Craig Watson has revealed how his parents couldn’t sleep after he lost the British welterweight title to Lee Purdy.

David Haye has never been one to miss an opportunity to taunt Wladimir Klitschko and at the same time publicise their heavyweight unification battle in Hamburg, Germany this weekend. So it was no surprise that the recent E Coli breakout in Germany that claimed 48 lives would eventually be the focus of his taunts.

Earlier this month, at the EBU General Meeting in Dublin, Ireland, the EBU Assembly voted that the Malta Boxing Commission become affiliated to the European Boxing Union.

Kevin Mitchell has warned John Murray and trainer Joe Gallagher that he will inflict a second defeat on their gym on July 9.

Legendry trainer Manny Steward has hit back at the claims that he wrapped Wladimir Klitschko’s hands illegally before facing American Lamon Brewster in 2007.

Nathan Reeve takes a massive step up in class in front of his Northampton fans on Saturday night when he shares top billing on a four-fight show at the Park Inn Hotel.

IBF/WBO and IBO champion Wladimir Klitschko has promised make David Haye his 50th knockout victim when the pair clash in a heavyweight unification battle at Imtech Arena in Hamburg, Germany on Saturday(July 2) night.

Gavin Rees will defend his European Lightweight title against Liverpool’s Derry Mathews on July 23 at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff.

Former undisputed world heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis has warned David Haye that he will have to be at his elusive best if he is to defeat Wladimir Kitschko in Hamburg, Germany on Saturday night.

Scott Quigg’s showdown against Franklin Varela next month will be a WBA world title eliminator.

Kell Brook came through the biggest test of his career with flying colours after claiming an impressive points victory over Lovemore N’dou in Sheffield.

By Lwazi Ndzobongo: Phumzile Matyila retained hi SA Bantamweight Title by beating Cleutus Mbele via ninth round stoppage on Saturday night.

By Andrew Wake: Sheffield’s undefeated Kell Brook aims to do something the world’s best have been unable to when he tackles tough veteran Lovemore N’dou this weekend.

Patrick Hyland will look to stretch his and capture the WBF featherweight title in the process when he takes on Philippe Frenois at the National Stadium in Dublin this Saturday.

Wayne Reed faces former WBC super middleweight Champion Robin Reid at the Hillsborough Leisure Centre on Saturday – and says he’ll end the 40 year-old’s career at the sold-out show.

By Matthew Hurley: The upcoming heavyweight title bout between Wladimir Klitschko and David Haye has achieved something unexpected – it has garnered significant interest in a match up between two big men. It’s been quite some time since anyone outside of the Klitschko family and European fanbase has gotten jazzed about a Dr. Steelhammer title defense. Blame that on an American bias,

Craig Watson has stoked the flames ahead of his British welterweight championship rematch against Lee Purdy telling the Essex man: “You’re not that good.”

Kell Brook will face Lovemore N’dou in front of a packed crowd at the Hillsborough Leisure Centre on Saturday (June 25) with promoters Matchroom Sport confirming the 888poker.com-sponsored show is a sell-out.

Former British and European lightwieght champion Graham Earl has released a statement regarding the cancellation of his rematch with Australian Michael Katsidis.

When Matthew Macklin challenges Felix Sturm for the WBA middleweight title at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany on Saturday night he will take both encouragement and inspiration from his old mate David Haye.

By Tom Gray: The WBO Super Featherweight Champion, Ricky Burns, is immersed in hard training for his third title defence against London’s Nicky Cook. The Scots star will meet the experienced challenger at Liverpool’s Echo Arena on July 16th in what will mark his first venture away from home as world champion.

Despite his painful 12th round stoppage defeat at the hands of Saul Avarez in Mexico last weekend, European junior-middleweight champ Ryan Rhodes has declared he will fight on.

Anthony Crolla, Joe Murray and Martin Murray have signed contract extensions with Hatton Promotions.

By Tom Gray: Edinburgh’s Gary MacMillan scored an impressive seventh round stoppage over Cumbria’s Martyn King at the Glasgow Thistle Hotel on Friday night and retained his British Master’s welterweight title.

Martin Murray will weigh 3lb more than British middleweight title rival Nick Blackwell at Wigan’s Robin Park Arena tomorrow night (Saturday)

Dave ‘Rocky’ Ryan’s camp reckon Darren ‘Skinny Legs’ Hamilton needs a new crystal ball after reading his prediction of this weekend’s battle of the champions in Bethnal Green on SecondsOut.

Kevin Mitchell has promised to ‘Smash’ John Murray ’to bits’ when they face each other for the vacant WBO Inter-Continental lightweight title at the ExCel Arena in London’s Dockland on July 9.

James DeGale says he is ready to move on after suffering a career first defeat against bitter rival George Groves last month.

Former two weight world champion Ricky Hatton, the promoter of Ryan Rhodes, has backed his fighter to upset the odds and defeat Saul Alvarez in Mexico City on Saturday night.

Promoter Eddie Hearn believes European champion Darren Barker has the ability to pull off the shock of the year when he challenges undisputed world middleweight champion Sergio Martinez in the USA on October 1.

WBA Heavyweight Champion David Haye, bit back with venom in response to the recent mutterings of WBO, IBF & IBO Heavyweight titleholder Wladimir Klitschko.

Nicky Blackwell admits being a nervous wreck will help end Martin Murray’s world title aspirations this weekend.

WBA heavyweight champ David Haye knows if he is to defeat IBF/WBO and IBO titleholder Wladimir Klitschko on July 2, he is going to have engage the German based Ukrainian in a ‘Dogfight’.

European middleweight champion Darren Barker has revealed via his Twitter account that terms have been agreed for him to challenge undisputed champ Sergio Martinez.

Wladimir Klitschko firmly believes David Haye will buckle under the pressure when the bitter rivals finally clash in a heavyweight unification battle in front of 50,000 boxing fans in Hamburg, Germany on July 3.

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Aberdeen’s Lee McAllister became the first Scotsman to hold two Commonwealth titles simultaneously at the Beach Ballroom in Aberdeen, Scotland on Saturday(June 11), when he claimed the light-welterweight crown.

Martin Murray has told arch domestic rival Darren Barker to prove himself as the best in Britain before taking on the world’s best.

Martin Murray this weekend faces a triple title tear up against a mystery man who has never lost a fight.

The negotiations have settled, the social media battles are raging and on Saturday, July 23, two of boxing’s best junior welterweights will step into the ring to unify the 140-pound weight division

Unbeaten heavyweight prospects David Price and Tom Dallas will face each other in British title eliminator at the Liverpool Olympia on Saturday night (June 11).

Emmanuel Steward has warned Wladimir Klitschko that he faces the sternest test of his career when he defends his IBF/WBO and IBO heavyweight crowns against WBA titleholder David on July 2.

Martin Murray will not be taking underdog Nick Blackwell lightly in next week’s vacant British middleweight title clash.

By Dewi Powell at ringside: As Gavin Rees won the European lightweight crown at the Cardiff International Arena – the venue of his 2007 world title win, promoters Matchroom put on an under-card which had something for everyone.

An unexpected twist at the Prizefighter - Welterweights II draw sees Colin Lynes and Bobby Gladman meeting in the quarter final of the Matchroom Sports promoted Prizefighter - Welterweights II,tournament at York Hall in Bethnal Green, London June 7.

In This Corner TV’s. James ‘Smitty’ previews this weekend’s big Super-middleweight title clash between WBC champion Carl Froch and American challenger Glen Johnson.

Michael Katsidis and Graham Earl are set to rematch in Queensland, Australia in August, five years after they first fought in what most experts highlighted as their fight of the year.

Martin Murray fears his hopes of winning a Lonsdale Belt outright will be crushed because of his desire to meet the world’s top middleweights.

Jerry Glick reporting: Carl Froch looked as fit as any fighter that this reporter has seen. He was trim with no visible fat. He worked out for the media but as compared with other similar sessions, with other top pros, he did as little as possible, but one thing shined through, he was fast and punched with combinations that were straight and hard when he shadow boxed in the ring at Mendez Boxing on 5th Avenue

Nick ‘Bang Bang’ Blackwell is ready for the toughest night of his life in Wigan later this month – and plans another to celebrate winning the British middleweight championship.

By Tom Gray: Kris Carslaw tops the bill at the Kevin Hall on Friday night with the second defence of his British Masters light-middleweight title. The Paisley resident will be looking to win his fourteenth straight professional contest when he takes on Birmingham’s Dee Mitchell.

It could be a huge European weekend for two Andy Murrays with the high-profile Tennis star gunning for Grand Slam glory in the French Open, and the quiet unbeaten Irish boxer taking on Gavin Rees for the vacant European Lightweight title in Cardiff this Saturday.

By Tom Gray: In yet another case of drug accusations the former WBC welterweight champion, Andre Berto, has suggested that Victor Ortiz dabbled in performance enhancing drugs prior to their classic encounter this past April.

Minster, Kent’s exciting Light Heavyweight prospect Dan ‘Woody’ Woodgate is set for his fifth professional outing, at the Olivia Goodwin Main Events promoted ‘Search & Destroy’ event at York Hall in Bethnal Green, London on Saturday 4th June 2011.

After the sell-out success of their ‘Double Trouble’ title show, Mitchell Promotions have announced another date for boxing fans.

WBC super-middleweight champion Carl Froch is so annoyed at missing out on seeing his young son walk for the first time that he is determined to take out his frustration on Glen Johnson.

British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion Dereck Chisora and mandatory challenger Tyson Fury took part in a London press conference today to officially announce their domestic showdown at Wembley Arena on July 23.

According to ESPN.com Amir Khan and Zb Judah will clash in a unification battle in Las Vegas on July 23. Khan will put his WBA junior welterweight title on the while Judah will throw his IBF crown into the mix.

Breidis Prescott, the only man to have defeated Amir Khan, has accused the WBA junior-welterweight champ of running scared.

By Gianluca (Rio) Di Caro: Last WBO Super Featherweight champ Ricky Burns is set to defend his title for the third time against Englishman Nicky Cook at the Echo Arena in Liverpool on the 16th July.

By Gianluca (Rio) Di Caro During his half a century in boxing Jimmy Tibbs has done it all, a highlydecorated amateur and professional boxer, manager and promoter.

By Andrew Wake: Blackburn’s unbeaten welterweight prospect Ali Shah is waiting by the phone. The 24-year-old has been inactive for more than a year due to managerial issues but is now ready to take the domestic scene by storm, provided he’s given the opportunity.

Undefeated heavyweight prospect Tyson Fury has broken his silence about the explosive bust up he had with British heavyweight champion Dereck Chisora in Manchester last weekend.

Earlier today the internet was buzzing with the news of a possible Graham Earl-Michael Katsidis rematch.

Frankie Gavin will make the first defence of his WBO Inter-Continental welterweight title against former pro soccer player Curtis Woodhouse.

Hatton Promotions are planning non-stop boxing this summer with three boxing shows, proving they are Britain’s busiest promoters.

Richard Schaefer, the promoter of Amir Khan, has confirmed that former IBF featherweight champion Guerrero is on a short list of two to face the WBA junior-featherweight titleholder on July 23.

Former WBO cruiserweight champ Ola Afolabi will face former European titleholder in Hamburg, Germany on July 2

Mikkel “The Viking Warrior’’ Kessler will return to the ring for the first time in 14 months when he faces Mehdi Bouadla at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, Denmark on June.

Colin Lynes is aiming to go one step further in his second appearance in Prizefighter – and hopes to take out Junior Witter on his way to glory on June 7 at York Hall, Bethnal Green.

Tony Jeffries has thrown down a challenge to new British and Commonwealth super-middleweight champion George Groves.

Craig Watson has landed an immediate British welterweight title rematch against Lee Purdy.

Promoter Frank Warren wants to match new WBO light-heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly with legend of the ring Bernard Hopkins.

By Andrew Wake: Clitheroe super-middleweight Luke Blackledge admits he’s still a work in progress but that isn’t preventing him from dreaming of world titles.

Punching machine Matt Hainy is taking the ‘Rocky’ road to the top.

James DeGale is demanding an immediate rematch with bitter rival George Groves after Grovesl out-pointed him via 12 round majority decision in London on Saturday night.

Hennessy Sports have announced that Wembley Arena will be the venue for the eagerly awaited domestic clash between Heavyweight prospect Tyson Fury and current champion Dereck Chisora for the British Heavyweight Championship on Saturday 23rd July.

Nick ‘Bang Bang’ Blackwell is ready for the toughest night of his life in Wigan next month

British cruiserweight champion Rob Norton has drawn up a hit list of potential opponents.

Anthony Crolla attempts to continue his climb up world lightweight rankings next month.

Unbeaten prospect Frankie Gavin blamed his poor showing against Young Mutley at the O2 Arena Saturday night on being unwell earlier this week.

Welshman Nathan Cleverly rounded off a highly frustrating week by stopping late replacement Aleksy Kuziemski in the fourth round at the O2 Arena in London on Saturday night.

George Groves out-pointed fellow Londoner James DeGale via 12 round majority decision at the 02 Arena in London on Saturday night to become British super-middleweight champion. Groves already owns the Commonwealth title.

By Tom Gray: William “Stainless” Steel scored a shut-out over Danny Dontchev at the Ravenscraig Sports Centre in Motherwell on Friday night over eight two minute rounds. The event was promoted by Paul Graham’s Prospect Boxing.

By Clive Bernath; James DeGale has a burning desire to avenge a defeat to bitter rival George Groves at the 02 Arena in London on Saturday night The 25 year-old, who struck Gold for Great Britain at the Beijing Olympics in 2008, lost a controversial points decision to Groves in an amateur bout six years ago and has been desperate for revenge ever since.

James DeGale and George Groves both scaled within the super-middleweight limit earlier this afternoon ahead of their British and Commonwealth title battle at the 02 Arena in London on Saturday evening.

Welshman Nathan Cleverly will now face Aleksy Kuziemski for the WBO light-heavyweight title at the 02 Arena in London on Saturday night after second choice opponent Tony Bellow failed to make the weight.

Matthew Macklin raised eyebrows amongst the German media yesterday when he came face to face with Felix Sturm at their press conference in Cologne.

Gavin Rees says his dream of becoming a two-weight World champion will begin with victory against Irishman Andy Murray in their June 4 fight for the vacant European Lightweight title in Cardiff.

British super-middleweight champion James DeGale has warned bitter local rival George Groves that jf he comes to fight toe to toe the fight will not last long.

Liverpool’s Tony Bellew has stepped in to face Welshman Nathan Cleverly for the full blown WBO light-heavyweight title at the O2 Arena in London on Saturday night.

Over the last 20 years, promoter and manager Philippe Fondu has pretty much been solely responsible for providing some of the best eastern European boxing talent to promoters throughout Europe and the USA.

Promoter Frank Warren today announced that WBO Light Heavyweight Champion Jurgen Braehmar has withdrawn from his fight with Nathan Cleverley, scheduled for the O2 Arena in London on Saturday.

After a memorable year for Coatbridge boxer Ricky Burns ,he is to be honoured on the next Prospect Boxing show at Ravenscraig Sports Facility on Friday May 20th.

World top 10 ranked Irish middleweight Andy Lee will be in action again against Alex ‘The Technician ‘ Bunema this Wednesday evening (May 18) at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois, United USA.