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Tyson Fury has warmed up for Friday’s English title encounter with John McDermott by firing off another blast at his heavyweight rivals. Fury and McDermott clash at The Brentwood Centre, Essex on Friday night and Fury believes that a win will kick-start his reign of terror.
Junior Witter has told The Sun that he made the right decision when deciding not to fight on against Devon Alexander last month. Witter cited an arm injury after retiring in the eighth round of the WBC light-welterweight title fight. A proposed move up to welterweight is now on the cards for the man known as ‘The Hitter’.
Amir Khan’s father, Shah Khan, has revealed that Amir was offered a fight with Manny Pacquiao earlier this year. Khan’s team decided to turn the fight down due to Amir’s lack of top-level experience.
Manchester’s Matthew Hatton has secured the home advantage for his IBO welterweight showdown with South Africa’s Lovemore N’Dou on November the 13th. The younger Hatton believes that this fight will finally see him emerge from Ricky’s shadow.
Heavyweight sensation Tyson Fury has had to pay a hefty price for his dominant form thus far in his career. The boxer has offered British-based heavies £1,000 to spar with him but the Brits are not answering his calls.
Steven Bendall is hoping to put his February points defeat to Darren McDermott behind him by relocating to the super-middleweight division. Bendall – who handed Paul Smith his first professional defeat in 2008 – feels that he can fight the winner of the upcoming Tony Quigley-Paul Smith British title showdown.
Manchester trainer Bob Shannon has moved to Ricky Hatton’s Hyde gym. The hugely respected trainer works with a number of Hatton’s boxers. Shannon has told The Daily Star that he hopes the gym link-up will give his fighters every possible chance of success.
John Simpson retained his Commonwealth featherweight title at Eston Sports Academy, Middlesborough earlier tonight after a thrilling battle with Paul Truscott. Simpson defeated Truscott in eight rounds back in January to take the youngster’s belt. Paul was stopped due to a terrible swelling by his right eye in that one; this time, though, Simpson left little doubt, hammering his game foe to defeat in ten rounds.
Gary Woolcombe, 27, suffered his first pro defeat in January of 2007 when losing to Andrew Facey by fifth round TKO. Gary gets a chance to avenge this defeat on the undercard of Ian Napa versus Gary Davies; the fight takes place at Brentwood Leisure Centre on September the 11th.
Jamie Moore has recovered from the virus that had laid him low; he is now fit and ready for his October 23rd showdown with the evergreen Ryan Rhodes. Moore, 30, was a fledgling pro when Ryan first won the Lonsdale light-middleweight title, Ryan subsequently fell out of favor after a run of poor form, but has had an Indian summer in recent times. Moore, though, is hoping to rain shots down on Rhodes at the Bolton Arena, and end the Sheffield man's recent resurgence.