Sheffield star Ryan Rhodes embarks on his second reign over the British light-middleweight division when he locks horns with Scottish challenger Jamie Coyle on September 20 at the Hillsborough Leisure Centre, screened live and exclusively on Setanta Sports.
Middleweight James Degale lifted the gloom which must have descended on Team GB by outclassing American Shawn Estrada in their round of 16 match by 11-5.
Amir Khan has signed a ‘multi-fight deal’ with Sky Sports and will fight a man even British boxing anoraks will find difficult to recognise – on a Pay Per View event.
Haye repeats Klitschko calls after world rankings surge
Aug 14th 2008 by British Boxing
"Get to the back of the line," were the words of world heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko when former cruiserweight king David ‘The Hayemaker’ Haye called out the giant Ukrainian in London this past April. Four months on, that ‘line’ has now substantially shortened in light of the World Boxing Organisation’s (WBO) decision to hand Haye a number three heavyweight ranking.
Joe Calzaghe has confirmed that he will quit boxing providing he defeats Roy Jones Junior at Madison Square Garden in New York when the pair clash on Saturday 8 November.
After their controversial fight in July, the Board of Control have called for purse bids for a rematch between Danny Williams and John McDermott for the British heavyweight title.
Sparta Boxing Club's owner and promoter Steve Williams put on a part amateur and part professional show in the Plaza de Toros in Benidorm on Tuesday night which captured the imagination of a large crowd of locals and expatriates on a sultry evening with an undisputed and genuine World champion Joe Calzaghe in attendance.
Kevin McIntyre will have the opportunity to win back his British welterweight title when he faces Kell Brook at the Aston Events Centre in Birmingham on October 31.
Sunderland's Tony Jeffries scraped through his light-heavyweight (81kg) round of 16 match against Colombia's Eleider Alvarez, only winning on countback after the contest finished 5-5.