
Marcel Braithwaite is Now a Different Animal, Says Trainer
On Friday night, Marcel Braithwaite (16-3-1, 1 KO) stopped Ijaz Ahmed in nine rounds of their rematch to win the British super flyweight title.

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On Friday night, Marcel Braithwaite (16-3-1, 1 KO) stopped Ijaz Ahmed in nine rounds of their rematch to win the British super flyweight title.

This weekend’s crossover clash between WBC heavyweight champion, Tyson Fury, and former UFC heavyweight champion, Francis Ngannou, will likely end up being little more than a showcase for ‘The Gypsy King’ but fortunately, you don’t need to look too far down the undercard for an eye catching and meaningful heavyweight fight.

Frank Warren has seen pretty much everything during his Hall of Fame career but the sheer scale of this weekend’s event in Saudia Arabia has taken even him by surprise. Promotion for ‘The Battle of the Baddest’ has been plastered over billboards around the world and tagged onto the front of YouTube videos for months.

English lightweight champion, Lewis Sylvester, has quietly moved towards the top of the British 135lb division. Eager to maintain the momentum created by his hard earned title winning decision victory over Adam Cope in July, Sylvester (13-0, 4 KO’s) got right back in the gym and stopped Jimmy First inside a round on Saturday night.

Commonwealth super bantamweight champion, Dennis McCann (14-0-1, 8 KO’s), has announced that he will now be training with Ricky Funez and Joe Goossen at the Ten Goose Gym in Los Angeles.

Charlie Edwards isn’t happy. It has been heavy sledding for the 30 year old since he vacated his WBC flyweight title back in 2019. Edwards has notched up three low key victories but has been searching for a way back into the mix.

Isaac Chamberlain relieved Mikael Lawal of his British cruiserweight title after twelve round one-sided rounds at the York Hall. Chamberlain also claimed the vacant Commonwealth title with a dominant display.

Louis Greene’s Commonwealth super welterweight title defence against Sam Gilley always looked like it had the potential to be a show stealer. So it proved.

When a big fight falls apart at the last minute, the undercard fighters are usually the fall guys. When the eagerly awaited WBA light heavyweight title eliminator between Dan Azeez and Joshua Buatsi was postponed earlier this week, it would have been no surprise had the entire show been shelved.

Natasha Jonas continues to break boundaries. In 2012, Jonas made history by becoming the first British female boxer to ever qualify for the Olympic Games and her list of achievements continues to grow.