Tag: boxing
Boxing – Debutant McGregor aims to be patient
Lee McGregor is not used to having a solid meal and going to bed after a weigh-in before a big fight.But the Edinburgh-based rising star has time to fuel-up and chill ahead of his...
Boxing – McGregor can’t wait for pro debut
Rising star Lee McGregor can’t wait to get into the ring on Saturday in his professional boxing debut.The former amateur star is on the undercard at Risk v Reward at The Royal Highland Centre...
Boxing – Taylor confident ahead of career-defining fight
Josh Taylor is in confident mood as the clock ticks down to his career-defining fight on Saturday.The East Lothian boxer squared-up to the media on the eve of his keynote fight with former world...
Boxing – Easton ready to go to war
Jason Easton admitted he went to war to outpoint Belgian fighter Steve Jamoye to win the IBO Inter-Contential super lightweight title at Braehead Arena in Glasgow in July.And the Edinburgh-based fighter expects another battle...
Boxing – Taylor set to step onto world stage
This is a defining week in the career of Lothians boxer Josh Taylor.So far, the Prestonpans southpaw has powered his way up the professional ladder with ten straight wins.He joined the paid ranks after...
Boxing – Easton continues fight build-up
Edinburgh’s undefeated IBO Inter-Continental super lightweight champion Jason Easton continues to work hard in the gym in Craigmillar ahead of the defence of his belt against unbeaten Czech champion Josef Zahradnik in November.Cyclone stablemate...
Boxing – McGregor now in paid ranks
Amateur star Lee McGregor will make his professional boxing debut on the undercard of Josh Taylor's key fight with former world title holder Miguel Vazquez.The highly-talented boxer from the Saughton area of Edinburgh has...
Boxing – Vue Joshua at city cinema
Edinburgh boxing fans can watch the Anthony Joshua v Carlos Takam fight live Edinburgh's two Vue cinemas at the Omni Centre and Ocean Terminal on Saturday, 28 October.Takam has been announced as Joshua’s opponent...
Boxing – three title fights confirmed
Three international title fights will feature on the undercard at The Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston, on November 11.East Lothian star Josh Taylor headlines against former world champion Miguel Vazquez.Exciting prospect Chantelle Cameron, who has...
Boxing – Benson buzzing again after big win
Lewis Benson can't wait to get back into the ring in November after tasting the atmosphere of a big fight night once again.The Edinburgh super-lightweight took his professional record to nine straight wins with...
Boxing – talented Tiffney eyes big names
Stephen Tiffney will only take a short time off training before getting back to work with his coach Terry McCormack.The Newtongrange-based featherweight wants to quickly build on Friday's points win over highly-rated Coventry fighter...
Boxing – unbeaten Philbin wants to improve
Tommy Philbin was beaming like a Cheshire cat when he paraded the Celtic super-middleweight title belt for the media after his big win over gutsy fellow-Scot Rhys Pagan at Meadowbank.The Kirkliston-based fighter has received...
Boxing – Simmons in world title fastlane
Stephen Simmons would like two weeks off to rest with his family before getting back in the gym, but that depends on his management team.The new IBF European cruiserweight champion remains on course to...
Boxing – Simmons celebrates despite a late scare
Stephen Simmons took the IBF European East/West cruiserweight title home to his baby son after revealing that a shoulder injury almost scuppered his title bid.The 33-year-old suffered muscle spasms in a shoulder after falling...
Boxing – Gallagher aims to silence crowd and beat Murray
Paddy Gallagher aims to end Gary Murray's title dream when they clash at Meadowbank on Friday in one of the feature bouts.The Belfast puncher defends his Celtic welterweight title and is in no mood...
Boxing – Benson ready to make up for lost time
Super-lightweight Lewis Benson steps back into the ring at Meadowbank on Friday to face a challenge from a fighter who has nearly 40 contests to his name.The Edinburgh puncher has fought in eight paid...
Boxing – barber McGlynn looking trim for boxing debut
Aidan McGlynn aims to prove he's a cut above the rest when he makes his professional boxing debut at Meadowbank on Friday in Capital Collision.By day Blackridge-based McGlynn is a barber in a Livingston...
Boxing – Simmons challenges for IBF title at Meadowbank
Edinburgh’s Stephen Simmons has suffered a late change of opponent in one of the headline bouts on Capital Collision at Meadowbank on Friday.He was due to challenge Matty Askin who was scheduled to make...
Boxing – Easton looking to win titles
Jason Easton still does not know his opponent for his big fight on the Josh Taylor undercard at The Royal Highland Centre at Ingliston on November 11.But that does not matter to the rising...
Boxing – Easton signs for Cyclone
Edinburgh’s undefeated IBO Inter-Continental and Celtic super lightweight champion, Jason Easton, has signed a long-term promotional agreement with Cyclone Promotions.Easton will defend his IBO Inter-Continental title against an as yet unnamed opponent on the...
Boxing – Taylor in with former world champion
Rising star Josh Taylor takes a huge step-up when he squares-up to Mexico's former world champion Miguel Vazquez at the Royal Highland Centre in Edinburgh on Saturday, November 11.Tickets for the fight, billed as...
Boxing – new stablemate for Taylor
Lothians rising star Josh Taylor has a new stablemate in the shape of Bournemouth’s former England amateur international Chris Billam-Smith.The south coast boxer has signed professional terms with former world champion Barry McGuigan and...
Philbin confident of Celtic title success
Tommy Philbin puts his unbeaten nine-fight record on the line when he goes into the ring at Meadowbank in early October.
The Kirkliston-based puncher is in form having knocked out his last three opponents, two...
Boxing – ambitious Benson waiting for a key call
Unbeaten Lewis Benson is sitting by the phone waiting for an important call to see who he fights on the Capital Collision bill.The former Commonwealth Games fighter has been knocked back by a series...
Boxing – Tiffney steps-up in class but remains confident
Stephen Tiffney as been urging his management team to find a suitable opponent to move his career forward as he bids to land a British title shot.The Edinburgh-born featherweight from Newtongrange now has his...
Boxing – Simmons desperate to make up for lost time
Stephen Simmons gets a chance to make major progress in his career when he challenges British cruiserweight champion Matty Askin in October on home soil.Barnsley-based Askin is gambling in his first defence as travels...
Boxing – Taylor was always confident of victory
Josh Taylor revealed he was super confident of beating Ohara Davies at Braehead.The highly-rated boxer from East Lothian stopped his London-based opponent to take the WBC silver super lightweight title.And he revealed that he...
Boxing – Tartan Tornado wins belt and now wants a Castle
Josh Taylor proudly carried his belt into the post-fight press conference and declared he wants a major title fight at an iconic location like Edinburgh Castle.The East Lothian fighter claimed the WBC Silver Super...
Boxing – McGuigan predicts a win for Taylor
Lothians-born boxer Josh Taylor is world class according to his trainer Shane McGuigan.Taylor must now prove that tonight at Braehead when he faces confident Londoner Ohara Davies in his toughest fight to date.McGuigan has...
Boxing – McGuigan forecasts Taylor will win in style
Former world champion Barry McGuigan believes rising Lothians star Josh Taylor will win in style at Braehead on Saturday.McGuigan is the promoter for Bad Blood when the Scot, nicknamed The Tornado, squares-up to London-based...
