On the world stage there have been as many brilliant bouts as there have been farcical endings to marquee fights in 2011. That said, there remained some impressive performances and individuals that deserve commendation in part two of our year end awards; International Fighter of the Year When the Showtime’s ‘Super Six’ tournament was announced [...]

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Despite seeing a high number of British fighters struggling on the world stage, 2011 has provided so much exciting action and palpable drama to keep fight fans happy. To mark the end of 2011 it is time to hand out some prizes; Domestic Fighter of the Year He’s not had enough plaudits since becoming a [...]

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American fighter Floyd Mayweather Jr has been jailed for 90 days by a US court after admitting to assaulting a former girlfriend. Mayweather, a 1996 Olympic bronze medalist, confessed to the offence carried out at his home in July 2010 and will report to jail on 6 January to commence his sentence- he will also [...]

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In the wake of Amir Khan’s defeat to Lamont Peterson the Bolton fighter continues to be a lot like marmite, with people either loving or hating him. Khan has appeared very bitter in the fight’s immediate aftermath, even going as far as lodging a formal complaint to the IBF (The appeal which has subsequently been [...]

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Andre Ward brought a curtain down on the Super Six Boxing Classic with a comfortable points win over Carl Froch in New Jersey on Saturday night. The American displayed impecable defence, speed and no little strength to nulify the threat posed by Froch, as he emerged on top on all three judge’s scorecards 118-110, 115-113 [...]

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03:50-Right guys, I’m bushed. Look out for some more reaction and analysis in the next couple of days. Thank you all for your company and comments. We’ll be back in 2012 with all the big-fight action. In the meantime, have an enjoyable Christmas and a prosperous New Year. 03:45- Begruging respect between the fighters during the [...]

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Former WBA and IBF light-welterweight world champion, Amir Khan, will attempt to have last weekend’s controversial points defeat to Lamont Peterson overturned. The British fighter who went down to a highly contentious split-decision after having two points deducted for pushing his opponent will look to have the result declared a no contest ahead of a potential rematch in the [...]

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Three years ago, whilst watching  ITV’s preamble for Carl Froch’s  WBC super-middleweight title fight with Jean Pascal there was a feature on the champion to be and his preparation for the fight.  Buried in the depths of the Irish countryside, Froch and trainer Robert McCracken plotted the dismantling of Pascal, another unbeaten super-middleweight and a man [...]

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Britain’s Amir Khan slipped to his second defeat as a professional last night as American Lamont Peterson captured the WBA and IBF light-welterweight titles on a tumultuous evening in Washington. Khan, undefeated since 2008, had entered the ring a heavy betting favourite, and appeared set to make short work of the challenger as he dropped [...]

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