Author Archive: GIANLUCA (RIO) DI CARO
Robert Duran Jr Reigns Supreme on UK Debut
Robert Duran Jr., son of legendary four division World Champion Roberto Duran, made a successful UK debut on Saturday night, when he fought Nicaragua’s Juan Carlos Santana on the former WBO and IBF Intercontinental Champion Dr Mark Prince OBE’s ‘Jabbing […]
Khan, Olagbade and Davidson Successfully Defend World Crowns in Sensational Style as Kamoko Secures International title
On Saturday night Internationally acclaimed promoter Prince Stanley Williams, who normally promotes events in the USA and Africa, made his UK promoting debut and boy oh boy did he do it in style. The event, titled The Homecoming, took place […]
Kennerdale: It’s Going to be a War on Saturday Night!
Over the past year or so there’s been a lot of speculation, or should that be desire, about the possibility of an all Merseyside showdown between local heroes Craig Kennerdale and Paul Peers. Until very recently it had been just […]
Fight Report: Thomas and Dudzinski Impress on Debuts as Preece, McIntyre and McGivern Score Big Wins In Cardiff
On Saturday I made the trip west from my London home to the beautiful city of Cardiff for the Owen Watkins promoted event at the Ice Arena Wales. The event was due to be headlined by the much anticipated all […]
Up Close and Personal with Two Division World Champion Tasif Khan
For this edition of ‘Up Close and Personal’, the featured boxer is two division World Champion Tasif Khan, who is set to face Ghana’s Ekow Wilson in a non-championship ten round contest on the Saorise Promotions event at the Connaught […]
Decastro Stops Tetteh to Secure First Title – Kayes, Becelis, Cairns Impressive in Victory
Nathan Decastro with BIBA Vice Chairman Jennifer Burton On Saturday night, at the Arena UK in Grantham, Lincolnshire, local gym owner Russ Brown made his maiden outing as a professional boxing promoter and boy oh boy did he do it […]
Hillyard, Marston & Khan World Title Battles Co-Headline 6th Dec London Event
London promoter Mark Lyons has joined forces with Championship campaigning Marianne Marston to co-promote a huge pre-Christmas event, aptly named LET BATTLE COMMENCE, at the York Hall in Bethnal Green, London, on Sunday 6th December. Heading up the fifteen-bout card […]
Myekeni Withdraws From World Unification Battle With Marston Due to Injury.
Mdantsane, South Africa’s Unathi Myekeni has been forced to withdraw from the World Bantamweight WBU, WBFed, WIBA & WIBC World Championship Unification contest, against London, England’s Marianne Marston, which was due to take place at York Hall in London, on […]
Khan-Quaye Title Fight Support For Roy Jones Jr-Tony Moran September 12th in Liverpool
Bradford’s Tasif Khan is just over a week away from the biggest fight of his career to date, when he faces two time Commonwealth title challenger, Ghana’s Isaac Quaye, for the World Boxing Federation (WBF) International Super Flyweight Championship, on […]
MARSTON, SMITH AND SHAUNAGH BROWN STRIKE A BLOW FOR EQUALITY ON THE 29TH AUGUST AT YORK HALL
The pioneering exploits of Cathy ‘The Bitch’ Brown and then Nicola Adams at London 2012 should have heralded a new dawn in UK female boxing. Not so. Cathy Brown took up boxing at age 29 and went on to fight […]
