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HAVING exclusively boxed in east London during a promising pro career entering its fourth year, Aloys Junior takes his talents up north to Glasgow as part of an intriguing undercard headlined by former undisputed junior welterweight world champion Josh Taylor’s 147-pound debut against Ekow Essuman on May 24. Continue reading “Aloys Junior embracing another challenging test against veteran David Jamieson”
Brad Pauls will make the first defence of his British middleweight championship against former two-time titleholder Denzel Bentley on Dec. 7 as Frank Warren’s Queensberry showcases more talent in the run-up to Christmas with significant stakes for many set to feature – including Solomon Dacres vs. David Adeleye for English heavyweight honours and cruiserweight talent Aloys Junior’s return. Continue reading “Magnificent Seven London: Pauls-Bentley headlines Dec. 7 show at Wembley Arena”
Fresh after a fantastic knockout win over Derrick Osaze and armed with a proud support team celebrating his latest highlight reel finish to close another York Hall show, I spoke with Denzel Bentley as he surveys the middleweight scene. Beforehand, there were several boxers ringside sharing updates about their respective return timelines, fight dates and what they would like next. Continue reading “Exclusive: Bentley open to Sheeraz-Denny winner as six boxers give return updates”
98 days after dismantling Danny Dignum to kickstart his 2024, two-time British middleweight champion Denzel Bentley produced another devastating stoppage – this time a perfectly-placed uppercut froze Derrick Osaze stiff as the world-level contender banked another quick night’s work at York Hall. Prior, Aloys Junior outboxed Oronzo Birardi over ten rounds to win his first pro titles. Continue reading “York Hall: Bentley blasts beyond Osaze in two rounds as Junior passes stern test”
Sam Noakes didn’t extend his knockout streak but bossed proceedings from start-to-finish against esteemed former European lightweight champion Yvan Mendy in their York Hall main event to unify British, Commonwealth and European titles at 135lbs – the first to do so since Dave Charnley in 1961 – as manager Francis Warren hinted at big plans for the 26-year-old afterwards.
Continue reading “Noakes notches career-best win, outboxes Mendy to become new European champion”
At this week’s introductory press conference for Hamzah Sheeraz vs. Liam Williams set for December 2, I sat down to speak with Queensberry chief Frank Warren. Here’s what he said, reflecting on the Zhang-Joyce 2 undercard last month and some return timelines for boxers in his stable going forward… Continue reading “Frank Warren interview: Updates on Zach Parker, Dennis McCann and Anthony Yarde’s return as 2023 draws to a close”
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