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Haye may reverse retirement for a shot at redemption but Vitali announcement puts Brit in the shade

Date: 29th October 2011 at 12:52 pm
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Despite insisting a little over two weeks ago that his career as a boxer was over, Britian’s former WBA heavyweight champion, David Haye has confirmed that he may be lured back into the ring should one of the Klitschko brothers agree to a fight. Haye, who surrendered his WBA strap in frustrating fashion to Wladimir [...]

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Is a Khan- Pacquiao showdown really out of the question?

Date: 26th October 2011 at 12:11 am
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It has become almost as much a taboo subject as a Wladimir-Vitali Klitschko unification battle, but have the rules of engagement changed for Manny Pacquiao and his young training partner Amir Khan? I have written previously that I am struggling to understand how long the Freddie Roach coach sharing arrangement can last for. As we [...]

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Hopkins Handed His Title Back as WBC Overturn Russell Decision

Date: 22nd October 2011 at 3:47 pm
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  Bernard Hopkins has been re-instated as the WBC’s light heavyweight champion after the board agreed that his October 15th meeting with Chad Dawson should have been ruled a technical draw. Hopkins, who at 46 became the oldest man ever to win a world title regained his belt despite supposedly surrendering his strap after a bizarre night in [...]

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Pressure on Groves as DeGale passes his biggest test

Date: 21st October 2011 at 5:27 pm
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It was an all or nothing fight, and Frank Warren knew it. When he signed George Groves to his promotional stable earlier this year many journalists assumed that Warren was simply ensuring that his golden boy James DeGale would be given the chance to redeem the one blot on his copy book. However, for the [...]

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Hopkins learns boxing is no country for old men

Date: 19th October 2011 at 9:59 pm
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On Saturday night age finally caught up with Bernard Hopkins. The 46 year old had been defiantly thumbing his nose at Father Time since 2005 when he moved up to light heavyweight aged 41 and captured the world title from Antonio Tarver but it appears Father Time has had the last laugh as Hopkins took [...]

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Interview With Kell Brook

Date: 18th October 2011 at 6:47 pm
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British welterweight Kell Brook is fast becoming the name on the lips of fight fans across the UK as he continues his quest towards a world title. Our friends at Scotts Menswear sat down with Kell in the run up to his recent WBA inter-continental welterweight title fight against Rafal Jackiewicz to find out what [...]

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Hopkins loses WBC title to farcical TKO

Date: 16th October 2011 at 10:41 pm
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Bernard Hopkins lost his WBC light heavyweight title to Chad Dawson after the latter was awarded a highly controversial second round TKO victory as the pair clashed in Los Angeles. After a typically cagey opening round, both fighters continued to struggle to find their range as the second round progressed. In the closing seconds of [...]

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DeGale lands European title on road to redemption

Date: 16th October 2011 at 7:52 pm
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James DeGale landed the European super-middleweight crown last night as he came through to record a majority decision against Polish boxer Piotr Wliczewski. Having seen his previous fight end in heartache on the scorecards of the ringside judges as he slipped to defeat to George Groves, DeGale’s heart must once again have been in his [...]

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Crafty Cleverly overcomes Bellew to retain title

Date: 16th October 2011 at 2:47 pm
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Welsh WBO light heavyweight champion, Nathan Cleverly came through some nervous moments to record a majority points win over bitter rival Tony Bellew at the Echo Arena in Liverpool. In what is likely to be remembered as one of the fights of the year, Cleverly found himself behind in the early stages as a raucous [...]

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Kell Brook Competition- WIN A Signed Glove!

Date: 14th October 2011 at 7:41 pm
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Our friends at Scotts Menswear are offering one lucky fan the chance to win a very exciting prize. Current WBA Inter-Continental Welterweight Champion Kell Brook has recently been announced as a brand ambassador for the label and to celebrate, they are running a competition with a highly desireable piece of boxing memorabilia up for grabs. [...]

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