After Junior Witter's meek capitulation at the weekend, the Ingles might have been hoping for some good news.
It's yet to come as another of their fighters, though one far down the pecking order - Barnsley's Lee Noble - suffered a whitewash defeat by Stourbridge's Sam Horton on Monday night.
British and Commonwealth super-featherweight champion Kevin Mitchell will defend his WBO Intercontinental belt at the Boardwalk Hotel in Atlantic City on the 7th June.
How things can change rapidly in the boxing world. Only last year, during a boom time for British boxing in terms of how many world champions we had on these shores, we had seven men, no less, who held recognised titles at world level. Now, less than halfway into this year, we are down to just two.
Andrew Lowe, managed, promoted and trained by Carl Greaves is fighting May 31st at The Grove Leisure Centre, Newark against Barnsley's Jonny Musgrave for the third time. This rubber match will decided two things. One, who is the superior fighter, and two, who will be the new British Masters champion at welterweight.
Nottingham’s Carl Froch held up his end of his hometown show’s double header, albeit in easier circumstances as he comfortably despatched the limited but game Polish import and late stand in Albert Rybacki after four one-sided rounds of action.
Junior Witter was dethroned as WBC light-welterweight king by unbeaten American sensation Timothy Bradley via split decision after twelve toe to toe rounds at the Trent FM arena, Nottingham.
It looks like the search for an opponent for John Murray has finally come to fruition with Felix Lora now set to face the unbeaten Manchester based English champion tomorrow night in Nottingham.
Who says lightning doesn’t strike twice? For Mick Hennessy it’s already struck three-times, firstly Denis Inkin pulled out of a WBC super-middleweight eliminator with Carl Froch for a second time and then yesterday John Fewkes was forced to pull out of his English title clash due to gastroenteritis and now as already reported on the site Froch’s replacement opponent Rubin Williams is unable to leave the US due to personal problems.