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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”
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA — Highly-esteemed coach Virgil Hunter’s conservative approach makes him a divisive figure among some. Carefully guiding a contender to where they’re not just world title shot ready but can be a mainstay among the elite level is a tricky task, though unbeaten middleweight prospect Amari Jones has nothing but good words to say about his new trainer. Continue reading “Amari Jones on his steady rise, Virgil Hunter and what makes Buatsi special”
Ben Shalom and Sky have embraced Adam Azim as their fast rising star, which the 22-year-old’s head coach Shane McGuigan believes is justified and reinforced by the increased maturity from an ambitious contender eager to assert himself on the world scene – starting with a former champion Saturday. Continue reading “McGuigan hails Azim’s maturity before Lipinets test, Billam-Smith’s return set”
Having vacated his domestic honours last month, Isaac Chamberlain faces a stern test as he plots his way to world-level contention against European champion Michal Cieslak on the June 15 undercard – where he’ll undoubtedly have one eye on the main event between former foe Chris Billam-Smith and Richard Riakporhe, who beat the WBO world champion five years ago. Continue reading “CBS-Riakporhe 2: Undercard presser as Isaac Chamberlain, Ben Whittaker return”
Long-standing cruiserweight contender Richard Riakporhe will get his maiden shot at championship gold in a rematch against WBO world champion Chris Billam-Smith, five years after edging a split decision win over ten rounds when both were 9-0 prospects. While a date in April or May is TBC, the 34-year-old was angry during an awkward interview between them in Saturday’s Sky broadcast. Continue reading “Riakporhe jaws at Billam-Smith during interview, rematch set for WBO world title”
He started well and endured some messier moments late on, but heavyweight prospect Frazer Clarke improved to 7-0 and banked invaluable experience against former world title challenger Mariusz Wach in BOXXER’s main event from York Hall, after Caroline Dubois proved her world-level credentials at 135lbs while cruiserweight Viddal Riley left no doubt in an anticipated rematch. Continue reading “Clarke earns UD10 win over Wach, after decisive victories for Dubois and Riley”
After BOXXER’s final show of the year in Bournemouth at the weekend, I spoke to a number of people about what awaits them in 2023 – including their promoter Ben Shalom, world title hopeful Richard Riakporhe and Olympic bronze medallist Frazer Clarke. Read on for more. Continue reading “Ben Shalom, Richard Riakporhe, Frazer Clarke and more: BOXXER comments, ahead of a busy 2023”
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