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Kell Brook Defeats Rafal Jackiewicz Sheffield welterweight Kell Brook took a significant step towards a world title shot in the new year with a comprehensive stoppage win over Poland’s Rafal Jackiewicz.
Brook’s WBA Inter-Continental title was on the line against Jackiewicz, but more importantly the fight doubled up as an eliminator for a shot at the WBA ruler Viacheslav Senchenko.
Brook, who now boasts a perfect record of 25 wins and no losses, could not have sent a more definitive... Read Full Story
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Kell Brook Sheffield welterweight Kell Brook has pledged to bring his very own “X-factor” to primetime viewers on Saturday night.
The Sky Sports cameras will be in attendance when Brook tops the bill in a sold out hometown show at Ponds Forge Arena against Poland’s Rafal Jackiewicz.
The bout is nominally for Brook’s WBA Inter-Continental belt, but also doubles up as an eliminator for a shot at the WBA title proper, currently held by Ukrainian Viacheslav Senchenko.
Jackiewicz, 34, has... Read Full Story
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Frankie Gavin Frankie Gavin will defend his WBO Intercontinental welterweight title against France’s Frank Haroche Horta in Manchester on Friday October 28.
The unbeaten Birmingham star (11-0, 8 KOs), who headlines the card at Bowlers Exhibition Centre in Manchester, will be fighting for the first time since leaving trainer Anthony Farnell and relocating to East London to team up with brothers Jimmy and Mark Tibbs.
Gavin, 26, is keen to put on a show but expects a tough challenge against... Read Full Story
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Darren Barker European champion Darren Barker’s brave WBC middleweight title bid ended in despair as he was stopped in the 11th round by Sergio Martinez in Atlantic City.
The Argentinian’s power eventually got to Barker after the 29-year-old had started the fight so well at the Boardwalk Hotel.
Both fighters used the early rounds to land jabs and Barker drew blood from Martinez’s nose in the fourth round with a good combination.
Barker got the blood flowing again in the next round when... Read Full Story
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Darren Barker v Sergio Martinez Darren Barker insists his world middleweight title challenge with Sergio Martinez on Saturday night is just the beginning of a “new chapter” in his career.
The unbeaten Londoner (23-0, 14 KOs) has swept all before him so far on his way to domestic, Commonwealth and European honours but he’s now determined to establish himself on the world stage with a famous victory at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City.
Barker goes into the fight as a big outsider against... Read Full Story
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Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez stopped Alfonso Gomez in round six in Los Angeles on Saturday night to retain his WBC world light-middleweight title.
The red-headed Mexican sensation, seen by many as the successor to Oscar De La Hoya as boxing’s biggest draw, exploded with a vicious assault to bring proceedings to a close in Staples Center.
The 21-year-old improved his perfect pro record to 38-0 and dropped Gomez to 23-5-2.
‘Canelo’ announced his intentions right from the... Read Full Story
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Tyson Fury Celebrates British heavyweight champion Tyson Fury maintained his unbeaten record with a fifth-round stoppage win over American Nicolai Firtha in Belfast.
The 6ft 9in traveller of Irish descent captured the public’s imagination with his televised win over Dereck Chisora to claim the domestic title in July and was keen to build on that momentum at the famous King’s Hall on Saturday night.
He started with intent, too, ramming the jab and right hand home and bloodying Firtha’s... Read Full Story
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Floyd Spanks Ortiz Floyd Mayweather Jr maintained his perfect record with a controversial fourth-round knockout of Victor Ortiz at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Saturday night.
Mayweather improved to 42-0 and claimed the WBC world welterweight title as he blasted Ortiz (29-3-2) to defeat amid sensational scenes.
The controversial finish came after Ortiz was deducted a point late in the round by referee Joe Cortez for an intentional headbutt. Then Ortiz, clearly full of regret, cuddled... Read Full Story
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Tyson God Squad Fury Tyson Fury deposed British and Commonwealth champion Dereck Chisora over 12 brutal heavyweight rounds at Wembley Arena, but what is going on with the GOD thing pal? Give it a rest, yea we all know your a member of the GOD SQUAD, but we’ve tuned in to see you bang ten bells of shit out of somebody not watch a Sunday sermon. Please do not force your beliefs on everybody just because your on center stage and have a captive audience.
One last dig, what’s with all the... Read Full Story
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Wladimir Klitschko Celebrates David Haye’s pre-fight bluffing backfired on Saturday night as bitter rival Wladimir Klitschko easily outpointed him in a one-sided heavyweight unification clash in rain-soaked Hamburg.
Haye plans to retire in October when he turns 31 and knew this was his chance to not only prove himself as a heavyweight but also establish a real legacy in the division as the man to end Klitschko’s dominance.
But after talking the talk he failed to walk the walk at the... Read Full Story
