Five ranked fighters were in action this week, all five were victorious, but only two found themselves moving up in their respective divisions. #2 ranked middleweight, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., took a dominant TKO 7 victory over Andy Lee, but while he closed the gap between himself and #1 ranked Sergio Martinez, he remains a close second. Tomasz Adamek, with his decision … [Read more...]
Martin Murray & Ryan Rhodes Back In The Ring Saturday Night in Manchester
by Geoff Poundes The Velodrome in Manchester, UK, plays host this Saturday night to two of England’s most prestigious performers when Martin Murray and Ryan Rhodes seek to put themselves firmly back in the world title picture after abortive assaults on international honours back in 2011. Murray’s highly creditable attempt to dethrone Felix Sturn in November was one of the … [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 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...]
Sturm & Murray Pound Out A Draw In Germany
Martin Murray, the British & Commonwealth middleweight champion, gave German Felix Sturm something of a scare when he contested the latter’s WBA title tonight in Mannheim, Germany. Murray came to the ring unbeaten in a 23 fight career. Sturm, 36-2-1, the WBA’s long-standing champion, was making the twelfth defence of the strap he won back in 2007. In the event Murray, much … [Read more...]