With less than four weeks to prepare, welterweight prospect George Hennon (4-1) has taken a fight on September 23rd at Grays Civic Hall on a Carl Greaves Promotions show.
The Kent puncher, trained by brothers Johnny and Frank Greaves at the Peacock Gym in Canning Town, was due to have a break after completing his first year punching for pay but when the offer came up to fight on promoter Carl Greaves’ next show in … Read Article
FIGHTS are coming thick and fast for flame-haired Irishman Chris Blaney – and he’s loving it.
The Navan man, 24, turned professional with an explosive one round knockout of David Bauza earlier this summer and he’s already got his next two fights lined up.… Read Article
Ahead of the start of the new boxing season, Steve Wood has revealed that VIP Promotions will be teaming up with the Northwest Amateur Boxing Association to showcase some of the top fighters from the unpaid code.
With a number of 2016 promotions already planned, Wood’s groundbreaking initiative involves staging amateur bouts prior to the pro boxing at shows. The aim being to bring professional glamour to the amateur proceedings, and eventually sign upcoming stars.… Read Article
Paul and Callum Smith, Gavin McDonnell and Kid Galahad complete the line-up on the undercard of the blockbuster showdown between pound-for-pound sensation Gennady Golovkin and Sheffield star Kell Brook at The O2 in London on Saturday September 10, live on Sky Sports Box Office.
Liverpool Super-Middleweight brothers Callum and Paul are in action in the sold-out arena, with unbeaten star Callum defending his WBC Silver title against tough Hungarian Norbert Nemesapati while the eldest of … Read Article
MARKET HARBOROUGH prospect Reuben Arrowsmith is a man in need of a rival.
The Ricky Hatton-trained stylist, 6-0 (1 KO), hasn’t put a foot wrong since turning professional in October last year.
But he believes his best performances will come when he faces off with another young and up-and-coming super-welterweight, especially if they also hail from the Midlands.… Read Article
Tewksbury’s British Challenge and International Challenge Champion, Adam Harper, says he is ready to step out of his comfort zone writes Daniel Briggs.
The unbeaten middleweight fighter, whose day job is as a school teacher, has never fought outside of his home county of Gloucestershire.… Read Article
Amir Khan has already laid out his plans for 2017: fight three times, beginning in January, and hopefully win two big, big fights after the tune-up. Now, in speaking with UK tabloid The Sun, Khan has targeted his number-one rival: WBC welterweight king Danny Garcia. Fans are aware of two things – Garcia KO’d Khan in an exciting fight back in July of 2012, Khan is the current WBC mandatory contender for “Swift’s” green belt.… Read Article
Lennox Clarke, Adam Harper and Zach Parker visited the Banks’s Stadium on Saturday ahead of their upcoming fights later this week.
The trio feature on Hatton Promotions, in association with Black Country Boxing, six-fight show at Walsall FC’s on Friday night.… Read Article
MGM Liverpool are pleased to announce that the ‘Genesis’ main event will feature James Metcalf against Bradley Price.
Light-Middleweight ‘JJ’ Metcalf is in a rich vein of form. An impressive stoppage victory at Goodison Park was quickly followed up by a points victory on our ‘First of Many’ event in Birmingham and this marks a significant step up for Metcalf. Another good performance will put him firmly into title contention and JJ will look to … Read Article
As the rest of us have rested, been on our holidays and relaxed in the hot weather this August as we eagerly await the start of the new domestic season, there has been no time off for the boxers during the off season as they continue to train hard and prepare for the new season ahead.
The new season gives fighters the chance of a fresh start and the time to set new goals for … Read Article
