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Sheffield based pair Adam Etches and Scott Jenkins have done their bit for charity by selling out the dinner show they fight on later this month.
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Alex Arthur has confirmed that he is not seeking a rematch with fellow Scotsman and newly crowned WBO interim lightweight champion Ricky Burns and will now officially move up to the light-welterweight division.
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Paul Truscott isn’t short of confidence, boasting that few British rivals can match his skills.
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Undefeated American light heavyweight prospect Lionell“Lonnie B” Thompson will make his British boxing debut November 12
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Gary Buckland has suffered a muscle injury and been forced to withdraw from him his British super-featherweight title defence against Paul Truscott in Newport on Saturday November 26.
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Ricky Hatton has warned his boxer Denton Vassell that he faces the hardest fight of his career this weekend.
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By Andrew Wake at ringside: Mexborough prospect Stuart Brookes put three years of inactivity behind him at the Doncaster Dome on Friday night by outboxing Steve Spence over six rounds.
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Ricky Burns and Michael Katsidis both weighed in bang on the 135 lbs limit ahead of their WBO interim lightweight title clash at Wembley Arena in London on Saturday night.
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By Andrew Wake: When many young boxers are asked why they’d decided to try their hand at the pro game, the majority say didn’t like the amateurs but Adam Dingsdale is different.
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Premier Men’s magazine GQ will film exclusive training footage with Carl Froch this Friday(Nov 4).
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Aussie brawler Sam Colomban believes Denton Vassell will not match his hunger when they collide next week.
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By Andrew Wake: Gavin McDonnell admits that if it wasn’t for the title winning exploits of his twin brother he would never have regained his love of boxing.
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Larry Olubamiwo has pulled out of his heavyweight clash with Derek Chisora at the Wembley Arena in London on Saturday night.
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Ricky Hatton admits he will be nervous before he starts his new career as a trainer at Oldham Leisure Centre on Saturday November 12.
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By Daley James Francis: Australia’s blood-and-guts warrior Michael Katsidis is hoping to make it 3-0 on British soil as he returns to the UK to face Scotland’s Ricky Burns at Wembley Arena in London on Saturday (NoV 5).
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Matty Askin is in a rush to challenge new British cruiserweight champion Leon Williams.
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By Ryan Waugh: Another successful and competitive Prizefighter was held at York Hall, Bethnal Green last Saturday evening and the tournament with a difference continues to grow.
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After reading yesterday’s reports from Sauerland Events regarding comments made about Alexander Povetkin, British and Commonwealth Heavyweight champion Tyson Fury would like to set the record straight.
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WBC super-middleweight champion Carl Froch hopes the delay in Facing Andre Ward in the final of the Super Six tournament will work in his favour.
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Derek Chisora has vowed to get his career back on track by beating fellow Londoner Larry Olubamiwo at Wembley Arena on Saturday night.
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The venue for Rendall Munroe’s next fight has again been switched and will now take place in Newport South Wales 26 November.
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Denton Vasell’s camp insist they will give Lee Purdy a rematch and beat him for the second time.
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By Andrew Wake: Doncaster bantamweight Connor Nixon intends to fight more like Floyd Mayweather than Arturo Gatti when he kicks off his professional boxing career in his home town next Friday night.
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WBA Heavyweight Champion Alexander Povetkin has laughed off the comments from Tyson Fury, who most recently claimed he was ready to “take Povetkin out.”
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By Ciaran Gibbons at ringside: In an all Welsh clash Newport’s Lee Churcher won the British masters middleweight title at the Newport Centre in Wales on Saturday night.
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By Ryan Waugh at ringside: Choi Tseveenpurev used his 40 years of experience to his advantage at the York Hall on Saturday night as he took home the Prizefighter trophy after defeating Manchester’s Rhys Roberts in the featherweight final.
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French knockout artist Anne Sophie Mathis plans to make a major statement December 2, fighting outside of Europe for the first time, against American favorite Holly Holm
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French southpaw Frank Horta forced late substitute Dean Byrne to retire in the eighth round of their main event bout at Bowlers Exhibition Centre in Manchester on Friday night.
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Lee Jennings plans to prove the old adage that ‘records are just for DJs’ when he aims for glory in the Prizefighter Featherweights tournament in London tomorrow night.
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Martin Murray will have the Army fighting his corner when he challenges WBA super world middleweight champion Felix Sturm in December.
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Tickets for “Capital Showdown: Khan vs. Peterson” go on sale Friday(Oct. 28) at 10:00 a.m. ET.
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David Haye officially retired on his 31st birthday earlier this month but has admitted that he could be tempted back if either Wladimir Klitschko or older brother Vitali make him a decent enough offer.
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Hatton Promotions latest major champion Scott Quigg is still basking in the adulation of his brilliant British super-bantamweight title win.
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Frankie Gavin has pulled out of his fight with Franck Haroche Horta at Bowlers night club in Manchester on Friday night.
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PJ Rowson, the manager of Rob Norton, is to appeal his fighter’s 12 round split decision loss to Leon Williams last Friday in which Norton was relieved of his British cruiserweight crown.
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Former WBO cruserweight champ Enzo Maccarinelli is set to fight again on November 11.
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New promotional company Assassin Promotions will stage the clash for the Vacant Irish Light Heavyweight Title between Michael Sweeney and John Waldron on 19th November at Galway’s Leisureland in Salthill.
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Hatton Promotions have showed their ambition again by signing unbeaten prospects Craig Bunn and Kallum De’ath to promotional agreements.
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Choi Tseveenpurev is one of the favourites for Saturday night’s Prizefighter Featherweight tournament live on Sky Sports – but two of his rivals believe he is too old to lift the trophy.
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Following the healthy response to his latest event promoter Mickey Helliet has inked a deal which will mean the next instalment of his ‘Hellraiser Fight Night’ series will be screened live across Europe.
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Troy James revealed that former manager Barry McGuigan convinced him to lay his unbeaten record on the line and enter the Prizefighter Featherweights tournament on Saturday, live on Sky Sports.
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Unbeaten welterweight prospect Frankie Gavin has planned a busy schedule for himself. First he has targeted former world champion Junior Witter folllwed by a crack at the world title.
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By Ryan Waugh: Cancer Research was the hands down winners last night at the 02 Arena when a charity boxing bash raised thousands of pounds for the dedicated cause.
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Leon Williams scored a 12 round split decision win over champion Rob Norton to claim the British cruiserweight title at the York Hall In Bethnal Green on Friday night.
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George Grove 13-0 is fully focussed on his British and Commonwealth super-middleweight title match-up with rival Paul Smith.
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Katie Taylor is just one win away from winning her fifth European title in-a-row following a convincing victory over Helena Falk in Rotterdam today.
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According to WBA light-welterweight champ Amir Khan there seems to be some tension between Manny Pacquiao’s camp and his own.
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Denton Vassell will make the second defence of his Commonwealth welterweight title against Australian Samuel Colomban at Oldham Sports Centre on Saturday November 12.
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Rhys Roberts says that beating Choi in the final of the Prizefighter Featherweights tournament live on Sky Sports 1 and HD1 on Saturday 29 October will put him on the boxing map in Britain.
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Gary Buckland will make the first defence of his British super-featherweight title against Paul Truscott at Newport Centre on Saturday November 26.
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By Ryan Waugh: The Dale Youth Amateur Boxing Club shows no sings of relenting in pursuing its goal of producing exciting amateur and professional champions.
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By Andrew Wake: James DeGale had to come through some stormy moments to win the European super-middleweight title against tough Pole Piotr Wilczewski in Liverpool on Saturday night.
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Matchroom Sport are delighted to announce that promising Birmingham fighters Ryan Aston and Tommy Ghent have signed promotional deals.
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Boxing fans will get an opportunity to judge the World title prospects of Irish based Cuban, Alexei Collado Friday(Oct 14) night when he takes on Venezuelan, Franklin Varela at the Beachcomer Club in Humberston, Cleethorpes, England. The entire boxing card will be streamed live and for free on Hatton Tv’s Youtube channel .
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Former WBO featherweight champion Scott Harrison has failed to regain his boxing licence.
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A bitter, ongoing feud for the past year promises to finally erupt November 12 when a pair of 16-0 heavyweights, Tyson Fury and Neven “No Surrender” Pajkic, put their perfect records on the line
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Usman Ahmed says the infamous video of his knockout on YouTube means he’s the biggest name in tomorrow night’s Prizefighter Super Flyweights tournament.
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WBO light-heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly may well have a degree in Mathematics but bitter rival Tony Bellow insists his boxing skills just do not add up.
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Jamie Speight wants to be like John Wayne – a western star. Few boxers from the south west area of the country have garnered championship success in the squared circle.
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The Mongolian Warrior Choi Tseveenpurev hopes it will be second time lucky when he takes part in Prizefighter for the second time as the Featherweights hit York Hall, Bethnal Green on October 29, live on Sky Sports.
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Matthew Macklin says he’s determined to be the man to end Sergio "Maravilla" Martinez’s reign as World Middleweight Champion.
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check out all the weekend boxing results from around Britain
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Check all the quotes from Amir Khan and Lamont Peterson following during their press conference in Washington DC on Friday.
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By Ryan Waugh at ringside: York Hall was sold out on Friday night for the latest Spencer Fearon and Ciaran Baynes show and the five lively contests didn’t fail to impress.
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Andrew Selby and Luke Campbell won silver medals after being beaten in their finals at the World Amateur Boxing Championships in Baku on Friday.
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Kell Brook faces Rafal Jackiewicz in a World title eliminator at the Ponds Forge International Arena in Sheffield tomorrow night and says he’s ready to fight for a World title.
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Hatton Promotions will stage two top quality Championship cards in November.
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A number of prominent British Boxing Board of Control licence holders attended a special general meeting with the management of the BBBOC on Wednesday at the Arden Hotel Bickenhall in Solihull, West Midlands.
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Former British super-middleweight champion James DeGale believes bitter rival George Groves could come unstuck if he underestimates his next opponent, Paul Smith.
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Super-Flyweight title holders Lee Haskins and Craig Lyon say they know that there is a target on their chests as they enter the Prizefighter Super-Flyweight tournament on Wednesday, 12th October.
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John Joe Nevin will be taking home at least a bronze medal from the 2011 AIBA World Championships following a quarter-final win in Baku, Azerbaijan today.
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Kell Brook’s World title eliminator with Rafal Jackiewicz at the Ponds Forge International Arena in Sheffield on Saturday night is a complete sell-out.
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Ireland will have at least three boxers at the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
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By Ryan Waugh: Haroon Khan is still hoping to make next year’s Pakistan Olympic boxing team and has filed an appeal against his ban from the International Boxing Association.
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By Ryan Waugh: Amir Khan will defend both his WBA and IBF light-welterweight titles when he clashes with Lamont Havoc Peterson in Washington DC on December the 10th.
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Kell Brook faces Rafal Jackiewicz in a World title eliminator at the Ponds Forge International Sports Centre on Saturday night in Sheffield.
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Ashley Theophane has revealed that the opportunity to work with Ricky Hatton persuaded him to join Hatton Promotions.
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Luke Campbell and Thomas Stalker have become the first British boxers to qualify for next year’s Olympic Games in London.
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Pound for pound top five boxer Sergio Martinez had nothing but praise for opponent Darren Barker after knocking him out in the 11th round of their world middleweight title clash in Atlantic City on Saturday night.
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By Gianluca Di Caro: Choijiljavyn Tseveenpürev, better known to British fans simply as ‘Choi’, is set to face WBC Asia Champion Bandung Patavikorngym on the Hard Knock Boxing Promotions ‘This is Hard Knocks’ event at York Hall in London this coming Friday night.
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Darren Barker has thanked fight fans for the ‘overwhelming response’ after his performance in his fight with world middleweight king Sergio Martinez in Atlantic City on Saturday night.
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Former world middlweight title challenger Matt Macklin believes he has the beating of Sergio Martinez.
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Unbeaten prospect Frankie Gavin will defend his WBO Intercontinental welterweight title against Frenchman Frank Haroche Horta in Manchester on October 28.
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Former WBO featherweight champion Scott Harrison could return to action as early as November after getting the ok to box again.
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Check out all the weekend boxing results from around the UK
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By Jason Pribila, ringside in Atlantic City:Middleweight champion, Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez returned to the ring in the building that vaulted him to the 2010 Fighter of the Year, and up to number three on the Pound for Pound list. His opponent, Darren Barker, crossed the pond as an anonymous challenger with a perfect record.
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Liam Walsh dragged himself off the canvas to retain his Commonwealth Super-Featherweight title against Scotland’s Paul Appleby at York Hall in London on Friday night.
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Gavin Rees says he is in perfect shape as he prepares to defend his European Lightweight title against Derry Mathews at the Newport Centre tomorrow night, live on Sky Sports.
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By Andrew Wake: Liverpool’s John Donnelly is ready to jump back into the title picture after he’s returned to the ring later this year.
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Ricky Burns feels he will be stronger once he moves up to lightweight.
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Gavin Rees says he is hungrier than ever as he faces Derry Mathews in his first defence of the European Lightweight title on Saturday night at the Newport Centre in Newport,Wales.
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By Andrew Wake: Unbeaten middleweight Stuart Brookes is determined to win the British title and dedicate it to the memory of his brother Scott.
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The Super Six World Boxing Classic Final between super middleweight world champions Andre Ward and Carl Froch has been rescheduled for Saturday, Dec. 17 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J.
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Streatham’s Leon ‘Solid’ Williams has had a very good week so far.
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British light-welterweight champion Ashley Theophane has signed a three-year promotional deal with Hatton Promotions.
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Promoter Carl Greaves has announced that he will be presenting boxing fans with the opportunity to spend an evening with one of the greatest British boxers of all time.
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