Boxing North East
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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Lewis Ritson has passed his “apprenticeship” and is ready to hit the heights … starting this weekend. The Geordie is relishing the challenge of taking on unbeaten Argentine fighter Jeremias …
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Two Olympians, two brothers, two medals. Those words sum up succinctly and perfectly the McCormack twins, who have not only qualified for the Olympic Games but have done so in …
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Joe Laws, April Hunter and new professional, Cyrus Pattinson, will all have continental opposition when they provide the supporting cast in Newcastle. The North-East trio are on the undercard of …
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Tommy Ward will take his first steps towards world contention at featherweight in Newcastle. The unbeaten Dave Garside and Neil Fannan star takes on Mexican featherweight champion Edy Valencia Mercado …
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Olympic hopefuls Pat and Luke McCormack are about to go drinking … in the last-chance saloon. It’s not just the brilliant Birtley boxing brothers in Paris this week, it’s the …
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“I’m going to bring an exciting style to the pro scene.” That is the confident prediction of top North-East amateur-turned-professional Cyrus Patterson. The 24-year-old has signed a long-term promotional deal …
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Haway the lads! It’s on and it’s going to be big … and noisy. Lewis Ritson, at last, is going to fight in front of his army of fans again …
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Calum French and Kiaran Macdonald are two boxers who have been forced to play the long game. And they are playing it quite beautifully after striking gold at the Algirdas …
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