HE ONCE challenged for a world boxing title but now the Birmingham ex-fighter behind Britain’s Olympic hopefuls has revealed his high hopes for medal glory.Read
I, LIKE many boxing fans, am appalled at the prospect of David Haye and Dereck Chisora meeting at Upton Park in a big-money clash, despite neither having a British Boxing Board of Control licence to fight in England.Read
BIRMINGHAM’S Max Maxwell has proud memories of landing a right hook to the chin which knocked out Brian Rose in Huddersfield two years ago – now he is dreaming of doing exactly the same next Saturday in Blackpool.Read
IT IS crunch time for Frankie Gavin.
He’s given up the self-styled “Funtime Frankie” image and is determined to produce the “refurbished” Frankie at Cardiff tonight when he meets experienced Scot Kevin McIntyre.
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WHEN coach Tom Chaney said he would get all the help needed to put prodigal Frankie Gavin back on the road to success and glory nobody expected Duggie to play a major role. Duggie?Read
Paddy and Tommy Lynch have decided to call it a day after more than 50 years in boxing in Birmingham. Boxing correspondent Ian Johnson pays tribute to the brothers.Read
AMATEUR boxers in Birmingham have been given a terrific incentive to improve their standings and to encourage competition within the city boundaries.Read
WOLVERHAMPTON light-welterweight Dean Harrison gets the chance to put his name back up in lights when he enters the Prizefighter competition in front of his home fans on February 11.Read
PADDY and Tommy Lynch have quit boxing. Now that is something I never thought I would be writing. But the dynamic brothers have called it a day and that is sad news for the sport.Read
KHALID Yafai’s bid to win a place at the 2012 London Olympics comes to a climax at Bethnal Green tonight when he takes on Welshman Andrew Selby in a crunch box-off challenge.Read
TOM Chaney said he felt “physically sick” when he heard about Frankie Gavin’s shock decision to pull out of his fight last night against Franck Horta in Manchester.
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MYSTERY and anger followed the late decision by Frankie Gavin to pull out of his fight against Frenchman Franck Horta scheduled for Manchester tonight (Friday).Read
Pat Cowdell shook Birmingham boxing last week by announcing he has switched his promotional activities from official Boxing Board of Control events to the much less controlled but growing White Collar version of the sport – because of the big differences in the costs of staging boxing.Read
Frankie Gavin is back on form verbally which means deep trouble for French champion Frank Haraoche Horta when they meet in Manchester on October 28.Read
