Author name: James Murphy

Super-welterweight Ricky Heavens is confident of building on the promising start to his professional career as he looks to make a step up in 2018. The unbeaten prospect’s profile has risen considerably in the last few months thanks to connections with Brentford FC. The 20-year-old has featured in the programme and built up a relationship […]

Light-heavyweight Miles Shinkwin says the thought of letting his family down drives him on as he prepares for the biggest fight of his career against Jake Ball. The 29-year-old fights Ball for the WBA Continental title on Katie Taylor’s undercard live on Sky Sports from York Hall. The former ABA winner changed gyms to be

Debutant Harvey Horn reckons he will be challenging for titles within 12 months as he prepares to make his debut tonight live on BT Sport.  The 22-year-old makes his first professional outing on Frank Warren’s Copperbox show which is headlined by James DeGale and features the likes of Lee Selby, Anthony Yarde and Daniel Dubois on the

Featherweight Emran Hussain is hopeful he can change the perception of white-collar boxing as he prepares for his bout next month.  The 25-year-old made his debut in April scoring a classy points win against Ricky Leach at York Hall which led to an impressive highlight reel gaining some momentum across social media. Part of the growing

UK prospect Lewis Smith has opened up on how important a manager is for a professional fighter coming through the ranks. Smith has heaped praise on his manager Alec Wilkey admitting he is lucky to find someone he trusts so much. The 24-year-old is also trained by the knowledgeable Wilkey who boasts a plethora of

Featherweight Emran Hussain is confident winning in spectacular fashion at the weekend when he returns to action at the York Hall. The 25-year-old will be making his second outing and is currently trained and managed by the knowledgeable Alec Wilkey in Essex. Hussain had an unorthodox, yet impressive amateur career, winning the UKBU (an elite

Lightweight Liam Dillon reckons the recent top-level sparring he has been getting in recently can only hold him in good stead as he continues to impress in the pro ranks. The 21-year-old, who is managed by Steve Goodwin, has raced to a 3-0 record in his debut year and is set to have his fourth

Debutant Lewis Smith has bemoaned his bad luck which has forced him to pull out of his scheduled debut on this weekend’s MTK London Show. The 24-year-old was set to make his first proffesional outing at the Brentwood Centre on MTK London’s card. However, the Alec Wilkey-trained fighter picked up an injury in one of his

Basildon’s Davis Pagan admits he can’t wait to fight under the MTK banner as he makes his third outing of the year. Having avenged his only career loss to start the year, Pagan then went on to score an impressive win over Sylwester Walczak in April. The 26-year-old has spent his entire life around the

Welterweight prospect Jake O Meara says he feels like he is learning every day from his coaching team as he prepares for his next fight. O’Meara, a former Dale Youth amateur, will be fighting on the stacked MTK London card at the Brentwood centre early next month. Currently trained by Adam Martin, the 26-year-old reckons