Who fights who on Great North Ruck at Dunston
Forget the Great North Run for now, brace yourself for the Great North Ruck. It’s almost 24 hours from fight night on the southern bank of the Tyne as Steve …
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Lewis Ritson belongs on the big stages ahead of Amir Khan-Samuel Vargas show
These are the places Lewis Ritson belongs. So declared the boss of the unbeaten British lightweight champion just 48 hours from his international bout on the Amir Khan v Samuel …
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Happy anniversary for No Place to Hide promoter Steve Wraith
Happy anniversary, Steve Wraith. The Tyneside fight figure celebrates his ‘sixth birthday in the world of boxing promotion with a a cracker in Dunston on Saturday night. “My first pro …
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Fight fans can get to see more of Lewis Ritson and all the Matchroom stars
Lewis Ritson fans can get to watch ‘The Sandman’ live in Birmingham today after Matchroom unveiled new ways to follow their stars. Matchroom Boxing UK today announced that ex-middleweight world …
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Jay Hughes excited to make MTK debut with Kris Pilkington Dunston derby
Jay Hughes is back and what a stage to make a return. Sixteen months since his last appearance in the ring, the 21-year-old resumes with a derby dust-up with fellow …
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Kris Pilkington-Jay Hughes: Who is your money on for fascinating North-East derby?
Kris Pilkington v Jay Hughes: Who is your money on? This eagerly-anticipated North-East derby at Dunston on Saturday looks too close to call. The pair headline the Steve Wraith and …
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Female numbers increase at O’Tooles as women’s boxing grows
Newcastle boxing could not be in better health. There is no doubting that, but a booming gym is seeing its female boxing numbers grow. O’Tooles only began trading this year …
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Female numbers increase at O’Tooles as women’s boxing grows
Newcastle boxing could not be in better health. There is no doubting that, but a booming gym is seeing its female boxing numbers grow. O’Tooles only began trading this year …
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Chad Ellis / Joe Hill / Kris Pilkington / Kyle Redfearn / Lawrence Osueke / Lewis Ritson / Newcastle
Metro Arena will be good but there is some exciting action to watch first
The North-East is on tenterhooks for the title assaults of Lewis Ritson and Glenn Foot in just six weeks time. Wednesday’s big media conference only served to whet the appetite …
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Lewis Ritson-Francesco Patera: I can handle his power says Belgian challenger
Francesco Patera believes he will “handle” Lewis Ritson’s power when he returns to Newcastle next month for his European title shoot-out. The Belgian will start as the outsider against the …
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