The Anthony Crolla—Jorge Linares lightweight world title fight provided the type of top-level action which we see all too rarely nowadays.
Both fighters perfor... Read More...
Jack Arnfield (11st 5lbs 4oz) emerged from his crossroads clash with John Ryder (11st 5lbs 6oz) with a unanimous points decision.
Arnfield is tall and posse... Read More...
Callum Johnson (15-0, 10 KO’s) claimed his first professional title by knocking out Namibian visitor Willbeforce Shihepo (23-9, 17 early).
Johnson (12st 6lbs... Read More...
Conor Benn returned to action with a six rounds points victory over Ross Jameson. Looking trim at 10st 7lbs 9oz, Benn seems to be learning to mix his natural ag... Read More...
British light-heavyweight champion Hosea Burton (12st 8lbs 7oz) kept busy ahead of a proposed title defence against Frank Buglioni by stopping Mexico's Fernando... Read More...
Nathan Wheatley (6-0) outpointed Dan Blackwell (7-57, 1 early) over four hard-fought rounds. Wheatley has been travelling around the gyms of the North West with... Read More...
Lyndon Arthur got his professional career off to a winning start with a win over Andy Neylon at light-heavyweight. Manchester’s Arthur (1-0) cuts a calm, relaxe... Read More...
Marcus Morrison (13-0 10 KO’s) ticked over with a facile first round stoppage of France's Matiouze Royer (15-27-6, 3 early).
Over the past couple of years, ... Read More...
Having spent weeks preparing for a Commonwealth featherweight title defence against Tshifhiwa Munyai, Morecambe’s Isaac Lowe (9st 8oz) was instead handed a six-... Read More...
Rumours are circulating that the long anticipated - and long overdue - rematch between true, lineal heavyweight champion of the world Tyson Fury (25-0, 18 KO’s)... Read More...
It is 18 months since Super featherweight prospect Zelfa Barrett coined the phrase “diamonds in the dirt” to describe a promising but unknown group of b... Read More...
BritishBoxers can confirm that light-welterweight prospect Jack Catterall (15-0, 7 KO’s) and his long-time trainer Lee Beard have parted ways.
Manchester-bas... Read More...
Lee Haskins (34-3, 14 KO’s) emerged from his grudge match with Darlington’s Stuart Hall (20-5, 7 KO’s) with his IBF bantamweight title intact. Haskins (117lbs) ... Read More...
John Riel Casimero (23-3, 15 KO’s) successfully defended his IBF flyweight title with a comprehensive 10th-round stoppage of Essex’s Charlie Edwards (8-1, 3 KO’... Read More...
Martin J. Ward (15-0-2, 8 KO’s) is the new British Super featherweight champion. Ward (129lbs) was able to offset the big punching Andy Townend (129lbs) from th... Read More...
Paul Smith (38-6, 22 KO’s) made his third appearance within the space of four months as he aims to stay sharp ahead of a more meaningful challenge. The two time... Read More...
Conor Benn (4-0, 3 KO’s) kicked off the televised portion of tonight’s huge card at the O2 Arena with a second round stoppage of Joe Ducker.
Ilford’s Benn, ... Read More...
It’s impossible to form a well-rounded opinion of a fighter the first time you lay eyes on them, but sometimes they leave an indelible impression.
The first ti... Read More...
I barely recognised the Bowlers Exhibition Centre.
On Friday night, Kieran Farrell promoted his second professional show and managed to transform the famous Tr... Read More...
I'm just another boxing fan who - having realised the ship had sailed on my own title hopes - decided to try and get closer to my favourite sport.
Initially, I would enjoy snaring interviews with the sports biggest names but, over time, my focus has changed. Although I am always attempting to build new relationships with American fighters, over the past year I have found myself being drawn into the gyms of Manchester, where promising young boxers are plugging away in the hope of making a name for themselves. Watching a boxer win on a Saturday night when you have seen them slaving away in the gym, worrying about selling tickets, and dealing with numerous changes in opponents is the real joy of boxing for me these days.
The Manchester fight scene is booming at the moment and you can usually find me in and around the gyms of the city, attempting - and failing - to keep up with fighters almost half my age.
As well as joining up with www.britishboxers.co.uk, I have been a long term contributor to www.livefight.com and also write for Boxing Monthly magazine. I appear on the BoxNation shows, 'Boxing Matters' and 'A Fight To Remember' and you might also have heard me attempting to describe the action for VIP Boxing.
A combination of good luck and perseverance has led me to the point where I'm fortunate enough to be writing for my favourite magazine, appearing on my favourite television channel and providing content for two of the best websites around.
It isn't hard work if you enjoy it and, after almost six years, the novelty of being involved in the exciting, hilarious and unpredictable world of boxing still hasn't worn off.