Mark the date in your diaries. Saturday 24 September 2022, Nottingham Arena… Gedling’s favourite son, and one of Nottingham’s own, ‘Leighthal’ Leigh Wood, 26-2(16) is set to defend his WBA World featherweight title, against the world number six ranked, Mauricio ‘Bronco’ Lara, 24-2-1(17). In winning the title, against Can Xu, in July last year, Wood…
Dream venue? Professional debut? Both boxes will be ticked on Friday night when Worksop boxer, Nicola ‘Hurricane’ Hopewell, steps into the ring at Bramall Lane, Sheffield, on the Dennis Hobson Jnr (Fight Academy) fight-card. In opposing 29-year-old Slovakian veteran, Claudia Ferenczi, 20-96-8(10), Hopewell could not have been afforded a much tougher opponent for her professional…
This past week has seen the draw made for the opening round of the East Midlands Women’s Regional Football League (EMWRFL), League Cup First Round, and within which sees the fate of the ten, Nottinghamshire clubs. Last seasons’ League Cup winners, Derby County Academy, are no longer in the EMWRFL, whilst the Plate winners, Andi…
Aged just 16 years and three months old, defender Zach Abbott made his first-team debut for Nottingham Forest on Tuesday night in the Carabao Cup second round tie against Grimsby Town, today he gets his GCSE results to cap a memorable week in the young life of a boy who has huge promise in the…
