Boxing: Adam Azim stops Franck Petitjean to win European light-welterweight title
Adam Azim wins his first senior title as a professional Briton Adam Azim is the new European light-welterweight champion after stopping Franck Petitjean in round ten of their fight in Wolverhampton. The 21-year-old rising star produced an empathic performance, dropping the defending champion in the fifth with a body shot. Petitjean, 35, beat the count […]
Eddie Hearn column: Working with Frank Warren and Queensberry is a turning point for British boxing
‘Even on a bad day I’ll smoke him’ – Joshua on Wallin Heavyweight Anthony Joshua, promoted by Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing, faces Otto Wallin in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on 23 December. In the co-main event, American Deontay Wilder takes on Joseph Parker. Frank Warren’s Queensberry Promotions, in conjunction with Saudi representatives, is hosting the blockbuster […]
Jack Catterall: Briton says controversial defeat by Josh Taylor last year ‘turned people off boxing’
Josh Taylor was controversially given the decision against Jack Catterall (right) in February 2022 Venue: M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool Date: Saturday, 21 October Coverage: Radio commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra from 22:15 BST; live text coverage on the BBC Sport website & app. Eighteen years of blood, sweat and tears led to […]
Natasha Jonas creates history as she secures boxing manager’s licence
Natasha Jonas has won 14 of her professional fights, with two losses and a draw Two-weight world champion Natasha Jonas has become the first black woman to obtain a British Boxing Board of Control manager’s licence. The 39-year-old Liverpudlian became Britain’s first female Olympic boxer when she competed at London 2012. She will begin working […]
Boxing trainer who brought gun to UK sentenced
The Smith and Wesson pistol was found by Manchester Airport officials as he prepared to fly home. Source link
Steve Bunce column: We won’t see elite fighters like Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez again in boxing
Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez contests his 64th fight on Saturday in Las Vegas Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez has got to be the oldest 33-year-old in boxing history. On Saturday, in his 64th professional fight, Canelo will face a fellow undisputed champion in Jermell Charlo. He belongs in a different era, a different time. We won’t see elite […]