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Thomas Treiber's Journey From Wrestling 'Stone Cold' To Announcing World Title Fights

1 week ago | boxingnewsonline.net | Matt Bozeat

THOMAS TREIBER shivers when he remembers the night he became the most famous ring announcer in the world. “It was my second time on ESPN,” he said, “a show at the Freedom Civic Center in Johnson, Tennessee. “The fight ended in a TKO and I got the time off the timekeeper and got in the ring. “I realised I left my card outside the ring and I couldn’t remember the name of the fighters.
Jessica Barry Set For Title Defence After French Away Win

2 weeks ago | boxingnewsonline.net | Matt Bozeat

JESS Barry is heading home to defend her English featherweight championship after winning in France. The 30-year-old from Coventry won a six-round majority decision over Laela El Ksiri in Auch, Southern France. Her next fight will be closer to home. Barry is set to defend her St George’s belt on the latest Excelsior Sporting Club show in Cannock on Thursday, May 29. Excelsior chief Scott Murray has got behind Barry – promoting four of her last six fights – and was in France with her.
'I floored Chris Eubank Jr with first punch – Conor Benn can do the same'

2 weeks ago | express.co.uk | Mark Whiley |Matt Bozeat

'I floored Chris Eubank Jr with first punch of fight – Conor Benn can do the same'EXCLUSIVE: One of Chris Eubank Jr's former opponents recalls dropping him with the first punch of their fight. Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn will collide in their controversial fight on Saturday night (Image: Getty)Eubank, who usually fights at super-middleweight, is the favourite to defeat Benn, whose previous 23 fights have been at welterweight.
Macclesfield ABC Has An Anniversary To Remember As Karriss Artingstall Stops By

3 weeks ago | boxingnewsonline.net | Matt Bozeat

KARRISS Artingstall, bronze medallist at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, handed out the trophies when Macclesfield Boys Club celebrated their 20th anniversary with a show at Wilmslow Leisure Centre. To the delight of a sell-out crowd, Macclesfield had eight winners from nine bouts, including James Rowlinson. There was big support for the 24-year-old cruiserweight as he returned from an eight-year break and he sent his supporters home happy by outpointing Lewis Crawford (Rainford).
James Dean Fury Hopes To Emulate His Illustrious Cousin And Hit The Top

3 weeks ago | boxingnewsonline.net | Matt Bozeat

ROTUNDA ABC look set to enter five hopefuls in the National Amateur Championships this month – including the teenage light-heavyweight with the Hollywood name and boxing DNA. Callum Makin and Olivia Holmes – last year’s champions at 71kgs and 57kgs respectively – are unlikely to enter and coach Mikey Albertina told Boxing News he was uncertain if Amber Moss-Birch would return to defend her 80 kgs title.
Orton man just falls short in his his bid to bring a World Bareknuckle Boxing title to Peterborough.

3 weeks ago | peterboroughtoday.co.uk | Matt Bozeat

Orton man Martin Reffell fell short in his bid to bring a World Bareknuckle Boxing title to Peterborough. He was beaten in the sixth and last round by Liam Rees in Cardiff when challenging for his super-welterweight belt. Commentators said: ‘The belt is on the line’ going into the last round after five tight rounds. Rees had been docked a point, leaving the fight close on the cards at Vale Sports Arena.
Promoter Recalls Barry McGuigan’s Greatest Night Ahead Of Upcoming Tour

3 weeks ago | boxingnewsonline.net | Matt Bozeat

IN the darkest days of The Troubles in Northern Ireland, those who pleaded for peace would say: ‘Leave the fighting to McGuigan.’Barry McGuigan was way more than a boxer, way more than a world champion. He came from a country divided by war, but both sides came together when he fought and 40 years ago this summer, McGuigan gave Ireland one of the best nights in its entire sporting history.
Bareknuckle boxer wants to put Peterborough on the world sporting map!

4 weeks ago | peterboroughtoday.co.uk | Matt Bozeat

Local sport could be celebrating a new world champion this weekend. Darts legend Martin ‘Wolfie’ Adams and ace bowler Nick Brett could be joined in the area’s hall of fame by bareknuckle boxer Martin Reffell. The Orton man challenges Liam ‘Rocky’ Rees for a world title in Cardiff on Saturday night. The fight will be seen by millions around the world and Reffell sees it as a chance to get fans googling his home city.
In-form Peter McGrail Maps His Fighting Future

1 month ago | boxingnewsonline.net | Matt Bozeat

EARLIER this year, the Red Triangle talent spoke to BN about regaining form, momentum and what lies ahead. Peter McGrail has named the domestic rival he expects to face if Dennis McCann is stripped of the British and European super-bantamweight titles. McCann was ruled out of defending against the Liverpool southpaw on the Tyson Fury-Oleksandr Usyk II undercard in Riyadh in December after his VADA (Voluntary Anti-Doping Agency) Test revealed adverse results.
Shock Defeats Will Produce New National Amateur Champions

1 month ago | boxingnewsonline.net | Matt Bozeat

THERE will be new National Amateur Champions crowned at super heavyweight and middleweight in Derby on Saturday after shock losses for Derrick Osadolor and Mark Haughan at Nottingham University. Osadolor was thrown out in the third round of his semi-final against Joshua Simms (Freedom) after being penalised for a third time, and Simms will meet Matthew Williams (Acocks Green) in the final.