Thomas Ward: record, next fight and profile →
Heavyweight Hughie Fury had Patrick Korte rocking and reeling in the second round with a right hand, and as the heavyweight contender surged forwards throwing more of the same referee Reece Carter called the fight off.
OTABEK KHOLMATOV cemented a crack at the WBA featherweight title by crushing Thomas Patrick Ward inside five rounds in Newcastle.
As BoxingScene.com reported on Thursday, Thomas Patrick Ward is getting his big chance in the forum of a final eliminator. The WBA’s No1 contender has been ordered to face Uzbekistan’s Otabek Kholmatov to decide on who is next in line to fight for the world crown.
The lengthy delay in getting the WBA featherweight title consolidation bout over the line could work to the advantage of Thomas Patrick Ward.
Thomas Patrick Ward has told Leo Santa Cruz to stop ‘holding up the division’ after he reinforced his status as the leading featherweight contender.
Thomas Patrick Ward wants to finally shake off his contender status and fight for a world title this year. The featherweight returns to action on July 17, at the Stadium of Light in Sunderland, headlining a Phil Jeffries promotion, looking to preserve his status at the WBA’s No1 ranked fighter.
After outlasting Ted Cheeseman in a brutal fight last October, Troy Williamson would have hoped for an easier night in his first defence of the British super-welterweight title he won that night.
Probellum will host its first UK show of 2022 in Newcastle in March, jointly headlined by local fighters Lewis Ritson, Troy Williamson and Thomas Patrick Ward, with the hugely talented duo Pat McCormack and Ben Rees set to make their professional debuts.
Three-weight world champion Ricky Burns returned to the ring for the first time in more than two years, as he boxed his way to a ten-round unanimous points decision over Emiliano Dominguez, of Argentina, in Houghton-le-Spring, County Durham in a very scrappy fight.
GLOBAL boxing and media company Probellum announced the return of Lewis Ritson and the comeback of Scottish legend Ricky Burns. The event next month will be the first UK promotion by Probellum, a next generation sports company designed to blend promotion, media and content whilst supporting grassroots boxing.