Willie Casey returnswith ‘Big Bang’ Eyes Kennedy or Quigg fight
CORK, Ireland (September 19, 2011) – Former European and Prizefighter super bantamweight champion Willie “Big Bang” Casey returned to the ring last Saturday night in Belfast, stopped veteran Daniel Kodjo Sassou in the eighth round of their fight on the Tyson Fury-Nicolai Firtha card in famed King’s Hall. Casey (12-1, 8 KOs), fighting out of Limerick, has now set his […]
Fight Report: Williams Stops Okoth In Fifth, Fowler and Ockuko Impress
By: Gianluca (Rio) Di Caro On Sunday afternoon Miranda Carter and Bruce Baker co-promoted their first event of the new season – Great Expectations – at York Hall in the heart of the East End of London. Surprisingly York Hall wasn’t packed to capacity, perhaps because of the late pullout by British Light Welter Champ […]
THOMAS: PRIZEFIGHTER IS MY VEGAS WORLD TITLE FIGHT
Blackpool fighter takes the final spot at York Hall Light Middleweights II Jeff Thomas has vowed to “do it for the fans” when he enters Prizefighter Light Middleweights II on Thursday 15 September live on Sky Sports. Thomas has landed the final spot in the 20th edition of Matchroom Sport’s eight-man, one night tournaments, with the […]
Peter ‘Kid Chocolate’ Quillin ready to hit curveball out of park
LAS VEGAS (July 21 2011) – Undefeated middleweight prospect Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin may be a prizefighter, rather than a baseball player, but never-the-less the talented Cuban-American plans to hit a curveball out of the park Saturday night in Las Vegas. Coming off of an explosive third-round destruction of former world title challenger Jesse Brinkley […]
Boxing Links (7-14-11)
New Jersey Suspends Judges for Paul Williams vs. Erislandy Lara Scoring Bloody Elbow by Brent Brookhouse on Jul 14, 2011 12:30 PM EDT in Boxing This past Saturday night saw what had been a fantastic weekend for boxing come to a very disappointing end as Paul Williams was awarded a majority decision win in a bout that […]
REES TO FACE MATHEWS IN BATTLE OF BRITAIN
Welshman puts Euro strap on the line as Welsh clash replaces Darren Barker Gavin Rees will defend his European Lightweight title against Liverpool’s Derry Mathews on July 23 at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff. Former WBA World Champion Rees claimed the vacant strap in the same venue against Irishman Andy Murray on June 4 and […]
KELL BROOK’S HOMETOWN SHOW COMPLETELY SOLD-OUT
Full house to see Brook take on Lovemore N’dou on Saturday Kell Brook will face Lovemore N’dou in front of a packed crowd at the Hillsborough Leisure Centre on Saturday (June 25) with promoters Matchroom Sport confirming the 888poker.com-sponsored show is a sell-out. The Steel City show makes it back-to-back sell outs for Matchroom Boxing […]
Prizefighter-Welterweights II Report – The King Is Dead, Long Live The King
By: Gianluca (Rio) Di Caro Last night boxing fans from all over the country converged on York Hall for the season finale of the highly successful, Matchroom Sports promoted, Prizefighter series and boy were they treated to a show full of intrigue, drama, controversy and most importantly plenty of world class action. The bookies had […]
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