Sam Menzies Rockets towards pro debut
Mal Gates is ready to send the Rocket into orbit. The celebrated South Shields boxing coach is looking forward to seeing ‘The Pocket Rocket’, Sam Menzies, make his long-awaited pro …
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Thomas Essomba will return to the ring for the first time in 12 months when he fights Louis Norman in Leicester. The Sunderland flyweight takes on the Leicestershire prospect over …
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Lewis Ritson will be world champion says boss
Lewis Ritson will go on to be a world champion says excited boss Phil Jeffries. The Sunderland manager of the Newcastle fighter was speaking ahead of his unbeaten star’s maiden …
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Paul Gidney faces tough Scotland test on comeback
Paul Gidney is just weeks away from a return to the boxing ring – and it’s not the contest he bargained for. The all-action South Shields fighter had been lined …
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British champion Tommy Ward to box at home
One of British boxing’s most gifted young champions will be displaying his skills in a North-East ring in March. Tommy Ward, the reigning British super-bantamweight title holder, will box at …
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Jordan Ellison faces unbeaten Luke Gibb for title
Jordan Ellison will start his boxing year with a crack at a title. The 22-year-old takes on unbeaten Kent prospect Luke Gibb for the British Promoters Association Classic Challenge Belt …
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Luke McCormack excited by GB Lionhearts home WSB match
Luke McCormack believes North-East boxing fans are in for a treat when top-class international action comes to Gateshead this month. The European Championship silver medallist is gutted to be missing Britain’s first …
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Glenn Foot “up” for Commonwealth clash with Jason Easton
If the same Glenn Foot who fought Josh Leather turns up, he’ll be the new Commonwealth champion. That was the message from manager Phil Jeffries as his all-action fighter builds …
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Top coach Neil Fannan weighs up retirement
Neil Fannan is winding down his coaching career after almost two decades at the top. The legendary North-East fight figure who has trained a succession of champions in his Hartlepool …
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Josh Kelly set for Anthony Joshua-Joseph Parker Sky PPV spectacular
Josh Kelly looks set to fight on the biggest boxing show on earth. The unbeaten talent is believed to be a candidate for a slot on the world heavyweight unification …
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