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Nav Mansouri has been forced out of his next fight after snapping his achilles. The Rotherham super welterweight was set for a date with destiny –– and the British and Commonwealth titles –– next week, but has been left with no choice but to pull out after suffering the injury in training
Stephen Simmons has insisted that there was no thinking time needed when making the decision to take his next fight. The Scottish cruiserweight has been handed a surprising opportunity that is an uphill task to say the least –– but it’s one he says will bring “massive rewards.”
Eddie Hearn has promised an unforgettable night of boxing in Liverpool this summer when Tony Bellew finally gets a cruiserweight world title shot. The Matchroom Sport chief has stated that fans of the sport in the North West can look forward to a blockbuster evening of championship boxing.
Tony Bellew (26-2-1, 16 KOs) will fight for a world title in early summer. The Liverpool cruiserweight, who is an avid Evertonian, will get a shot at the WBC title. Bellew, 33, has been handed his chance on the back of the injured champion, Grigory Drozd (40-1, 28 KOs), being made champion in recess and the Mexican-based outfit sanctioning a clash with Ilunga Makabu (19-1, 18 KOs) –– the man who Drozd was set to face on April 8 in Moscow –– for the vacant crown.
Jazza Dickens will look to push on from domestic level in the coming months. The once-defeated British super bantamweight extended his professional ledger last weekend, retiring late replacement opponent Reynaldo Cajina (14-31-5, 10 KOs) after six of eight scheduled rounds at the ECHO Arena in Liverpool, exclusively live on BoxNation.
Derry Mathews is confident that he will get another shot at a major belt in the sport, despite suffering defeat last weekend. The Liverpool lightweight was on the end of a reverse for the 10th time in his paid career on Saturday (March 12) when he challenged WBO world champion Terry Flanagan (30-0, 12 KOs).
Ricky Burns has been handed the chance to win a third world title. The Coatbridge fighter, who has won global honours at both super featherweight and lightweight, will face foreign opposition in the spring as he looks to make it a trio of triumphs at the top echelon of the sport. Burns (39-5-1, 14 KOs) is set to be pitted against Italian veteran Michele Di Rocco (40-1-1, 18 KOs), with the pair contesting the vacant WBA super lightweight crown, on May 28 at the SSE Hydro Arena in Glasgow, Scotland as part of a show called ‘History In The Making'.
Charlie Edwards has refuted claims that he has ducked a shot at the British title. The Surrey-born flyweight, who is trained by Danny Vaughan and based out in Spain under the management of MGM Marbella, pulled out of a fight against Andrew Selby (4-0, 3 KOs) for the vacant Lonsdale belt, despite winning an eliminator.
Matty Askin kept hold of his English cruiserweight title with a stoppage win in Liverpool. The Blackpool man moved to 20-3-1 (13 KOs) after Simon Barclay was pulled out by the doctor inside two rounds, exclusively live on BoxNation, at the ECHO Arena.
By Elliot Foster - Echo Arena, Liverpool - Terry Flanagan (30-0, 12KOs) retained his WBO lightweight championship for a second time with a twelve round unanimous decision over dangerous puncher Derry Mathews (38-10-2, 20KOs). The scores were 177-110, 115-112 and 117-110. The fight was rematch of their Prizefighter...