
Gallagher Urges Crolla vs Mathews Rematch in Liverpool
Former British lightweight champion Anthony Crolla should be given a chance of redemption by new titleholder Derry Mathews, according to the Mancunian’s trainer Joe Gallagher.

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Former British lightweight champion Anthony Crolla should be given a chance of redemption by new titleholder Derry Mathews, according to the Mancunian’s trainer Joe Gallagher.

Jamie McDonnell (19-2-1, 8KOs) has moved further to secure a world title shot at bantamweight after relinquishing his European title following four successful defenses of the blue belt.

IBF middleweight champion Daniel Geale (27-1, 15KOs) remains on board for his unification battle with WBO title holder Dmity Pirog (19-0, 15KOs) despite a drop in his originally stated purse for the fight on August 25th in Washington.

Former world featherweight champion Scott Harrison is to return to the ring in the summer for a ten-round super-featherweight bout as the Scot aims to waste no time with four, six or eight rounders on his return.

Paulie Malignaggi has been sparring in Milan this week as he prepares for his seventh world title fight on April 29th against WBA champion Vyacheslav Senchenko at the Donbass Arena in Ukraine.

Former Prizefighter champion Martin Rogan (14-3, 7KOs) is set to fight again following his fifth round stoppage defeat to Tyson Fury (18-0, 13KOs) on Saturday night at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast.

Alex Arthur (31-3, 21KOs), Kenny Anderson (16-1, 12KOs) and Craig McEwan (20-2, 10KOs) pleased the home crowd at the Meadowbank Sports Centre in Edinburgh with victories that move each of the trio closer to bigger future fights.

Middleweight prospect Chris Eubank Jr. remains undefeated with an impressive fourth round stoppage win over Scotland’s Paul Allison at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast.

Interim-WBA junior middleweight champion Anthony Mundine has categorically ruled himself out of a bout with full champion Austin Trout and is growing agitated in his need to secure a huge fight in the near future.

Former world title challenging heavyweight Matt Skelton has no plans to slow down anytime soon, despite the fact that the former K1 fighter is now well into his 46th year.