Boxing North East
How does Neil Fannan look at 50? Punch-lines is not talking about the age of the great trainer, though we might pluck up the courage to slip it into the …
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No Josh Taylor? No problem. So says Lewis Ritson who still dreams of a huge night in the middle of St James’s Park as he continues his journey in the …
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Win in style and look good. That is the dream of Lewis Ritson as his big confrontation with former world king Miguel Vasquez looms large. After two postponements of the …
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Boxing News is not recognised as the sport’s bible for nothing, so when it says Lewis Ritson is “stepping up” against Miguel Vazquez then ‘The Sandman’ is indeed stepping up. …
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You can’t accuse Tommy Ward of not putting in the miles. The world-rated super-bantamweight walked 30 miles in full PPE gear in April to raise money for NHS charities, having …
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Lewis Ritson loves thrilling his adoring Geordie fans, but there is one he thing he’d love more than anything – simply to fight again. ‘The Sandman’ gets that chance on …
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Lewis Ritson will come back from the enforced break an even better boxer. That was the view of coach Neil Fannan, who has masterminded the transfer of ‘The Sandman’ to …
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Patience is not a word you would expect to find in the Lewis Ritson dictionary. Just thinking about that ninth-month whirlwind British lightweight championship tour of Manchester (twice), London and …
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Behind closed doors. Three words which strike dread into any boxing promoter or fighter fuelled by a high-octane atmosphere. Lewis Ritson had been preparing for another Newcastle blockbuster when the …
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Sadly, it was inevitable that April 4’s huge event starring Savannah Marshall, Lewis Ritson and Tommy Ward would fall. But Matchroom have announced that the show will go on – …
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