Boxing North East
Talk of the Toon gym O’Tooles is hitting the mark in the world of boxing – and not just because of their international super-signing. Punch-lines exclusively revealed last month how …
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Lewis Ritson will challenge the cream of the light-welterweight scene. So says coach Neil Fannan following the news of his move up a division, having been Britain’s undefeated lightweight champion. …
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Lewis Ritson will still live up to his nickname ‘The Sandman’ in his new division. That is the confident prediction of the coach of the British lightweight champion following the …
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New O’Tooles signing Aleksandr Trifonov’s march towards world glory will have an all-black & white look to it. Punch-lines revealed yesterday how the owner of the Byker gym, Neil Conlon, …
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O’Tooles have pulled off a stunning coup by signing a top world amateur boxer who will be trained in Newcastle by Glenn McCrory. North-East fight figure, Neil Conlon, the man …
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Lewis Ritson’s ‘rehabilitation’ will be tested today when he takes to the ring with a world championship challenger. ‘The Sandman’ is booked in for 10 rounds of sparring with New …
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Lewis Ritson was a notable absentee from the top table in London this week. The British champion missed the media conference which launched Charlie Edwards’ maiden defence of his WBC …
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Lewis Ritson will have to wait a little longer to box again in front of his Geordie public. ‘The Sandman’ will make the fourth defence of his British lightweight title …
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For a man who specialises in early finishes, Joe Laws has one eye on later nights. The ‘Benwell Bomber’ made an explosive entrance into the professional ranks in 2018, with …
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Dynamo Dean Laing is back home after signing for Phil Jeffries. The Tynesider, previously based in Manchester, was a winner in Dunston last November on Steve Wraith’s Christmas Cracker, and …
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