saturday, but even that could not stop the fans in Aberdeen turning out in force to support local hero Lee McAllister in his quest to become a Six Time, Five Division World Champion – on his 37th Birthday.

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RESULTS: Peaky Blinder of a Night in Derby as Peers, Varley, Russo and Jones Win in Style

09/24/201909/22/2019 Gianluca Di Caro

On Saturday night somehow Derby promoter Dan Gray managed to turn what seemed to be a doomed special ‘Peaky Blinders’ themed event, into a massive success.

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Results: Jacobs Stops Cudjoe in First Round to Secure WBF Title

07/02/2018 Gianluca Di Caro

With temperatures soaring into the 30s in the UK most of the country seemed to be headed to the beaches, or watching the World Cup, however a huge contingent fans of the Pugilistic Arts had bigger and better things on their mind and instead headed to Essex for the Tommy Jacobs versus Bilal Mohammad World Boxing Foundation (WBF) International title fight, which was due to be supported by Iain Weaver versus Emmanuel Addo Professional Boxing Council (PBC) International Title clash at Charter Hall in Colchester.

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Results: Martin Freeman defeats Dmitrijs Ovsjannikovs

06/11/2018 Gianluca Di Caro

On Saturday night, whilst most British boxing fans were either at the Manchester Arena or watching BT Sport as Tyson Fury made his long awaited return to the ring, a large number of local boxing fans still made the pilgrimage to the Jubilee Sports Bank in Liverpool for local promoter Kyle Gallagher’s latest offering.

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Results: George McIlroy defeats Godwin Cudjoe

04/23/2018 Gianluca Di Caro

Ringside Report by Gianluca Di Caro – Photographs Courtesy of Kevin Thorne – On Saturday night fans of the Pugilistic Arts turned out in force to support local hero George McIlroy, as he challenged Ghanaian Godwin Cudjoe for the Professional Boxing Council (PBC) International Middleweight Crown at the Ayr Town Hall, Ayr, Scotland.

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Fight Report: Churcher KOs Horvath To Secure WBF title as Herbert Shines In Wales

04/04/2016 Gianluca Di Caro

Lee Churcher pulled out a sensational against the odds victory over Hungarian Balazs Horvath on Saturday night to secure the World Boxing Foundation Intercontinental Middleweight title, at the Pill Millennium Centre in his hometown of Newport.

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Hillyard, Decastro & Taylor All Win By Stoppage

03/14/201603/13/2016 Gianluca Di Caro

Trio of New Stars Emerge, Jacobs, Lyall & Crosby Impress on Debuts

Ringside report by Gianluca (Rio) Di Caro

London promoter Mark Lyons had a nightmare of a run up to his first show of 2016, that took place on Friday night at York Hall, after seven fights are cancelled due to illness or injury in the preceding ten days and Ernest Amuzu, the opponent for headlining George Hillyard WBU International Title defense, fails to secure visa in time, yet somehow Mark Lyons manages to still put on a top class show on the night.

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