REES CLAIMS PRIZEFIGHTER TITLE
FORMER WBA World Champion Gavin Rees is the Prizefighter Light-Welterweights Champion. Rees, 29, claimed the title with a unanimous points decision victory over Colin Lynes in a thrilling final at the National Hall in London’s Olympia. The Prizefighter trophy was presented to Rees by former undisputed super-middleweight World Champion Joe Calzaghe, who, ironically, trains at […]
LYNES AND REES JOINT FAVOURITES TO WIN PRIZEFIGHTER LIGHT-WELTERWEIGHTS
COLIN Lynes and Gavin Rees are joint favourites to win Friday’s Prizefighter Light-Welterweights. The pair are both priced at 11/4 to lift the trophy in Barry Hearn’s latest eight-man, one-night tournament. Rees is a former WBA World Champion but has a tough opener against former European Champion Ted Bami, while Lynes faces former British Champion […]
FORMER WORLD CHAMP REES WANTS TO BE A WINNER AGAIN
GAVIN REES believes he is training harder for Friday’s Prizefighter Light-Welterweights event than when he was defending his World Championship. Rees, 29, clinched the WBA title in July 2007 but admits he was not totally dedicated and lost his first defence against Ukraine’s Andriy Kotelnik. “When I had the world title I was taking things […]
JONES HOPING FAMILY PRIDE CAN TAKE HIM TO PRIZEFIGHTER GLORY
BARRIE Jones has an added incentive to win Friday’s Prizefighter Light-Welterweights – family pride. Jones, 24, stepped into the Prizefighter line-up as a short-notice replacement after Barry Morrison had to withdraw due to illness. Three of the eight contenders – Jones, Gavin Rees and Jason Cook – are Welsh and Jones would love to fight […]
Ex-British champ Mutley fighting for his future at Prizefighter
FORMER British Champion Young Mutley believes his boxing future is on the line in next week’s Prizefighter Light-Welterweights. Mutley, 33, has seen his career go backwards in the last two years after he lost to Colin Lynes in July 2007 with the British and European belts up for grabs. Another setback last month, when he […]
TOUGH PRIZEFIGHTER START FOR FORMER WORLD CHAMPION REES
FORMER WBA World Champion Gavin Rees will take on ex-European title holder Ted Bami in the quarter-finals of Prizefighter Light-Welterweights. Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather Jnr, widely regarded as the best pound-for-pound boxer in the world, performed the draw, which was broadcast on Sky Sports on Friday night. Prizefighter Light-Welterweights takes place on Friday, December 4 […]
PRIZEFIGHTERS’ DESTINY IN MAYWEATHER’S HANDS
BOXING legend Floyd Mayweather will perform the draw for Prizefighter Light-Welterweights. Mayweather, widely regarded as the greatest fighter on the planet and the World pound for pound Champion, will be shown on Friday making the draw for the next Prizefighter event. He will become another boxing legend to become involved in Prizefighter after Mike Tyson, […]
TALENTED YOUNGSTER JONES GETS PRIZEFIGHTER OPPORTUNITY
TALENTED Welsh prospect Barrie Jones gets his Prizefighter chance after Barry Morrison has had to withdraw due to a viral infection. Jones, 24, a former British Welterweight Championship contender, will be fighting for the £32,000 top prize in Prizefighter Light-Welterweights next month. Matchroom Sport Chairman Barry Hearn believes Jones, who has won 16 of his […]