Englishman Kevin Mitchell (32-1, 24 KOs) will face Felix Lora (14-8-5, 8 KOs) for a lightweight match-up on Friday, February 10th. BoxNation will air the event at 8pm GMT. At twenty-seven years of age, Mitchell is currently ranked 6th in the world among lightweights. His only loss came nearly two years ago against Michael Katsidis when the bout was halted in the third … [Read more...]
Make Mine A Double! British Boxers At The Bottom of a Bottle
As Kell Brook announces his all-British clash with Matthew Hatton in March, the brash Sheffield puncher serves as a timely reminder of how easy it can be for impressionable, green-around-the-gills youngsters to fall, or be dragged, off the rails. Brook has had his share of brushes with the law, and with lapses of commitment. In 2010 he was convicted of assault after an … [Read more...]
The British Boxing Year – Not So Much As A Bang But A Whimper…
It’s been a year of near-misses for British boxing in 2011. The UK entered the year with four legitimate world champions and exited with one, and in-between eleven British fighters failed to win in world title fights. December turned out to be our winter of discontent. Amir Khan surrendered his IBF and WBA light-welterweight belts to a resurgent Lamont Peterson, and promptly … [Read more...]
Mitchell stops Murray in Eight; Burns retains title in first round romp against Cook
Echo Arena, Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom-- In a redemption fight after a Michael Katsidis TKO loss last year, Kevin Mitchell (32-1, 24 KOs) put on an excellent showing and stopped top British lightweight, John Murray (31-1, 18 KOs) in eight rounds. Mitchell used movement and precision punching throughout the contest while Murray performed true to form with dogged … [Read more...]
John Murray and Kevin Mitchell set for Battle in the U.K.
European lightweight champ, John Murray (31-0, 18 KOs) is set to take on fringe contender and former British super featherweight titlist, Kevin Mitchell (31-1, 23 KOs), Saturday July 16, at The Echo Arena in Liverpool, England. Murray won the vacant European title in May 2010, and made 2 successful defenses before he vacated his title in April. Murray opted not to fight … [Read more...]