Craig Watson Boxing News

Sports Centre, Oldham, Lancashire, United Kingdom Lee Purdy TKO 5 Craig Watson BBBofC British welterweight title Denton Vassell PTS 6 Ronny McField

HATTON PROMOTIONS show at Oldham Sports Centre on Saturday 16th July. The weigh-in took place on Friday 15th July and all the fighters participating in the main contests made the weight.

CRAIG WATSON believes he will wipe out another loss when he attempts to regain the British welterweight title this weekend.

CRAIG WATSON has been riled after being told he doesn’t deserve his rematch against Lee Purdy. Southpaw Watson bids to snatch back the British welterweight title from Purdy at Oldham Sports Centre on Saturday night (July 16).

CRAIG WATSON insists that arch rival Lee Purdy will not ruin his summer in the sun.

LEE PURDY hopes successfully defending his British welterweight crown against Craig Watson this weekend will book a return clash against Denton Vassell. Colchester’s Purdy narrowly lost on points to Vassell in a Commonwealth title challenge last year, but in April shocked Watson to become British champion.

CRAIG WATSON’S revenge mission is little more than a week away, and the Hatton Promotions welterweight has no doubt about the outcome.

LEE PURDY believes he cannot go wrong in his British welterweight title defence against Craig Watson. The Colchester man believes training alongside European middleweight champion Darren Barker has fired him up to beat Watson again.

CRAIG WATSON has revealed how his parents couldn’t sleep after he lost the British welterweight title to Lee Purdy. He gets an immediate chance of revenge when he faces the Essex man at Oldham Sports Centre on July 16.

CRAIG WATSON has stoked the flames ahead of his British welterweight championship rematch against Lee Purdy telling the Essex man: “You’re not that good.”

HATTON PROMOTIONS are planning non-stop boxing this summer with THREE major shows, proving they are Britain’s busiest promoters. The first dazzling show takes place in front of the Sky TV cameras at Wigan’s Robin Park Arena on Saturday June 18 when Martin Murray meets Nick Blackwell in a battle for the vacant British middleweight title.

CRAIG WATSON has landed an immediate British welterweight title rematch against Lee Purdy. And he will have hometown advantage at Oldham Sports Centre for his return against the Essex man on Saturday July 16.

M.E.N. Arena, Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom Rendall Munroe UD 12 Andrei Isaeu Lee Purdy TKO 5 Craig Watson Martin Murray TKO 4 John Anderson Carvalho Andy Murray Pts 8 Graeme Higginson Richard Towers RTD 4 Raman Sukhaterin Kid Galahad pts 4 Dai Davies

By Jonny Rashman: Manchester boxer Craig ‘the hammer’ Watson beat John O’Donnell in a real grudge match to claim the British welterweight title On Saturday night at Wembley arena. It has been a long road for Watson to get the praise he deserves.

By Sean McDaniel: Slick southpaw Craig Watson (20-3, 8 KO’s) defeated the game John O’Donnell (24-2, 11 KO’s), giving him a rare loss on Saturday night to capture the vacant BBBofC British welterweight title at Wembley Arena, Wembley, London.

IRISH-BORN slugger John O’Donnell is the 4-5 favourite on Betfair to bag the vacant British welterweight title at Wembley Arena, London, on Saturday. The 25-year-old squares up to Craig Watson for a second time, the pair having already traded blows in 2009.

By William Mackay: British junior middleweight Craig Watson (19-3, 8 KO’s) knocked WBA Super World light welterweight champion Amir Khan (24-1, 17 KO’s) down six years ago when they fought in the ABA, knocking Khan down in the 3rd round. Watson, 28, would like nothing better than to get an opportunity to knock Khan down [...]

London(February 5th, 2011) Hennessy Sports and Premier Sports TV proudly present a night of championship boxing live and exclusive from both sides of the Atlantic on Saturday 19th February.

LONDON (February 4th, 2011) – Manchester’s Craig Watson says he has never been so fit, nor so ready as he prepares for his British title challenge to John O’Donnell at Wembley on February 19th. The two men fought in 2009 at York Hall when O’Donnell won a split decision to take Watson’s Commonwealth title. Now [...]

London (Feb 2nd, 2011) Saturday 19th February, Wembley Arena will not only be the hosts for the British title double header fights between Lenny Daws (Molden) vs. Ashley Theophane (Kilburn) and John O’Donnell (Shepherd’s Bush) vs. Craig Watson (Manchester), but for the first time Enfield’s popular boxing stars, the Evangelou brothers will both be in [...]

CRAIG WATSON believes sparring with two of British boxing’s leading prospects will earn him sweet revenge over John O’Donnell. The Hatton Promotions star heads the bill at Wembley Arena on Saturday February 19 when he challenges O’Donnell for the vacant British welterweight title.

LONDON (December 24th, 2010) – The two weight Commonwealth champion Craig Watson has issued a warning to his rival John O’Donnell ahead of their British Welterweight title battle at Wembley Arena on Saturday 5th February 2011 “I’m gunning for him, so he better be ready.”

Boxing results: Robin Park Centre, Wigan, Lancashire: Denton Vassell UD 12 Lee Purdy

Boxing results from Fenton Manor Sports Complex, Stoke, Staffordshire: Leva Kirakosyan TKO 3 Scott Lawton Chris Edwards UD 12 Abmerk Shindjuu

By Liam Santiago: Quality Manchester boxer, Craig Watson has expressed his feelings on his chances of victory if he was to fight Amir Khan. Watson has recently moved down a division to light welterweight and is eyeing a British title shot against Lenny Daws. Watson said, ”He’s a strong kid, but I am stronger and [...]

By Sean McDaniel: Having seen the Commonwealth welterweight title match between former champion Craig Watson (13-3, 4 KOs) and challenger John O’Donnell (21-1, 9 KOs) several times now, I can’t help thinking that Watson, 26, was royally screwed over in losing the fight by a 12-round split decision to O’Donnell. I’m not sure what fight [...]

By Daniel Cann: That great boxing venue the York Hall served up another classic on Saturday as champion Craig ‘The Hammer’ Watson defended his Commonwealth Crown against John O’Donnell. Although it was a ‘Battle of the Southpaws’ their styles and builds could not have been in greater contrast. Watson was compact, shaven-skulled and renowned for [...]

By Nate Anderson: Making his 2nd defense of his welterweight Commonwealth title, champion Craig Watson (13-4, 4 KOs) was upset in a 12-round split decision by challenger John O’Donnell (21-1, 9 KOs) tonight at the York Hall, in Bethnal Green, London. Watson, 26, fought well in through much of the fight using his jab, right [...]