Boxing News
Jonjo ready for rival in Meadowside match-up
JONJO Finnegan faces a grudge fight on a massive night of championship boxing in Burton. Finnegan, the British Masters supermiddleweight champion from Newhall, will meet Ryan Clark for the vacant
Parker trio steal show on Gresley Old Hall bill
NEWHALL'S Royal Oak ABC served up a feast of boxing at a packed Gresley Old Hall and a trio of Parker pugilists ensured it was a family fare. Winning a unanimous decision was popular home fighter
Re-Joyce! Robbie gets back to winning ways
AFTER a barnstorming Town Hall show last month, Burton ABC hit the road to Warwickshire last weekend and came away with two wins out of three against hosts Bulkington ABC. The career of 12-year-old
Shaw left without a fight after Buckland withdraws from show
BURTON light-welterweight Tom Shaw's hopes of making it four wins out of four this weekend have fallen through. Shaw was due to fight on a Ricky Hatton- promoted show topped by Gary Buckland defending
Ali stars on emotional return for Burton ABC
AFTER witnessing some fantastic contests in decades gone by, there was a nostalgic feel to Burton Amateur Boxing Club's emotional return to the Town Hall on Friday night. The sold out dinner show was
Frazer wants to be boy in Brazil despite London defeat
BURTON boxing hopeful Frazer Clarke is still dreaming of Olympic glory despite missing out on London 2012. The 20-year-old super-heavyweight lost out on a place next year to Londoner Anthony Joshua,
Willshee still dreams of following Jack's footsteps
SINCE he was a boy, Craig Willshee has known what he was fighting for. Willshee remembers heavyweight hero Jack Bodell bringing his British, Commonwealth and European belts to the amateur gym where he
National Sport
MoreWatkins inspires Leeds to victory
A second-half hat-trick of tries from 20-year-old centre Kallum Watkins helped Leeds begin the defence of their Stobart Super League crown with a hard-fought 34-16 victory on skipper Kevin Sinfield's 400th appearance.
Robshaw relishing Murrayfield clash
Chris Robshaw vowed England's young guns will be undaunted by the history and hostility of Murrayfield as they head into Saturday's Calcutta Cup showdown with "a point to prove".
McFadden drafted in for Earls
Fergus McFadden will start Ireland's RBS 6 clash with Wales at outside centre after Keith Earls was withdrawn for personal reasons.
Wickets tumble on wild opening day
Stuart Broad and James Anderson hustled Pakistan out for 99, yet England could take only a minor advantage on a hectic first day of the final Test at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
