
Hughie Fury and Shakiel Thompson gather further momentum
Over the past twelve months, Shakiel Thompson has been quietly improving and building momentum. Last night, he planted himself firmly on the radar of every British middleweight.
River Wilson-Bent: record, next fight and profile →

Over the past twelve months, Shakiel Thompson has been quietly improving and building momentum. Last night, he planted himself firmly on the radar of every British middleweight.

A trio of women’s world title fights are the main headliners for this week’s action, including two on Friday — Alycia Baumgardner vs. Delfine Persoon for the WBC junior lightweight belt, Sandy Ryan vs. Mikaela Mayer for the WBO welterweight belt — as well as Rhiannon Dixon vs. Terri Harper on Saturday for the WBO lightweight belt.

Heavyweight Hughie Fury and lightweight Maxi Hughes will both appear on a GMB Sports show at Canon Medical Arena in Sheffield on September 27, it was announced today (August 22).

Austin Williams overcame a slow start Saturday night and beat up River Wilson-Bent until Wilson-Bent’s trainer wisely threw in the towel during the eighth round.

Jermaine Franklin’s lifestyle changes since his last fight resulted in a steep drop in weight when the heavyweight contender stepped on the British Boxing Board of Control’s scale Friday afternoon in London. Franklin came in at 234¾ pounds for his 12-round, non-title fight against Anthony Joshua on Saturday night at O2 Arena in London.

British heavyweight contender Fabio Wardley will face American Michael Polite-Coffie on the undercard of Anthony Joshua’s clash with Jermaine Franklin at The O2 in London on Saturday April 1, live worldwide on DAZN – as Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams will look to close in on a clash with rival Felix Cash, with ‘Ammo’ meeting River Wilson-Bent before Cash challenges Matteo Signani for the European Middleweight Title.

Hamzah Sheeraz continued his climb up the middleweight ranks. An impressive showing was offered by the rising prospect, who had his way with River Wilson-Bent en route to a second-round stoppage win. A left hook and right hand by Sheeraz produced the bout’s lone knockdown and eventually the

HAMZAH SHEERAZ WILL bid to add the Commonwealth middleweight title to his WBC Silver belt when he takes on the highly-rated River Wilson-Bent at the 02 Arena on November 26, live on BT Sport.

Tyler Denny claimed the vacant English middleweight title and gained revenge for one of the most controversial fights of 2021 as he battled his way to a ten-round split decision over River Wilson-Bent on Boxxer’s bill in Coventry.

Sam Eggington aims to continue his good fortunes in his new favorite venue. The always entertaining 28-year-old Brit moves back down to junior middleweight in hopes of picking up a regional title at the weight and extending his current three-fight win streak. The next step for the Smethwick-bred boxer comes in a scheduled 10-round bout with Poland’s Przemyslaw Zysk atop a BOXXER-promoted show Saturday evening on Sky Sports from Coventry Skydome in Coventry, England.