Cradley’s Chris Male was today refusing to give up on his dream of becoming the English featherweight champion – but the title may move on without him.
A ‘Magnificent Seven’ of local amateurs will get the chance to win Midlands titles and progress to the national stages of the ABA Schoolboys competition.
Stafford’s Rob Hunt has admitted it’s a “make or break” year for him after accepting his first assignment of 2012.
Cradley’s Chris Male has pulled out of his English featherweight title fight against Joe Murray next week with a suspected torn rotator cuff.
Dudley’s Ryan Aston will be opposed by the returning Kieron Gray on the Prizefighter bill at Wolverhampton Civic Hall after the Telford fighter came out of retirement.
Coseley’s Tommy Ghent will square off with Walsall’s Joel Ryan when they open the Prizefighter show at Wolverhampton Civic Hall next month.
Coseley’s Jamie Ball was today lined up for an English title eliminator on West Midlands soil against Birmingham’s Nasser Al Harbi.
Aston’s Chris Truman has been handed a shot against reigning Midlands light welterweight champion Dave Ryan at the end of March.
Wolverhampton Civic Hall was today confirmed as a complete sell-out for Prizefighter with two Black Country fighters set to compete.
Walsall’s Christopher Keane will be rooting for sparring partner Shane McPhilbin to bring the British title he covets back to the Midlands.
Birmingham’s Max Maxwell got back to winning ways and secured the English title shot he hopes will serve as bait for new British champion Brian Rose.
Stafford’s Sophie Stewart admitted she had to “give everything” to become the town’s first female amateur boxing national champion.
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