Lenny Daws believes he will deserve another crack at the British Title if he beats experienced French based Romanian Mihaita Mutu at the York Hall on Friday, 27th June 2008.
According to the South Wales Argus, Joe Calzaghe has decided to split from long term promoter Frank Warren and be self-managed for what is left of his successful career.
Argentina’s Damian Marchiano has been confirmed as Bernard Dunne’s next opponent when they clash at the Hunky Dorys Fight Night at the National Stadium, Dublin on July 12th.
Sheffield’s John Ibbotson had to bring his A game to the table to edge past Worksop’s Simeon Cover 58-56 on referee Howard Foster’s scorecard after six gruelling sessions at light-heavyweight.
A “Battle of the Midlands” fight that had been anticipated for 2,102,400 minutes (four years) lasted for exactly three minutes and fifty seconds at a packed Wolverhampton Civic Hall last night (Friday June 20).
Budd Schulberg is a 94-year-old American boxing scribe who has penned his views on the fight game for most of those years. His passionate regard for the sport, and the close relationship he has held with those inside the sport, over such a long period, gives him a unique standing among the boxing writers clique.
Bobby Rimmer opened the doors of his boxing academy well over a year ago. During that time there has been plenty of water under his bridge, enough to let the trainer know that if you want to have success training fighters you have to be in it for the long haul.
Michael Gomez has declared himself ‘ready to go to war’ against Commonwealth lightweight champion Amir Khan this Saturday at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham.
Former WBO Cruiserweight champion Enzo Maccarinelli has admitted that he is ‘obsessed’ with regaining his title ahead of his comeback fight on Saturday 19 July.
Finally, almost two months after it was first due to take place and four years after it was first talked about, Birmingham’s Wayne ‘Mad Dog’ Elcock defends his British middleweight title (first defence) against Dudley’s tall, unbeaten and ultra-confident Darren ‘The Black Country Body Snatcher’ McDermott tonight (Friday 20th June).
It’s the fight that every boxing fan in the Midlands has wanted to see since Darren McDermott, only 7-0-1 entering, gatecrashed the domestic top ten with a five-round retirement win over Andy Halder, a former British title challenger and Midland Area middleweight champion, at Dudley Town Hall in 2005.
The massive Birmingham versus Black Country British middleweight title fight between Shard End-based champion Wayne Elcock and undefeated Dudley challenger Darren McDermott has made a last-minute move to the Black Country.
In the build-up and excitement to the biggest all-Midlands clash in recent memory (maybe all-time), the British middleweight title fight between Wayne Elcock (champion) and Darren McDermott on Friday night, BBN’s Midlands correspondent, Tom Podmore, looks at the two middleweights five stand-out wins of their professional careers.