Results tagged “boxing”
There will be no love lost when Sam Webb fights Anthony Small for the British light-middleweight title next month.
The Isle of Dogs boxer is training for the March 26 clash against a man he beat twice in the amateur ranks. For Webb, the satisfaction of beating Small would not just come from claiming the belt.
Olympic boxing champion James DeGale was the star attraction when he joined some 2012 hopefuls at Excel last week.
DeGale, who won middleweight gold in Beijing in 2008, turned professional at the start of last year, denying himself the chance of more Olympic glory in London.
Sam Webb will challenge for the British and Commonwealth light-middleweight title on March 26.
The Isle of Dogs-based boxer will fight current champion Anthony Small at York Hall in Bethnal Green in a Friday night show, promoted by Ricky Hatton, to be screened live by Sky TV.
It's been another exciting sporting year and plenty of big names have appeared in the pages of The Wharf, including West Ham manager Gianfranco Zola, a quartet of England cricket captains and two heroes of the 1966 World Cup win.
We look back at what's been making the headlines locally and nationally over the last 12 months.
Micky Steeds needs to "knuckle down and get serious" about his boxing career if he's to make a lasting impression on the cruiserweight division.
That's the view of his manager Mark Roe after the Isle of Dogs boxer lost a close contest against Terry Dunstan at York Hall last Friday.
Isle of Dogs boxer Sam Webb is lining up a British title shot for early next year after making a winning return to the ring.
The light middleweight beat Paul Morby at Newport Leisure Centre last Friday and is now contemplating the prospect of a title clash with holder Anthony Small in February or March.
David Haye is already planning the first defence of his world heavyweight title and it could be at The O2.
Bermondsey-born Haye won the WBA version of the crown when he defeated giant Russian Nikolai Valuev on points in Nuremburg on Saturday.
Former undisputed world heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis is backing David Haye to win his title fight against Nikolai Valuev tomorrow.
Bermondsey-born Haye face the 7ft 2ins Russian in Germany hoping to become Britain's first world champion in the top division since Lewis hung up his gloves in 2003 writes Steven Davies.
Amir Khan will fight for the WBA light-welterweight world title at The O2 this summer.
The 22-year-old will meet reigning champion Andriy Kotelnik over 12 rounds at the arena on June 27.
David Haye enjoyed an impressive win as he proved to have too much firepower for Monte "Two Gunz" Barrett at The O2 last night.
The Bermondsey-born boxer knocked Barrett out in fifth round after comprehensively outboxing the American veteran throughout the fight.
MICKY Steeds failed in his bid to win the vacant British cruiserweight title last night.
The Isle of Dogs boxer was beaten by veteran Rob Norton on a unanimous points decision in Burton-on-Trent.
IT’S the biggest fight of his boxing career but Micky Steeds has another special event to worry about on October 3.
The Isle of Dogs boxer takes on Robert Norton for the vacant British cruiserweight title that evening, the same day his wife is expecting their second child.
DAVID Haye is heading back to The O2 for his next bout, although his biggest fight at the moment is to find an opponent.
The Bermondsey-born boxer will make his heavyweight debut at the North Greenwich venue on November 15 after conquering the cruiserweight division, where he was undisputed world champion.
But the 28-year-old is having problems finding a top-class boxer willing to face him.
Two un-named Americans have pulled out and a third, JD Chapman, was due to be unveiled at a press conference on Tuesday.
THE date of Micky Steeds’ British title fight has been moved again, and the venue could be changing too.
Steeds was lined up for a crack at the cruiserweight crown against Robert Norton at the end of September but the date has now been fixed for Friday, October 3.
And the really good news for the Isle of Dogs fighter is that the boxing authorities are considering moving the venue for the bout from Norton’s native Wolverhampton to London – Steeds’ home turf.
MICKY Steeds will have to wait a bit longer for his British Cruiserweight title chance, thanks to the demands of television.
The Isle of Dogs boxer was due to meet Robert Norton for the vacant belt on July 11, but with Sky set to feature the contest on its Friday Fight Night slot, the match has been rescheduled for a date in September.
But Steeds’ manager Mark Roe does not think the delay will affect the 24-year-old’s chances of winning the title.
He said: “Micky will be ready for Norton. He’s in great shape. He was 14st 8lb for his latest fight without even trying to make the weight.�
THE Isle of Dogs could be celebrating its very own British boxing champion this summer.
Rising cruiserweight Micky Steeds has been lined up for a shot at the vacant British crown on July 11, when he faces former WBU world champion Robert Norton in a 12-round bout in Wolverhampton.
It represents remarkable progress for 24-year-old Steeds, who only moved down to the cruiserweight division at the start of last year, after starting his career at heavyweight. His trainer, Mark Roe, believes his boxer has a genuine chance of glory.
“Micky’s really settled in at cruiserweight,� he said. “He’s over the moon about getting a title fight and is training hard for it, but it’s no less than he deserves.
IT WAS 13th time lucky for Micky Steeds as he made his long-awaited return to the ring.
The Isle of Dogs boxer beat the veteran Paul Bonson on Friday night (April 19), in what was his 13th professional bout, after almost a year out of the fight game.
“I’m glad to have got that one out of the way,� said Steeds. “I’m pleased it wasn’t unlucky. It was a tough fight but it’s what I needed after a year out, so I’m happy.�
It was Steeds’ first fight since last May, and only his second at cruiserweight, having moved down from the heavyweight division.
HE’S a friendly barber from The Gentry in Cabot Place, but for one day next month he’ll be a fighting machine.
George Pericleous will be swapping scissors for boxing gloves when he steps into the ring for his first white collar bout.
George, 29, has been cutting hair in the Wharf for two years and in that time he has had a few customers who are white collar boxers.
“It is definitely something that a lot of bankers around here are getting in to,� he said.
“I just hope my opponent doesn’t turn out to be somebody who comes here and I beat them, or they might not want to come back.�
The hairdresser from north London was a keen boxer in his youth but decided to give white collar a chance after watching a television programme recently.
