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The Force of Destiny……could be one to be reckoned with?

Date: 18th February 2011 at 1:33 pm
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ON this coming Sunday afternoon February 20th in London’s East End at the famed spiritual home of boxing Miranda Carter promotes a nine fight card in this her eleventh show of her so far short but successful promotional career as British boxing’s busiest female promoter! Headlining is Albanian hero Kreshnik Qato whom tops the bill [...]

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Hennessey promotions present championship boxing

Date: 18th February 2011 at 1:30 pm
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It looks like a bumper night of championship fights at the Wembley arena as Hennessey promotions promote a couple of interesting championship fights. The arena is rather rich in boxing history as it’s staged many a championship tussle down the years from Joe Bugner taking that most controversial of decisions against the much loved Henry [...]

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It’s Byrne’s night on Burn’s night!

Date: 7th February 2011 at 5:50 pm
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At the Millenium hotel in London’s posh Mayfair, Mickey Helliet put on a good value for money three fight card in front of the many diners in attendance on this a dinner show to commemorate Burn’s night. First up was Norwich’s Louis Byrne who took on over six two minute rounds Watford’s Ian Eldridge at [...]

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Bradley brushes past reluctant Alexander to unify junior welter titles

Date: 30th January 2011 at 8:00 pm
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For a brief time, Devon Alexander and Timothy Bradley’s professional boxing careers stood promisingly side-by-side and the free bets UK customers made were in the balance. But, by the end of the night at the Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan, their stature in the highly competitive junior welterweight division were quite different, resembling two elevators that [...]

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Khan named ‘Fighter of the Year’

Date: 12th January 2011 at 12:40 pm
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2010 was a riproaring year for Amir Khan. The WBA junior welterweight champion made his US debut defeating Paulie Mallignaggi in Madison Square Garden then in a fight of the year candidate, he answered any questions about his chin by over coming rock handed Argentine slugger Marcos Maidana in Las Vegas. As a result Khan [...]

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History repeating or sweet revenge?

Date: 11th January 2011 at 4:33 pm
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Ok it’s not exactly at the venue of legends but it is just across the road from the famed venue, however it’s at the Wembley arena that’s hosted many a big fight night down the years…..Hope-Mattioli….Minter-Antuofermo….amongst countless other big nights. On February 5th Mick Hennessey put’s on an interesting show featuring the return between John [...]

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Prizefighter – The light heavyweights: “13″ could well be the luck of the draw!

Date: 7th January 2011 at 4:30 pm
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On Saturday January 29th at Olympia in posh Kensington in London, Barry Hearn’s Matchroom promotions put on the second Prizefighter at light heavyweight. Taking part in this the first Prizefighter to be screened in 3-D exclusively by Sky Sports, is a fine line up indeed featuring the likes of Travis Dickinson the younger brother of [...]

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Hopkins, Pascal Battle To A Majority Draw

Date: 19th December 2010 at 8:31 pm
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Bernard “The Executioner” Hopkins (51-5-2, 1 NC, 32 KO’s) and Jean Pascal (26-1-1, 16 KO’s) fought to a twelve-round majority draw in front of 16,133 boisterous fans at the Pepsi Coliseum in Quebec City, Canada. As a result, Pascal retains his Ring Magazine, WBC and IBO Light Heavyweight titles. Official scores were 114 -112 (Steve [...]

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Video: Hopkins & Pascal make weight

Date: 18th December 2010 at 12:26 pm
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Season of joy at The Savoy

Date: 16th December 2010 at 2:44 pm
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Mickey Helliet put on a three fight card at the recently £220 million refurbished Savoy Hotel in the Strand in London as part of a charity event to raise money for the Antony Nolan charity that helps Leukaemia patients get matches for transplants. ‘Kid’ Lewis Edwards {Guildford}    v     Danny Dontchev {Bulgaria} First up was a [...]

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