
Alex Arthur Hopes To Overcome MEN Demons
Alex Arthur blew away Mohamed Benbiou in just ninety-seconds on Friday night, and he will be looking to blow away the cobwebs left by his defeat to Nicky Cook when taking part in his next fight.

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Alex Arthur blew away Mohamed Benbiou in just ninety-seconds on Friday night, and he will be looking to blow away the cobwebs left by his defeat to Nicky Cook when taking part in his next fight.

Adam Booth, manager and trainer of David Haye, told Sky Sports that his charge would be ready and available for a fight in September, ideally against either of the Klitschko brothers.

Friday 19 June 2009 Bellahouston Sports Centre, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom Super-featherweight: Ricky Burns [27-2 (7)] W12 Kevin O'Hara [16-5 (5)] Commonwealth super-featherweight title

By Terence Dooley - Lennox Lewis’ retirement in 2004 hit heavyweight boxing hard. Lewis, now enshrined in the IBHOF, left behind a division in disarray, his nearest rival, Vitali Klitschko, tried to step into the breech, only to be let down by his creaking limbs. All the while the fragile Klitschko, younger brother Wladimir, 33, waited for his moment to come, recruiting Emanuel Steward [who turned Lewis into a rounded fighter] and gobbling up the belts Lewis had left behind.

British Light-welterweight champion Paul McCloskey faces his toughest challenge to date when he bids for the vacant EBU title against former world champion Souleymane M'baye.

Promoter Frank Warren today told Steve Bunce that Kell Brook, welterweight, and Kevin Mitchell, super-featherweight, will be added to the Amir Khan versus Andrey Kotelnik undercard.

The UK Summer pullout curse continued today when British super-middleweight kingpin Tony Quigley withdrew from his July 4th Liverpool Olympia showdown with Brian Magee due to a shoulder injury.

Ricky Hatton travelled to Wales to unveil a statue of the legendary Welsh boxer Jim Driscoll, and hinted that he may yet return to the boxing ring.

Amir Khan, 22, should not feel too disappointed over the postponement of his WBA world title showdown against Andrei Kotelnik, 31. The fight was originally due to take place at London’s O2 Arena on the 27th of June, it will now take place at Manchester’s MEN arena on the 18th of July, after Kotelnik pulled out of the first date with a tooth infection.

Salford’s European light-middleweight champion Jamie Moore will defend his title in Leigh on July the 24th against former European Union champion Jimmy Colas.