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Sources close to the situation have confirmed that Ryan Rhodes has had to withdraw from his EBU light-middleweight fight against Lukas Konecny due to a back injury. Rhodes was due to make the second defence of his title on Frank Warren's September 18th bill at the LG Arena, Birmingham but now joins Darren Barker on the treatment table.
Hatton Promotion's CEO Gareth Williams has confirmed that Joe Murray will fight on the undercard of John Murray's October 25th EBU lightweight title tussle; John fights Andriy Kudriavtsev in the maiden defence of the belt he won by defeating Gary Buckland in May of this year. Barry Hearn's Matchroom Promotions are staging the bill and Joe, 23, will fight an as yet unnamed foe.
Joe Gallagher has revealed that Matthew Macklin is 'disappointed' by news of the cancellation of his British and EBU middleweight title showdown with Darren Barker. Gallagher, though, confirmed that Macklin, 28, is determined to keep his place on Frank Warren's September 18th 'Magnificent Seven' bill. Gallagher joined Macklin for his recent trip to Freddie Roach's Wildcard gym in LA in order to help oversee the Brummie's final pre-fight preparations. Gallagher is adamant that Barker's hip-injury withdrawal, while a huge setback, will not affect Macklin's ability to perform come the 18th.
The BBC have revealed that Darren Barker's British and EBU middleweight title defence against Matthew Macklin has been scrapped due to a rib injury suffered by Barker. The hugely anticipated match-up was seen by many as the jewel in the crown of Frank Warrens 'Magnificent Seven' bill at Birmingham's LG Arena on September 18th. Macklin recently travelled to Freddie Roach's Wildcard gym for his final pre-fight preparations and will be disappointed by this latest development. Barker recently dismissed rumours that he was going to withdraw from the fight and the popular Southerner must have hoped to battle through the pain barrier in order to make the date, alas it is not to be and British boxing fans can only hope that the fight gets rescheduled.
Tweet wars have become the norm during boxing's silly season, many fighters are left kicking their heels due to a lack of in-ring activity and with little to occupy them it is no wonder that the likes of Amir Khan, Tim Bradley, David Haye and Audley Harrison are resorting to tweet attacks – men cannot live by Playstations alone. The Luddites amongst us are becoming increasingly nonplussed by these viral wars; we would prefer to see the boxers settle their differences in a physical manner, a fight perhaps.
Mikkel Kessler's withdrawal from the inaugural Super Six tournament has been met with a mixture of regret and support from Carl Froch, who lost on points to Kessler back in April. 'The Cobra' believes that Kessler has made the right decision in leaving the tournament to deal with his recurring eye problems but is bitterly disappointed that he won't be able to avenge his loss to the Dane until after the tournament has concluded.
Barry McGuigan’s managerial charge Carl Frampton returns to Belfast on September the 18th; Ukraine’s Yuriy Voronin is coming over to fight the rising prospect at the Ulster Hall in order to gauge McGuigan’s charge’s potential. Frampton is 6-0 (3); the 23-year-old believes that Voronin, who recently lost to Scott Quigg and Joe Murray, is a perfect opponent for his first bill-topping contest.
Frankie ‘Fun Time’ Gavin turned down a Tenerife training camp last week due to his fear of flying, the 24-year-old instead decided to head back home to the Midlands in order to help Dudley’s prepare for his October 23rd British super-middleweight title showdown with Paul Smith at the ECHO Arena, Liverpool.
Merthyr’s Dai Davies believes that he can come to Manchester’s Velodrome on September 17th and defeat local boy Jon Kays in order to net the British Maters super-featherweight title. Davies is 1-7 in recent fights yet he feels the form guide will fly out the window come fight night.
The BBBoC recently mandated a fight between British lightweight champion John Murray and former WBA light-welterweight title-holder Gavin Rees. Rees, however, believes that Murray will vacate the domestic crown should the Mancunian defeat Andriy Kudriavtsev in defence of his European belt next month.