
Sean Davis Edges Paul Economides For WBC Regional Title
Sean Davis put the disappointment of the week behind him to claim yet another belt. The Birmingham man was set to challenge Gamal Yafai for the Commonwealth super-bantamweight title.
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Sean Davis put the disappointment of the week behind him to claim yet another belt. The Birmingham man was set to challenge Gamal Yafai for the Commonwealth super-bantamweight title.

While most established pros are opposed to fighting in the Olympics, there are two stars that will take the chance to qualify. One is former WBO middleweight champ Hassan N´Dam, who represented Cameroon in the 2004 Olympics but is now a French citizen. He told media in France he will take part in a tournament in Venezuela July 3 in order to qualify.

O2 Arena, London - Matthew Macklin (34-6-0, 22KOs) gives himself a welcome rankings boost by edging Brian Rose (28-3-1, 8KOs) over twelve rounds to pick up the IBF Inter-Continental middleweight title. The scores were 113-113, 115-111, 115-111.

Matthew Macklin will not come out with the IBF Inter-Continental middleweight title tonight, whether he wins or not.

There are no two ways about it, Saturday night is crunch time for Matthew Macklin; the night he will fight to secure his future as a professional boxer. The night he finds out what he has left to give and whether it is going to be enough to get him to his fourth world title attempt. The night Matthew Macklin silences his critics and shows that he is still in the running.

Matthew Macklin and Brian Rose will collide for a different belt than first advertised. The middleweight pair were originally set to do battle over 12 rounds in an official eliminator for the WBC title, live on Sky Sports Box Office.

Brian Rose and Matthew Macklin will square off in an all-British showdown in the spring. The pair, who will fight in a middleweight contest, are set for action on the undercard of Anthony Joshua's IBF world heavyweight title challenge against Charles Martin, exclusively live on Sky Sports Box Office.

Boxing Scene understands that Matthew Macklin could fight Brian Rose on April 9 in London. The Matchroom promotion, set to be headlined by rising heavyweight star Anthony Joshua in his sixteenth pro start, will be staged at London’s O2 Arena - the scene of Joshua's biggest win to date when the 2012 Olympic Gold medallist stopped bitter rival Dillian Whyte in seven rounds just over two weeks ago on Sky Box Office.

According to his Twitter account, Rubén Varón (43-8, 20 KOs) will travel to Manchester to face Brian Rose (27-3-1, 8 KOs) on November 21. The Spaniard claims the encounter will be an eight rounder as part of the undercard for Anthony Crolla’s intriguing rematch with Darleys Pérez.

Craven Park, Hull - Brian Rose (27-3-1, 8 KOs) chose brawn over brains to avenge his controversial February loss to Carson Jones (37-11-3, 27 KOs). That night, in Rose’s home town of Blackpool, the fight was waved off in the first round somewhat surprisingly by referee Ian John-Lewis who judged Rose in no position to continue.