Boxing North East
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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Back in action and in the North-East too. That’s Pat McCormack who will join Wearside neighbour and former Rio Olympics team-mate, Josh Kelly, on Channel 5’s show in Newcastle on …
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Tommy Ward will be going back to where it all began for him when he boxes at the Stadium of Light. The WBA’s world-number-one-rated featherweight will be the headline attraction …
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Josh Kelly must quell a Tornado if he is to breeze into world contention at his new weight. The Sunderland boxer has been matched with South American middleweight champion Lucas …
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Are you ready to Rumble? North-East boxing’s annual outdoor spectacular is just four Sundays away. Phil Jeffries will stage 12 bouts to celebrate Summer Rumble number 10 at his beloved …
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It would be the mother of Tyne-Wear derbies. The intense rivalry between Newcastle United and Sunderland has long gone cold on the football field but it could be about to …
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