After eight months out of the ring due to injury Gavin Gwynne (11-0) the Welsh lightweight champion made a return to the rind to a rapturous home crowd against Arnoldo Solano (14-21). Gwynne clearly eager to fight and impress his home town fans entered the ring looking fired up. The first round Gwynne looked to be forcing his work, and in round two there were some wild swings from Solano as the Nicaraguan began to frustrate Gwynne holding constantly. In round three the frustration showed as Gwynne beckoned Solano to stand and trade rather than disrupt every time Gwynne tried to box. In the fo ..read more

MTK hosted a star-studded fight night at York Hall on Friday night with both British and foreign talent taking centre stage.ESBR were on hand to report on all of the action as it took place…Ryan Walsh vs Lewis Paulin – 12 Rounds – British Featherweight TitleIn what can only be described as a classic British Title clash, Walsh who was competing in his Sevent British title fight, just about did enough to get the victory over a very game Lewis Paulin.Pushed all the way and both backed by very noisy support, Paulin certainly had his moments in the fight, even enough for one judge to award him a po ..read more

For many people, their experience of “living la vida loca” is the Ricky Martin song released in 1999. Johnny Tapia lived his life to the extent that it became his motto. His tale is one that would prompt many people to say it was too far-fetched. A life full of death and a love for boxing. Tapia’s biggest fights were almost all outside of the ring.Death was a part of his life before he was born. Unlucky for some, Tapia was born on February 13th - it wasn’t a Friday as some have reported - but merely being born on the 13th was seemingly enough for Tapia to endure bad luck.Tapia's father died wh ..read more

Regarded by many as one of the most exciting American Heavyweight prospects, Jermaine “989 Assassin” Franklin (18-0 13KO) returns to the ring on July 12 when he takes on Jerry Forrest (25-2 19KO) in Tacoma, USA. The fight is live on Showtime in the USA and is another instalment of the boxing series “ShoBox: The New Generation” aimed at bringing through the next crop of American talent. Franklin was born and raised in Saginaw, Michigan a city that has produced superstars such as Stevie Wonder and Serena Williams.Despite being a hotbed for talent, the city has its troubles. Violent crime influ ..read more

This Saturday night Robbie Vernon is in action on a Sanigar Events promoted show in Merthyr Tydfill, as he heads into his third professional outing against experienced journeyman Michael MooneyI recently caught up with Robbie ahead of the fight for a Q&A session Your next opponent is Michael Mooney, what do you know about him? "I haven't really seen much of my opponent due to a couple of last minute changes, but i know he's very experienced. I don't tend to look at my opponents before the fight because I'd rather sus their style out myself in the ring". How have preparations gone for the f ..read more

Despite a British title being on the line on Friday night, most of the gossip going into the fight at York Hall is regarding Ohara Davies’ must win world title fight against former world champ Miguel Vasquez.Making his return after nearly 9 months out of the ring, Davies is going into a seriously dangerous fight against a Mexican opponent since losing via a points decision against Jack Catterall.Despite disputing the judges’ scorecards afterwards, Davies has been going under the radar for his standards, and to his credit going into a much bigger fight than he perhaps needs to after only twenty ..read more

Lewis Paulin travels to the famous York Hall this weekend to take on the experienced British champion Ryan Walsh.Paulin is undefeated so far, 12-0 since turning pro in 2015. He won the Scottish Featherweight title in 2017 but there can be no doubt this is Paulin's toughest test to date.Walsh is making his sixth defence of the British title and it's fair to say a Paulin victory would be considered a shock.Paulin expects the pressure to be all on Walsh as he told me, "I feel the pressure is all on him. I'm an underdog looking to cause the upset, so the pressure is on the champion here. He's expe ..read more

On Friday night MTK returns to York Hall as O'Hara Davies, Miguel Vazquez and Ryan Walsh all feature.One of the more recent signing's is top prospect Sam Gilley (8-0), back in action and competing in his first fight since making the switch to MTK Global,"I am really excited to be performing under the lights, I have seen the rise of the promotion and have been impressed with the way they deliver for their fighters."The fact that they have this deal with ESPN and IFL means people can see my fights all around the world. I got sent a photo from a primary school friend with him and his family all s ..read more

Kal Yafai knows he must impress in his fifth WBA World Super-Flyweight defense against Norbelto Jimenez at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island on Saturday night, live on DAZN in the US and on Sky Sports in the UK as he targets massive names and unification fights next.The unbeaten Birmingham ace (25-0 15 KOs) defends his title on American soil for the second time having stopped David Carmona last May in California – and the 30 year old says this weekend’s defense against mandatory challenger Jimenez (29-8-4 16 KOs) is the perfect showcase for him to land the unification bouts ..read more

Demetrius Andrade believes he’s on the right path to prove he is the man at 160lbs as he defends his WBO crown against Maciej Sulecki on Saturday night at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island, live on DAZN in the US and on Sky Sports in the UK. Andrade (27-0 17 KOs) is chasing down an undisputed clash with Mexican ace Canelo Alvarez, while Kazakh ace Gennady Golovkin is also on the radar of the Providence star, who fights at home for the first time as a World champion. Both Andrade and Sulecki (28-1 11 KOs) hold wins over Jack Culcay, while the Pole’s sole defeat came at the h ..read more