It was an interesting experience at Wembley OVO Arena on Saturday night. Richard Riakporhe taking care of business against a decent opponent is becoming almost routine now but what I was most struck by was the diversity of the show
Sheeraz v Torres: The Copperbox July 16th
Copperbox 16/7/22 Middleweight Hamza Sheeraz had to climb off the floor to beat Francisco Torres in a real firefight at the Copperbox on Saturday night. The fascinating scrap was a fitting finale to a very entertaining night’s boxing in front
York Hall Sept 16th 2024
Iain Dolan at Ringside The Queensberry show on Friday night served up a York Hall classic. The main event always looked as though it had the makings of a good fight for the British Middleweight title but Denzel Bentley and
Friday night at York Hall…
By Iain Dolan at Ringside. Ionut Baluta earned a hard fought, upset victory over Brad Foster at Super Bantamweight at York Hall on Friday night. It was a scrappy affair as the two fighters’ styles never really looked like
Richard “The Midnight Train” Riakporhe: Start Believing.
Boxxer show: Wembley Ovo Arena 26th March 2022 Richard Riakporhe put in the most impressive performance of his career so far on Saturday night, in a Cruiserweight contest at the Ovo Arena in Wembley. A late switch of opponent to
Probellum Throwdown – Undercard Preview
Probellum roll back into Toon this Friday night (25th March) with a stacked card full of North East big guns and prospects taking to the ring at the Utilita Arena. Our main event preview will follow later in the week,
The Judges Don’t Work, They Just Make It Worse!
By Iain Dolan A surprise to nobody, some very questionable judging allowed a weight drained Josh Taylor to keep his four light welterweight championship belts after being outworked for the majority of the contest by Jack Catterall at the Hydro
The Year of Undisputed?
By Ian Mathias The most elusive prize and the man who holds this accolade leaves no arguments as to who is the man in the division! Since the start of the 4 belt era there have been a handful of
MENTAL BENEFITS OF BOXING
Boxing is as much mental as it is physical. At the very highest level of competition, the difference between winning and losing is the fighter’s mentality. Both boxers will be physically primed to endure 10-12 rounds of explosive exertion. The
Looking BBBack to the Future
By Ian Mathias @mathiasonboxing It’s that merry time of year where we reflect on the year we have just witnessed and look ahead to what potential fights can happen and can fall by the wayside. Although we have seen some