British Boxing on the Rise

haye777By Paul Walsh: The last two years for British sport has flourished from Tennis to Cricket to Rugby but one sport in particular which has really excelled is Boxing.  This is mainly down to the success of London 2012 and team GBs performance at the games.  They had their most successful games ever which is rubbing off on all forms of the sport.

Britain currently has 4 boxing world champions (Nathan Cleverly, Carl Froch, Ricky Burns and Jamie McDonnell) but with 3/4 more working their way into mandatory positions over the last 12 months this number could potentially double within the year.

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Anthony Joshua signs with Matchroom; to fight on October 5th in London

joshua34231By Scott Gilfoid: 2012 Olympic super heavyweight gold medalist Anthony Joshua has signed a pro contract with Matchroom Sport, and he’s expected to make his pro debut in three months on October 5th at the O2 Arena in London, UK in a fight that will be televised by Sky, according to Live Fight.

Promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Sport is snatching up a lot of the top fighters in the UK, thanks in part with his contract to have his fighters’ televised on Sky. It’s like a magnet to attract the best fighters in the UK to his stable.

The 6’6” Joshua had talked about wanting to take part in the 2016 Olympics to try and capture a second super heavyweight Olympic gold medal, but it looks like he’s seen the light and figured he’s be better off turning pro. Joshua is only 23, so in theory it would have been possible for him to fight for another Olympic Gold medal and still be only 26 or 27 when he would turn pro.

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Joshua picks Haye to beat Fury on September 28th

joshua46By Scott Gilfoid: 2012 Olympic Super Heavyweight Gold medalist from Britain Anthony Joshua is picking former WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (26-2, 24 KO’s) to beat Tyson Fury (21-0, 15 KO’s) in their fight on September 28th at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, UK.

Joshua sees Haye’s experience as being the telling factor in his favor in beating the 6’9” Fury. I can’t say I disagree with Joshua about that, although I think it’s a heck of a lot more than experience that Haye has in his favor in this fight.

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Warren thinks Anthony Joshua can become a superstar at heavyweight

joshua46By Scott Gilfoid: British promoter Frank Warren believes that the 2012 British Olympic super heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has the talent to become a superstar in the pro ranks if he’s given the right kind of guidance. Warren is impressed with the 6’6” Joshua’s right hand power and overall talent, and believes he can successfully make the jump from the amateur ranks to the pros when he eventually decides to make that move.

Warren said in his column at thesun.co.uk “Joshua has qualities which convince me that, with expert guidance, he could evolve into a genuine super star of pro boxing relatively quickly…he appears to grow stronger as a contest progresses.”

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Cammarelle: It was an injustice!

Image: Cammarelle: It was an injustice!By Scott Gilfoid: Having tasted the bitter sweet taste of a terribly controversial decision loss to Britain’s Anthony Joshua in the super heavyweight division gold medal match on Sunday in the 2012 Olympics in London, the talented Italian Roberto Cammarelle was still deeply upset with the decision.

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Joshua to shoot for second gold medal in 2016 Olympics

Image: Joshua to shoot for second gold medal in 2016 OlympicsBy Scott Gilfoid: Rather than turn pro and make tons of good cash, 2012 British Olympic super heavyweight gold medalist Anthony Joshua is going to stay on as an amateur and attempt to win a second gold medal in the super heavyweight division in the 2016 Olympics in Rios. By doing this, Joshua will be taking a huge risk because three out of his four wins in this years’ 2012 Olympics were highly questionable victories.

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