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In May, Robbie Davies Jnr came up just short after 10 give-and-take rounds with former world titleholder Sergey Lipinets. This weekend, Davies, the former British and European junior welterweight belt holder, is back in action against another established operator. On Friday, Davies takes on Javier Fortuna, 38-4-1 (27 KOs), in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
It is just under three weeks since Fabio Wardley brought his rivalry with Frazer Clarke to a swift, brutal conclusion.
It is Monday lunchtime of fight week and Liam Davies is on his way to record a head-to-head interview with Shabaz Masoud, the man he defends his IBO junior featherweight title against on Saturday night.
On Friday night, Tommy Hyde recorded his 10th professional victory by stopping Germany’s Aro Schwartz in Boston. The picture-perfect right hand that dropped Schwartz in the third round gave the Irishman his third knockout win of the year and got his relationship with his new trainer, Lee Beard, off to a flying start.
It may not grab many headlines, but the routine way in which Junaid Bostan swept aside Argentina’s Maico Sommariva inside three rounds in Manchester on Saturday night was quietly impressive.
Jack Catterall insists that he is ready to reap the rewards of a lifetime of hard work and finally become a world champion after beating Regis Prograis
Jack Catterall moved to within touching distance of a world-title fight by outpointing Regis Prograis over 12 high-quality, absorbing rounds at Manchester’s Co-Op Live Arena
Jimmy Joe Flint doubles Campbell Hatton’s agony to threaten Hatton’s future
To say that Pat McCormack has endured a frustrating start to his professional career would be an understatement. Injuries and issues outside the ring have restricted the talented welterweight to just six appearances in two-and-a-half years, and his comfortable decision win over Argentina’s Williams Andres Herrera was his first fight in 15 months
With a growing fan base on both sides of the Atlantic, a settled training situation and a father who has seen it all in boxing, Hyde is ideally placed. And he has plans to expand his horizons even wider.