The British and World heavyweight scene became clearer on Saturday night with the expected demolition by ‘Dynamite’ Daniel Dubois of grossly overmatched Ricardo Snijders in east London. The young Londoner was at his calm, effective best by flooring the hapless Dutchman four times from body shots in the uncompleted four minutes of the match. In …
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The Friday Faceup
Young heavyweight sensation ‘Dynamite’ Daniel Dubois 14-0 (13 KO’s) returns to the ring after an eight month sabbatical on Saturday night (29th) against Dutchman Ricardo Snijders 18-1 (8 KO’s) at the BT Sport studios in Stratford, East London. Since his last fight and enforced COVID layoff from paid combat the Londoner has seen domestic and …
The Monday LunchBox
Dillian Whyte v Alexander Povetkin Five things we learned: Why we love the Heavyweights – single punch knockouts have littered the history of the heavyweight division. Think, Rocky Marciano v Jersey Joe Walcott, Ali v Liston II, Weaver v Tate, Tyson v Spinks, Lewis v McCall and Rahman. All highlight reels of the division and …
The Friday Faceup
On Saturday night (22nd) big time boxing returns at the Matchroom ‘Square Garden’ in Brentwood, Essex. The last few weeks of ‘Fight Camp’ events have seen the post-COVID return behind closed doors at the venue, with some cracking contests between male and female domestic fighters. However, Saturday sees the first recognised men’s event of world …
The Monday LunchBox
Boxing is back ! Friday night’s Queensberry Promotions show broadcast live on BT Sport was a resounding success. The strictest hygiene measures, social distancing and, to cap it all off some great performances and fights. Top of the bill saw Brad Foster 13-0-2 (5 KO’s) gain a Lonsdale belt outright in defence of his British …
The Recovery Begins
And so, after 100 plus days of lockdown and no domestic shows since mid-March the boxing business hits the road again on Friday (10th) at the BT Sport studios in Stratford, east London. Hall of Fame promoter Frank Warren through his Queensberry Promotions is the first to get back in the saddle and kick start …
The Monday LockDown
Is unification a mirage ? Will we ever see an undisputed world heavyweight champion ? Does it really matter ? Last week WBC world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury took to social media to announce a deal had been reached for a two fight series with WBA/IBF/WBO heavyweight champ Anthony Joshua. Should it happen it will …
The Monday LockDown
Mental Health Awareness Hello readers, you will note that the regular Monday LunchBox has been temporarily retitled the ‘LockDown’ given the unfamiliar and difficult times we continue to find ourselves in. We are all largely aware of the impact of COVID-19 on our daily lives, those sadly affected directly by losses in their families, and …
The Monday LunchBox
The Four Hombres In recent weeks the focus has rightly been on the ‘Four Kings’ of Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Thomas Hearns and Roberto Duran and the fortieth anniversary of their intertwined bouts which dominated the 1980’s. However, at the beginning of the decade four boxing legends from the Hispanic community were operating …
The Monday LunchBox
The Latino Legends The sport of boxing has been blessed with great fighters from almost all continents of the world, from Manny Pacquiao (Asia) to Jeff Fenech (Australasia) and onto Azumah Nelson (Africa). Great fighters, but also national icons of that continents sporting history. However, no continent has provided more great champions than the …
The Undisputed 