Competition time. May 18th 2006 by British Boxing BBN have kindly been given two copies of Bob Mee's latest book 'The Heavyweights - The definitive history of the heavyweight title' by the publishers. Read more   Ricky Hatton: “This is the Beginning!” May 11th 2006 by Terry Dooley Through a thirty-eight fight unbeaten streak Britain’s Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton had to endure the slings and arrows of outraged criticism. A British phenomenon with a huge and unblemished record? Must be a mixture of hype and good matchmaking said the naysayers amongst the boxing literati, umpteen defences of Hatton’s largely inconsequential WBU title further evidenced this apparent reticence by the Hitman to take out a contract on a live opponent. Read more   Billy Graham: Preacher of Pugilism May 10th 2006 by Terry Dooley I’d had the phone number for Billy “The Preacher” Graham, trainer of Ricky Hatton, on my mobile for a number of months. I had read the interviews and internet stories about him, about how he was not the type of guy you want to meet in the pub, about how he did not listen and only saw your question as a chance to put his own views across and answer the question he thought you should have asked, which is pretty sound judgement, if someone asks you a silly question just overlook it and give a serious answer to a different question. Read more   Midlands Ex-Boxers Grand HQ Opening Mar 16th 2006 by British Boxing The Midlands Ex-Boxers are having a Grand HQ Opening evening at the Portland Rd Pavilion, Portland Rd, Edgbaston, Birmingham B17 8LB commencing 7:30pm prompt on Thursday 13th April 2006. Read more   Neil Holland's top 20 gym safety tips Mar 9th 2006 by Neil Holland Having established the need in my previous article to underpin all things boxing with the key word safety, and the real need to develop the safety mindset, some readers may appreciate my top twenty tips for safety in the gym. Read more   Calzaghe takes Lacy to school Mar 5th 2006 by Ian McNeilly In one of the greatest performances ever seen in a British ring, WBO super-middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe beat Jeff Lacy on points to take the American's IBF title at Manchester’s MEN Arena. Read more   Safety must come first for all in the sport Feb 27th 2006 by Neil Holland Trainer and former Board Inspector Neil Holland offers an in-depth look into coaching and, in particular, the fact that safety is the paramount concern for all involved in this sport we all love. Read more   Softly softly for young lion Khan Feb 15th 2006 by Neil Holland In his first piece for BritishBoxing.net, Potteries trainer Neil Holland reveals his view that Amir Khan’s handlers are wise to walk their lion with care through the professional jungle... Read more   Win tickets to see Nuumbembe's title eliminator Jan 31st 2006 by British Boxing BritishBoxing.net have been given two ringside tickets for the Commonwealth welterweight title final eliminator between Ali Nuumbembe and Joshua Okine which takes place at the GH Carnall Leisure Centre in Manchester on February 12th. Read more   BBN's An Evening with Magri and Minter Jan 5th 2006 by British Boxing Winters Bar in Chingford, East London will be the venue for the first BBN "Evening with.." on Thursday 9th February at 8pm. Read more   BBN Awards 2005 Jan 5th 2006 by British Boxing The votes are in and we can reveal the winners of the BBN Awards for 2005 Read more   Train at the TKO Gym in Tenerife Dec 6th 2005 by Danny Coyne Fed up with training on these long winter evenings in Britain? Then why not take a look at the promotional video of TKO’s gym in Arona, Tenerife. Read more   Win a copy of the Pocket Rocket's Autobiography Nov 9th 2005 by Kevin Taylor BBN have three copies of the Pocket Rocket Wayne McCullough's new autobiography to give away as prizes in our latest competition. Read more   The court of “Kublai a.k.a. Amir Khan” Nov 7th 2005 by Tom Walker The legendary court of Kublai Khan in Xanadu (Beijing) was the only place to be when it came to pleasure.  Not so now with the advent of Bolton’s rising empire-builder, Amir Khan. Read more   Boxing in football's shadow Nov 6th 2005 by Kerry Duffy The dominance of football on the back pages of our national newspapers continues unabated, regardless of the lacklustre performances, the shameful antics of its players or the continuing and subsequently boring dominance of the top clubs. Read more