Ron Lewis

Americas Olympic Qualifying Tournament is Scrapped

The Olympic qualifying tournament for boxers from the Americas has been scrapped with quota places for the Olympic Games in Tokyo this summer, which would have been distributed at the event, will now be decided based on world rankings. 

Conor Benn Blows Out Samuel Vargas in One Round

Conor Benn announced himself to the world as a serious contender as he blew away Samuel Vargas in just 80 seconds in London on Saturday night. He made what was supposed to be a tough test easy, at the Copper Box, and promptly called out Amir Khan, Sh...

Savannah Marshall Destroys Maria Lindberg in Three Rounds

Savannah Marshall made short work of Maria Lindberg in the first defense of her WBO middleweight title as she knocked the veteran Swedish boxer in the third round, before calling out Claressa Shields who she says is not interested in facing her. 

Shannon Courtenay Fights Off Ebanie Bridges For Decision, Wins WBA Title

Shannon Courtenay lifted the WBA bantamweight title but had to work hard for the full ten rounds before getting the better of Ebanie Bridges via a unanimous decision at the Copper Box in London. 

Kash Farooq Works Hard, Wins Decision Over Espinoza at Copper Box

Kash Farooq continued his impressive climb up the bantamweight rankings, showing a high workrate and some great punch variety in recording a unanimous ten-round decision over Nicaragua’s tough Alexander Espinoza on the Benn-Vargas undercard at the Co...

Courtenay-Bridges: Attire Not The Real Issue, WBA Sanction is The Problem

All the talk of underwear has done Eddie Hearn a favour when it has come to promoting Saturday night’s fight between Ebanie Bridges and Shannon Courtenay. The British boxer has been angered by Bridges’s decision to play up a sexy image. But if anyone...

Conor Benn Hopes To Finish Vargas Quicker Than Vergil Ortiz Did

Conor Benn says he hopes he will get to box for the European title and get a world-title eliminator later this year and box for a world title in 2022.  The 24-year-old faces Samuel Vargas at the Copper Box in East London on Saturday in the latest ste...

Hearn Will Make Decision on New UK Broadcast Deal Within Two Weeks

Eddie Hearn says his Matchroom company will make a decision on a new UK broadcast deal within the next two weeks, amid rumors that they will leave Sky at the end of their contract this summer. 

Frampton Explains Why He Continued Career After Loss To Warrington

Carl Frampton says he had made the decision to retire after he lost to Josh Warrington in 2018, before reconsidering after he re-evaluated the performance. Frampton lost a unanimous decision to Warrington in Manchester for the IBF featherweight title...

Herring Credits Crawford For Helping Him Improve, Evolve Skills

Jamel Herring says that training and sparring with Terence Crawford has turned him into aa better fighter ahead of his title defense against Carl Frampton on Saturday. Herring put his WBO super-featherweight title on the line against Frampton in Duba...

Lennox Clarke Blasts Out Willy Hutchinson in Fifth Round

Lennox Clarke became British and Commonwealth super middleweight champion with a stunning fifth-round stoppage of highly-touted Scottish prospect Willy Hutchinson at the Copper Box in London. 

Dillian Whyte Stops Alexander Povetkin in Fourth To Get Revenge

By Ron Lewis - It took less than 12 minutes for Dillian Whyte to put Alexander Povetkin of Russia in his past. This time there were no mistakes as he outboxed, then outpunched the former WBA champion, putting his career back on track even if a world...

Fabio Wardley Tested, Knocks Eric Molina Out in Fifth Round

Heavyweight Fabio Wardley recorded the best win of his career as he knocked out double world-title challenger Eric Molina in the fifth round to extend his unbeaten record to 11 fights on the Whyte-Povetkin undercard in Gibraltar. 

Michael McKinson Stuns Chris Kongo By Decision, Campbell Hatton Wins

Michael McKinson’s career took a significant step forward as he got reward for a fast start by claiming a unanimous decision over Chris Kongo in a clash of unbeaten world-ranked welterweights on the Whyte-Povetkin undercard in Gibraltar.

Nick Webb Demolishes Erik Pfeifer in Two Rounds

Nick Webb breathed life back into his career as he battered two-time world amateur bronze medallist Erik Pfeifer to defeat inside two rounds on the Povetkin-Whyte bill in Gibraltar in something of an upset.