By Sean McDaniel: Former Commonwealth featherweight champion John Simpson (23-9, 10 KO’s) ended his two-fight losing streak with an impressive 6th round TKO win over former British featherweight champion Paul Appleby (18-4, 11 KO’s) on Friday night at the Kelvin Hall, in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom.
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Lindsay Stops Appleby
By Nate Anderson: BBBofC British featherweight champion Paul Appleby (14-1, 9 KOs) was defeated in 6th round technical knockout by his 26-year-old challenger Martin Lindsay (14-0, 6 KOs) on Saturday night at the Ulster Hall, in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Appleby Defeats Martin, McCloskey Smashes Harrison
By Nate Anderson: BBBofC British featherweight champion Paul Appleby (14-0, 9 KOs) destroyed Juan Garcia Martin (15-7, 8 KOs) in the 1st round on Saturday night at the Kingsway Leisure Centre, Widnes, Cheshire. Appleby, 21, hurt Martin with a hard right hand late in the round and then poured on a flurry of shots as Martin tried to cover up against the ropes.
Froch Looking For Taylor; Dodson-Magee, Saunders, Lindsay – News
WBC Super Middleweight champ Carl Froch has issued a missing persons appeal on behalf of former World middleweight champ, and the current mandatory challenger for his title Jermain Taylor. Froch believes that Taylor has gone into hiding as he looks for a way out of fighting the Cobra who was crowned WBC champ after a fight of the year thriller with Jean Pascal in December.
Appleby Gives Pickering a Boxing Lesson
By Nate Anderson: BBBofC British featherweight champion Paul Appleby (13-0, 8 KOs) dominated former BBBofC/EBU (European) super bantamweight champion Esham Pickering (33-8, 13 KOs) on Friday night, beating him by an easy 12-round unanimous decision at the Bellahouston Sports Centre, in Glasgow, Scotland. The final judges’ scores were 116-113, 117-112 and 117-111.