George Kean: record, next fight and profile →
Billy Dib is eyeing one last big run, with the former IBF world champion eyeing an all-Australian showdown if he gets past the upcoming challenge of rising star Jacob Ng.
Promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom has fired back at some of the statements from Teofimo Lopez Sr. - the father and head trainer of former lightweight world champion Teofimo Lopez.
Frank Warren's York Hall, London bill kicked off with a routine win for Manchester's Macaulay McGowan. The Anthony Farnell-trained fighter barely put a foot wrong while posting a four-threes decision over Barnsley's Jamie Zaszlos. The show is topped by Bradley Skeete's WBA Inter-Continental welterweight title fight against Leandro Mendes Pinto, and the winner shares a similar style to the well-schooled bill topper.
Promoter Frank Warren presents The Power Of London, Championship Boxing from the Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Stratford, London. Live and exclusive on BoxNation (Sky Ch. 437/HD 490 & Virgin Ch. 546).
Copper Box, London - Junior welterweight prospect Billy Morgan (9-1) saw his undefeated run go up in smoke as he dropped a six round decision to the more experienced Michael Grant (14-4, 1KOs). The sole score was 58-57. Super bantamweight Lewis Pettitt (13-1, 4KOs) won a six round decision over Elemir Rafael (27-78-2, 5KOs). The scores was 60-53.
Hot London prospect George Kean aims to become the next Ricky Hatton as he follows up his sensational debut last month when he features again at the Copper Box Arena on Saturday 30th November. The Islington star sold close to an incredible 1,000 tickets for his professional bow against Rick Boulter, outpointing the more experienced man and dropping him in the fourth round to the delight of his raucous fans. Welterweight Kean, 22, reckons he can become a huge attraction in the capital with his all-action style, following a similar path to Hatton who first became a star in Manchester before becoming a British hero.
Pound-for-pound number one Cecilia Braekhus (22-0, 6 KOs) will defend her WBA, WBC and WBO Female Welterweight Titles against WBO Female Light Middleweight Champion Oxandia Castillo (12-0-2, 9 KOs) at the Nordic Fight Night in Frederikshavn on September 7. Here is the latest from the First Lady prior to the clash of champions. Q: It´s not long until the fight, how has the training been going? CB: “Everything is going fine. We are training twice a day at the Max-Schmeling-Gym, normal training in the morning and then sparring in the afternoon. That´s very exhausting but just what I need to be in top shape. I need to be at my very best to beat an opponent like Oxandia.
Amateur sensation George Kean has signed with top promoter Frank Warren and will make his glittering debut on Saturday 21st September at the grand opening of the Copper Box Arena. The 22-year-old from Islington, North London, was a former boxer at the world renown Repton ABC, with 58 fights under his belts and has represented and captained both London and England. Kean will fight at welterweight and goes straight into a six-round contest - instead of the traditional four-round introduction for a pro-debutant, against an opponent to be confirmed on the undercard of Warren’s big multi-title extravaganza featuring Billy Saunders v John Ryder, plus stars Dereck Chisora, Frankie Gavin, Paul Butler and Liam Walsh.