Luke Campbell: record, next fight and profile →
Luke Campbell dazzled his way back to victory –– and added a belt to his cabinet to boot. The former WBC International lightweight champion, who was coming back from a defeat to Yvan Mendy last December, won the vacant Commonwealth crown at the Sheffield Arena, live on Sky Sports.
Kell Brook is determined to make up for lost time when he makes the third defence of his IBF welterweight title against Canadian Kevin Bizier in his home city of Sheffield on Saturday night.
The Sheffield star landed the title as mandatory challenger himself, putting in a career best performance in ripping the belt from Shawn Porter in California in August 2014.
Kell Brook says he feels like a ‘caged animal’ and has vowed to unleash his frustration on Kevin Bizier at the Sheffield Arena on Saturday. Brook makes a mandatory defence of his IBF welterweight world title against Canadian challenger Bizier, after being forced to pull out of a clash with Argentine Diego Chaves last autumn due to a rib injury.
Luke Campbell MBE says he will reap the rewards of his move to train in Miami as he bids to become Hull’s first ever Commonwealth champion when he meets Gary Sykes for the vacant Commonwealth Lightweight title at the Sheffield Arena on Saturday night, live on Sky Sports.
Once-beaten British prospect Luke Campbell, 12-1-0 (10 KO's), who won a gold medal at the 2012 Olympic Games in the bantamweight division, is getting some very good work in the United States.
Luke Campbell and Gary Sykes will vie for a belt when they meet later this month. The pair had been scheduled to meet in a lightweight contest, but it has now been revealed that the vacant Commonwealth crown will be on the line. Campbell (12-1, 10 KOs) is looking to come back from defeat with a bang as he takes on the Dewsbury fighter (28-4, 6 KOs) on March 26, live on Sky Sports
Luke Campbell MBE and Gary Sykes will clash in an all-Yorkshire affair at the Sheffield Arena on March 26, live on Sky Sports. Campbell is straight into a huge fight after tasting defeat for the first time in the paid ranks in December, and the Hull star will be looking to bounce back with a big win under new trainer Jorge Rubio.
Luke Campbell’s return has been pushed back. The Olympic champion suffered his first loss as a professional in December, live on Sky Sports Box Office, and had been set to make his return back on the pay-per-view platform next month. Campbell (12-1, 10 KOs) was slated to make his comeback in a “make or break” fight on the undercard of the world super bantamweight title unification showdown between Carl Frampton and Scott Quigg on February 27 at Manchester Arena. But ‘Cool Hand’ has been forced to wait a little longer before getting back on the horse and is now set to lace-up the gloves again on March 26 at Sheffield Arena as part of the supporting cast to Kell Brook.
Luke Campbell (12-1, 10 KOs) faces a “make or break” fight on February 27, according to his promoter Eddie Hearn. The 28-year-old lightweight had conquered all of his 12 opponents with relative ease before bumping into Yvan Mendy, a former European title challenger, who wrestled the WBC International lightweight strap away from Campbell last month at London's O2 Arena.