Boxing

BY RICHARD CAWLEY richard@slpmedia.co.uk Former European champion James Cook has released his autobiography. The Peckham man, who moved into coaching after hanging up his gloves in 1994, tells his life

BY RICHARD CAWLEY richard@slpmedia.co.uk Dillian Whyte will face Oscar Rivas at The 02 in Greenwich on July 20. The Brixton heavyweight is ranked number one by the WBC governing body

Archie Sharp was thinking big when he made public the name of the fighter he would relish sharing a ring with. The perfect name in the frame for the unbeaten

BY RICHARD CAWLEY Sunny Edwards has signed a contract extension with Queensbury Promotions. The Croydon super-flyweight defends his WBO European title against fighter Pedro Matos at The SSE Arena, Wembley

BY RICHARD CAWLEY richard@slpmedia.co.uk Sunny Edwards is aiming to challenge for a world title within the next 18 months – and become the second family member to get right to

BY RICHARD CAWLEY Dan Azeez is set to box at Bethnal Green’s York Hall on April 26 and it will serve as a tune-up for a Southern Area title fight.

Archie Sharp returns to action on April 27 at The SSE Arena, Wembley for his first outing since claiming the WBO European title. ‘Sharpshooter’ has openly spoken about past experiences with

Richard Lartey claims that his April 27 heavyweight opponent Daniel Dubois has been spoon-fed a diet of mismatched opposition across his professional career to date. The Ghanaian, 14-1, takes on

There is an art to knocking out an opponent- and it seems that Battersea boxer Denzel Bentley has really got the knack of it. The heavy-hitting middleweight searches for victory

BY RICHARD CAWLEY Greenwich’s rising heavyweight star Daniel “Dynamite” Dubois is keen to face Joe “Juggernaut” Joyce for the vacant British title. The British Boxing Board of Control have put

BY RICHARD CAWLEY richard@slpmedia.co.uk Charlie Edwards put on a boxing masterclass in the first defence of his WBC world flyweight title on Saturday night. The Croydon fighter, 26, was an

Croydon light-heavyweight star Joshua Buatsi has vowed to ruin Liam Conroy’s dream of becoming the first man from Barrow-in-Furness to win the British title at London’s Copper Box Arena tonight.

BY RICHARD CAWLEY richard@slpmedia.co.uk Charlie Edwards says a domestic blockbuster with British rival Kal Yafai is “on the radar” but first he must overcome former sparring partner Angel Moreno tomorrow

BY RICHARD CAWLEY Liam Conroy has promised no easy ride for Joshua Buatsi this weekend when the pair collide for the vacant British light-heavyweight title. Croydon’s Buatsi (9-0) is hoping

BY RICHARD CAWLEY richard@slpmedia.co.uk Ted Cheeseman has described his performance in his failed European title challenge as “rubbish” – and reckons another repeat display will spell the end of his

Charlie Edwards admits his ultimate ambition is to become “an all-time great in British boxing” as he begins his WBC world title reign against Spain’s Angel Moreno at London’s Copper Box

BY RICHARD CAWLEY Daniel Dubois got back on the knockout trail as he took just two rounds to chop down Razvan Cojanu at the Royal Albert Hall tonight. The big-punching

BY RICHARD CAWLEY Johnny Garton has lost his British welterweight title – being outpointed by Chris Jenkins in his first defence at the Royal Albert Hall. The Peckham puncher saw

BY RICHARD CAWLEY richard@slpmedia.co.uk Kirk Garvey and Richard Riakorphe made it a win double for South London boxers on Saturday night. Clapham light-heavyweight Garvey, 29, won the English light-heavyweight title

Tommy McCarthy says he has nothing to worry about ahead of his crunch cruiserweight showdown with unbeaten Richard Riakporhe at the East of England Arena in Peterborough tonight. Belfast’s McCarthy takes on

BY RICHARD CAWLEY richard@slpmedia.co.uk Kirk Garvey boxes for the English light-heavweight title tomorrow – and knows that a second successive defeat would be a major blow to his career hopes.

Richard Riakporhe makes the first defence of his WBA inter-continental cruiserweight title against Belfast’s Tommy McCarthy in Peterborough on March 2. The unbeaten South Londoner – 8-0 in the paid ranks

BY RICHARD CAWLEY richard@slpmedia.co.uk Dillian Whyte’s next fight is not set to be until July – with the bidding process for his WBC interim heavyweight title fight set to knock

Rising light-heavyweight star Dan Azeez returns on Friday – and hopes a win at York Hall could lead to a shot at the Southern Area title in his next fight.

Peckham’s Johnny Garton is set to make the first defence of his British welterweight title on March 8 against Chris Jenkins, writes Richard Cawley. The 31-year-old won the domestic crown

BY RICHARD CAWLEY  richard@slpmedia.co.uk Joshua Buatsi challenges for the vacant British light-heavyweight title on March 23 – but is not going to do any homework on Liam Conroy. The two

BY RICHARD CAWLEY The World Boxing Council (WBC) has ordered Dillian Whyte and Dominic Breazeale to fight – with the winner claiming an “interim” title. The Mexican-based governing body appear

BY RICHARD CAWLEY richard@slpmedia.co.uk Chris Bourke was happy with his performance as he chalked up a second win in the professional ranks at the start of this month. The Streatham

BY RICHARD CAWLEY Craig “Spider” Richards picked up the first belt of his career as he stopped Jake Ball in three rounds on Saturday’s show at Greenwich’s 02 Arena. The

BY RICHARD CAWLEY richard@slpmedia.co.uk If points were awarded solely for bravery and toughness, then Ted Cheeseman would have had the European belt wrapped around his waist on Saturday night. But

BY RICHARD CAWLEY richard@slpmedia.co.uk Dillian Whyte is planning for an April 20 fight date at Greenwich’s 02 Arena – after confirming talks for him to rematch with Anthony Joshua earlier

BY RICHARD CAWLEY Craig “Spider” Richards won the WBA continental title with a three-round demolition of Jake Ball. The Crystal Palace light-heavyweight had his opponent down in every round as

BY RICHARD CAWLEY Ted Cheeseman’s unbeaten record – and hope of becoming European super-welterweight champion – were ended tonight as he lost a unanimous decision to Sergio Garcia. The Spanish

BY RICHARD CAWLEY Dillian Whyte has confirmed that any hopes of him facing Anthony Joshua at Wembley on April 13 are over. The Brixton heavyweight was in negotiations over a

Charlie Edwards will make the first defence of his WBC flyweight title against Angel Moreno at the Copper Box Arena on March 23.   Croydon’s Edwards won a unanimous decision over Cristofer Rosales

BY RICHARD CAWLEY Matchroom boss Eddie Hearn admits Ted Cheeseman is under pressure tonight to deliver on the big stage – with the door open for the next big stars

BY RICHARD CAWLEY Jake Ball has promised to knock out Craig Richards when they clash for the vacant WBA continental light-heavyweight title Greenwich’s 02 Arena tomorrow. The bitter rivals were

BY RICHARD CAWLEY richard@slpmedia.co.uk First it was Britain, now it is Europe – and next it could be the world for Bermondsey’s exciting prospect Ted Cheeseman. The 23-year-old super-welterweight won

David Finucane will make a defence of his English super-middleweight title on March 3 – with plans in place for making the switch into the professional boxing ranks. The former

BY RICHARD CAWLEY richard@slpmedia.co.uk Dillian Whyte has slammed the money offered for him to fight Anthony Joshua in April – with talk he could split from promoter Eddie Hearn. The

BY RICHARD CAWLEY Joshua Buatsi’s promoter Eddie Hearn reckons Anthony Yarde was pulled out of a domestic showdown with the Croydon prospect. Croydon’s Buatsi is due to challenge for the

BY RICHARD CAWLEY Archie Sharp makes the first defence of his WBO European title on March 8 at Royal Albert Hall against Lucas Ballingall. The 23-year-old from Welling won the

BY RICHARD CAWLEY richard@slpmedia.co.uk Craig Richards has questioned Jake Ball’s courage ahead of the pair fighting at Greenwich’s 02 Arena on February 2. Crystal Palace’s Richards – nicknamed Spider –

BY RICHARD CAWLEY richard@slpmedia.co.uk Ted Cheeseman has a target to hit by the end of 2019 – with his sights set on being at least one of the top-ranked super-welterweights

BY RICHARD CAWLEY richard@slpmedia.co.uk Dillian Whyte is set for talks early in 2019 over a Wembley showdown with Anthony Joshua. The Brixton heavyweight produced a devastating 11th round knockout of

Dillian Whyte insists he will not sit waiting for a rematch with Anthony Joshua – with the duo’s promoter Eddie Hearn rating a clash between the pair at Wembley Stadium

BY RICHARD CAWLEY Joshua Buatsi had no problems retaining his WBA international light-heavyweight title as he stopped Renold Quinlan inside two minutes at Greenwich’s 02 Arena. The Croydon man knocked

BY RICHARD CAWLEY Charlie Edwards is the new WBC flyweight champion after a unanimous points win over Cristofer Rosales at The 02 tonight. The Croydon fighter won by margins of

BY RICHARD CAWLEY Dillian Whyte retained his WBC silver and WBO international heavyweight titles with a brutal 11th round knockout of Dereck Chisora. The Brixton man produced a pulverising left

BY RICHARD CAWLEY Ted Cheeseman will challenge for the European super-welterweight title on February 2. The Bermondsey puncher faces Spaniard Sergio Garcia at Greenwich’s 02 Arena in a clash of