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After arriving on a grander stage following his Prizefighter appearance last November, Rotherham’s Nav Mansouri now has an admirable hunger to test himself on more gloried platforms. The Coldwell Boxing prospect was originally set to face tournament nemesis, Terry Carruthers, this Friday at his hometown’s Magna Centre but following the withdrawal of the Birmingham brawler, [...]

HATTON V VAN HEERDEN LIVE ON BOXNATION Matthew Hatton’s challenge for the IBO Welterweight Title against champion Chris Van Heerden will be televised LIVE and exclusive in the UK on the Channel of Champions BoxNation (Sky Ch. 437/Virgin Ch. 546). Hatton, younger brother of British great and former two division world champion Ricky, takes on [...]

I feel absolutely gutted for my little mate Kieran Farrell who has been told today (08.01.13)  he wont be able to box again After suffering a bleed on the brain in his last fight against Anthony Crolla. I have been Thinking of doing something to help him in terms of a Fundraiser or something if [...]

IN DEPTH WITH BEN MURPHY The Channel of Champion BoxNation (Sky Ch. 437/Virgin Ch. 546) starts an action packed 2013 with its first live domestic show on Friday 18th January from a sold-out Walsall Town Hall featuring two big British title fights. Main event on the show sees unbeaten Birmingham star Frankie Gavin making the [...]

  GAVIN DEFENDS BRITISH TITLE IN WALSALL ON JANUARY 18   British Welterweight Champion Frankie Gavin opens his 2013 campaign when he makes the first defence of his title against Jason Welborn at Walsall Town Hall on Friday 18th January, live and exclusive on BoxNation (Sky Ch. 437/Virgin Ch. 546).   Gavin headlines promoter Frank Warren’s [...]

21 year-old ‘Tornado’ Tyler Goodjohn aims to get back to winning ways on December 8th in Brentwood – and has hired a former champion as his trainer to help him do so. Goodjohn won his first five fights before suffering a surprise defeat at the hands of Vinny Woolford a year ago. A routine win followed but [...]

    GROVES HALF-TIME APPEARANCE AT CHELSEA V FULHAM   Die-hard Chelsea fan and Commonwealth Super-Middleweight Champion George Grovesheads to Stamford Bridge tomorrow night for a special pitch appearance.   Unbeaten Groves is building towards the biggest fight of his career when he defends his title on Saturday 15th December against former IBF World Light-Heavyweight Champion [...]

  BLACKPOOL SHOW GETS EVEN BETTER A terrific night of boxing – already worthy of a TV show – just got even better with the announcement that two top talents have been added to VIP Promotions’ ‘Fighting for Keeps’ bill at the Blackpool Winter Gardens on December 14.  Topped by British light-middleweight champion Brian Rose [...]

      PRICE COACH FRANNY SMITH: ‘I DOUBT SKELTON WILL SEE PAST ROUND SIX.’ Liverpool’s David Price is quite possibly the hottest prospect in world heavyweight boxing right now.   On Friday evening, the monstrous hitting 6ft 8in, 17 ½ stone Scouser defends his British and Commonwealth heavyweight straps for a second time when [...]

    HEFFRON OUT TO TAKE VASSELL’S TITLE   Welterweight ace Ronnie Heffron is aiming to destroy his hero Ricky Hatton’s gym mate Denton Vassell next Friday (30th November) to become Commonwealth champion.   The 22-year-old Oldham fighter faces unbeaten champion Vassell on the big Manchester Arena card that features the professional heavyweight debut of [...]