INITIALLY I wasn’t sure if I was at a Press Conference for the look-a-like coalition leadership or for the contestants for the British and European middleweight titles at the LG Arena on September 18.Read
BIRMINGHAM’S hugely popular Matthew Macklin was given a massive boost when he learned yesterday that he will be challenging Darren Barker for the European middleweight title – PLUS the British crown in Birmingham on September 18.Read
THE verbals have already started between avid Bluenose Frankie Gavin and former Blues midfielder Curtis Woodhouse before their title fight at the LG Arena.Read
Birmingham’s Matthew Macklin will get the chance to regain the European middleweight title in his home city against Darren Barker at the LG Arena on September 18.Read
BIRMINGHAM’S Matthew Macklin will get the chance to regain the European middleweight title in his home city against Darren Barker at the LG Arena on September 18.Read
MIDLANDS hopes of success in last night’s super middleweight Prize Fighter competition were slammed in the quarter-finals at the York Hall, Bethnal Green.Read
BIRMINGHAM’S Eddie McIntosh and Dudley’s Sam Horton are both confident they will win their first-round fights in tonight’s Prize Fighter competition – but only one of them will go through to the final.Read
He knocked out Lonsdale Belt challenger Brian Rose from Blackpool after 44 seconds of the sixth round with a powerful and wonderfully-timed right cross.Read
BIRMINGHAM’S popular Eddie McIntosh defends his British Masters super middleweight title at the Holiday Inn tonight knowing that victory will put him on the wanted list for the British title.Read
THE amateur boxing bonanza at the ICC was a success. England beat Ireland 7-2 and there were 450 bums on seats which was great financially for the Small Heath Club and the Heroes at War charity.Read
BIRMINGHAM’S brilliant light-welterweight Frankie Gavin goes into the Wembley Arena ring tonight determined to emphasise his plans to become British champion by the end of the year and world champion not long after that.Read
O’Sullivan is, however, cautious about Yafai because the young Birmigham City prospect is scheduled to perform for England in Basingstoke on February 19 and is due to fly out to India for the Commonwealth Federation Games on March 15.Read
European middleweight champion Matthew Macklin will team up with revered American trainer Freddie Roach as he steps up his bid to win a world title.Read
STOURBRIDGE cruiserweight double champion Rob Norton defends his titles in Altrincham tonight against an opponent who has already knocked him down twice in the same fight.Read
FRANKIE Gavin this week basked in the warmth of high praise from Frank Warren but before it was over he was hit by the icy blast of burying one of his best friends.Read
FRANKIE Gavin is not getting an easy ride in the New Year. He has been matched for his next fight at the Wembley Arena against hardman and former Irish champion Peter McDonagh.Read
