Welcome
to the new and improved BritishBoxing.net website, the Internet’s
definitive home for all things boxing-related in the UK.
BritishBoxing.net (BBN) is the official unofficial online venue
for British Boxing. Already accepted as the authoritative place for
British results, reports and fight records, BBN’s role has
now expanded to help revolutionize the coverage of the sport via
fight webcasting (using your PC as a TV to watch fights).
BBN TV has its own distinct section which
will be host to many small hall shows in the future, bringing you fights that
otherwise wouldn’t
get airtime right to your home via your broadband connection
for as little as £3.50. Go and try the product before you buy – Derek
Williams’ promotion from the Hackney Empire is ready for
you to watch on the site right now for free!
We have an incredible number of boxer records available which date
right back to the beginning of gloved boxing. There are currently
over 66,000 records within our databases – and we are constantly
adding more for you to access.
One of our central aims is to find records of former professional
boxers for relatives and friends. Also, if requested, we can usually
provide more detailed information, like fight reports and photos
etc. After registering with us (easy to do and free too!), the records
of all boxers who have fought since 1985 are free to access.
For fighters between 1946 and 1985 there is a small charge – but
this is reduced depending on the amount of credits you wish to purchase.
For boxers pre-1946, contact us for a quote which will depend on
the amount of research that has to be undertaken. Other sites offer
records, of course – but BBN’s are guaranteed to be accurate.
Site owner and boxing historian Kevin Taylor has every single copy
of Boxing News since 1945 and many from the magazine’s inception
in 1909. Along with his many other volumes of records, our researching
powers are second to none.
Promoters, officials, trainers and managers’ records are showcased
and a particularly interesting page is our Suspensions
List – outlining
the details of all boxers currently suspended from action.
For the fight fan who likes to have access to the latest British
boxing news, you will be pleased to know we have a great team of
writers led by our News Editor, well respected boxing scribe Ian
McNeilly. The editorial team’s diligence and network of contacts
ensures we get plenty of exclusives. BBN are the only new media organisation
to have national press accreditation.
Regular visitors to BBN already know that most of the boxing stories
which make it to the national newspapers and magazines are already
old hat as far as we are concerned. And for those who like to voice
their opinion on the news, an option to post comments on all the
stories is available. If you want to be at the cutting edge of the
British fight scene, you have to come here! Go and check out the
men who bring you all the stories, reports and interviews at the
Team Members section.
Although Britain is still the undoubted central focus
for the site, those who want to check out results and
schedules for Europe and the rest of the world can now do so directly
from
BBN.
Along with a much-enhanced online shop where you can choose from
loads of fight memorabilia such as autographed prints or gloves,
the new BritishBoxing.net experience really will be a one-stop shop
for all your British boxing needs!
If you have any comments/suggestions about the site please feel
free to contact us by
e-mail, phone or by post.
All the staff at BBN hope you become a regular visitor.