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By Terence Dooley - Amir Khan made a successful first defence of his WBA light-welterweight title by destroying first Brooklyn’s Dmitriy Salita, 27, at 1:16 of the first round in the Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle last night.
Ashton’s Stevie ‘Bellos’ Bell challenges Greenock’s Commonwealth featherweight champion John Simpson, 26, on the undercard of Amir Khan versus Dmitriy Salita at the Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle later tonight. Bell, a two-time ABA winner as an amateur, has had a slow-burning professional career. However, the boxer believes his time has come and that Simpson will lose his grip on the title he won from Paul Truscott, who was stopped in eight in their first encounter and halted in ten when fighting a rematch with the rough, tough Scotsman.
Ola Afolabi, 29, is in a confident mood ahead of his WBO cruiserweight title showdown with Marco Huck in Germany on Saturday night. Ola, who shot to prominence when destroying Enzo Maccarinelli in March, believes that he has tussled with better fighters than Huck during his many sparring trips, the man known as ‘Kryptonite’ even claims to have tied Vitali Klitschko in knots during their recent sessions.
Hatfield’s Billy Joe Saunders has told Frank Warren TV that he has been counting down the days since his last professional fight - a points win over Alex Spitko in October. Billy, 20, is chomping at the bit ahead of his appearance on this weekend’s bill at the Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, which will see Amir Khan defend his WBA light-welterweight title for the first time.
James DeGale fights Nathan King over six three-minute rounds on the undercard of Amir Khan’s WBA light-welterweight defence against Dmitriy Salita this Saturday night and ‘Chunky’ has revealed that his innate boxing ability was boosted by childhood ballet training.
Joe Gallagher, the trainer of John Murray, spoke to BoxingScene.com to confirm that his charge will challenge Anthony Mezaache for the Frenchman’s European lightweight title. Promoter Mick Hennessey has secured the rights to stage the contest after successful negotiations with the champion’s team.
Amir Khan treated the media to an open workout at his Bolton-based gym ahead of Saturday night’s WBA light-welterweight world title defence against the Jewish, Brooklyn-based Ukrainian Dmitiry Salita. Khan and Salita clash at the Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle in a fight that will be broadcast live by Sky Box Office PPV here in the UK.
WBA world middleweight champion Felix Sturm sat down with BoxingScene.com to confirm that he is a free agent after severing ties with Universum Promotions. Felix now hopes to join up with LA-based trainer Freddie Roach ahead of an assault on the American scene.
Darren Barker, 27, annexed the British and Commonwealth middleweight belts with a dazzling display of boxing at the Brentwood Centre, Essex Saturday night. Barker, who won Commonwealth gold as an amateur, out-slicked Bristol’s Danny Butler, who was brought in after Wayne Elcock pulled out off the fight, for five rounds before hammering his man throughout the sixth and seventh stanzas to bring a well-timed intervention from referee Richie Davis.
By Terence Dooley - It is not enough for the boxing fan to follow the sport on a fight-by-fight basis. We tend to collect fights in general; we also collect specific fights relating to certain fighters in particular. The ones we collect in general are kept close to hand, to be used when research or renewed interest dictates. The ones we collect in particular are kept constantly to hand. Stylistic masters, the punchers we like to watch and the pressure masters. If you are like me your interest will zoom in on certain fighters, men who seem to compliment one another on many levels.