Broner v Burns - Is this the right move?

The debate on everyone boxing fans lips since Ricky Burns devasting victory over fellow British lightweight rival Kevin Mitchell in Glasgow, Scotland on 22nd September 2012 is to get the fight on between himself and rising superstar Adrien Broner.

Burns shocked the world in the 50/50 fight with the power he showed to take out Mitchell in the fouth round via TKO with many people who have written off the Scottish two weight World Champion on many occasions. Many of his fans are calling for a huge unifaction bout to be made with newly crowned WBC Lightweight Champion, Adrien 'The Problem' Broner who not only beat but destroyed the former Champion Antonio Demarco in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA last night with a 8th Round stoppage.

I would never deny I was one of the people that doubted the credentials of Rickster from when he fought Roman Martinez when he was crowned the WBO Super-Featherweight Champion, when he fought Katsidis and finally believed he would lose to Mitchell. Burns is the most improved boxer in recent times but this may be one step to many.

Broner whom many have put in the same mould as the pound for pound king Floyd Mayweather looked unstoppable last night. He not only beat the number one Lightweight in the World he destroyed him. The range of punches 'The Problem' had at his disposal last night was breathtaking and the question was not would he fights Ricky Burns? but would Ricky Burns want to risk starting over again?

I believe there maybe more viable options for the man from Coatbridge in this open division. His management received criticism for the poor decision to put him in the ring against Liam Walsh but due to injury Burns is now left without an opponent for the bout on the 15th December. Burns will need to rise to face the Elite but Broner is defiantly not the option.

Burns should target Richar Abril or the winner of the IBF Lightweight bout between Miguel Vasquez or Mercito Gesta. Broner is destined to greater things and will eventually move up weight again. The problem could be dire for Burns.

Capital FM Arena, Nottingham - 17th November 2012

Tony 'The Bomber' Bellew (19-1 [12ko]) emphasized himself even more to myself, Championship material with a brave display against the Argentine Roberto Bolonti on the undercard of the Froch v Mack fight last night. The Bomber whom many criticised after his last fight with the dangerous but aged Edison Miranda came into the fight and put the Argentine on the back foot from the first round. Many of Bellew's shots were wild but he clearly had dominance and looked like he could take the best the Argentine could muster when he was caught with a wild but clean left hand.

Bellew then was caught by a left hand which caused a terrible cut which may have seen the Scousers dreams lay in tatters if the fight was stopped. The Bomber though had the best cutman in the business in his corner in Mick Williamson who managed to patch the wide gash up as best as possible. Bellew showed the class of Champion in the waiting by total changing the game plan. He picked his shots and protected the eye while also keeping Bolonti on the back foot from start to finish. Bellew won the fight by unanimous decision thus been crowned the WBC Silver Light-Heavyweight Champion gaining himself a guranteed top 10 place throughout all the governing bodies.

The sad thing is we will not be able to see Bellew now till Spring due to the large gash along the right eyebrow. Many people have asked myself about if Bellew is capable of being a World Champion and my mind and heart defiantly believe one day he will be a world champion.

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Kal Yafai (5-0 [4ko] made short work of his Italian counterpart with another powerful bodyshot which left the Italian in quite a deal of distress. Yafai, is defiantly my pick as one of the most exciting prospects in the game. My view is getting the Birmingham man in with Jason Booth as he would learn so much in that fight with him.

Scott Cardle (8-0 [2ko]) overcome the fustration against Miguel Aguillar who certainly did not come to fight. He came to upset the prospect and at times managed to succeed. Cardle at times didn't look comfortable and was very fustrated he needs to overcome these obstacles if he is to progress in boxing. We will see Cardle on the 1st December 2012 and will hope to see the Blackpool man perform better in his next bout.

Callum Smith (1-0), another Smith addition to boxing looked very sharp in his debut bout and looks like he could be a good boxer. I belive it is tough to show how a fighter does but many rave about the young scouser including Carl Froch after some great sparring. He needs to be active but Hearn likes to keep his fighters active.

The Cobra Strikes Again!

 

The sheriff of Nottingham defended his IBF Super-Middleweight World Championship in what most predicted in a straight forward manor last night in the Capital FM Arena in his home town. While many predicted Froch to win the aggression and the predator instincts of 'The Cobra' simply took apart the American Yusaf Mack. Yusaf Mack looked confident as he made his way to the ring even dancing which the crowd promptly returned with chants to 'Who are ya?' to the American.

Yusaf 'Mack Attack' Mack (31-5-2 [17ko]) had a lot to say during the pre-fight confrence even attempting to provoke the Champion by calling Froch 'A Fake Calzaghe'. The crowd though arupted when the annoucement came that the hometown hero would be about to make his way to the ring. Froch (30-2 [22ko]) looked as focused as he did back in May when he took apart the Lucian Bute bandwagon in that very ring.

'The Cobra' started off feeling out his opponent by finding his range and after a minute and half of the bout Froch landed with a swinging left hand which forced the stylish American to hold on. This was followed by another left hand which had Mack down. The knockdown was flash and Mack rose with very strong legs but Froch continued his dominence and proved he was the boss continuing to throw attacks causing the American trouble.

The second round seen Mack have some success by contering the Cobra's advances but was brought strictly back to earth in the last 30 seconds of the round when Froch landed some powerful shots causing Mack to spit out his gum shield. In the third round, Mack looked flustered like he was trying to ride the storm but the second round was just the calm before it as Froch was throwing out jabs and continuing to find his range. In the last minute of the round a four punch combo was unleashed on Mack with one huge left hand to the body leaving the American writhing in pain as the referee counted the 10 count.

Carl Froch may have been expected to win this fight but he done this in fantastic style showing he is a force to be wreckoned with. Froch deserved an easier fight but he showed he still has the same determination to go into the ring in the same manner and walk through anyone in his way.

I personally don't believe Lucian Bute should invoke the re-match clause as Froch looks like the fight in May has continued to make him more hungry and more determined to continue with his own personal achievement to be completed while the Canadian Based Romanian looked broken in his last fight against Grachev a few weeks ago. Froch should aim for rematches against the only two men to defeat the Cobra in Mikkel Kessler and Andre Ward.

The Cobra will Strike Again!

Question and Answers

 

Question and Answers
with Scotty Cardle

 



Welcome to Question and Answers on Jamie's Boxing Zone Blog. Today we have Former Great Britian Boxer and Professional Lightweight prospect Scotty Cardle. Scotty was Commonwealth Champion in the amateurs. The young star has a great future ahead of him.
 

Hello Scotty, thanks for taking time out for this Question and Answers session. What is your first recollection of boxing? and what inspired you to take serious?

Hi Jamie,

My first recollection of boxing has to be staying up late as a kid with my brother and dad to watch the big fights in the states (mostly Tyson) and I never took boxing serious until my 2nd fight, I lost my first fight and didn't believe in my talent until my first win

 

Who is your past/present fighter and why?
 

Past fighter has to be Mike Tyson, still watch a lot of Tyson to this day, always loved the way he gets the job done so aggressively! And my current favourite fighter is Canelo Alvarez, been watching him for the past couple years now and he has a very exciting style!

For people who may not of known yourself, Can you tell us a little about yourself?

 

I'm Scotty Cardle, 8 year international amateur, 6 of them years with the GB Podium Squad, No.1 light-welterweight in Europe & No.5 light-welterweight in the world (2010) ... Now lightweight professional under Matchroom Sports, currently 7 - 0

You was a very good amateur who fought for Team GB for numerous years and also won a Commonwealth Championship. How important is having an amateur pedigree in boxing?

 

For most people it's very important! Having an amateur pedigree will step you up much quicker in the pro ranks than not having one, but also I have seen a lot of pros come from a very short amateur career and become highly successful so it all depends on what kind of fighter you are.

 

You turned Professional in March of this year. What is the difference from being an Amateur boxer to a Professional?

 

 Since I have turned pro I've realised how different this game is to the amateurs, amateur is all about getting the points up and not getting caught. I'm only new to the pro ranks but from my experience I think there is more time taken trying to read the opponent and affecting the opponent more. Also, obviously you have to stay switched on in both amateur and professional but I think in the pros you need to stay that extra bit alert, shots are much more affective without headgear.

 

You are currently with 7 wins from your first 7 bouts winning fights comfortable. Are you happy with the great start you have made as a professional?

 

Yes, very happy! In my eyes I haven't been given one push over or an easy fight, I don't see the benefit on fighting kids who are just going to drop from a soft shot, I want to learn fast and hopefully step up fast too

How do you feel your debut year has gone this year?

 

I'm happy, I'm unbeaten and I'm learning in every fight, hopefully move up to title status next year.

What are your plans for 2013 and what would you like to achieve in the next year or so

Obviously taking every fight as it comes but I'm hoping on a title, maybe a northern title or an English title, just gotta keep winning.

 

and Finally what does the future hold for Scotty Cardle?

 

I'm in it for the long haul, I want to step up in my own time, beat the best in britain and then take on the others across the world, I won't be happy until I have a world title


thanks for your time and I will continue to take notice in promising career. Good luck for the future.

 

 

Catch Scotty Cardle in his next fight on the Carl Froch v Yusaf Mack undercard on Saturday 17th November 2012. Cardle will step in the ring with Joe Elfidh (7-2) who gave Former world champion Scott Harrison a difficult fight in his last bout.

Brooklyn's Rocking

The opening of the Barclay's Center in Brooklyn, New York last night was billed to be a huge night in the history of boxing in Brooklyn. The headliners were from Philadelphia and Tijuna with the opening bout in the televised bout was between fights from St Louis and Miami engaging in a bout we would all love to forget. The night though was all about New York especially Brooklyn.

There has been some great fighters from Brooklyn like 'Iron' Mike Tyson, Riddick Bowe and Zab Judah to name a few. The televised event opening bout was a very boring and uneventful start to the show. Randall Bailey defended his IBF Welterweight Championship against Devon Alexander with Kell Brook earning the mandatory shot at the Championship earlier on in the night defeating Hector Saldivia. The fight was a true borefest with Bailey supplying no Champion fight losing on points in an easy fight for Alexander. Alexander become the new IBF Welterweight Champion in a true comfortable but unimpressive fashion.

Brooklyn would then finally see a home born fighter Peter Quillen challenging tough Cameroonian born Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam for his WBO Middleweight Championship. The bout was the fight of the night with N'Dam using his compact style to cause the Cuban-American a lot of trouble. In the fourth round the bout got even more exciting when Quillen's hooks and uppercuts came into play. Both fighters came into the fight with knockout power and Quillen showed true power knocking down N'Dam with full blooded shots knocking down N'Dam 6 times in total in the fight. Two in the fourth, Two in the sixth and two in the twelth. N'Dam showed resilence and passion winning the majority rounds but the six knockdowns giving the Brooklyn fans the World Champion they wanted to open the fight.

The second Brooklyn fighter and the final one Paulie Malignaggi fought against Pablo Cesar Cano but the WBA Welterweight Championship was not on the line due to Cano failing to make weight. Even though in February the mexican was fighting as a lightweight. The fight started well for 'The Magic Man' with fantastic peppering shots which caused a bad cut over the eye of the Mexican early on in the fight. Cano though looked fantastic and fought back with intent finally having his aggressive style pay off with a fantastic right hook in the 11th round putting the Brooklyn favourite down. I had Malignaggi winning by a round but wouldn't of been surprised if it went either way. The Magic Man won by split decision with one of the judges scores been ridicilous with 119-108 in the favour of Cano and the other two judges calling the bout 115-114 in the favour of Malignaggi.

The main event was a re-match between Erick Morales and Danny Garcia. Garcia came into the fight after a sensational knockout of Amir Khan in his previous bouts to unify the WBC and WBA Super World Light-Welterweight Championships. Danny Garcia in reality fought a fight he should of easily won comfortably with a fantastic 4th round Knockout of the great Morales with a fantastic left hook spinning the Mexican around.

All in all this was a great night of boxing and we look forward to the next fight night in Brooklyn, New York.

All of the Lights Are Bright

Kell Brook (29 [19ko]-0) dominated with a 3rd round TKO over Argentine Hector Saldivia in Sheffield tonight. Kell Brook took some critism after his majority decision victory over Carson Jones in July this year with many people doubting his 'Special' abilities.

Did Kell answer the questions we was all asking before the fight tonight? Well the answer for that is No. We didn't learn nothing about Kell Brook we didn't already know. We know he is slick and can dominate as he showed in the first 6 rounds he did against Carson Jones but in my opinion he did what he could do at the time and finished the Argentine with a fantastic shot. The real test for Brook now will be the Alexander/Bailey winner which will be a huge scalp and make people step up and take notice in the 'Special One'.

Brook had Saldivia on the back foot from the first round using a fantastic uppercut which put the Argentine down late in the first round. Brook continued to dominate the rest of the round and most of the second round. Saldivia caught Brook with some fantastic shots at the end of the second which we know Brook can get caught sometimes. Brook then finished the fight with a fantastic jab which had the Argentine sprawling along the floor.

The futures Bright for Kell Brook.

British Boxing Weekly Preview

This is my Weekly preview of this weekends preview of British Boxing. There is a few fights that we are excited for on the undercard of the Kell Brook fight.

Robin Reid -vs- Kenny Anderson
Vacant BBBofC British Super-middleweight Championship

Former WBC Super-Middleweight Champion Robin Reid returns to the ring tonight after 9 months since his last fight when he hopes to turn back the clocks and lift the British Super Middleweight Championship against tough Scot Kenny Anderson. Robin Reid who has shown countless times his class and quality with many world title bouts in a fantastic career. Kenny Anderson's only loss in his career came in a fantastic bout with the man who vacated the championship George Groves in a fantastic bout.

Maybe this is one to much for Reid and this may force the former World Champion into retirement. Kenny Anderson is a warrior and will force Reid into stoppage.

Jamie McDonnell -v- Darwin Zamora

Jamie McDonnell has now attempted to process up in World level when tonight he faces dangerous Argentine Darwin Zamora. Many people will not of heard of Zamora but he defiantly will try to enforce a war on the Englishman. McDonnell will need to use his great boxing skills to be able to stay away from the power of the Argentine. McDonnell will walk away with a comfortable unaminious win in a great boxing display.


The rest of the bouts

Tyrone Nurse -v- Santos Medrano
Kal Yafai -v- Scott Gladwin
Scott Cardle -v- Karim Alilche
Martin J. Ward -v- Ibrar Riyaz
David Howe -v- Hastings Rasani
Danny Phillips -v- Billy Smith

The time is now for Brook

'The Special One' Kell Brook will hope to step another step closer to what he has always dreamed infront of his hometown crowd tonight in Sheffield. Kell Brook will face against dangerous Argentine Hector Saldivia in the Final Eliminator for a shot at the IBF Welterweight Championship of the World.

The unbeaten Steel City lad (28 [18ko]-0) has earned criticisim from British boxing fans after his majority decision win over tough American Carson Jones in Sheffield on 7th July 2012. Many of the critics have voiced concerns over Kell's quality, conditioning and heart. This was highlighted when people found out recently that Kell did not want to fight WBO Welterweight Champion Timothy Bradley for a shot at his championship.

Kell Brook for myself is a superstar in the making but while I say that he looked shaky at times aginst Carson Jones. Was this down to lack of skill, conditioning or poor preparation. Everyone has their own opinions in this fantastic sport we call boxing. I believe Kell is a fantastic boxer who may have performed not at his best but he never has fought in that style of fighter or even been put in that kind of pressure before in his career.

Hector Saldivia (41 [32ko]-2) is a dangerous Argentine who will provide Kell Brook with threats he may never have experienced. The Argentine has lost both bouts by stoppage. He will be a huge test but he is very open to hooks and that could be Brook's opening.

Kell Brook could get the critics on his side with a good win and earn his shot at fight with the winner of Rendal Bailley or Devon Alexander who fight later on in the night. I think Brook will show the class we all believe he has with a stoppage late on against the Argentine.

DeGale still European Champ - Bluewater, Kent

James Degale regained his European Super-Middleweight Championship against Hadillah Mohumadi with a unaminious decision. Degale (13 [9ko]-1) is an Olympic Gold Medalist earned the victory in a dull fight which we expected him to win more comfortably. Degale got the win in the end and has had a long time out of the ring due to a dispute with Frank Warren.

Degale will now need to look at exposing the terrestial television programme with fantastic performences. He should now push on from the European scene in my opinion and go for an Intercontinental Championship and push himself towards a World Championship shot.

Former two time Light Welterweight Champion of Britian turned back the years and beat Ville Piispanen with a unamionous decision to lift the vacant European Union Light Welterweight Championship.

The Next Generation Chris Eubank Jr showed everyone who should be jumping on the band wagon in a fantastic performence and win against Ruslans Pojonisevs to continue his rise to glory. There has been many questions about Eubank Jr. (7 [3ko]-0) is just living off his dads epic and historic status. I believe this kid could become the real deal.

The Price is Right - Echo Arena, Liverpool

In an electrifying night on Saturday at the Echo Arena in Liverpool, David Price regained his British and Commonwealth Heavyweight Championships with a devasting 1st round technical knockout over former Olympic Gold medalist Audley 'A-Force' Harrison.

Many people criticised David Price and Frank Maloney for taking this fight against a highly scrutinised Audley Harrison due to the fact of the promises and huge let downs that we have come to live with during Harrison's career. But this was the right fight for David Price who now needs to look to progressing with a step up in class.

In this last year David Price (14 [12ko]-0) has done last then 6 rounds in the 3 fights he has participated in this year. We all know the Scouser has won 12 of his 14 fights by way of stoppage which proves he has the power to finish fighters. Price now has a fight with on the 8th December against Matt Skelton to win the Lonsdale championship outright.

Matt Skelton (28 [23ko]-6) was guranteed a shot at David Price to attempt to wrestle the championships away from him. In an easy and straight forward stoppage of Jakov Gospic and earns a chance at Price.

Another scouser Kevin Satchell (9 [2ko]-0) become the British Flyweight Championship and regained his Commonwealth Flyweight Championship in a fantastic performence against Stoke born stalwart Chris Edwards stopping him in the 6th round. Satchell worked his game plan fantastically with some fantastic body shots. Satchell should now look at fighting young Irish man Luke Wilton in what would be a fantastic fight.

The final championship bout was between John Lewis Dickson and Shane McPhilben with the North-East fighter winning the vacant Cruiserweight Championship in a dull fight. Adil Anwar earned a hard fought win over Dale Miles.

Haye: I will not fight Klitchko in Ukraine

David Haye annouced today he will not consider fighting Vitali Klitchko in Ukraine. The British two weight World Champion is adamant he will not fight in Ukraine due to health and safety reasons. Haye sensationally annouced that 'Crazy Rascists have already sent him death threats.' and He will be more than willing to face Vitali in Germany.

The 31-year-old is now focused on securing a fight with the older Klitschko – on the proviso that the bout takes place in Germany.

"I've never been to Ukraine but I have heard it's very dangerous for a black man," Haye said. "There are crazy racists who have already sent me death threats. So Germany would be the best and safest place for me to beat Vitali and get out of the stadium alive."

The Klitschkos usually fight in Germany where they earn their biggest television purses but Haye is unimpressed with their choice of opponent.

"He [Vitali] has promised the world so many times that he could knock me out," said Haye. "That is rubbish. I'm too fast, too sexy and too talented to be blown away by a large, slow robot from the Ukraine.

"I think the fight Haye against Vitali Klitschko is the only heavyweight fight the world wants to see. I am not interested in fighting against 50 wimps like the Klitschkos do."

Brook Turns Down Shot at Bradley

Kell Brook has revealed that he turned down a shot at WBO Welterweight Champion Timothy Bradley and chose to take the mandatory route.

Brook, Decided to go the mandatory route as he felt this was the best option for him to become a World Champion. Brook will fight on October 20th in a Final Eliminator for the IBF Welterweight Championship against Hector Saldivia at the Motorpoint Arena in Sheffield.

“The Bradley fight was put in front of me but I believe the mandatory position in the IBF is the right move,” said Brook, who is back in Sheffield after a two week training camp in Spain. “Eddie has worked hard to get me into this position and providing I beat Saldivia, I’ll be fighting for a world title at the start of 2013 and it will be on my terms.

“I would love that to be in Sheffield too and I know Eddie would do his best to get it here as it would be an amazing event. I will also be watching Ricky Hatton’s comeback with great interest as a fight against him next year would be an absolute blockbuster for British boxing.
“When I fought his brother Matthew you could see that the Hatton name still means a lot in boxing and we would fill a big stadium fighting for a world title.”

Hearn added: “Top Rank contacted me in August and made us an offer for the Bradley fight. It was a nice ego boost for Kell to be offered a fight of such magnitude but we begun this journey with a goal of becoming a mandatory challenger and now we are just one win away.”

Brook had a chance to become a World Champion against Timothy Bradley who I think he could of won but he chose this route and will earn a shot at Rendall Bailey or Devon Alexander. Brook clearly has his eyes set on the returning Ricky Hatton and I'm sure that would be a fight Amir Khan will be looking at.

Fighter of the Week - Ricky Burns

The two weight World Champion Ricky Burns is our fighter of the week after his amazing performence on Saturday with a TKO victory over Kevin Mitchell. The Coatbridge born lightweight was excellent and defied critics who claimed he has not fought anyone to be considered a world level fighter.

Ricky Burns (35-2  10ko) regained his WBO Lightweight Championship to prove he is one of the best fighters at lightweight. This is a far cry of what the young Scottish fighter was dubbed when he first become a professional boxer. Burns turned professional in 2001 winning his debut fight against Woody Greenaway by a points decision. He then went 13 fights unbeaten before earning his first shot at gaining a belt against Scottish hero Alex Arthur. Unfortunately with the European, British and Commonwealth featherweight championships on the line, Burns lost a fairly one sided fight.

Burns then returned with two victories to earn a shot at Carl Johanneson's British Super-Featherweight Championship on the line in February 2007. Burns once again suffered a comfortable decision lost. Burns then continued his winning ways before he earned himself a shot at the vacant Commonwealth Super-Featherweight Championship winning by unamious decision. The Scot then defended his Championship against Yakubu Amidu (TKO7), beating a good name at this level Michael Gomez (TKO7) and finally defeating Kevin O'Hara by unaminous decision.

Then a win in May 2006 against Youssef Al Hamidi earned Burns a shot at the WBO Super Featheweight World Championship. Burns who was a massive underdog was put on the canvas in the first round with many thinking Roman Martinez would knock out Burns like he did Nicky Cook to win the Championship. But Rickster gritted his teeth and earned a well deserved victory to the surprise of the British public. Burns defend his WBO Super-Featherweight Championship 3 times before moving up to Lightweight and fighting for the Interim WBO Light Championship winning by giving Michael Katsidis a boxing lesson.

Juan Manual Marquez gave up his lightweight crown giving Burns the full World Championship holder. Burns then beat Paulus Moses and then a huge match was made between Burns and Dagenham's Kevin Mitchell. Burns showed class and power which surprised many people involved with boxing forcing a stoppage on Mitchell. Burns deserves the creadit he will earn from this and much to everyone surprise could become a boxing great if he can continue his rise to success.

What next for Ricky Burns? I believe he should fight Gavin Rees or Scott Harrison in December 2012, As all the other belts are being contested for at the moment. Then a unifaction belt in March/April 2013 would be fantastic. I believe Ricky Burns has the world at his fingertips.

Hatton's Opponent Annouced for Comeback

Ricky 'The Hitman' Hatton has today annouced the opponent he will face in the Manchester Arena on 24th November. Hatton who's last fight was May 2009 when he suffered his second loss in his career to Pound for Pound king Manny Pacquaio.

The annoucement was made that the Former IBO and IBF Light-Welterweight Champion will face former WBO Lightweight interim Champion Michael Katsidis. Even though Katsidis has lost his last two bouts to Ricky Burns and Albert Mensah he has been in the ring with some great fighters including Juan Manual Marquez and Robert Gurerro last year,

This could be a make or break for both fighters as they could be make or break for both fighters as it's last chance saloon for Katsidis and also a brave fight for Hatton to attempt to break back into contention.

The Jackal's Prey

Carl 'The Jackal' Frampton showed the World tonight why he will one day be a contender for a World Championship. Frampton (15-0 [10ko]) has shown in his short professional career he was a force to be reckoned with with a huge stoppage of former 2x World Champion Steve Molitior tonight. The Odyssey Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland was amazed by the quality shown by the prospect of how he handled the Canadian whilst retaining his Commonwealth and IBF Inter-continental Super-Bantamweight Championships.

Molitor (34-3 [12ko]) looked like an amateur not a former World Champion against The Belfast man when he was under constant pressure. The writing was on the wall from the start when Frampton looked to quick and strong for the Canadian Kid. The referee finally stopped the bout in the 6th round when Molitor had already been down at the end of the 5th round and twice in the 6th.

The future is bright for Frampton who's world is his oyster. There is alot of fights and the improvment The Jackal has made from each of his fights is there for everyone to see.

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Paul McCloskey returned after his loss unexpected TKO lost to Damarcus Corley in his last fight against WBA's ranked 8th Mike Perez. Dudey looked in control but continued to show he takes alot of un needed shots. Lucky for Dudey though as Perez is not a knockout artist. McCloskey (24-2 [12ko] picked up the vacant WBA Intercontinental Light Welterweight Championship with a points decision over the American.

I honestly can not see McCloskey taking the step up as he leaves his chin wide open and gets caught to many times. I hope I am wrong as McCloskey is a very likeable character and deserves a break but unfortunately I can not see that happening.

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The other fights of the night Martin Lindsay (20-1 [7ko]) won but did not get his shot at Commonwealth and British Super Featherweight Champion Lee Selby due to Selby being rushed to hospital with an illness. He will be happy that he fought a fighter a pound above his weight winning by unamious decision against Renald Garrido.

Kal Yafai continued his impressive start to his career with a points decision win, while there points wins for Dee Walsh, Martin J. Ward and Paddy Gallagher. Another debutant Ben Mulligan struggled in his first professional fight losing to Mariusz Bak.

Sparks Fly in Glasgow

Glasgow was proud of their new Scottish hero tonight when two weight World Champion Ricky Burns defended his WBO Lightweight World Championship infront a patriotic crowd in Scottish Exhibition Centre in Glasgow tonight. Burns (35-2- [10ko]) shocked the World in a huge anticipated fight which was dubbed to be 50/50 when he sensationally stopped Kevin Mitchell. Burns looked comfortably and confounding many critics including myself for his lack of power and look as strong as I ever imagined.

Mitchell (33-2 [24ko]) looked sharp in the first round winning the round over what i thought was a nervous Burns. In the second round Burns started to take control landing some flush shots on The Hammer and that continued in the third round. Burns caught Mitchell with a fantastic left hook which put the Challenger down. At first it looked a flash knockdown but when Mitchell rose from the canvas he was once again put down with a flurry of punches coming from the Scot's man. Mitchell was then bombard again on the ropes till referee Terry O'Connor done what Burn's was looking capable of doing by stopping the fight.

The future is bright for Burns, and I believe he should look for a unifaction fight maybe going for the IBF or WBA championships. While Mitchell has no time to lick his wounds and his career depends on how fast he gets back on the horse.

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The Scottish fans must of expected more off the returning ex two time World Champion Scott Harrison. Even though Harrison managed to beat Joe Elfidh he must of expected more but on the credit of Harrison he had 3 fighters in the last month and the time of the bout changed with each fight. Still the school teacher Elfidh only had 12 hours to know about the fight and was very awkward but should of been pushed by the Scot.

This is Harrison's second fight since his return from his troubled past and said in an interview how he wanted to fight the winner of Burns v Mitchell. This would be in my opinion someone who needs the money looking for a quick pay day and a stupid and fatal mistake.

The other fights of the night seen Josh Simpson stop Dai Davies in the 2nd Round with a fantastic left hook to retain his BBBofC Celtic Super-Featherweight Championship. There were wins for other Scottish hopefuls Josh Thain and Stephen Simmons both winning by unaminous decision. Bradley Saunders continued his rise in boxing with a TKO over Ivan Godor who did not look interested at all.

Boxing Zone - New Era

The new era begins in Boxing Blogging. This will one day become a blogging home of Boxing. My name is Jamie Reynolds and I am 24 year old who loves this great sport. This blog is placed here for news, opinions, history and future. I want this to perform in becoming one of the greatest places for Boxing you may ever see.

so let's get ready for a new era..