Shaun Brown

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Kynoch Promotions Land TV Deal With FightZone
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Kynoch Promotions Land TV Deal With FightZone

It is described as a ‘High Octane Boxing Channel’ and ‘The New Home of British Boxing’. Today Kynoch Promotions announced itself as the latest outfit to team up with FightZone. While conclusive details will not be announced fully until April 30 FightZone is the brainchild of some British boxing promoters, not called Hearn or Warren, […]

Russian Adventure For John Docherty On May 7
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Russian Adventure For John Docherty On May 7

John Docherty has the opportunity to put his career back on track when he fights in Russia on May 7. The Scottish super middleweight (9-1, 7 KOs) will make his debut for new manager Al Siesta (on a Siesta Boxing Promotions show) when he faces Artysh Lopsan in Ekaterinburg over eight rounds. The 2018 Commonwealth […]

Denzel Bentley: For Ghana
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Denzel Bentley: For Ghana

At eight years old Denzel Bentley left English education behind for a two-year period in Ghana which taught him one basic but fundamental quality. Respect. Specifically, how to respect your elders. English school life in the early 2000s was not a walk in the park by any means for Bentley but methods of discipline were […]

George Davey: Patience
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George Davey: Patience

George Davey spent his childhood growing up in Lanzarote. Sun, sand, the ocean, barbecues and always surrounded by good people. Water sports and mountain climbing were just a couple of the activities he would get involved in to pass the time in the picturesque surroundings. The ocean became a close friend, something he could turn […]

Callum Johnson: Bulletproof
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Callum Johnson: Bulletproof

This Saturday night marks another fresh start in the career of Callum Johnson. The 35-year-old light heavyweight will put to bed an absence of over two years which began after he walked through veteran Seanie Monaghan in New York on a Matchroom USA promotion. The show was headlined by Dmitry Bivol defending his WBA 175lb […]

Rylan Charlton: Beaten but unbowed
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Rylan Charlton: Beaten but unbowed

It is an unpleasant and humbling experience to be beaten up by someone.  Out in the big bad world should a stranger or enemy get the better of you in a physical disagreement, leaving you in a bloody mess for whatever reason, then not only are you and your pride battered but some invisible scars […]

Bentley tipping Andrade to thwart Williams
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Bentley tipping Andrade to thwart Williams

British middleweight champion Denzel Bentley is tipping Demetrius Andrade to successfully defend his WBO 160lbs title against Liam Williams on Saturday night. Williams, the WBO mandatory challenger, has been waiting patiently for the opportunity and after months of verbal exchanges the Brit and the American will finally lock horns in a potentially fascinating clash which […]

Jack Bateson: The path to contention
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Jack Bateson: The path to contention

The initial stages of a fighter’s career consist of their debut, gradual moves through the fight distances and then a proving ground, which will demonstrate whether or not they have what it takes to move beyond the infancy stage. There are, of course, unbelievable exceptions to the rule. Individuals who possess off-the-chart abilities that mean […]

Jack Massey: The next step
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Jack Massey: The next step

When it comes to having sparred some of the best fighters in the cruiserweight division Jack Massey has been there and done that. The 28-year-old from Chapel-en-le-Frith has travelled to Spain to spar one-time world title challenger Youri Kalenga, had the headgear on to tackle former WBO title holder Krzysztof Glowacki and in Latvia was […]

Kash Farooq: Full focus
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Kash Farooq: Full focus

The last time Kash Farooq spoke to Boxing Social he had just been watching the 2020 ‘Fight of the Year’ between Jose Zepeda and Ivan Baranchyk. Lately, he has been viewing one of the best fighters of the late 1980s and early 1990s. “I was watching Orlando Canizales,” said Farooq, who is forever studying fighters […]

Eimantas Stanionis: I’ll fight anybody
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Eimantas Stanionis: I’ll fight anybody

Saturday night’s show at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut, has familiar stories popping off the page. The intriguing event to be broadcast on Showtime features highly-touted prospects, a current world champion as well as a former one and the son of a ‘Real Deal’. The betting favourites from the three standout fights – Jaron […]

Nathan Gorman: Aiming for titles, Wardley, but not Adeleye
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Nathan Gorman: Aiming for titles, Wardley, but not Adeleye

Confidence, momentum and happiness. Three features of Nathan Gorman’s life and career which he has been working on since suffering his first defeat two years ago. That night in July 2019 witnessed the steamroller operation of Daniel Dubois carry on in typical brute force. Gorman was knocked down in the third while against the ropes […]