Boxing: Sileby's Kenan Brown-Wingfield goes for gold
Sileby Boxing Academy's Kenan Brown-Wingfield will be climbing through the ropes in Warrington on Saturday to represent England in a Tri-Nations tournament.The county schoolboy is already guaranteed a...
View ArticleBoxing: Netherhall's Joe Thorpe is a knock-out winner
Netherhall teenager Joe Thorpe was a one-punch winner in Coventry.Thorpe comfortably outpointed Daniel Jenkins on Leicester Railwaymen's show last month – but the rematch was closer.Going into the...
View ArticleBoxing: Leicester Unity's Clayton Orchard goes for gold
Leicester Unity teenager Clayton Orchard is going for gold in Scotland this weekend.The 13-year-old heads to Motherwell on Saturday for a Three Nations event that brings together the schoolboy...
View ArticleOrchard goes so close to claiming gold medal
Beaumont Leys teenager Clayton Orchard went so close to gold at the Three Nations championship in Motherwell.The two-day tournament brought the national schools champions of England, Scotland and Wales...
View ArticleReturn fight
A rematch tops the bill at Notts Oddfellows WMC, Leicester, tonight.Fountain light-welterweight Josh Cherry aims to turn the tables on Matthew Hutchison (Phoenix) when they meet and the rest of the...
View ArticleRendall's comeback: Chip shop was my biggest fear
Joe Hockenhull booked his place on Sunday's big show after ending a two-year break from the sport.Hockenhull outpointed John Mason, in Barnsley, and will in action at the city centre nightclub.The city...
View ArticleRendall's return: Smyle prepares with World champ Froch
Jahmaine Smyle has had the best sparring in the world before Sunday's big show in Leicester.Smyle fights on the big show at Club Republic that's topped by the return of Rendall Munroe and sharpened his...
View ArticleNorman looks to extend his unbeaten pro record
Shepshed's Louis Norman has made just four appearances in the professional ranks to date but the teenage flyweight has already caught the eye.On Sunday, he faces Czech opposition in Miroslav Prochazka...
View ArticleRendall's return: I still want to be World Champion
Winning won't be enough for Rendall Munroe when he makes his return to the ring at Leicester's Club Republic on Sunday afternoon.The former WBC super-bantamweight title challenger wants to look good....
View ArticleBoxing: Rendall Munroe wins fight in 101 seconds
Rendall Munroe received a hero's welcome at Leicester's Club Republic as he returned to the ring yesterday.And hardly had the cheers died down than Munroe's arm was being raised to recognise a...
View ArticleBoxing: Title fights up next for duo
Louis '2 Sweet' Norman and Marc Ketnor have title fights to look forward to after chalking up exciting wins in Leicester.A sell-out crowd at Club Republic saw Rendall Munroe relaunch his career with a...
View ArticleBoxing: Great rivals top bill in Hinckley
County rivals Sam Bowen and Chris Walsh square up in the top-of-the-bill fight at the Greene King Stadium, Hinckley, tonight.Both Bowen (Earl Shilton) and Walsh (Braunstone) have won national honours...
View ArticleBoxing: Brady Lingard in rematch cracker
Excitement is guaranteed when Brady Lingard and Steve McCready square up at Leicester Railwaymen's WMC tomorrow night.Lingard was a points winner when they clashed in the fight-of-the-night in Grantham...
View ArticleBoxing: Ex-World Champ Riddick Bowe in Leicester bout
A former world heavyweight champion will put on an exhibition bout in Leicester this summer.Promoter Scott Lansdowne is behind the bid to bring Riddick Bowe to the city.Lansdowne has previously staged...
View ArticleBoxing: Jahmaine Smyle to box new 'Hitman'
Super-middleweight Jahmaine Smyle is preparing to fight the man billed as the new Thomas Hearns.The Leicester fighter gets in the ring with unbeaten Hosea Burton, in Manchester, on Saturday.As an...
View ArticleImpressive 'Sticky' claims good scalp in victory
George 'Sticky' Pratt claimed a good scalp at Leicester Railwaymen's WMC.Hamid Hadrami (Ingles' Boxing Academy) set Pratt problems with his slippery, hit-and-move southpaw skills, but by the end of the...
View ArticleBoxing: Kealy aims to be big hit on pro debut
Melton light-welterweight David Kealy gets the chance to pick on someone his own size when he makes his professional debut.Kealy launches his paid career in Lincoln on Friday, July 12, and his sparring...
View ArticleBoxing: First-round defeat for Jahmaine Smyle
Trainer Chris Pyatt has called for Jahmaine Smyle to show his character after defeat in Manchester.Super-middleweight Smyle was beaten inside a round by Hosea Burton and Pyatt admitted: "We are both...
View ArticleBoxing: 'Cash fighter' event set for Leicester
Leicester's biggest hitters are going toe-to-toe for a big-money prize.Kkong Events have brought together eight top heavyweights for a 'Cash Fighter' event at The Colosseum on Melton Road, on Saturday,...
View ArticleBoxing: New home for famous club
A famous fight club in Leicestershire has got a new home.Leicester legend Tony Sibson learned to box at Thurmaston Amateur Boxing Club, and they have had an extension built at their gym at Jubilee...
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