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Ponds Forge Arena Sheffield, England - Kid Galahad (16-0, 8 KOs) continued his rise in the ranks with a lopsided twelve round unanimous decision over Spaniard Sergio Prado (9-4-1, 3 KOs) to capture the vacant European super bantamweight championship. The scores were 117-111, 118-110 and 120-108. Galahad was too fast, too strong and too skilled for Prado, who showed his chin by lasting until the distance.
London - Hennessy Sports are proud to introduce Danny McIntosh to the MaxiNutrition Knockout, which will be shown live on Channel 5. Fighting in the second set of MaxiNutrition Knockout quarter finals on March 22 at Ponds Forge, Sheffield, Danny takes on Travis Dickinson with the English light heavyweight title on the line.
London - Hennessy Sports are proud to announce an exciting, brand new competition to put on the boxing calendar, the MaxiNutrition Knockout, live on Channel 5. Starting on March 15 at Rivermead, Reading, eight boxers from the light heavyweight division will fight it out over four live events to become the MaxiNutrition Knockout champion and in doing so the British champion. The eight fighters competing are Bob Ajisafe, Dean Francis, Danny McIntosh, Travis Dickinson, Matty Clarkson, Leon Senior, Lee Duncan and Tony Hill.
In the first quarterfinal of the Prizefighter Cruiserweight III series, Wadi Camacho (7-1, 4 KOs), 28, erased bad memories of his March stoppage loss to China Clarke with a convincing win over Martyn Granger (8-7, 3 KOs). Camacho, a slick southpaw with potent skills and considerable speed, didn't left his opponent a single chance, banging him from all possible angles. Granger never went down but he was well beaten and cut a bit as the fight neared its end. All three judges were in agreement (with BoxingScene) and awarded it to Camacho with identical scores: 30-27.
Danny McIntosh is hoping to propel himself to a British title shot in new division as he steps up a weight to take his place in Betfair Prizefighter Cruiserweights III at York Hall on Saturday, live on Sky Sports. The former European light heavyweight champion is ready to bounce back from defeats to Eleider Alvarez, Tony Bellew and Eduard Gutknecht with success in Betfair Prizefighter and would be looking to fight Jon-Lewis Dickinson for the British cruiserweight title immediately, if he claims the £32,000 winner’s cheque this weekend. “Betfair Prizefighter is renowned for putting people in the spotlight and giving them chances,” he said. “I am taking a step on weight and why not? I think it is a great chance to get success in a different division and maybe push forward and get a British title.
Conall Carmichael, Tony Conquest, Neil Dawson and Danny McIntosh are the final four names fighting in the Betfair Prizefighter Cruiserweights III at York Hall in Bethnal Green, live on Sky Sports on May 18. The final quartet join Canning Town’s Wadi Camacho (6-1), unbeaten Castleford fighter Nathan Owens (5-0-1), Nottinghamshire’s Shane McPhilbin (8-6) and Welshman Hari Miles (7-7) in the line-up for the 30th edition of Matchroom Sport’s eight man, one night tournament in east London.
MONTREAL – Only two more days before Laval’s popular Jean Pascal (26-2-1, 16 KOs) finally returns to the ring at the Bell Centre in Montreal, since his heart-breaking loss 19 months ago to Bernard Hopkins, which cost him his World Boxing Council (WBC) light heavyweight title belt.
By Jake Donovan - Tony Bellew looked sensational in easily dismantling Danny McIntosh in the fifth round of their light heavyweight clash Friday evening at Echo Arena in Liverpool. Bellew (17-1, 11KO) scored a knockdown at the end of the fourth round and put McIntosh down and out with a right hand early in the fifth round. The second knockdown prompted the referee to wave off the fight without issuing a count. The official time was 0:38 of round five.
Tension was rife as Tony Bellew and Danny McIntosh weighed-in for their British light heavyweight title fight at the Echo Arena in Liverpool, live on Sky Sports 1HD. Champ Bellew was livid yesterday when McIntosh failed to show up at the pre-fight press conference, and the Liverpudlian whipped up the crowd at the weigh in when the pair squared up for the cameras.
The May 5 fight card at the Messehalle in Erfurt is going to be stacked up with big clashes for titles, like Marco Huck defending the WBO crown at cruiserweight against Ola Afolabi as well as Kubrat Pulev and Alexander Dimitrenko challenging for the vacant European Championship at heavyweight. Besides these highlights, the show is also going to offer some young guns who are trying to make themselves a name and entertain the crowd.