Boxing North East
Legend is a word bandied about way too often by journalists. But there is no better word to describe the great Brian London, whose funeral took place this week in …
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Another top North-East amateur talent is joining the professional ranks after Georgia O’Connor’s decision to sign for Mark Clauzel. The Gateshead fight figure will manage and train the 21-year-old from …
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Savannah Marshall is “thrilled to be part” of the second instalment of Fight Camp where she will make the second defence of her WBO world middleweight title. The unbeaten Hartlepool …
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Tommy Ward is back. Not that he has ever really been away. But you know what punch-lines means. The 27-year-old won for the 30th occasion as a professional against Mexican …
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Where does Lewis Ritson go from here? It’s the obvious question in the aftermath of the Sandman’s painful IBF final eliminator defeat to Jeremias Ponce in Newcastle. While the question …
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We’ll believe it when we see it, but April Hunter insists it will be beauty before brutality on Saturday night. The Newcastle boxer takes on experienced Hungarian Klaudia Vigh over …
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Back in the “best city in the world” and back doing what he loves. That’s Joe Laws, who will kick off Matchroom’s final show on Sky and their first of …
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Cyrus Pattinson will have the man who knows him inside out guiding his first step – and every step – in the pro game. Renowned Birtley ABC head coach, Graeme …
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Tommy Ward’s first featherweight test should carry the following warning – fighting Mexicans can seriously damage your health. But the unbeaten world-rated Co Durham-born boxer believes he will carry too …
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Lewis Ritson’s Toon Army will act as a spur rather than a scare to IBF rival Jeremias Ponce. The Argentine is in Newcastle where he faces the hometoon hero over …
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