12 MONTHS OF PUNCHING – THE NORTH EAST LOOKS BACK
Title winners and losers; careers starting and ending; more shows; local derbies; knockouts and points winners – we’ve seen it all in the North East this year. Here John Hannen catches up with some of the players from the region to find out their highlights from 2012, and their dreams for 2013.
CLAUZEL BACK IN NEWCASTLE
Steve Wraith has added Mark Clauzel to his Wraith Promotions bill on Saturday 24th November at the O2 Academy in Newcastle. Clauzel who last boxed at July’s ’Summer Rumble’ in Sunderland will be contesting a six rounder and is pleased to be boxing in front of a home crowd at last.
‘SUMMER RUMBLE 2′ UNDERCARD ACTION
The undercard of Phil Jeffries’ record breaking ‘Summer Rumble 2’ show provided an opportunity for fighters from every corner of the North East to showcase their talents. South Shields’ Anthony ‘Babyface’ Nelson (9st) showed his mean streak by stopping Scotland’s James Ancliff (9st 5lbs) in the second of a scheduled four-threes. Nelson (pictured) had Ancliff [...]
WATCH THE ‘SUMMER RUMBLE 2′ WEIGH-IN
The North East will break records on July 15 at Sunderland’s Stadium of light, with ‘Summer Rumble 2’ showcasing an incredible 17 fights making it the biggest professional boxing bill ever staged in the region. Headlining is former world title challenger Jason Booth vs. hard hitting Irishman Willie ‘Big Bang’ Casey for the WBA European [...]
RECORD BREAKER!
History will be made at Sunderland’s Stadium of Light on July 15 with promoter Phil Jeffries’ ‘Summer Rumble 2’ show breaking the record for the most amount of fights ever on a single bill of professional boxing in the North East. “We’ve got 18 bouts confirmed so far, and there’s possibly one or two more [...]
DOLAN ADDED TO ‘SUMMER RUMBLE 2′ BILL
Sunderland’s Stadium of Light plays host to both Bruce Springsteen and the Red Hot Chilli Peppers over the coming weeks, but the famous football stadium looks set to rock even more on July 15 when the opening bell for ‘Summer Rumble 2’ sounds. Living up to it’s promise of being the sporting event of the [...]
CALLING ALL PRESS
All media are invited to attend a press conference ahead of the ‘Summer Rumble 2’ professional boxing show – the North East sporting event of the summer – which takes place on July 15th at Sunderland’s ‘Stadium of Light’. The press conference will take place at 12.30pm on Wednesday 20th June at the ‘Stadium of [...]
ONE AFTERNOON – TWO TITLE FIGHTS!
“Two title fights on one afternoon! This show just can’t come quick enough,” stated promoter Phil Jeffries about ‘Summer Rumble 2’, the big bill of professional boxing which takes place at Sunderland’s Stadium of Light of July 15. “There will also be another 12 bouts taking place involving boxers from right across the North East, [...]
SUMMER RUMBLE 2
North East fight fans are set for the sporting event of the summer after the news that ‘Summer Rumble 2’ (formerly known as ’3′ but now changed due to a ticket pritning error!) will be staged at Sunderland’s ‘Stadium of Light’ on July 15. The professional boxing show, which has firmly established itself as a [...]
SUCCESS FOR LOCAL FIGHTERS AT RAINTON MEADOWS
Martin Ward (pictured) topped the bill at Rainton Meadows Arena on May 20th and picked up a hard-fought stoppage victory over George Gachechiladze (8st 6¾lbs). Gachechiladze gave it a real go in this scheduled ten-threes and managed to spoil the trademark silky skills of Ward at times, by rushing in and fighting to stay close [...]
PROSPECTS LOOKING TO SHINE
Eight of the region’s best young boxers will get the chance to shine on May 20th as promoter Dave Garside, in association with Phil Jeffries, host professional boxing at the Rainton Meadows Arena. Topping the bill will be a boxer who has had many in the fight game sitting up and taking notice – Martin [...]
TITLE FIGHT IN NORTH EAST
It’s a fantastic time to be a fight fan in the North East. Hot on the heels of last month’s sell-out Hartlepool bill that saw the return of former world title challenger Michel Hunter, promoter Phil Jeffries has announced his next show, at the Rainton Meadows Arena on May 20th, will be topped by a [...]
BOXING RETURNS TO NEWCASTLE
After an absence of a number of years, professional boxing is set to make a welcome return to Newcastle/Gateshead, with promoter Phil Jeffries announcing his next show is to be staged at the Lancastrian Suite, Dunston, on March 10. Top of the bill will see one of the North East’s most promising fighters, Martin Ward [...]
CLASSY CLAUZEL
Switch-hitter Mark Clauzel is loving being a fighter again. The Newcastle light-middleweight made his pro debut back in 2009 before suffering a serious hand injury. Now fully recovered, Mark has had three fights in 2011 and is 4-0 (2) after stopping Andy Hardy at the Peterlee Leisure Centre on December 10.
BEHIND THE SCENES AT PETERLEE
The Peterlee Leisure Centre played host to a huge bill of boxing, including two British title fights and a packed undercard, on Saturday December 10. Chris Edwards and Ashley Theophane both left a cold North East with their titles intact, while fighters from the region as well as from around the country had a good [...]
GEORDIE STAR?
Could Newcastle light-middle, Mark Clauzel, be the North East’s next star? The Geordie had an excellent amateur career that included a stint boxing for England and now, after over two years out after sustaining a hand injury, is back in the ring and currently 3-0 (1).
WARD SHINES ON ‘SUMMER RUMBLE 2’
County Durham southpaw Martin Ward (pictured) put on an, at times, sublime performance to outpoint tough South African Michael Ramabeletsa on the ‘Summer Rumble 2’ show at the Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton Le Spring, on September 18. Ward (8st 8¼lbs) was too fast, too good, and too elusive for Ramabeletsa over the six-threes and is [...]
Dickinson wins North East derby
North East bragging rights – along with the Northern Area cruiserweight strap – belong to Maloney Promotions’ Jon-Lewis Dickinson after he outscored David Dolan at the Stadium of Light in Sunderland over ten three-minute rounds. Dickinson (14st 2¾lbs) faced his toughest and most experienced opponent yet in Dolan – an opponent who came into the [...]