Professional Boxing
Title fight tops smashing bill in Newcastle
Newcastle’s road warrior Dougie ‘The Bullet’ Curran tops a professional boxing bill at the O2 Academy in Newcastle tomorrow, fighting at home for an International Masters Bronze title. The super-featherweight fights the majority of his bouts on the road and a lot of them come at very short notice. That explains his losing 8-17-3 record, […]
Phil Jeffries heads south to Scarborough
Sunderland promoter Phil Jeffries crosses into North Yorkshire tonight – more precisely the seaside resort of Scarborough – as he hosts another night of professional boxing at The Spa. In a couple of months the venue will play host to renowned comedian Roy Chubby Brown, but there will be no jokes tonight with Jeffries show […]
Danny ‘Boy’ Hughes reflects on his comeback and future
On April 19 Sunderland heavyweight prospect Danny ‘Boy’ Hughes returned after over 18 months out of the ring during the co-promoted show from Phil Jeffries and Frank Maloney. Hughes won on points 40-36 after a comfortable four rounds with Czech fighter Ladislav Kovarik. The bout was on the undercard of Loaded and Ready, which was […]
Kirk Goodings staying active
It may only be a little over a week since Sunderland’s Kirk Goodings made his homecoming but already he has been announced for two future bills. Goodings returned from his time in London training with Tunde Ajayi at the famous Peacock Gym and was straight out on Phil Jeffries’ Loaded and Ready show. He returned […]
Roundup: Loaded And Ready 19/4
Glenn Foot’s sensational seventh round finish of Jason Cook was the highlight of a bill stacked full with North East talent. Foot had earlier in the fight surprised Cook by using the boxing skills that he proved he had during his success in the amateurs. But when things got heated after a tussle in the […]
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