Boxing North East
Winning the Northern Area title would feel like winning the world championship to me. Those are the words of Jordan Ellison on the eve of his 10-round light-welterweight derby showdown …
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Terence Wilkinson will not overlook Jordan Ellison when the North-East rivals scrap it out for the Northern Area title. The Newcastle fighter starts as hot favourite for the vacant light-welterweight …
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Tommy Ward’s highly-anticipated WBA top 15 showdown with Leonardo Padilla has been postponed. The unbeaten Co Durham talent has suffered a cut in training, putting him out of the Saturday, …
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Get ready for another huge night of boxing. Phil Jeffries is to stage a 10-fight card at Houghton on Saturday, November 13, when Tommy Ward looks to take a major …
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Anth Ornsby lives for boxing – something his opponent at Rainton Arena has in common with him. Ultra-dedicated Anth steps into the ring for the fifth time as a professional …
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Just a week to go! North-East boxing returns on Friday, Sepember 10 when Phil Jeffries stages Joe Maphosa’s eagerly-awaited English super-flyweight title shot. “Smokin’ Joe” will take on Craig Derbyshire …
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Anyone fancy a bit of a New Year’s quiz to get us started? Here’s a question to test your grey matter: Who is the North-East’s most successful professional boxer of …
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Jordan Ellison fights for money and makes no apology for that. Why should he, this is professional boxing. But in the coming months there is every chance the Co Durham …
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Repeat or revenge was the question punch-lines posed last week ahead of Jordan Ellison’s re-match with Colin Day. As it was, it turned out to be neither as the pair …
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Revenge or repeat? That is the question ahead of have-gloves-will-travel Jordan Ellison’s return to Liverpool. The Seaham-born, Hartlepool-trained lightweight clinched a famous victory on his last visit to Merseyside at …
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