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David Haye talks ahead of his showdown with Wladimir Klitschko

Thu, 12 May 2011 09:04:10 GMT

David Haye on finally facing Wladimir Klitschko in July and wanting to unify the Heavyweight belts in honour of Henry Cooper...... read more

Champagne Cork: Cuban Rebel Reigns at Ally Pally

Wed, 11 May 2011 09:43:10 GMT

Mike 'The Rebel' Perez, the Irish-based Cuban, sealed his first Prizefighter Heavyweight victory on Saturday at Alexandra Palace to extend his unbeaten career to 16 victories following the first round stoppage of 6'9" American Tye Fields. Fighting out of the Watergrasshill Boxing Club in Cork (Ireland) Perez provided a clinical display of boxing to seal victory, following an evening which saw the sole Englishman Michael Sprott despatched in the quarter-final stage by Fields. On his run to a maiden Prizefighter title, Perez had..... read more

Preview: Amir Khan vs Paul McCloskey

Fri, 15 Apr 2011 08:26:10 GMT

Amir Khan knows the expectations placed upon him by his fans, his trainer Freddie Roach and the watching world. So he will be hoping to avoid complacency against Ireland’s Paul McCloskey on Saturday night at the M.E.N Arena. On paper McCloskey is a great choice as an opponent to Khan’s throne, he is unbeaten in 22 fights, European champion, with a big Irish following who will buy the fight on pay-per-view. Domestically this is the biggest fight in the light welterweight division,..... read more

Preview: Kahn versus McCloskey

Wed, 13 Apr 2011 15:47:10 GMT

On Saturday night Amir Kahn will take on Paul McCloskey. This all-British clash, which will take place at the MEN Arena, will be for the WBA light-welterweight title. It will be Kahn's fourth defence of his world title which he claimed back in July 2009 when he beat Andreas Kotelnik. His record currently stands at 24 wins to just the one loss. His opponent McCloskey, however, boasts an impressive unbeaten record of 22 professional bouts. Prescott blemish a thing of the past That one..... read more

Haye or Klitschko? A boxing legacy awaits the victor

Mon, 28 Mar 2011 08:19:10 GMT

AFTER years of hype the highly anticipated showdown between David Haye and Wladimir Klitschko has finally been agreed for this summer. The bout will take place on either June 25 or July 2 in a still unidentified location in mainland Europe with stadiums in Germany and Russia currently in the running to stage the £40 million event. However, in typical boxing fashion the fight is not as clear cut as it may seem. Although Haye is due to face Wladimir he could yet..... read more

Sport.co.uk meets...Nicola Adams

Fri, 18 Mar 2011 16:52:10 GMT

Widely regarded as British boxing’s best hopes of a medal at next year’s Olympics, Nicola Adams is relishing the prospect of pitting her wits against the world’s elite at London 2012, and if the buzz is anything to go by, she is more than equipped to match the feats of Amir Khan in 2004 and James DeGale in 2008 by winning Gold. Born in Leeds on October 26, 1982, Adams first started boxing at the age of 12 and had her first bout..... read more

BAMMA 5: The Beginner's guide to Cage Fighting...

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 09:57:10 GMT

There were more than a few raised eyebrows in tellyland when SYFY announced that they would be screening BAMMA (that’s cage-fighting to you and me..) events live from February 2011, but after being billed as “the fastest growing sport in Britain”, it’s not difficult to see why the channel stretched its remit to accommodate Mixed Martial Arts. “BAMMA events are all about pushing limits, personal quests and overcoming barriers – all of which are themes that Syfy audiences enjoy,” said channel..... read more

EA SPORTS announce Fight Night Champion Demo

Thu, 10 Feb 2011 12:27:10 GMT

Want to get even closer to that real boxing experience? Then you’re in luck. EA SPORTS announced this week that the Fight Night Champion demo is now available on Xbox LIVE™ and the PlayStation®Network in the UK. The demo features four of the biggest names from boxing’s past and present and will be the first demo in EA SPORTS history to include head-to-head online play*. In the Fight Night Champion demo, players can jump into the ring for three rounds of action at..... read more

Derek Chisora talks about his Wladimir Klitschko showdown

Thu, 13 Jan 2011 16:56:10 GMT

Derek Chisora talks about his rescheduled Heavyweight title fight against Wladimir Klitschko...... read more

Mosley confident of Pacman showdown

Tue, 21 Dec 2010 03:30:10 GMT

Shane Mosley is reportedly involved in talks with pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao but is confident a proposed fight will go ahead on May 7 next year.The 39-year-old revealed his representatives are close to reaching an agreement with advisors acting on behalf of 'Pacman' and that big-fight fans can expect an announcement soon."We've already discussed the fight about three, four weeks ago, so now we'll go over it again," Mosley is quoted by the newspaper."Both sides just need to commit to what..... read more