By Sean McDaniel: Undefeated British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion Tyson Fury’s September 17th fight in Belfast, Norther Ireland, is fast approaching and Fury still hasn’t come out and said who he’s going to be fighting on that date. The list of opponents are down to the light hitting Coleman Barrett (13-1, 2 KO’s), unbeaten Cuban Mike Perez (16-0, 12 KO’s) and 39-year-old Audley Harrison (27-5, 20 KO’s).
British Boxing
Warren doesn’t blame Khan for not taking the Maidana rematch
By William Mackay: IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan’s former promoter Frank Warren says he doesn’t blame Khan for not opting to take a fan-friendly rematch with Marcos Maidana. Khan instead is eyeing the winner of the Lucas Matthysse vs. Erik Morales fight on September 17th for the vacant World Boxing Council (WBC) light welterweight title.
Tyson Fury needs a good opponent to keep moving up
By Sean McDaniel: Undefeated heavyweight contender Tyson Fury (15—0, 10 KO’s) is really starting to make a name for himself after defeating British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion Dereck Chisora by a lopsided 12 round decision recently.
UK Pound For Pound List: Khan #1, Froch #2, Cleverly #3
By Adam Fillingham: With the United Kingdom’s boxing scene thriving right now I thought I would create an unofficial Pound for pound list. This is all my own opinion and not based on fact so feel free to disagree.
1. Amir Khan (26-1 18KOs) Light Welterweight
Groves on the verge of signing with Matchroom?
By Scott Gilfoid: British and Commonwealth super middleweight champion George Groves is reportedly about to sign with Matchroom in hopes of getting to the next level in fights against Carl Froch and Andre Ward.
Sky to stop showing PPV boxing bouts; fights will continue to be shown on regular Sky moving forward
By William Mackay: In the big news that will mainly affect British fighters looking to get a payday, Sky Sports announced recently that they’ll no longer be putting on Sky Boxing Office pay per view boxing bouts on their Sky Sports channel. Sky hasn’t abandoned boxing, as they’ll continue to show boxing on regular Sky Sports channel.
Khan: All I can do is beat the person they put in front of me
By William Mackay: If you’ve been reading some of WBA Super World light welterweight champion Amir Khan’s juicy quotes, you’ll have noticed that he likes to say this: “There’s not much I can do apart from beating the person they put in front of me.” In using the word “They”, Khan presumably is speaking about his promoters from Golden Boy Promotions.
Duke McKenzie talks Amir Khan and Tyson Fury
By Ian Aldous: Duke McKenzie (39-7) has been involved in boxing for a long time. During his 15-year career, he remains the only British fighter to win World titles in three different weight divisions (IBF flyweight, WBO bantamweight and WBO super-bantamweight). Since he retired, he’s continued working in the sport as a commentator for BBC radio, ITV sport and Primetime. This week he gave me his thoughts on two young stars of British boxing, Amir Khan and Tyson Fury.
Amir Khan – time for appreciation!
By Liam Brindle: On 17th December 2008 I wrote an article on this site entitled ‘Amir Khan…appreciate him’ (http://tiny.cc/xph1j).
UK Boxing Update: Fury, Haye, Magee, More!
By Adam Fillingham: Northern Ireland super Middleweight Brian Magee captured the World Boxing Association (WBA) interim title on Saturday by out pointing Jaime Barboza in Costa Rica. The final judges score cards were 116-112, 118-110 and 117-111.