No Place to Hide! No better show to start the season with
Whoever dubbed tonight’s show No Place to Hide could not have got it more right. Steve Wraith, celebrating his sixth anniversary as a promoter, marked the occasion with a belter …
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Chad Ellis / Darlington / Ellis Corrie / Joe Hill / Kris Pilkington / Kyle Redfearn / Lawrence Osueke / Newcastle / Tom Whitfield
Tasty Tyneside derby to headline first North-East show of new season
North-East boxing’s first fight night of the 2018-19 season is looking in great shape. That was the message from Steve Wraith who co-promotes the Saturday, September 8 action at Dunston. …
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World Champion’s career over but Stuart is in North-East boxing’s Hall of fame
Stuart Hall’s retirement from the ring has brought an outpouring of tributes from far and wide. And rightly so. The man who brought sporting glory to Darlington had to quit, …
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Stuart Hall-Gavin McDonnell: Challenger is ‘proper up’ for WBC clash in Newcastle
Eddie Hearn describes it as a “must-win fight for both men” and the promoter appears to have summed up Gavin McDonnell v Stuart Hall to a T. T for terrific. …
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Troy Williamson, Jack Flatley react to their draw after their Titanic Manchester war
Close but no cigar. That was the story of Troy Williamson’s attempt at making a major breakthrough in the middleweight division on the Tyson Fury undercard. Up against Jack Flatley …
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Troy Williamson to make breakthrough against Jack Flatley on Fury show?
One of the North-East’s top boxing talents takes to the ring tonight for a career-defining fight. Darlington’s Troy Williamson is in Manchester for a domestic dust-up of two of the …
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Basi Razak / Darlington / Ellis Corrie / Greg O'Neil / Luke Cope / Martin Ward / Newcastle / Paul Gidney / Richard O'Neill
Should Basi Razaq have boxed in main event at Darlington? But overall, what a show
Should Basi have boxed or not? Almost 24 hours on from the fight that wasn’t it’s still a hard one to call. Just minutes before Ellis Corrie v Basi Razaq …
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Basi Razak / Chris Burton / Darlington / Ellis Corrie / Greg O'Neil / Hartlepool / Luke Cope / Martin Ward / Richard O'Neill
Great wins for Cope, Downing, O’Neil, Ward and Williamson but no main event
Darlington was treated to a fantastic show which had everything, everything sadly except a main event. Just minutes before North-East derby rivals Ellis Corrie and Basi Razaq were due to …
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Chris Burton makes hometown comeback after six years out of the ring
Chris Burton is back – and it’s a great sight to see. Six years and three months since he last taped up those massive gloves, the Darlington giant, known as …
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Forget the Champions League final, O’Neill v O’Neil is the match not to miss!
Forget the Champions League final, here’s what could be THE match of Saturday night. Punch-lines is talking O’Neill v O’Neil and it will have more shots than Liverpool v Real …
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