Promoter Eddie Hearn says that talks over a possible Brit blockbuster between welterweight Kell Brook and former jr welterweight champion Amir Khan have begun. The unbeaten Brook faces an IBF welterweight world title eliminator on October 20 against Argentine Hector Saldivia in Sheffield, England, and Khan returns to action on December 15 against Carlos Molina […]
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Ricky Hatton STUNS Boxing World: Ring RETURN Comes On November 24th – British Boxing News


Ricky ‘The Hitman’ Hatton will make his long-awaited comeback to the ring against Vyacheslav Senchenko on November 24. The former two-weight World Champion announced his return to the ring earlier this month and has now booked a matchup with the 35-year-old Ukrainian. Hatton, who has been in strict training for several months, and Senchenko will […]
Ricky Burns SHOCKS Kevin Mitchell by KNOCKOUT – British Boxing News


WBO lightweight champion Ricky Burns (35-2, 10 KOs) retained his title with a fourth round TKO over Kevin Mitchell (33-2, 24 KOs) on Saturday night at the Scottish Exhibition Centre in Glasgow, Scotland. Burns dropped Mitchell twice in round four and the bout was waved off. Time was 2:59. Comebacking former world champion Scott Harrison […]
David Haye, Dereck Chisora, Carl Froch & British Boxing Review


By Donald C. Stewart British boxing will over this weekend and beyond pick itself up and try and show the world that it is worthy of well… something. Last weekend it brought the lights, cameras and even tripods crashing down about the ears of the world media but this weekend it’s mainly domestic rather than […]
David Haye, Dereck Chisora, Carl Froch & British Boxing Review


By Donald C. Stewart British boxing will over this weekend and beyond pick itself up and try and show the world that it is worthy of well… something. Last weekend it brought the lights, cameras and even tripods crashing down about the ears of the world media but this weekend it’s mainly domestic rather than […]
Amir Khan, Carl Froch & More: British Boxing Homecomings


By Donald C. Stewart This last week in the UK, the theme has certainly been homecomings. We all watched in absolute horror as Carl “The Cobra” Froch, 28-2, 20 KO’s, lost the Super Six final to a very clever Andre Ward, 25-0, 13 KO’s. No matter how much we all cry into our hankies, Froch […]
Amir Khan, Carl Froch & More: British Boxing Homecomings


By Donald C. Stewart This last week in the UK, the theme has certainly been homecomings. We all watched in absolute horror as Carl “The Cobra” Froch, 28-2, 20 KO’s, lost the Super Six final to a very clever Andre Ward, 25-0, 13 KO’s. No matter how much we all cry into our hankies, Froch […]
The British Boxing Scene – Tyson Fury, Amir Khan & More


By Donald C. Stewart Over in the UK we had another sad week as we mourned the loss of yet another Heavyweight name, this time it was Smokin Joe Frazier, 32-4-1, 27 KO’s, the man against whom Muhammad Ali, 56-5, 37 KO’s, was measured. His descent from the discovery to death through cancer was swift […]
Erick Ochieng – Ready for a Title – BRITISH BOXING NEWS


Sensational Light Middleweight prospect Erick ‘The Eagle’ Ochieng looks set to challenge for his first Championship title this coming Wednesday, at the Matchroom Sport promoted ‘Battle of Essex’ event at York Hall in Bethnal Green. Late last week Erick’s manager/coach Brian Lawrence was informed that Erick will be fighting for the English Light Middleweight title, […]
British Boxing News: Tyson Fury – Nick Firtha Set for September 17th


Cleveland-based heavyweight Nick “The Stone Man” Firtha (20-8, 8 KOs) has agreed to cross the Atlantic to take on the undefeated British and Commonwealth champion Tyson Fury (15-0, 10 KOs). The fight will take place at Kings Hall in Belfast, Northern Ireland on September 17th. Firtha extended newly crowned WBA heavyweight “regular” champion Alexander Povetkin […]
British Boxing News: Rendall Munroe Back in Action September 24th


Rendall Munroe will be in line for another world title shot inside the next 12 months according to promoter Ricky Hatton. The Leicester southpaw will be back in action in at Sheffield’s Ponds Forge Arena on September 24th against a selected opponent. His non-title ten rounder will be the chief support when Hatton Promotions super-featherweight […]
British Boxing News: Nathan Cleverly – Tony Bellew Face Off on October 15th


Frank Warren today officially announced the long awaited showdown between bitter unbeaten British rivals WBO World light heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly and challenger Tony Bellew for Saturday 15th October at the Liverpool Echo Arena. The rivalry has been building up over the last couple of years and the pair almost fought in May at the […]
British Boxing News: Matthew Hatton Moving up to WELTERWEIGHT


Matthew Hatton will start his campaign towards another world title assault in Blackpool next month when he faces unbeaten Andre Abramenka. The former European welterweight champion will be in action at the world famous Tower Circus on Friday 19th August. It will be Hatton’s first fight since going down on points in a WBC light-middleweight […]
British Boxing News: Prizefighter Returns on September 15th


Prizefighter returns for a new season on September 15 with “Prizefighter: Light-Middleweights II” at York Hall, Bethnal Green, London. No fighters have been announced yet for the 20th edition of Matchroom Sport’s eight-man, one night tournament. For the first time in Prizefighter the draw will be made in the ring on the night before the […]
Michael Katsidis takes on Kevin Mitchell in the UK


Europa Casino Bonus —————————————————————————————————————————- Claim your Titan Bet Bonus By Eoin Redahan Tonight, Michael Katsidis, 26-2, 21 KO’s, faces undefeated Kevin Mitchell, 31-0, 23 KO’s, for the interim WBO world lightweight championship in London’s East End in what threatens to be one of the fights of the year. Katsidis will be looking to remind everyone […]