DICKINSON WINS SUPREMACY BATTLE
In a gruelling contest, Birtley’s Jon-Lewis Dickinson, 26, made a first successful defence of his British cruiserweight title, and won the North East battle for supremacy, after comprehensively outpointing Sunderland’s Dave Dolan at the Rainton Meadows Arena last night (February 15). In a fight that went the full 12 rounds, Dolan never stopped coming forward [...]
DICKINSON AND DOLAN BOTH CONFIDENT OF ‘SUPREMACY’
Ahead of his first title defence against Dave Dolan, British cruiserweight champion, Jon-Lewis Dickinson, is adamant he won’t take his former foe lightly when the pair clash at Houghton-Le-Spring’s Rainton Meadows Arena on February 15. In July 2011, Birtley’s Dickinson picked up the inaugural Northern Area title, as well as North East bragging rights, after a 10-round [...]
CALLING ALL PRESS
Pro Box North East, in association with Maloney Promotions, would like to invite all media to attend a press conference ahead of the ‘Supremacy’ professional boxing show, which takes place on Friday February 15 at the Rainton Meadows Arena (Houghton Le Spring, DH4 5PH). The press conference will take place at 2.30pm on Thursday 31st [...]
ARCHER GETS WIN NUMBER SIX
Paul Archer had the perfect preparation for his upcoming test against prospect Joe Hughes with a convincing 40-36 win over Billy Smith. Archer (11st 2¼lbs) took on ‘Gypsy Boy’ Smith (10st 6¾lbs) at Darlington’s Dolphin Centre on the undercard of Stuart Hall’s Commonwealth title fight bout and put in an empathic performance over his journeyman opponent.
ARCHER HANDED GREAT OPPORTUNITY
Paul Archer heads into a ‘pivotal month’ for his professional boxing career as he prepares for two shows in as many weeks. Easington’s undefeated welterweight heads into a clash against Billy Smith on Friday November 16 at Darlington’s Dolphin Centre and insists that a following date on one of the biggest shows of the year [...]
‘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 [...]
ARCHER READY TO RUMBLE
Unbeaten Paul Archer is ‘ready and waiting’ for July 15 where he will take on Adam Kettleborough at Sunderland’s Stadium of Light. Easington-man Archer, 21, goes into the fifth contest of his pro boxing career against the Nottinghamshire opponent and knows it will be a tough test.
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 [...]
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 [...]
SECONDS OUT FOR ‘SUMMER RUMBLE 2’
BOXING fans in the North East are guaranteed another great show when promoter Phil Jeffries stages ‘Summer Rumble 2’ at the Rainton Meadows Arena on September 18. With the sport booming in the region, and after the success of the first ‘Summer Rumble’ at Sunderland’s Stadium of Light on July 3, fans will again get [...]
Archer: ‘A win is a win’
Paul Archer comfortably overcame a tricky test, on the recent Phil Jeffries ‘Summer Rumble’ show, when he won every round of his four-threes against Sheffield’s Jason Carr. The fighter from Easington, who hasn’t lost a round in his 3-0 career to date, was happy with his win on the July 3 bill at Sunderland’s ‘Stadium [...]
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 [...]
‘Cobra’ ready to strike
Paul ‘The Cobra’ Archer will be just one of a number of North-East boxing talents on show at Sunderland’s Stadium of Light on Sunday (July 3), and the Easington fighter feels more than ready for his next test. Archer will be having his third pro fight on the, Phil Jeffries promoted, ‘Summer Rumble’ bill and [...]
Rainton Meadows show highlights bright boxing future
A number of North East talents were showcased on the undercard of Stuart Hall’s British bantamweight title defence against John Donnelly at the Rainton Meadows Arena on April 9 – with all of them hoping to one day emulate the champion from Darlington. Glenn Foot blasted away Matt Doyle (10st 11lbs) in just one minute 24 [...]
Archer in shape!
Young pro Paul Archer is currently 1-0 and has his second pro fight on the undercard of Stuart Hall’s defence of his British bantamweight title against John Donnelly at the Rainton Meadows Arena on April 9. The 20 year old, who currently combines studying at university on a sports coaching degree alongside punching for pay, [...]