Busy prospect Royston Barney-Smith keen to prove himself with step-up fight
Royston Barney-Smith is ready to take on the next level of competition.
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Ben Shalom: ‘As Ben Whittaker’s promoter, I will look back and be grateful for Liam Cameron’
Promoter Ben Shalom speaks to his fighter Ben Whittaker gaining experience in a bout with Liam Cameron.
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Ben Shalom responds to mixed messaging surrounding Canelo Alvarez
Chris Eubank Jnr’s promoter, Ben Shalom, has attempted to clear up any confusion surrounding a potential fight with Mexican superstar, Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez.
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Established world champion Ellie Scotney describes the struggle for reward and recognition
Last weekend, Ellie Scotney flew across the Irish Sea to watch her friend, Robbie Davies Jnr beat Javier Fortuna in Belfast. Next weekend you might bump into the IBF and WBO super bantamweight champion at the York Hall or at an amateur club show. As much as Scotney loves boxing, the novelty of turning up to shows as a supporter as opposed to turning up to fight is beginning to wear thin. There are certain contests she’s more invested in than others, however.
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The education of Troy Jones
English light heavyweight champion, Troy Jones, is getting ready to make the first defense of his title against Michael Stephenson.
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Flying high again, Shabaz Masoud picking up from where he left off a year ago
What a difference a year makes. Last November, Shabaz Masoud was being given the big build. Ahead of his Matchroom debut against Colombia’s Jose Sanmartin, the slick junior featherweight was touted as not just a future world champion, but a future multi-weight world champion. Modern boxing is a fickle business and although Masoud escaped with a split decision victory after 10 lackluster rounds with Sanmartin, the pre-fight hype died down as quickly as it had ignited.
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Ekow Essuman targets best welterweights
Ekow Essuman wants to test himself against the best welterweights on the planet after grinding out a tough, exciting win over Ben Vaughan in Birmingham last night.
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Shabaz Masoud not worried about Liam Davies – he’s heard it all before
Years of rivalry will come to a head on Saturday night when super bantamweight rivals Liam Davies and Shabaz Masoud meet at Birmingham’s Resorts World Arena.
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Ezra Taylor takes aim at Lewis Edmondson’s British championship
Ezra Taylor believes that the time for learning is almost over. The unbeaten light heavyweight has set his sights on becoming British champion as quickly as possible. Taylor, 9-0 (6 KOs), had a brief amateur career and didn’t turn professional until he was 26 but has moved quickly. He made his mark with an impressive stoppage of Joel McIntyre last September and, on Saturday, the 30-year-old makes his third appearance of 2024 against Latvia’s Kristaps Bulmeistars.
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Ryan Farrag accuses Marcel Braithwaite of going missing
Ryan Farrag has announced that he is now looking for a new opponent for November 15 as he blasted the talented but frustrating Marcel Braithwaite for ‘going missing’.
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