Junior Witter: record, next fight and profile →
London - British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion Tyson Fury will return to the ring on September 17 at the iconic venue of the King's Hall in Belfast, fresh from his electrifying victory over Dereck Chisora at Wembley Arena last month.
Junior Witter couldn’t resist one final swipe at long-term fight target Ricky Hatton as the ‘Hitman’ finally went public with his decision to hang up his gloves. The 37 year-old Prizefighter finalist had called out Hatton with no success for five years before the Manchester City fan fought his last bout with Manny Pacquiao in 2009 and had one final dig at his arch-rival after his retirement.
One of the most entertaining Prizefighters in its short history has just kicked off at famous York Hall in Bethnal Green, London, England. Promoted, as always, by Barry Hearn of Matchroom Boxing, this Prizefighter features top British welterweights, including domestic and European champions and no other than former WBC junior welterweight titleholder Junior Witter as its favorite. Local spectators and worldwide TV audience will also see former British welterweight beltholder Kevin McIntyre, former national and European 140lb titlist Colin Lynes, tough journeymen Yassine El Maachi and Peter McDonagh, undefeated prospects Bobby Gladman and John Wayne Hibbert and also Nathan Graham. The format is usual - fighters compete in play-off mode with contest, lasting three three-minute rounds.
Colin Lynes is aiming to go one step further in his second appearance in Prizefighter - and hopes to take out former world champion Junior Witter on his way to glory on June 7 at the York Hall.
Colin Lynes is aiming to go one step further in his second appearance in Prizefighter – and hopes to take out Junior Witter on his way to glory on June 7 at York Hall, Bethnal Green.
Junior Witter and Colin Lynes head the bill for the Prizefighter Welterweights II at York Hall, Bethnal Green on Tuesday June 7 – the final Prizefighter of the season.
The latest instalment of Prizefighter is due to take place this Saturday night as the International heavyweights lock horns at the Alexandra Palace in London. According to a report in Boxrec News, Matchroom Sport are already booking fighters for a welterweight competition a month later.
At Hershey Centre in Ontario, Canada, former WBC 140-pound champion Junior Witter (37-4-2, 22 KOs) was upset by unknown Victor Lupo (19-1-2, 9 KOs) in a tren round welterweight bout. Lupo put in the work to get the nod on two of the three official scorecards. On judge had it a draw 95-95, while the others two saw it 96-94 and 97-92 for Lupo. It was Witter's first bout since August 2009 and he was hoping for a big run at 147-pounds. This certainly a huge setback for Witter's career.
Former WBC junior welterweight champion Junior Witter is not happy with Amir Khan finalizing a deal to defend his WBA 140-pound title against Paul McCloskey on April 16 at the MEN Arena in Manchester, England. Witter believed that his camp had reached a deal to face Khan on the April date. Witter, returns to the ring next month when he faces Victor Lupo in Canada, was ready to walk away from that fight in order to start preparing for Khan.
It was anounced on Saturday that WBA junior welterweight champion Amir Khan had finally reached an agreement with an opponent for his fourth world title defence on April 16th at the MEN Arena in Manchester, with Paul McCloskey putting pen to paper after lengthy negotiations.