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...]
[Spoiler] Amir Khan vs. Paul McCloskey
![[Spoiler] Amir Khan vs. Paul McCloskey](http://theboxingtribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/khan_mccloskey1-150x150.jpg)
KHAN HOMECOMING PARTY CUT SHORT BY MCCLOSKEY by Dafydd Thomas Manchester, England (M.E.N. Arena) – As expected, Amir “King” Khan was too fast, too strong, and too skilled for Paul “Dudey” McCloskey, who gave a spirited effort for six rounds, before the fight came to a premature end due to an accidental clash of heads at the 2:01 mark in the sixth round. The ringside … [Read more...]
Amir Khan Finds Way to Make Fans Pay
Amir Khan (24-1, 17 KOs), who found his UK pay-per-view card bumped from Sky Box Office to the free Sky Sports 3, has taken his card away from Sky completely in favor of the ppv channel, Primetime. The card, headlined by Khan against Ireland's Paul McCloskey (22-0, 12 KOs), is the first event under the fighter's Khan Promotions banner and his first attempt to fly solo sans … [Read more...]
Network Balks at Weak Undercard, Khan-McCloskey Taken Off UK PPV
Citing a failure to secure a quality undercard, the upcoming Amir Khan-Paul McCloskey Sky Box Office pay-per-view telecast for April 16th has been moved to the free Sky Sports 3. In the days leading up to the event at the M.E.N Arena in Manchester, two suitable co-features fell apart with middleweight, Matthew Macklin pulling out of his proposed bout with Khoren Gevor and … [Read more...]
Saturday’s Results
MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Manny Pacquiao KO 2 Ricky Hatton Humberto Soto TKO 9 Benoit Gaudet Daniel Jacobs UD 8 Michael Walker Matthew Hatton UD 8 Ernesto Zepeda Mike Alvarado UD 8 Juaquin Gallardo Abner Mares RTD 6 Jonathan Perez Bernabe Concepcion UD 6 Yogli Herrera Erislandy Lara UD 4 Chris Gray Matt Korobov TKO 2 Anthony Bartinelli Omar Chavez … [Read more...]