Paul Appleby, the newly crowned British featherweight champion, is being directed towards a European title shot, when it emerged on Monday that the Tommy Gilmour, the 20-year-old's manager, has already had preliminary discussions with European Boxing Union representatives.
Former British welterweight champion Neil Sinclair failed to wrestle the EU title away from hometown hero Daniele Petrucci on Saturday night, losing a 12 round decision in Rome.
A writer new to BBN, Allan Williams, profiles a very worthy initiative in our sport.
'Fight For Peace' has recently launched in Woolwich, south London. The project was founded by former English amateur boxer Luke Dowdney in 2000 in the Complexo da Mare, a complex of favelas (shantytowns) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Birmingham’s Anthony Hanna reached a personal milestone of a century of professional fights in Scotland last night (June 9) - winning a belt in the process.
Black Country boxing has received a ringing endorsement from Rob Kenney. And the Wolverhampton-born light-middleweight should know with four of his opening seven fights taking place at the area’s top boxing venue – the Wolverhampton Civic Hall.
Former British welterweight champion, Kevin McIntyre, has spoken exclusively to Britishboxing.net about his feelings on being stripped of his title by the regulators of domestic boxing, the British Boxing Board of Control.
Braveheart Promotions have cancelled the show scheduled for Saturday 14th June at Glasgow's SECC. Glasgow’s Willie Limond was set to make the first defence of his IBO Intercontinental lightweight title against Graham Earl, but the Lutonian has damaged the fifth metacarpal on his left hand, leaving him with no option but to withdraw.
Paul Appleby will be a happy young man today, at his tender years he sits on top of the British featherweight pile with the Lonsdale belt after only 12 fights and is undefeated. In doing so he dethroned a quality boxer in John Simpson from Greenock who was looking to make the belt his outright possession.
The show opened with Andrew Ferrans of New Cumnock weighing 11st 12ozs matched with Simon Fleck of Leicester at 11st 10ozs over 6 x 3mins scheduled with Kenny Pringle as the man in the middle.
Kevin McIntyre has been stripped of his British welterweight title after pulling out of the proposed title fight with Kell Brook on the 14th June due to a back injury.
Many young fighters start off with a huge amount of fanfare, these guys are our top prospects, destined to reshape the Boxing map and leave an indelible imprint on out minds.
Unbeaten Nadeem Siddique thinks his upcoming television appearance in Coventry will catapult him towards a shot at the British and Commonwealth titles.
Welsh middleweight boxer Gary Lockett has warned the American public not to underestimate him ahead of his bout against WBC and WBO champion Kelly Pavlik at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City this Saturday.