Boxing Links (7-11-11)
Paul Williams gets lucky break over Lara ESPN He was boxing and moving and landing flush shots on Williams at alarming rate. His left hand simply could not miss against the fellow southpaw. If Lara had a little bit more punching power, Williams would have been knocked out inside five or six rounds … See all stories […]
Interview – Kevin Mitchell On This Weekend’s Showdown With John Murray
By Gianluca (Rio) Di Caro At long last the highly anticipated showdown between Dagenham’s ‘Mighty’ Kevin Mitchell and Manchester’s John Murray will finally take place this weekend, albeit in Liverpool and not the ExCel in London which was to originally host this career defining fight. As I am sure most of you are aware the […]
Billy Joe Interview
By Gianluca (Rio) Di Caro Back in May, at the O2 Arena, George Groves and James DeGale may have been the headliner but without doubt the true star of the show was a youngster from Hertfordshire, Billy Joe Saunders. After his sensational performance and second round stoppage of Kevin Hammond it should come as no […]
Ricky Burns Interview – Ricky talks about Nicky Cook, Roman Martinez, Mzonke Fana and more
By Gianluca (Rio) Di Caro Last Friday I was lucky enough to sit down and have a chat with the highly likable WBO Super Featherweight Champion of the World Ricky Burns, who is set to defend his title for the third time against Nicky Cook at the Echo Arena in Liverpool on the 16th July. […]
John Wayne Hibbert Interview
With seriously big names, such as former World Champs Junior Witter and Colin Lynes and former British Champion Kevin McIntyre, grabbing all the headlines in the build up to the highly anticipated Matchroom Sports promoted Prizefighter – Welterweights II, which takes place at York Hall on Tuesday 7th June, I decided to buck the trend […]
Boxing Links (4-20-11)
Date set for Haye-Klitschko boxing showdown CNN International (CNN) — David Haye claims that Wladimir Klitschko will “freeze like an iceberg” when the heavyweight boxing champions finally meet in Hamburg on July 2, after the date and venue was confirmed on Wednesday. The British fighter will put his WBA belt on … See all stories on this topic […]
Michael Grant: Talks Career, His Move to Lightweight, Kevin Mitchell etc.
By Gianluca (Rio) Di Caro Back in the early 2000s there was a real buzz around the British amateur boxing scene, there were some excellent young fighters coming through the ranks with serious championship potential, none more so than a particular pair of teenage buddies from London, Michael Grant and Kevin Mitchell. A month or […]
Interview With Kevin Mitchell
By: Gianluca (Rio) Di Caro 15th May 2010 is a date etched deep in the memory of the tens of thousands of Dagenham’s Kevin Mitchell’s supporters. On that fateful night over twenty four thousand of those partisan fans packed in to Upton Park to watch their all conquering hero, who was firm favourite to clinch […]
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