
Dickens Ready to Face Any of UK’s ‘AWOL’ Stars
Jazza Dickens has revealed that his days at featherweight are over. From this point on the 32-year-old will campaign at super featherweight.

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Jazza Dickens has revealed that his days at featherweight are over. From this point on the 32-year-old will campaign at super featherweight.

At his lowest ebb last summer, Jordan Gill rededicated himself to boxing, breathed new life into his career and is now at peace and preparing for his April 13 fight with Zelfa Barrett.

Cast your mind back to 2019. Local heroes Anthony Crolla and Scott Quigg are both reaching the end of their outstanding careers and Manchester boxing is waiting for the next young fighter to pick up the baton and run with it.

Every boxer benefits from having a rival. A fellow fighter who can help keep both of their names relevant, inject some jeopardy and controversy into their careers, and, hopefully, provide them with a big payday. Dalton Smith’s blossoming rivalry with Adam Azim is one British boxing’s hottest themes.

Josh Taylor and Jack Catterall completed their press tour and retreated to their gyms to prepare for their eagerly awaited rematch on April 27.

Mark Chamberlain was on his way home from a festive night out with his sponsors when Frank Warren’s name appeared on his phone.

Mark Heffron returned to winning ways with a frightening second-round knockout of Serhii Ksendovs in Oldham.

It is almost nine years since Zelfa Barrett first headlined a professional show. On Halloween night in 2015, Barrett’s fight with Ismail Anwar topped the bill at the Castle Leisure Centre in Bury.

Of all of boxing’s clichés, few hold more truth than the claim that a happy fighter is a dangerous fighter. Nothing is more certain to make a fighter unhappy than struggling to make weight. The feeling can last for weeks on end and comes with a growing feeling of dread about just how bad the final 24 hours before the weigh-in will be.

By John Evans. Jack Catterall speaks to BoxingScene as he aims to capitalise on his growing consistency ahead of his anticipated rematch with Josh Taylor on April 27 in Leeds