Alex Arthur has decided to relinquish his European Super Featherweight title and turn his full attention to securing a world title, with IBF champ Malcolm Klassen most likely to be in the Edinburgh boxer’s firing line sometime soon.

Arthur, who also gave up the British and Commonwealth belts earlier this year, was due to defend […]

As the amateur boxing entourage rolled into Greenock on Friday night the partisan crowd were in full voice. There were 10 bouts and 2 exhibitions inside the ring and probably another couple of dozen in the car-park, however we’ll concentrate on those governed by the Queensbury Rules.

Bout of the night was the headliner between Leith […]

Unbeaten Clydebank prospect Gary McArthur faces the toughest test of his short pro career to date on his hometown debut at the Play Drome on Saturday the 2nd of December.

The “Clydebank Blitz” – will be in against Frederic Gosset who went the distance with Andrew Ferrans in Irvine last month before losing on points.

The 30 […]

London based Scot, Dave Stewart, proved he had self-belief aplenty as he fought his way back to beat Ghana’s Kpakpo Allotey in Nottingham on Friday night, guaranteeing himself a crack at Willie Limond’s Commonwealth Lightweight title.

Last time out, Stewart had lost to close friend Lee Meager in a British title fight, with Meager saying afterwards […]

Alex Arthur’s next European title defence will be against Antonio Joao Bento of Portugal early next year.

The Super Featherweight champion is looking for a world title shot before the end of 2007 and will make two or three European title defences while he waits for his big chance. Having gone the traditional route of the […]

Scott Harrison has been given the go ahead by the British Board Of Boxing Control to defend his WBO Featherweight title against Nicky Cook in London on the 9th of December.

In a statement issued by the BBofBC yesterday, General Secretary Simon Block said, “Following consideration today of a number of medical reports received, boxer Harrison […]

Forgewood ABC once again held their annual show at the Motherwell concert hall, which has proved to be an excellent venue. A strong crowd of around 600 filled the hall to see the Scots, made up mainly of Forgewood boxers, box against an Irish select from the North. The Scots ran out 7-5 winners in […]

Ricky Burns has been nominated to fight current champion, Carl Johanneson, for the British Super Featherweight title.

It is the Coatbridge 23 year old’s second crack at the Lonsdale belt following his defeat to then champion, Alex Arthur, on points last February. Arthur relinquished the title rather than face hard hitting Johanneson who went on to […]

Kevin Anderson’s British Welterweight title victory over Young Mutley in Birmingham in June has been voted Fight Of The Year 2006 by the British Board of Boxing Control.

The domestic classic saw Anderson come back from a second round knockdown and win with a tenth round stoppage over Young Mutley.

Anderson is next in action against Eamonn […]

Dave Stewart, is just one step away from an all Scottish Commonwealth Lightweight title showdown against Willie Limond.

The London based Scot will fight Ghana’s Kpakpo Allotey on Friday the 24th of November in an official eliminator for the Commonwealth Lightweight belt that Willie Limond won in such style against Allotey at the start of the […]

Barry Morrison’s rearranged British Light Welterweight title shot has been rearranged for Friday the 19th of January, 2007, and will take place at the National Sports Centre in Crystal Palace, London.

The Motherwell boxer was originally scheduled to meet champion Lenny Daws on the 20th of October 20th at the York Hall in Bethnal Green, but […]

The North V West select show at the Normandy Hotel, Renfrew was a magnificent evenings entertainment for the good folks who attended to support local charities, Erskine Hospital and SEMS.

ABS president Alan Dryburgh collated the boxing while Joe Shannon of Glasgow Phoenix did the event organisation. A huge well done to Joe and Alan […]

Scott Harrison’s manager Barry Hughes has told the BBC that the WBO Featherweight champion may yet be able to defend his title in December against Nicky Cook.

Harrison is expected to be released from jail in Malaga and return to Scotland on Saturday and will then need to satisfy the British Board Of Boxing Control that […]

Kevin Anderson made it 18 wins out of 18 bouts with a convincing points win against Frenchman Anthony Guillet at the Borough Hall in Hartlepool tonight.

It was a fight that proved ideal preparation for Anderson’s forthcoming British and Commonwealth title defence against Eamonn Magee which will take place at The Ice Rink in Kirkcaldy on […]

Scott Harrison will not be able to defend his world title in December following the news that he has not been released from jail in Spain.

Harrison has been in jail in Malaga on the Spanish Costa Del Sol since being arrested on the 6th of October for allegedly assaulting two people, including a policeman. […]

Big-time boxing is returning to Clydebank for the first time in 57 years with hometown lightweight prospect Gary McArthur and Pollock’s former Commonwealth welterweight title challenger Craig Dickson headlining the bill at Clydebank Play Drome on Saturday the 2nd of December.

The last occasion the town hosted a high-profile professional bout was in November 1949 when […]

A belter of a contest between two bantamweights, the likes of which you may never see in a lifetime of boxing, was witnessed by one and all at this great night for the noble art at Dean Park Hotel, Kirkcaldy, on Friday the 3rd of November.

Worth the entrance money on its own was the […]

Kevin Anderson will now face Frenchman Anthony Guillet in a non-title fight in Hartlepool this coming Friday, the 10th of November.

The British and Commonwealth champ was originally scheduled to fight Rafa Jackiewicz of Poland, but will now fight Guillet, a 23 year old who has won 22 out of his 28 contests to date, over […]

Motherwell’s Mark Hastie made short work of Surinder Sekhon at the St Andrew’s Club, Glasgow, on Friday night, stopping his opponent in the first round.

Sekhon from Barnsley has now lost his last three contests in the opening round and a straight right from Hastie was all it took to get him going this time around. […]

Willie Limond has become the first Scottish boxer to hold the Commonwealth Lightweight title after beating Kpakpo Allotey comfortably on points at the Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, on Saturday night.

The 27 year old from Glasgow, who has been out of the ring for a year and came close to quitting boxing altogether, produced arguably the best […]