He goes by the spine-chilling nickname of ‘The Assassin’. Professional boxing is full of them. Think ‘The Hitman’, ‘Dark Destroyer’, ‘Iron Mike’, a billing to get bums on seats and people to tune in at home. However, with every assassin the gun sometimes jams or they withdraw their aim to seek another day or target. …
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The Friday Faceup
Tomorrow night (Feb 11th), British 2022 Young Fighter/Prospect of the Year Adam ‘The Assassin’ Azim (7-0, 6 KO’s) headlines his second show and first at a major British venue. Recently looking an early equivalent of ‘Prince’ Naseem Hamed or Amir Khan due his Muslim heritage, power and overall potential, the Slough-based fighter meets Central American …
The Weekender
After two action packed boxing weekends in the UK with the Chris Eubank Jr. – Liam Smith and Artur Beterbiev – Anthony Yarde promotions we head back to a sense of tranquility this weekend with no major event here. Next week, we look forward to the build-up for British 2022 Young Fighter/Prospect of the Year …
The Monday LunchBox
Artur Beterbiev v Anthony Yarde – 5 things we learned.
The Friday Faceup
The weigh-in’s done and we’ve a fantastic fight ON for tomorrow night at the OVO Wembley Arena, London. The unified world light-heavyweight title is on the line between undefeated Russian champion Artur Beterbiev and local challenger Anthony Yarde. It’s a match-up with great promise and intrigue, but what can we expect in terms of an …
Return of the Kings
The 175lb (12st, 7lb) light-heavyweight division is back in fashion ! Just like the late 1970’s/early 1980’s the division is now arguably the hottest in boxing. In the ‘80’s we had the quartet of Matt Franklin, Dwight Braxton, Marvin Johnson and topped by the eventual coronated king Michael Spinks. This was a period when conversion …
The Monday LunchBox
In arguably a career high performance Liverpool’s Liam ‘Beefy’ Smith (33-3-1, 20 KO’s) blew away Chris Eubank Jr. in the fourth round of a middleweight contest on Saturday night at the Manchester Arena. The spectacular nature of the technical knockout, halted by referee Victor Loughlin after 1:09 of the round, showed the often underestimated power …
The Friday Faceup
The clock’s ticking down to the big middleweight showdown in Manchester, England tomorrow night (21st) between world ranked Chris Eubank Jr and former WBO world light-middleweight champion Liam ‘Beefy’ Smith. This domestic dust-up also has significance on the world stage and promises to be competitive for the full scheduled twelve rounds. Before a healthy lunchtime …
The Monday LunchBox
With no major fights in the UK this last weekend we look forward to the big middleweight clash between Chris Eubank Jr. and former WBO world light-middleweight champion Liam Smith. The contest is promoted by Ben Shalom’s BOXXER company and takes place at the Manchester Arena this Saturday 21 January. It pits two fighters who …
The Monday LunchBox
About every decade a young boxer emerges in the UK who brings so much electricity to the ring that he recharges British boxing by captivating crowds and raising it to new rarefied world heights. The 1980’s brought the diminutive Charlie Magri plus Frank Bruno’s popular enormity, in the early ’90’s we rose to the chimes …
The Undisputed 