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Now-former English heavyweight champion Solomon Dacres was left dazed on the canvas, his unbeaten record erased and an excellent training camp all for naught by a motivated challenger in David Adeleye during their long-awaited December duel. A first pro loss won’t define his rebuild, the 31-year-old insists. Continue reading “Dubois’ sparring partner Dacres optimistic after Adeleye loss, eyeing April return”
Much has been said about the inclusion of a rematch clause if, in the event of a disastrous outcome, they want to run it back. Frank Warren is hopeful that they aren’t making a mistake, thrusting his prodigious teenage heavyweight into the evening’s co-feature against a world-level operator who boxed in an IBF final eliminator for world championship honours last August. Time will tell… Continue reading “Usyk-Fury 2: Warren hopeful they haven’t pulled the trigger too early with Itauma”
Denzel Bentley will get a second crack at world championship gold in 2025 after outboxing Brad Pauls to defend his #1 WBO world ranking, snatching the British middleweight strap – as well as two other titles – after a tense 12-round affair, headlining a busy night’s action as Queensberry took their fruitful Magnificent Seven concept down to the nation’s capital three weeks before Christmas. Continue reading “Three-time! Bentley drops Pauls in UD12 win, reclaims British middleweight gold”
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”
Olympic bronze medallist Frazer Clarke saw his career-best night end rather disastrously on Saudi shores earlier this month and after the initial shock — surgery, well-wishes as well as accepting a lengthy rehabilitation process — had dissipated, the 33-year-old insisted he’s mentally up for the challenge once more after a R1 KO defeat by Fabio Wardley. Will his body follow suit? Continue reading “Frazer Clarke counting on experience as challenging recovery from KO continues”
Following months of speculation surrounding his future, British heavyweight champion Fabio Wardley has inked a multifight deal with Frank Warren’s Queensberry Promotions. The rematch against Olympic bronze medallist Frazer Clarke has officially been confirmed as part of a seven-fight undercard on the Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol bill in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on October 12. Continue reading “Wardley inks multi-fight Queensberry deal, as Clarke rematch set for Oct. 12”
Just shy of 50 days since his thrilling domestic duel against Fabio Wardley for British honours resulted in a split draw, British heavyweight contender Frazer Clarke finds himself on a business trip in Riyadh this week. Fury-Usyk might divide opinion, but a second instalment of Wardley-Clarke certainly doesn’t. Read more about that, his thoughts on British hopefuls elsewhere and more. Continue reading “Frazer Clarke interview: Wardley rematch, next steps and assessing domestic scene”
British 24-year-old heavyweight Johnny Fisher is back fit again and prepares to make his Stateside debut this weekend on Conor Benn’s undercard at the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Las Vegas. The Romford Bull has spoken of a desire to build further domestically after scoring a seventh-round stoppage win over Harry Armstrong to win the Southern Area heavyweight title on August 19.
Continue reading “English and British, why not? Rising heavyweight Johnny Fisher wants active 2024, building on Southern Area title win”
The difference in their body language at the final bell told its own story. The crowd rose, Cameroonian flags up high and the stunned reactions half-an-hour earlier were a thing of the past. Francis Ngannou had done the unthinkable, producing the most historic upset boxing had ever seen. Well, up until the judges’ scorecards were read out and WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury given a reprieve despite a third-round knockdown and anticlimactic finish. Continue reading “Ngannou stifles floundering Fury, who survives R3 knockdown to edge contentious split decision win”
With less than 24 hours until the Tyson Fury vs. Francis Ngannou card gets underway in Riyadh, multiple boxing personnel – from boxers on the card to promoters and invested spectators – spoke with me for exclusive interviews over the course of Friday’s festivities, from the afternoon weigh-in to an evening gala dinner hours later. Click below to see what they said, on multiple topics. Continue reading “Fury-Ngannou: Oleksandr Usyk, Badou Jack among several interviewed the night before Saudi showdown in Riyadh”
Rising British heavyweight David Adeleye banked more rounds, securing his second stoppage win in four months overnight and improved to 12-0 as a pro, after European title challenger Emir Ahmatovic was withdrawn at the end of R5 during another York Hall main event for the 26-year-old. The visiting corner saved their charge from what seemed like an inevitably destructive knockout.
Continue reading “Adeleye seals first WBO European HW title defence as Ahmatovic retires after R5”
In a main event tussle of two 10-0 unbeaten heavyweights, David Adeleye reigned supreme with a second-round TKO finish against Ukraine’s Dmytro Bezus on Friday night, topping the York Hall bill after well-earned title victories for Mark Chamberlain, Henry Turner and more besides. Continue reading “Friday night at York Hall: David Adeleye claims WBO European HW title after R2 TKO vs. Dmytro Bezus”
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