Kevin Satchell has formally announced his retirement from boxing. The former British, Commonwealth and European flyweight champion revealed the news on Wednesday. Satchell, 29, hasn’t fought since June 2016 and has been agonising over the decision.
Kevin Satchell and Con Sheehan have each been handed dates for their next fights. The pair, who campaign at flyweight and heavyweight respectively, have been confirmed as additions to a Frank Warren-promoted card later this month. Satchell (16-0, 3 KOs) has been out since June last year while Peter Fury-trained Sheehan (4-0, 1 KO) was last in action in November, exclusively live on BoxNation.
Andrew Selby will return to the ring very soon but it won’t be against Kevin Satchell. The Barry flyweight, who won the British title in only his fifth fight back in May, is expected to box again before the year is out.
Sanigar Events have won the rights to stage the British Flyweight Championship between Champion Andrew Selby (5-0) from Barry and the undefeated former British, Commonwealth and European Champion Kevin Satchell (16-0).
Kevin Satchell will return to the ring next month. The former British, Commonwealth and European flyweight champion has been added to the undercard of a Frank Warren-promoted show at Liverpool’s ECHO Arena, which will be screened exclusively live on BoxNation.
Matty Askin kept hold of his English cruiserweight title with a stoppage win in Liverpool. The Blackpool man moved to 20-3-1 (13 KOs) after Simon Barclay was pulled out by the doctor inside two rounds, exclusively live on BoxNation, at the ECHO Arena.
Kevin Satchell has been handed his first fight date in almost a year. The former British, Commonwealth & European flyweight champion (14-0, 3 KOs) hasn't fought since last March when he finished off the overmatched Walter Rojas inside a round.
Kevin Satchell’s next fight has been pencilled in for March 5, 2016 in France. The 27-year-old Brit (14-0, 3 KOs) will fight for the European flyweight title against champion Thomas Masson in Lille on a EuroProm promotion. Satchell hasn’t fought since March 6, 2015 when taking care of Walter Rojas in one round.
French promoters EuroProm were the sole bidders at the purse bids today in Rome for Thomas Masson´s defense of the EBU flyweight title against former champ Kevin Satchell. EuroProm bid 20,200 Euro. Date and site is to be announced.
Kevin Satchell (14-0) has been stripped of the EBU flyweight title as he never returned a signed contract for the often-postponed fight against mandatory challenger Thomas Masson (13-3-1). The fight was first on for France on July 18, and then moved to London July 24 and it was then back to France with September 12 as the date.