Boxing North East
Keep June free in your diary. Eddie Hearn is bringing big-time boxing to Newcastle, starring the city’s British champion, Lewis Ritson, and the man tipped to be Sunderland’s first world …
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Quality defeated quantity when Steve Wraith staged his first show of 2018, headlined by Paul Gidney’s comeback. The South Shields fighter edged out former Scotland title challenger Scott McCormark in …
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Ruthless Lewis Ritson needed less than two minutes to retain his British lightweight title in his maiden defence against Joe Murray. The 24-year-old downed the challenger twice in the opening …
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Jordan Ellison has done it again by going on the road and upsetting the hometown hero. The 22-year-old won the British Promoters Challenge belt with a magnificent triumph over Luke …
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Lewis Ritson will not be fazed by boxing on away territory in the maiden defence of his British lightweight championship. While the 24-year-old will be in the home corner on …
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Hartlepool’s Mayfair JD Sports Domes will open another chapter in its history when it stages the Junior ABA quarter-finals on Sunday (start 1pm). The state-of-the-art Seaton Carew sporting facility has …
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Inspired Luke McCormack is looking for another night of Great Britain boxing magic. The North-East fighter has been named in the British Lionhearts team to tackle Italia Thunder in the …
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Katie Taylor v Natasha Jonas. It’s a fight the boxing world would love to see. But one half of that potential match-up insists that the sporting queen of Ireland does …
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Joe Murray is going to “have to be something special” to remove Lewis Ritson as British champion. So says the man who knows the lightweight king best – trainer AND …
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Lewis Ritson believes his British title confrontation with Scott Cardle WILL happen – but is focused on his maiden defence against Joe Murray. The British lightweight champion has a tough …
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