Tyrone McKenna got exactly what he wanted in his last fight. A war. ‘The Mighty Celt’ has an undeniable thirst for blood, guts and glory and at Falls Park, Belfast in August the 31-year-old super-lightweight was no longer parched after ...

‘River the boxer’ is how he is known to the people of Coventry.  In time, River Wilson-Bent wants to be known as ‘River the British champion’ and his home football team Coventry City, aka ‘The Sky Blues’...

European bantamweight champion Lee McGregor has a pleasant dilemma on his hands. News broke today that D4G Promotions had won the rights to stage the IBF Bantamweight final eliminator between the Scot and Australia’s two-time world title ...

It was one of the finest performances in a British boxing ring in 2021. Jason Cunningham’s emphatic win over Gamal Yafai, a fight he agreed to at three weeks’ notice, gave the 32-year-old his biggest title to date. The Doncaster ‘...

Saturday night inside the M&S Bank Arena is a moment Troy Williamson has been waiting for in his career. Last April 30 at the York Hall saw the 30-year-old fend off and eventually prove far too powerful for Kieran Smith in their British...

Rylan Charlton enters the final quarter of 2021 as a man reinvigorated and re-energised.  Never a man to shout from the rooftops or blow his own trumpet ‘The Pint-Sized Powerhouse’ sounded like a man full of self-belief and self-as...

He was once described as the “Wonder-kid of Shropshire boxing” by the county’s local paper The Shropshire Star.  The story was published 11 years ago when a then 14-years-old Liam Davies was about to travel to Bulgaria to participate...

While 2021 has not been a hive of fighting activity for Caoimhin Agyarko he has managed to relieve himself of some problems that have taken a weight off his mind.  The exciting and dangerous Belfast middleweight kept his unbeaten recor...

Robbie Davies Jr had reached a stage of his career where the next step was the unknown. A rock to lean on in the shape of manager Neil Marsh was gone after he had amicably parted ways with him. Davies was also without a trainer after he and...

It was the most painful lesson that you could possibly learn.  One night before Valentine’s Day Josh Warrington embarked on a journey through hell inside an empty Wembley Arena against Mauricio Lara. The respective training teams, TV...

When the gloves go on and the ring walk begins that’s when he will feel some butterflies. Fighting in front of 20,000 people in Leeds at Headingley Stadium on Saturday isn’t a daunting prospect for Maxi Hughes. It’s his job, well his ...

It was a tiny social club in the Welsh Valleys. He stood at the entrance soaking up the scene in front of him. This was his first fight. His opponent was wearing shorts belonging to his father. A cloud of smoke hovered over the ring. He was...

Anthony Cacace had considered retiring from boxing when his fight with Lyon Woodstock was postponed in February. Their British title meeting had already been hit by one delay when it’s place on the original Jamel Herring-Carl Frampton bil...

Frank Warren will be Stateside this weekend to watch two of his young talents at Queensberry Promotions make their American debuts. Daniel Dubois and Tommy Fury are in Cleveland ready to make a splash and a statement before Jake Paul contin...

‘I wish I had some fight news for you guys but unfortunately I don’t.’ August 18, 2021, and Otto Wallin had posted on his Instagram page. It’s a frustrating time for the Swedish heavyweight who was once best remembered for his fight...

“It did hurt, I’m not gonna lie to you. I did cry. I think it did hurt my family more than it hurt me.” Christmas 2019 in the Balderas household was a sombre affair. Normally a time of festive cheer, gluttony and happiness, the emotio...

Over the last two weekends the featherweight division has witnessed some changes. Britain’s Leigh Wood caused an upset stopping what was a predicted unstoppable charge of Xu Can in the 12th round of their WBA Regular title fight. It was a...

In 2013, Kid Galahad and Jazza Dickens met for the vacant British super-bantamweight title with the former having too much on the night for his rival. Both men went their separate ways since then and have been on paths which haven’t alway...

The career of Fabio Wardley has been about ticking boxes and one that remains unchecked is fighting Nick Webb. By the end of tomorrow night, the English heavyweight champion (11-0, 10 KOs) will have just done that at Matchroom Fight Camp. T...

Michael Conlan returns to Falls Park, Belfast, tomorrow night almost two years to the day since he beat Diego Ruiz. That night the local hero walked out to sights and sounds that sent goosebumps around the venue and through the television s...

It has taken Lee McGregor just four years and 10 fights to achieve a championship treble which can take double that and more for others.  His fifth fight, in 2018, saw him win the Commonwealth bantamweight title when he halted the underrat...