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The Speed Bag: Rogan Test for Fury ’0′

Date: 22nd February 2012 at 10:54 am
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Tyson Fury has announced that he will travel to Belfast to fight former heavyweight Commonwealth champion Martin Rogan on April 14. The undefeated Manchester-born fighter vacated his British and Commonwealth straps earlier this month and,despite being unable to secure a deal to fight English champion, David Price, will see this as a chance to prove [...]

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VIDEO: Chisora- Haye Clash at Post-Fight Press Conference

Date: 19th February 2012 at 1:41 pm
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Britian’s Dereck Chisora has been arrested by German police at Munich airport after clashing with former WBA heavyweight champion David Haye at the press conference after Chisora’s defeat to Ukranian Vitali Klitschko on Saturday night. The pair have never been on good terms- Chisora has frequently threatened to ‘slap’ his London rival, however two-weight world [...]

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Decaying Klitschko Retains Title

Date: 19th February 2012 at 1:17 pm
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Vitali Klitschko rode out a storm to defend his WBC heavyweight title in Munich on Saturday night with a points win over Britain’s Dereck Chisora. The fight had been overshadowed by the pre-fight antics of the challenger, Chisora, and the chaotic nature of the events at the Olympiahalle did little to soften a spiteful atmosphere. After [...]

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AS IT HAPPENED: Vitali Klitschko Vs Dereck Chisora

Date: 18th February 2012 at 9:32 pm
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  23.35: And that ends our coverage of tonight’s proceedings. A very strong effort from Dereck Chisora- three defeats in a row now but as Frank Warren says in his post-fight interview- for a man as inexperienced as the London based heavyweight it was a remarkably accomplished performance. David Haye will be very keen to [...]

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VIDEO: Chisora Slaps Vitali At Weigh In

Date: 17th February 2012 at 2:43 pm
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Dereck Chisora has added to his long list of indiscretions by slapping Vitali Klitschko at the weigh in for their WBC heavyweight title fight. Chisora, a massive under dog in the fight, weighed in at 17st 3lb compared to Klitschko who came in at 17st 6lbs but as the two went head to head the Londoner [...]

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Chisora Is Fully Focused As He Rejects Sponsor

Date: 16th February 2012 at 2:06 pm
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Heavyweight title challenger Dereck Chisora has revealed h turned down a company offering him £70k to advertise on the soles of his boots. The Finchley based boxer faces WBC champion Vitali Klitschko this weekend in Munich and goes into the fight a massive under dog. Klitschko has held the title since pummelling Samuel Peter into [...]

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Bute/Froch back on?

Date: 13th February 2012 at 10:34 pm
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Despite earlier failed attempts to make the fight, it appears Lucian Bute may still face Carl Froch. Showtime, who broadcast Bute’s fights across the Atlantic, initially rejected a bout between the two instead preferring to see Bute take on an American challenger. Thus it was thought Froch would thus face Librado Andrade in a homecoming [...]

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Mitchell Chases Burns Night

Date: 12th February 2012 at 5:10 pm
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Kevin Mitchell made his first ring appearance in seven months and in the process raised the possibility of a domestic dust-up with new WBO lightweight champion Ricky Burns in the summer. Mitchell, fighting for the first time since his career saving victory over John Murray last July, outpointed Felix Lora over ten rounds at York [...]

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Amir Khan Finally Gets His Rematch

Date: 10th February 2012 at 12:16 am
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Having continually campaigned since his upset loss in December, Amir Khan will finally get his rematch with Lamont Peterson. Khan lost a close split decision to Peterson in Peterson’s home town of Washington after twice having points deducted by referee Joseph Cooper for pushing, and Team Khan called further foul play when a mystery man in a [...]

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The Speed Bag: Price for Sexton

Date: 9th February 2012 at 2:57 pm
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 Tyson Fury’s decision to vacate the British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles has scuppered the prospect of a match up with fellow undefeated prospect David Price. Fury and Price had appeared on a collision course after the latter obliterated John McDermott inside 75 seconds last month. Price now looks slated to face domestic stalwart Sam Sexton [...]

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