Results tagged “boxing”

Excel hosts world's top boxing amateurs

By Rob Virtue on June 11, 2012 9:40 AM |

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Croatian Filip Hrgovic won the heavyweight crown to round off an explosive night of boxing in the WSB World Championships at the Excel centre on Saturday.

The 20-year-old fighter, who represents Paris United, comfortably held off Ruslan Myrsatayev of Kazhakstan.

Boxers prepare for Excel final

By Rob Virtue on June 6, 2012 2:14 PM |

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The world's top amateur boxers are heading to the Excel Centre this weekend.

Just weeks after staging the team final of the World Series Boxing won by Dolce and Gabbana Milano Thunder, the venue will be hosting the individual championships with five bouts taking place on Saturday evening.

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Bermondsey boxer David Haye will make another attempt to unify the heavyweight division - but he has the small matter of a grudge match with Dereck Chisora first.

The boxer announced this week he is coming out of retirement to continue his feud with fellow Londoner Chisora - this time inside the ring.

Excel gears up for top boxing event

By Rob Virtue on April 27, 2012 2:50 PM |

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The Excel Centre is hosting a World Series of Boxing final between two leading European teams next Wednesday.

Top Olympic boxers will compete in five weight categories when Dynamo Moscow take on Dolce & Gabbana Milano Thunder at the venue by the Royal Docks.

AA-dec17-Webb.JPGMost of us have broken our New Year's resolutions by now but boxer Sam Webb is determined to keep his.

Webb's aim is to regain his British light middleweight title and he takes the first step on that quest when he faces Matthew Hall in a title eliminator at Wembley Arena next month.

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