
Frank Warren Has Very High Hopes With Daniel Dubois
A heavy consignment of raw fighting talent arrived at our office this week and I am thrilled that we are now charged with the duty of steering the career of young Daniel Dubois.

A heavy consignment of raw fighting talent arrived at our office this week and I am thrilled that we are now charged with the duty of steering the career of young Daniel Dubois.

Over the weekend, the man who once liked to be referred to as A-Force – although Spent-Force would have been more appropriate – in his wisdom chose to pen an online letter to Chris Eubank congratulating him on his recent link-up with ITV.

Promoter Frank Warren is delighted to announce the signing of highly-rated Heavyweight amateur standout Daniel Dubois on a long-term deal. Hall of Famer Warren is predicting big things for the latest amateur star to come off the Super-Heavyweight production line at GB Boxing’s headquarters in Sheffield.

We have a big year in the offing on BoxNation – soon to be broadcasting in tandem with BT Sport – and I am delighted that we are set to kick off our domestic programme of events in the fine fighting city of Belfast.

Undefeated British, Commonwealth and WBO Inter-Continental Middleweight Champion Tommy Langford has signed a new long-term promotional deal with Frank Warren. The hugely popular Baggies fan enjoyed a memorable 2016, picking up the Commonwealth and Lord Lonsdale belts, and is now looking forward to an even bigger 2017.

The sport of boxing can rarely have been more buoyant in this country, with home fighters galore in possession of world championship belts. With that in mind, it remains a source of bemusement to me that the fight game still struggles to capture the imagination of the print media.

Once again, the sport of boxing was given short shrift when they were handing out the gongs in the New Year’s honours list. It is increasingly difficult to fathom the logic that is applied to the awarding of these honours. It used to be the case that they were very much rooted in good works for charity or in the community, no matter what you might have achieved in your chosen field.

The year of 2017 will, I suspect, probably be the most prosperous time for the sport of boxing for many a long time. With talented youngsters taking up the game in record numbers and television coverage increasing to previously unchartered levels, it can only be good for the fight business and, more importantly, those who support the sport.

Promoter Frank Warren has big plans in store for Zolani Tete (24-3, 20 KOs) of South Africa. The talented boxer, who previously held the IBF super flyweight world title, is now in the bantamweight ranks and looking for more gold. Tete made his bantamweight debut in March of this year and stopped Jose Gonzalez for the IBF International title.

Promoter Frank Warren has long claimed that Chris Eubank Jr. (23-1, 18 KOs) has ignored numerous offers for a rematch with WBO middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders (24-0, 12KOs).