By Cliff Rold - A hotly anticipated all U.K. Lightweight showdown turned into a showcase for a fighter clearly at his stride. In front of a red-hot home team crowd in Glasgow, Scotland, 29-year old Ricky Burns (35-2, 10 KO) of Coatbridge, Scotland,...
Former amateur standout and 2007 WC bronze medalist Bradley Saunders (4-0, 3 KOs) dropped tough but badly overmatched Slovakian opponent Ivan Godor (9-24-4, 4 KOs) three times in round three, before a mercy from the referee Richie Davis was issued at...
Expect the Fight of the Year this evening when Scotland’s Ricky Burns and England’s Kevin Mitchell, Britain’s two best lightweights, collide at Glasgow’s SECC for the WBO title. A recent poll of 40 leading fight faces resulted in a 55-45 percent s...
One of the most oft heard criticisms levelled at the noble art these days is that, compared to other combat sports such as UFC, as a rule the best don't fight the best. It's fair comment too. However every once in a while fights are made pitting t...
by Cliff Rold - On a weekend where U.S. fans anticipate the replay of eleven long rounds and one really fast one, fan abroad are treated to two intriguing main events in the Lightweight and Cruiserweight divisions. In one, fans will be treated to...
Kevin Mitchell is relishing the prospect of fighting Scotland's Ricky Burns in front of the world champion's home crowd. Up to 10,000 fans are expected at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre in Glasgow on Saturday as Burns defends his WBO l...
Ricky Burns believes he can only get better as he prepares for his seventh world title fight. The 29-year-old stunned the boxing world when he beat Roman Martinez to claim the WBO super-featherweight title two years ago. The Puerto Rican recently...
On September 22nd Scotland’s Ricky Burns shall make a second defence of his WBO lightweight crown against Cockney favourite Kevin Mitchell in a bang-up that seems sure to feature in the Fight of the Year honours. Ahead of the clash at Glasgow’s SE...
Promoter Frank Warren has given Scott Harrison genuine hope that he could return to world title action by fighting the winner of Saturday's contest between Ricky Burns and Kevin Mitchell. Former world champion Harrison will box on the undercard of...
Destiny dawns for Dagenham lightweight Kevin Mitchell on Saturday evening. A former six time national junior champion and English senior ABA featherweight king whilst still a teenager, it seemed the Cockney with the kayo kick couldn’t miss when,...
Ricky Burns was tipped to be a world champion by boxing legend Marvin Hagler over a decade ago but remains a fighter who hates the fuss. The WBO lightweight champion, 29, takes on Kevin Mitchell at Glasgow's SECC venue on Saturday night in what wi...
By Jake Donovan - Promoter Frank Warren continues to go all in for the September 22 event at the Scottish Exhibition Centre in Glasgow. The show’s headliner pits lightweight titlist Ricky Burns against Kevin Mitchell in what many view as a can’t...
Ricky Burns has been getting fired-up for his showdown with English rival Kevin Mitchell by watching Scotland's epic 1990 Five Nations victory over England. The Scottish star puts his WBO World Lightweight title on the line in a Battle of Britain...
Carl Froch will defend his IBF super middleweight World title at the Capital FM Arena in Nottingham on November 28, against an opponent to be named next week. Froch won the belt in dramatic style at the Capital FM Arena in May, with a stunning fif...