For a man who retired from professional boxing whilst still in his twenties- some 23 years ago- it is quite remarkable that Barry McGuigan has remained lodged in the affections of the British sporting public for so long. Even in a world where nostalgia dictates that the Brunos and Benns of the sport are celebrated [...]
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Matthew Macklin may have suffered a second consecutive career defeat in New York on Saturday night, but promoter Lou Di Bella is confident that the Irish born fighter will have another chance at a world title: “‘Matthew has found a home here, along with many new fans. Nor will he have to take on Superman [...]
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00:10- And that is that. Brook never looked in trouble tonight- a single punch in round eight aside- he was almost completely untroubled. Surely a big, big fight awaits him next? A world title? Amir Khan? Both could be possible before the end of 2012. Goodnight! Former Chelsea and Leeds midfielder Jody Morris on Twitter: [...]
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Ricky Burns made a successful first defence of his WBO lightweight title with a comfortable points success against Namibian Paulus Moses. Scotsman Burns was a heavy betting favourite going into the fight, however Moses’ knockout record urged caution as the new champion brought his new belt out in front of a capacity crowd at the Braehead [...]
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Following the madness in Munich 2 weeks ago, David Haye claims Vitali Klitschko has agreed to fight him. Haye gatecrashed Vitali’s post fight presser following his hard fought points win against Britain’s Dereck Chisora in an attempt to draw the WBC champion into a fight, but ended up brawling with Chisora. Last night as Vitali’s [...]
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23:05: Thank you for your company tonight. A decent night for Wladimir Klitschko, Jamie McDonnell and Matt Skelton- the end of the road for Jean-Marc Mormeck and Tom Dallas? Probably. Join me next weekend for Ricky Burns’ first defence of his WBO lightweight title. Goodnight! 23:04: Vitali is being interviewed by Adam Smith for Sky Sports [...]
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As we reported last month, Carl Froch will be taking on IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute. The two had attempted to put a fight together earlier in the year, but talks broke down and American TV network Showtime showed little interest in the bout. But after Bute took to Twitter to announce he was [...]
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Britain’s Dereck Chisora has been banned indefinitely from competing for a title under the WBC banner, the council has announced. The sanction includes a financial penalty to be determined after the British Boxing Board of Control decide on their own course of action at a hearing next month. The former British and Commonwealth heavyweight titlist [...]
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Nathan Cleverly defended his WBO light heavyweight title with a comprehensive unanimous points decision over Tommy Karpency in front of a partisan Cardiff crowd. The Welshman was rarely troubled and despite recording three ringside scores of 120-108, there will be those who would have expected the undefeated champion to have ended the fight within the [...]
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