Little over ten years ago I sat with a man in a pub who was a regular at the Phoenix Boxing Club in Gedling and he told me “there’s a kid coming through and he’s going to be a world champion”. A big call from a guy who had trained with this youngster and been…
Nottingham based boxer Ekow ‘The Engine’ Essuman has told his opponent “I’m coming to collect” as he faces Welshman Chris Jenkins for the Commonwealth and BBBofC British Welter Weight titles at Wembley Arena on Saturday night. Unbeaten Essuman who has 14 wins from 14 fights is on the undercard of the Joe Joyce verses Carlos…
“I don’t believe in monsters, do you?” That’s the rallying call from Gedling-born, Nottingham British featherweight champion, ‘Leighthal’ Leigh Wood after it was announced that he would be given a WORLD TITLE SHOT at the Matchroom Fight Camp, in Brentwood, Essex, at the end of THIS month (July 31). Now that the fight has been…
Beeston’s undefeated super featherweight, Joe Underwood Hughes, returned with a victory at the weekend. Managed by Scott Calow, Hughes, 24-years-old, stepped back between the ropes in Sheffield at the weekend on the Live FightZoneTV card, taking on debutant Sam Melville over four rounds. Hughes, who made his debut in March 2019, picked up victory in…
It is with the greatest sadness that we have learnt of the passing of one Nottingham’s finest, that of ‘The Gifted One,’ Kirkland Laing, at the age of 66. A top quality operator in the ring, and a fine gentleman out of it, Laing, Jamaican-born, fought within three decades, the 70s, 80s and 90s, tasting…
Nottingham born boxer Brad Daws was beaten for the first time in his pro-career last night as the 24-year-old (now 6-1) lost to the unbeaten Mark McKeown (4-0) in Bolton. The fight undercarded an MTK Global Event which saw Gavin Gwynne win the vacant commonwealth lightweight title after beating the previously unbeaten Sean McComb. Daws…
Newly crowned British Featherweight boxing champion Leigh Wood took time out to speak exclusively to me about his title and the exciting times ahead. The 32-year-old Gedling man used all his experience to knock out Reece Mould in the ninth round, inflicting a first career defeat upon the young pretender. Mould started strongly and was…
After watching his close friend Leigh Wood take the British Featherweight title in tremendous style at the weekend, Carlton’s Brad Daws will now focus on creating his own piece of career-defining history as the 24-year-old Nottingham based boxer faces Scotland’s Mark McKeown at the Bolton Whites Hotel on Friday night. Managed by Carl Greaves, Daws…
Leigh Wood is the new British Featherweight Champion after a stunning demolition of Reece Mould at Wembley Arena. The Nottingham boxer produced a superb display against a good up and coming fighter previously unbeaten and dominated the bout after a fourth round knockdown before finally stopping Mould in round nine initially with a counter punch…
As we count down the hours until both boxers enter the ring for what is set to be a potential fight of the night, on the undercard of the Josh Warrington v Mauricio Lara bout at Wembley Arena, live on Sky Sports this Saturday. Our very own ‘Leighthal’ Leigh Wood is hoping that experience will…
“The higher you build your barriers, the taller I become” Nottingham Forest fan, ‘Leighthal’ Leigh Wood, finally steps back into the ring this weekend, opposing Doncaster’s Reece Mould for the vacant British featherweight title, at Wembley Arena. However, the contest took on extra meaning recently, Wood being the first Nottingham fighter to appear since the…
“The Cobra was beginning to make a name for himself.” Carl Froch in ‘The Cobra: My Story’ (2013) It has been eighteen years since ‘The Cobra’ first appeared as a professional in front of his beloved Nottingham fans. Opposing the Guadeloupe-born, Canning Town-based Frenchman Valery Odin, who was 6-5(1) at the time, Carl Froch,…
It’s finally happening, Nottingham’s 32-year-old, ‘Leighthal’ Leigh Wood, 23-2(13), is finally stepping back into a boxing ring. The former Midlands Area, Commonwealth and WBO European featherweight champion, who hasn’t fought since losing the latter of those titles for James ‘Jazza’ Dickens in February last year (a global pandemic got in the way), now opposes the…
He’s been sparring that of Rendall Munroe and Gavin McDonnell, as well as Ricky Hatton’s protégé, Jack Murphy, as he prepares to oppose unbeaten Scotsman, Mark McKeown, 3-0(1), next month. Unbeaten himself, Bradley Daws, a 24-year-old fighter managed by Carl Greaves and trained by Chris Slatcher, currently posts a record of 6-0(2), made his bow…
Nottingham boxer Nicky Booth has tragically passed away, aged just 40 years old. The former British & Commonwealth Champion who’s older brother Jason also held a British title, had been struggling with drug addiction following a number of turbulent years which also blighted his time in the ring which previously shown much promise from a…
‘Leighthal’ Leigh Wood is to challenge for a British featherweight strap in early 2021. A dream come true for Nottingham’s featherweight boxer, ‘Leighthal’ Leigh Wood, 23-2(13) as his manager, the esteemed Dave Coldwell, announced on social media that the 32-year-old will, early next year, be challenging for the British featherweight strap, against Doncaster’s undefeated fighter,…
Ekow Essuman beat Frenchman Cedrick Peynaud to win the IBF European Welterweight title live on BT Sports last night as the Botswanan born Nottingham man took a unanimous decision on points. Essuman aged 31, dominated with his jab and combinations against a boxer outside his attacking depth in taking on quality opposition although one that…
Nottingham boxer Ekow Essuman starts the final week countdown towards the biggest fight in his career so far this Saturday night as he takes on Frenchman Cedrick Peynaud in an IBF European Welterweight Title bout live on TV. Unbeaten Essuman aged 31 has 13 wins from 13 pro fights and takes on a fighter who…
Height and reach advantage gave the awkward Light Heavyweight Shakan Pitters the edge in a toughly contested bout that went the distance in Redditch as the Birmingham born unbeaten boxer won the Lonsdale Belt on all three of the judges’ scorecards. Pittance, now 14 wins and no losses, was always favourite against Sugden who entered…
Newark born boxer Chad Sugden will fight live on free-to-air television on Saturday night as he faces Shakan Pitters for the British Light Heavyweight title. Former kick boxer Sugden who has 11 wins from 13 fights professionally, drew with the much rated Craig Richards in an eight round bout at the York Hall in December…
