Paul Butler: record, next fight and profile →
Jeanette Salazar, PR Director for the IBF has revealed exclusively to BoxingScene this afternoon that Stuart Hall's voluntary world bantamweight title defense against Paul Butler will go ahead as planned on June 7 in Newcastle despite the governing body yesterday ruling against a second voluntary defense for the 34-year-old Darlington man.
BoxingScene today exclusively revealed that the International Boxing Federation (IBF) had granted permission for their bantamweight champion Stuart Hall to 16-2 (7) to make a second voluntary defence of his title against Ellesmere Port’s unbeaten Paul Butler 15-0 (8) in Newcastle on June 7. See article here: https://www.boxingscene.com/hall-butler-title-clash-gets-green-light-from-ibf--77836
Ahead of their IBF world bantamweight title fight showdown, Darlington’s Stuart Hall has rubbished claims by opponent Paul Butler’s camp that he has been reluctant to fight the Ellesmere Port prospect. In an intriguing Northeast versus Northwest encounter; champion Hall makes the second defence of his crown against Butler at Newcastle’s Metro Radio Arena on June 7. And with friction between the pair evident, Stuart insists he cannot wait for the chance to silence his rival.
Paul Butler believes a past spent partying will come back to haunt Stuart Hall when the pair meet in the ring on June 7 in Newcastle. Paul Butler believes a past spent partying will come back to haunt Stuart Hall when the pair meet in the ring on June 7 in Newcastle. Hall, the IBF bantamweight title-holder, has taken an unlikely-looking path to becoming a world champion, having not competed as a professional until he was 28 after spending much of his youth revelling in Ibiza.
The IBF have told BoxingScene that they are going to look into British promoter Dennis Hobson's request to stage Stuart Hall against Paul Butler at Newcastle's Metro Radio Arena on June 7th once all the formalities have been completed. In the meantime, the New Jersey-based governing body last week sent out a notification to Hobson asking him to open negotiations with Randy Caballero, the mandatory challenger for Hall's bantamweight title.
IBF World Bantamweight Champion Stuart Hall and undefeated challenger Paul Butler met head-to-head for the first time today to discuss their big summer “Rampage” showdown at Newcastle’s Metro Radio Arena on Saturday 7th June*. Darlington’s rock-hard and experienced Hall puts his title on the line for the second time against a British challenger – in March he retained his title against Martin Ward via technical decision – and is promising a devastating performance with a conclusive win against Butler.
Stuart Hall will make the next defence of his IBF bantamweight title against Paul Butler. Hall took the vacant strap last year after Jamie McDonnell was stripped of the belt by defeating Vusi Malinga over 12 rounds. His first defence against North East rival Martin Ward proved a damp squib, the fight being called off in the second round after the challenger was cut badly.
Last Saturday night at Aintree Racecourse I believe we saw the emergence of the next big star of British boxing. Those who saw Paul Butler's majestic bantamweight debut on BoxNation will now hopefully realise why I've been hammering on about him for so long. Butler, from Ellesmere Port, was picture perfect prior to puncturing Argentinean opponent Oreste Bernabe Nieva with a single crippling body shot to claim the WBA Intercontinental title and keep his unbeaten record intact.
Ryan Farrag couldn't find a better opponent to produce major fireworks against than four-division British and Commonwealth champion Jason Booth. Fighting the most prominent foe in his career, Farrag jumped over his head and scored a well-earned fourth-round stoppage - the first one in his ledger.
Ellesmere Port’s multi-title holding, super flyweight sensation, Paul Butler steps into his first contest in the Bantamweight class this Saturday night (Saturday 8th March) at Aintree Racecourse, knowing that a victory is essential to set up a blockbuster showdown with IBF World Champion Stuey Hall later this year. The man in the opposite corner at Aintree on Saturday night will be tough Argentinian Oreste Nieva (16-2) and the fight will be televised live and exclusive on BoxNation and BoxNation Live HD. Butler was determined to impress at today’s final press conference that there would be no place for any slip ups as he closes in on his lifetime dream to become World Champion.