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Birmingham boxer Matthew Macklin sees yet another bout cancelled

NOT for the first time in recent months I must report that Matthew Macklin’s next fight has been called off.Read

Birmingham boxer Matthew Macklin gets set for a crucial fight

MATTHEW Macklin is going to do all of his talking in the ring when he meets up with German Khoren Gevor at the MEN in Manchester on April 16.Read

Birmingham Irish ABC celebrate after Hatton victory

MEMBERS of the Birmingham Irish ABC were celebrating in style after a magnificent Schools ABA title victory by Ryan Hatton.Read

Treble chance for Birmingham at ABA schoolboy finals

BIRMINGHAM’S challenge for schoolboy ABA titles comes to a climax this weekend with three lads through to the finals – and the word out is that they can all be victorious.Read

COSELEY light-middleweight Jamie Ball gets another chance to win the Midlands Area belt when he takes on Andrew A Lowe, from Newark, at Walsall Town Hall tonight.

He will be hoping for a little more fortune than when he fought for the same title last December and was given a draw by referee Shaun Messer against Kieron Gray.Read

Frankie Gavin's latest victory his best yet according to pal Craig Gardner

FRANKIE Gavin’s polished victory over Michael Lomax at the York Hall, Bethnal Green, was ‘his best yet’, according to big buddy and Blues star Craig Gardner.Read

Birmingham boxer Frankie Gavin tops the bill at York Hall

FRANKIE Gavin makes a gigantic leap towards the British title he has dreamed of owning by becoming the new top-of-the-bill at London’s York Hall on Saturday.Read

Boxing: Ian Johnson on why Frankie Gavin isn't smiling

I CAN tell that Frankie Gavin isn’t a happy chappie.Read

Boxing legends on their way to Birmingham

THERE is a veritable invasion of former world champions heading to Birmingham during the next few weeks. Visiting the Second City are Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, John Collins and Barry McGuigan.Read

HALL Green’s 18-year-old Aktarul Alom is the new ABA novice senior champion at 67kg and the first of a wave of young Birmingham talent aiming to bring home more national titles.

He won a fantastic final with an amazing score of 28-22 against Shane Westlake, from the James DeGale Dale Youth club.Read

Boxing: Memorable night at the Edgbaston Tower Ballroom

THE Edgbaston Tower Ballroom has staged many great boxing nights but never one quite like the debut of 18-year-old Akaasm Hussain from Newcastle-upon-Tyne.Read

Birmingham boxer Matthew Macklin to fight former world champion Ronald Winky Wright in Las Vegas

MATTHEW Macklin is pursuing his dream of a world title fight at the cost of a lucrative defence of his European belt against British arch rival Darren Barker.Read

Frankie Gavin fighting fit again

Frankie Gavin will be back in business at the York Hall in Bethnal Green on February 19 after the disappointment of pulling out of his last engagement against Wolverhampton’s Dean Harrison in Liverpool.Read

Matthew Macklin aims for a better 2011

MATTHEW Macklin didn’t exactly leave 2010 in a blaze of glory, despite successfully defending his European title.Read

Small Heath boxing coach Pat Benson wins BBC Sports award.

A DEDICATED Birmingham boxing coach knocked out his rivals to win an award which will see him rub shoulders with the stars.Read

Birmingham battler Matthew Macklin wants his title shot

BIRMINGHAM battler Matthew Macklin is not brushing aside the defence of his European middleweight title in Liverpool as an unnecessary irritation.Read

Birmingham boxing: Frankie Gavin floored by flu

HARD-HITTING Frankie Gavin has been floored for the first time in his professional career – by a bout of flu.Read

Solihull boxer Sean Loveday signs with Frank Warren

THERE is always a warm buzz of expectation when a new heavyweight moves on to the block. Solihull’s John Loveday is no exception.Read

Froch and Abraham talk tough ahead of WBC title bout

THE Cobra or the King? That’s a toughie. Tonight in Helsinki, Nottingham’s Carl Froch attempts to regain the WBC super-middleweight title against awesome German Arthur Abraham.Read

Small Heath boxing club forge links with CTC Kingshurst Academy

SMALL Heath Boxing Club is proving to be a knockout with a bunch of Birmingham pupils determined to improve their grades.Read