Credit crunch to save boxing?

With the world firmly in the grip of its worst financial decline in years, boxing is under massive threat, however this could be just the kick up the backside the sport needs.

It is no secret that boxing has lost its mass appeal.

In the past, champions such as Jack Dempsey, Joe Louis and Muhammed Ali were famed, revered and regarded throughout the world. Read more

Review: Leeds United and a life in the press box

The golden age of football and football reporting has surely gone. A mixture of astronomical wages, countless different media outlets and the pervasive presence of agents has killed off the relationship in which journalists, footballers and managers needed one another.

Sports reporter, John Wray, has been a journalist for more than 40 years and had the privilege to cover one of Europe’s greatest teams in what can certainly be called a golden age of football.

Working for many outlets in his time, including local based Yorkshire newspaper the Telegraph & Argus, Wray gained national fame as one of the country’s finest football reporters, covering his home town team, Leeds United. Read more

Carlton Leach and Howard Marks head to North East

Carlton Leach and Howard Marks, two of Britain’s most high profile and prolific former gangsters are coming to the North East.

First up on April 24th, Carlton Leach will be appearing at Newcastle’s ‘End Bar’ in Scotswood Road. Read more

British heavyweights poised to prove their critics wrong

The way in which someone reacts when they are written off is a true mark of their character.

Since the birth of boxing British heavyweights have had to put up with sneering, ridicule and elitist attitudes, mainly coming from the other side of the Atlantic.

Just a handful of our boys; Bob Fitzsimmons, Lennox Lewis and Frank Bruno have ever held a respected world title.

Herbie Hide, Matt Skelton, Michael Bennt and Henry Akinwande are also on this list, but the belts they won barely deserve a mention. Read more

Injournalism picked up by Reuters

Injournalism’s very own Shaun Wathey has had an article picked up by the world’s foremost press agency, Reuters.

The article, entitled ‘Has Liverpool’s victory opened up the title race?’ published by Injournalism on March 17th, was an opinion piece about Liverpool FC’s recent good form and their push for the FA Premier League.

Shaun Wathey, 21, is in the third year of his journalism degree at Sunderland Uni and covers football as well as Rugby League for Injournalism’s sports section. Read more

Burns beats Gomez to retain title

Scotland’s Ricky Burns produced a fine performance to stop the charismatic Michael Gomez in their Commonwealth super - featherweight title bout.

The fight took place at a packed and rowdy Bellahouston Leisure Centre in Glasgow on Friday night.

It was a clash of styles as Burns, 25, looked at his best, utilising his height advantage and working his jab, while Gomez came marching forward hell bent on a toe to toe war. Read more

EBF Boxing returns to Gateshead

The European Boxing Federation is staging it’s next show at the Lancastrian Suite of the Gateshead Federation Brewery on April 1st.

The night should be a thrilling slugfest featuring an array of talented and determined fighters.

Headlining the event are the exciting Rogan brothers, Lee and Scott, and big things are expected of both. Read more

Hiroshima: After Aftermath

On August 6 1945, the American army dropped ‘little boy’ a nuclear bomb on the city of Hiroshima, in an attempt to crush the Japanese, forcing their surrender from the war.
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Amir Khan destroys Marco Antonio Barrera

Amir Khan answered his critics with a fantastic demolition of the legendary, Mexican, Marco Antonio Barrera, at Manchester’s MEN Arena on Saturday night.

Khan, 22, won a unanimous decision on points after the fight was stopped in round five, due to a terrible cut on Barrera’s head. Read more

Amir Khan vs Marco Antonio Barrera: Coming of age

On Saturday night Britain’s brightest boxing talent, Amir Khan, will be in the toughest fight of his career, taking on the former seven time world champion, Marco Antonio Barrera.

The lightweight bout dubbed ‘coming of age’ will be held at Manchester’s MEN Arena with the winner expected to be offered a world title fight. Read more

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