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The British Boxing Board of Control have ordered Jack Arnfield (24-2) as Tommy Langford’s (18-1) mandatory opponent for the first defence of his British middleweight title. The Stewards decided to put the British Championship contest to purse bids to be submitted by July 12th, with the contest ordered to take place by the end of October 2017. Birmingham’s Langford was due to defend his British belt for the first time against local rival Craig Cunningham earlier this year but was lured away from that fight with a bigger opportunity to challenge for the interim WBO World middleweight title against Avtandil Khurtsidze (32-2-2), who has just been arrested on RICO charges in America. Langford’s intention was to beat the Russian in or...

After close to two years of inactivity due to career-threatening injuries, North East boxing sensation Bradley Saunders (12-1) is finally fed up with the normal life and heads back to the ring on June 23rd in Newcastle. The latest JDNXTGEN show will play host to the dramatic comeback and will be televised live on Sky Sports and Sky Sports Facebook from the Walker Activity Dome on Friday June 23rd. In what will be 21-months since Sedgefield’s Saunders’ shock defeat to Frenchman Renald Garrido (14-11-1), the Beijing 2008 Olympian is finally back in business in a bid to rebuild his once promising career. Previously touted as a potential future World champion, the 31-year-old was forced to consider retirement from the sport he has d...

• Basildon boxer calls time on a remarkable pro career • Competed in three different weight divisions, dropping down each time • Took an eight-rounder in just his third pro fight • International Challenge Belt winner at super-middleweight • Three title fights in six contests When a 28-year-old Paul Hilz walked into Southend Boxing Club, he wouldn’t have guessed that seven years later he would be retiring from a remarkable professional boxing career. He also wouldn’t have believed that he would experience 14 unlicensed fights, losing just one, and lifting two cruiserweight titles before going on to signing a professional contract and competing in three title fights. It was after a second-round stoppage defeat to Birmingham’s ...

In what will be 21-months since Bradley Saunders’ (12-1) shock defeat to Frenchman Renald Garrido (14-11-1), the Beijing 2008 Olympian is heading back to the ring on June 23rd in Newcastle in a bid to rebuild his career. Topping the talented Tyneside bill will be Olympian Josh Kelly (2-0) against Northern Area title contender Tom Whitfield (4-1) in the latest JDNXTGEN show at the Walker Activity Dome on Friday June 23rd, live on Sky Sports and Sky Sports Facebook. In his first appearance since 2015, the former WBO Inter-Continental champion plans to resurrect his career after successful surgery on both hands, which were left badly damaged after his sole career defeat. It was back in September 2015 at the Liverpool Olympia, on th...

Tommy Langford (18-1) was beaten by WBO No.1 Avtandil Khurtsidze (33-2-2) via a fifth-round stoppage as the Georgian set up a bout against WBO World middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders. The fight was for the WBO World middleweight interim title, with the winner becoming Saunders’ mandatory challenger. Langford previously stated his desire to face stablemate Saunders, but the dream was shattered when he was floored with a fierce left-hook by the 37-year-old at Leicester Arena, in front of the BT Sport cameras. Bideford-born Langford was stunned by the Brooklyn-based Khurtsidze in the opening round, who is known as a ‘Mini Mike Tyson’ with 22 KO’s on his ledger. In the following three rounds, Langford learnt to shift his f...

Light-heavyweight prospect Mickey Ellison dropped to 2-1 on his record at the hands of former Central Area light-heavyweight champion Carl ‘Born 2 B’ Wild (15-26-5) on April 21st at the Victoria Warehouse in Manchester on a VIP Promotions show. It was a frantic first round with both fighters trying to establish their dominance. Ellison’s uppercuts were the most successful shots fired and landed in abundance. The high work rate set from the start looked to have taken its toll early on for the 26-year-old home fighter from Darwen. The travelling fighter looked busier in the second round and piled the pressure on Ellison. Wild came flying out of the traps in the third segment. Ellison covered up and rallied back in the second ha...

Fight # 1 -16:30 hrs 6 X 3 Minute Rounds Super-Middleweight Contest CHRIS BLANEY V CHRISTIAN HOSKIN GOMEZ Fight # 2 6 X 3 Minute Rounds Lightweight Contest TOM STALKER 10st 2oz V CHRIS ADAWAY 9st 13lbs Fight # 3 6 X 3 Minute Rounds International Super-Bantamweight Contest RAZA HAMZA 9st 3oz V RAFAEL CASTILLO Fight # 4 6 X 3 Minute Rounds Super-Welterweight Contest SAM MAXWELL V GEORGIE WRIGHT Fight # 5 4 X 3 Minute Rounds Welterweight Contest EKOW ESSUMAN V CASEY BLAIR Fight # 6 – 18:30 hrs A FINAL ELIMINATOR FOR WBO WORLD BANTAMWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP 12 X 3 Minute Rounds ZOLANI TETE 8st 5lbs 4oz V ARTHUR VILLANUEVA 8st 5lbs 15oz Fight # 7 -19:35 hrs THE ENGLISH SUPER-MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP 10 X 3 Minute ...

Tommy Langford v Avtandil Khurtsidze This weekend will see WBO #1 Avtandil Khurtsidze (32-2-2) pitted against WBO #3 Tommy Langford (18-0) for the vacant interim WBO World middleweight title at the Leicester Arena with the BT Sport cameras at ringside. As the pair faced-off this week, there was a sizeable difference between them. The six-foot frame of Langford towered over the 5ft6” bulk of Khurtsidze. There are many similarities between them, however, both fighters won titles in successful amateur careers, each representing their native countries. They are currently topping the rankings in the World Boxing Organisation’s 160lbs standings after winning separate titles with the governing body. Langford reached the heights of a...

When Tommy Langford finally got to realise his early ambition of fighting for the British title, it didn’t pan out to be epic encounter he would have hoped for. Sheffield’s Sam Sheedy was in the opposite corner – having taken the place of original opponent Chris Eubank jnr – and, for Langford, it quickly became clear that it was going to be a case of just getting the job done. To say the fight was cagey would be an understatement and you couldn’t even claim it was one for the purist. If ‘Nobbins’ fights were still in existence then any spare change would’ve remained firmly in pockets. Sheedy publicly proclaimed he was going to be Langford’s worst nightmare ahead of the fight, that he was going to spoil and be elusive. He got it ...

Baggies bomber Tommy Langford is hoping a victory over Avtandil Khurtsidze for the WBO Interim Middleweight Title will secure an all-British showdown with World Champion Billy Joe Saunders. On Saturday night the unbeaten British Champion headlines the Leicester Arena, with a full undercard in support featuring Anthony Yarde, Tyrone Nurse, Daniel Dubois, Lyon Woodstock Jr and more. “When the fight was offered, I was more than happy to say yes and take it,” Langford told BoxNation. “Winning this puts you front of the queue for Billy Joe Saunders. I don’t know if he’s got a big fight or not, but if not he must fight me. “That’s a big domestic fight there in itself, something I’ve always wanted. This means I can’t be avoided so I ha...