By Geoff Poundes On Saturday night at the Excel Arena in London, local boy George “The Saint” Groves, 15-0, 12 KO’s, continues his professional education when he takes on seasoned veteran Glen Johnson, 51-17-2, 35 KO’s, over twelve rounds. He’ll be defending his 168 pound Commonwealth title. 43-yea- old Johnson has lost five of his last seven, but that doesn’t tell the … [Read more...]
James DeGale Returns After Career Hiatus – Defends European Crown Saturday Night in London
By Geoff Poundes Britain’s forgotten Olympic champion, James DeGale, finally gets his career back on track after a number of false starts when he defends his European super-middleweight belt in London on Saturday night. DeGale has at last emerged from a debilitating battle with promoter Frank Warren over his promotional contract (a battle he won) and is now signed up with … [Read more...]
James Degale Wins In Four – Looks For World Title Fight
By Geoff Poundes James Degale took a step towards redemption, and perhaps in the direction of a world title, when he stopped Cristian Sanavia in Denmark tonight. The irrepressible Degale, who’s looked out of his sorts in his last couple of outings, returned to form and stopped the over-matched Italian in the fourth round in defence of his European crown. It was … [Read more...]
James Degale Defends European Title Saturday Night
By Geoff Poundes Unloved and unwanted at home, Englishman James Degale takes his show on the road this weekend when he travels to Denmark to defend his newly won European super-middleweight title against experienced Italian Cristian Sanavia. Degale, the reigning Olympic champion, has had a topsy-turvy ride as a professional, but his talent is undoubted and in the long … [Read more...]
James Degale – Olympic Champion En Route To A World Title
by Geoff Poundes British super-middleweights are ten-a-dozen, or so it seems, harking back to the halcyon days of the Nigel Benn/Chris Eubank/Steve Collins/ Michael Watson era, when those four warriors monopolised the division and took part in a series of battles that matched the Hearns/Leonard/Hagler/Duran rivalry of a few years before. Joe Calzaghe picked up the mantle, … [Read more...]