Matchroom Boxing brings fight action back to London this Saturday night where Darren Barker and Lee Purdy headline a card at the Wembley Arena, broadcast live on SKY Sports. Darren Barker (24-1, 15 KO’s) will meet Simone Rotolo (35-3, 15 KO’s) in the main event, contested for the vacant IBF Intercontinental middleweight championship. Barker is coming off a fourth round … [Read more...]
Top 20 Active British Boxers
Ben Randall and Geoff Poundes independently ranked their top 20 active British boxers and then consolidated their lists into the one below. Both agreed that to be eligible for consideration the boxer needed to hold a current, valid boxers licence from the British Boxing Board of Control. 1. Carl Froch Ben says: Earned his place at the top of the pile by putting his … [Read more...]
The Boxing Tribune Year-End Awards: 2011
2011 was a mixed bag for fight fans. Marred by poor officiating, awful judging, and stifling promotional politics, boxing could easily have drifted into a dark era of malaise. Instead, the sport proved, once again, that there's nothing wrong with boxing that can't be fixed by what's right with boxing. The rise of quality stars in their twenties is slowly, but surely forcing … [Read more...]
Martinez Stops Barker in Eleven, Lee Exacts Revenge Against Vera
Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey-- Most fans tuned into HBO to see a one-sided farce featuring one of the sport's three best talents against a second-tier European regional titlist. However, what they ended up seeing was how a well-trained, disciplined professional fighter could be competitive against a much more talented fighter by just employing basic boxing … [Read more...]
Darren Barker is Faced with a Chance at Stardom
by Tim Harrison Below middleweight top dog Sergio Martinez, the champions and challengers have little separating them besides the meaningless title belts they fork over 3 percent of their earnings for the “privilege” to wear. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Dmitry Pirog hold the WBC and WBO titles, respectively – two titles previously held by Martinez that were taken in back … [Read more...]