By Geoff Poundes It’s easy to forget in the maelstrom of sporting politics surrounding the event, that David Haye and Dereck Chisora’s heavyweight showdown on Saturday night is, at heart, a sporting contest. There’s no doubt that the fact that the fight now looks like it’s going to happen has major ramifications for British boxing, pitching as it does the sport’s … [Read more...]
Frank Warren & The British Boxing Board of Control At Loggerheads Over Haye-Chisora
by Geoff Poundes Frank Warren and the British Boxing Board of Control are at loggerheads tonight over Warren’s plans to defy the UK’s governing body and forge ahead with a July 14th fight between heavyweights David Haye and Dereck Chisora. Warren has attracted widespread criticism for putting his promotion together after the Board had withdrawn Chisora’s licence, and to … [Read more...]