Boxing North East
European Games glory AND a place in Paris. That is the aim of Kiaran Macdonald. The Sunderland boxer is through to the semi-finals in Poland, where victory against Bilal Benamma …
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Kiaran Macdonald has dreamed of boxing at the Olympics ever since he first put on a pair of gloves. He now has the chance to put himself in Pole position …
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Big fights, big names, big everything. That is what is on the mind of Josh Kelly as he gets ever closer to his return in the North-East. The ambitious 29-year-old is …
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Josh Kelly has the chance to move a step closer to a world title shot after it was announced he will face Argentina’s Gabriel Corzo In Newcastle. The Sunderland boxer …
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“I want to fight at the Stadium of Light, that’s my dream.” That was the reaction of Josh Kelly after becoming the British light-middleweight champion following on a Sunderland masterclass …
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Christmas is around the corner and so too is an even bigger cracker: Troy Williamson v Josh Kelly. Just five Fridays from now, two of the North-East’s fighting greats will …
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One of the greatest British fighters of our generation. Eddie Hearn, the author of those nine words, has never knowingly undersold anyone or anything in boxing. But the Matchroom supremo …
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Talk about a fight to get excited about. Troy Williamson v Josh Kelly is as big a confrontation as the North-East has seen. Certainly in this century as the neighbours …
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Neil Fannan knows a thing or two about the Northern Area Championship, so when he talks about Sunday’s title showdown in Sunderland it’s worth listening. Seaham takes on Hartlepool for …
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Brothers in arms are hardly a new phenomenon in boxing. You can reel off countless double acts, no doubt, but three champions from the same home? You might be about …
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