
Tony Bellew Impressive in Stoppage of Okoth in London
Tony Bellew blew aside Nick Okoth in three rounds at The Marriott, London to register his tenth professional win and serve a notice of intent on the domestic light-heavyweight division.

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Tony Bellew blew aside Nick Okoth in three rounds at The Marriott, London to register his tenth professional win and serve a notice of intent on the domestic light-heavyweight division.

Mike Tyson has predicted that Danny Williams and Audley Harrison will duke it out to decide the Prizefighter: Heavyweights III title. ‘Iron’ Mike – the former undisputed champion of the world – talked up the chances of both men, before predicting that the fans will come out the winners on the night.

Carl Dilks, 25, was left devastated back in February after losing to Darren Stubbs in the semi-final of the light-heavyweight Prizefighter tournament. The Liverpudlian light-heavyweight then reeled off two wins and he brought that good form into Saturday’s night International Masters title showdown with Sheffield’s Billy Boyle, 33, at the Robin Park Centre, Wigan.

Scott Gammer has once again shrugged off the pipes and slippers of retirement to have a crack at heavyweight glory. Scott retired for the third time after losing to Robert Helenius back in May. The big Welshman is coming back to take part in Prizefighter: The Heavyweights III on October the 2nd. Scott hopes to remind people that he was once good enough to hold the British title.

Carl Dilks takes on Billy Doyle for the vacant British light-heavyweight Masters title on Saturday night at Wigan’s Robin Park Centre.

Tony ‘Bomber’ Bellew fights Nick Okoth at the Marriott Hotel, London on Friday night and the big-hitting Liverpudlian is dedicating his performance to Darren Sutherland. The eight-rounder is the headline act of the annual fight card put on by Frank Warren in aid of the DebRA charity, which works with people who suffer from the genetic skin blistering condition Epidermolysis Bullosa.

Dudley’s Darren McDermott has had to withdraw from his September 26th English middleweight title defense due to ligament damage. Darren was set to tussle with Western area champion Danny Butler on the undercard of Matthew Macklin’s European title fight with Amin Asikainen.

Clinton Woods is settling into his post-boxing life and he intends to take up some plastering jobs in order to keep himself busy. Sheffield’s Woods decided to hang up his gloves at the age of 37 after a defeat at the hands of Tavoris Cloud in their vacant IBF light-heavyweight title fight last month.

Ricky Hatton has told The Sun that the success of his younger brother, Matthew, could tempt ‘The Hitman’ back into the ring. Matthew fights for the IBO welterweight title in Manchester on November the 13th and the older Hatton thinks that a win for ‘Magic’ could rekindle his dream of sharing a world title bill with his younger sibling.

By Terence Dooley - This past Monday, Darren Sutherland’s suicide at his flat in Bromley, London left many in the sport of boxing feeling shocked, saddened and deeply sympathetic towards Darren’s family, who must be devastated. The 27-year-old prospect recorded a 4-0 (4KOs) professional slate; he won the bronze medal at middleweight in last year’s Olympics and turned pro under the expert guidance of Frank Maloney – who predicted a bright future for his Irish starlet. Indeed, Maloney invited the young boxer to share his home in the early days of his career. The promoter was taken into hospital on Tuesday after suffering the shock of discovering Darren’s body.