FRANK WARREN believes he now has the pulling power again to lure Britain’s top boxers to join him. Warren yesterday declared war on rival promoter Eddie Hearn after agreeing a new tv deal to broadcast BoxNation fights on BT Sport.
The Brentwood Centre on November 25 will play host to the latest stop on the journey of one of British boxing’s brightest talents. I am really excited about our light-heavyweight prospect Anthony Yarde. Here is a young man who will light up division once he has learned the ropes – and he is making pretty light work of what has been put in front of him so far.
Hall of Fame Promoter Frank Warren and his pioneering boxing channel BoxNation have signed a multi-year deal with the multimedia and telecommunications giant, BT.
Nigh on 18 years after winning his first world title, Manny Pacquiao was at it again at the Thomas and Mack Center on Saturday night. No spring chicken at 37, but the Senator certainly still possesses a spring in his step and had enough left in the tank to comfortably negotiate the threat of Jessie Vargas, who is no slouch.
In finally making a declaration over exactly who has been awarded the right to fight for the vacant WBA heavyweight belts, the governing body has attempted to extricate themselves from a complex legal web.
BoxNation viewers will need to top up the coffee pot on Saturday, or whatever else gets you through the night, as we have a marathon stretch of boxing that dedicated fight fans will not want to miss.
On Saturday night BoxNation is back in Belfast with a bang – and it is sure to be compelling viewing. Belfast is one of my favourite fight cities where the people absolutely love their boxing and come out in their droves to support the local fighters. I am happy that we now have a few Belfast boys on our books, which gives us every incentive to make regular return visits. That is our intention.
Those already in possession of a ticket for our nigh-on sold out promotion at the Cardiff Motorpoint Arena on November 26 have really hit the jackpot. The show was originally conceived as a showcase for some epic British title action, with home favourite Liam Williams squaring off against the quick-footed stylist Ahmet Patterson in a battle of the unbeaten super welterweights, as well as Tommy Langford‘s mandatory challenge for the middleweight belt that was held by Chris Eubank jnr.
Paul Butler put on a demonstration in the art of precision punching and nifty footwork in his defeat of the dangerous Mexican Alexis Ruiz in Bolton last Saturday night.
Puerto Rico's Orlando Cruz has vowed to make history by becoming the first openly gay boxing World Champion. Cruz challenges WBO World Lightweight Champion Terry Flanagan at the Motorpoint Arena Cardiff on Saturday 26 November, live and exclusive on BoxNation.