Category archives for: Boxing

Boxing: Matthew Hatton to return

Boxing: Matthew Hatton to return

Matthew Hatton will return to the ring next month for the first time since his unsuccessful world-title challenge. Having lost his WBC light-middleweight showdown with Saul Alvarez in March, Hatton drops down to welterweight to face the unbeaten Andrei Abramenka of Belarus. The fight, for the vacant IBF intercontinental belt, will take place at Blackpool’s [...]

Boxing: Khan claims Bradley scared

Boxing: Khan claims Bradley scared

Amir Khan Claims Timothy Bradley is too scared to take him on in a showdown to become undisputed light-welterweight king. Khan, who last weekend added the IBF belt to his WBA title by overcoming Zab Judah in their unification fight in Las Vegas, wants to contest one more bout in his current division before focusing [...]

Boxing: Khan happy to take tests

Aamir Khan Boxer

According To BBCLATSETNEWS Amir Khan has declared himself happy to undergo any drug test required to ensure he can fight Floyd Mayweather. Khan, who became unified world light-welterweight champion at the weekend by adding Zab Judah’s IBF title to his WBA belt in Las Vegas, has his sights set on a showdown with Mayweather next [...]

Boxing: Rogan accepts Fury challenge

Martin Rogan

Martin Rogan has accepted Tyson Fury’s challenge and is willing to battle the new British heavyweight champion later this year. Fury claimed the Lonsdale belt and the Commonwealth title with a points win over Dereck Chisora on Saturday and he immediately expressed a desire to face 40-year-old Irishman Rogan 14-2 (7KOs). Rogan, the former Prizefighter [...]

Boxing: Theophane keeps British belt

Ashley Theophane

Ashley Theophane overcame a difficult start to stop Jason Cook in the 10th round of the first defence of his British light-welterweight title at Wembley Arena. Cook, whose career record slips to a potentially final 28-4-1, unsettled the Londoner early on with some intelligent pressure fighting and Theophane’s frustration was clear when lost a point [...]

Boxing: Fury opts for steady approach

Tyson Fury

Manchester heavyweight Tyson Fury is in no rush to challenge for world honours after taking the British and Commonwealth titles from Dereck Chisora at Wembley Arena.   Amid a fiery build-up, WBO, IBF and WBA heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko expressed an interest in fighting the winner of the showdown between the two domestic rivals.   [...]

Boxing: Khan close to Mayweather fight

Floyd Maywearther

Amir Khan will be ready to face Floyd Mayweather after just one more fight, according to trainer Freddie Roach. Khan’s camp are considering their next move after the 24-year-old demolished Zab Judah in the fifth round of their clash at the Mandalay Bay Events Centre. Promoters Golden Boy are lining him up for a blockbusting [...]

Boxer Amir Khan has become the world champion

Picture of Amir Khan & Zab Judah

BBC LATEST NEWS: Boxer Amir Khan has become the unified world champion with a fifth round knockout of Zab Judah in a brilliant display in Las Vegas. Khan’s 26th victory and second win in Las Vegas was disputed by veteran southpaw Judah, who claimed he had been hit below the belt. But it couldn’t overshadow what [...]

Boxing: Khan out to knockout critics

Amir khan

Amir Khan is convinced he possesses one of the best chins in boxing after standing up to full shots from pound for pound king Manny Pacquiao. Khan faces Zab Judah in Saturday night’s light-welterweight unification showdown at the Mandalay Bay Resort admitting many still question his punch resistance. Even a thrilling clash with knockout specialist [...]

Boxing: McCloskey to face Prescott

Paul mcCloskey

Paul McCloskey will take on Breidis Prescott in September in an eliminator for Amir Khan’s WBA light-welterweight title. Both men have already faced Khan – McCloskey losing to the world champion in April, while Prescott famously sent the Briton crashing to his only professional defeat back in 2008, knocking him out inside a minute. The [...]

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