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Bolton goes boxing crazy on back of Khan factor

9:04am Tuesday 7th February 2012

Nick Jackson reports on how the explosion of interest in boxing in Bolton has seen a dramatic increase in the number of clubs, and in the amount of professional and amateur fighters choosing the town to develop their careers

Quigg offers rematch after edging controversial fight

9:24am Monday 6th February 2012

BRITISH champion Scott Quigg came through the toughest test of his professional career, getting up off the canvas at the Reebok to beat Jamie Arthur in the first defence of his super bantamweight title.

Hatton says Khan must avoid Floyd

9:19am Monday 23rd January 2012

RICKY Hatton has advised dethroned champion Amir Khan to swerve a fight with Floyd Mayweather this year.

Munroe back on the horizon for Quigg

11:08am Saturday 21st January 2012

SCOTT Quigg’s dream fight against Rendall Munroe could be back on after the former world title chal- lenger abandoned plans to move down a weight.

Khan camp had no faith in fair hearing

10:40am Thursday 19th January 2012

AMIR Khan pulled out of yesterday’s IBF appeal hearing into his defeat to Lamont Peterson last month because the star’s promoter feared the hearing would be “one sided” and “not fully transparent.”

Quigg to build for world title tilt

8:55am Thursday 19th January 2012

IF Scott Quigg’s master plan comes off he will be a world champion by the end of 2013.

Khan withdraws IBF appeal

9:13am Wednesday 18th January 2012

AMIR Khan has pulled out of Wednesday’s IBF appeal hearing into his defeat to Lamont Peterson last month.

Amir Khan withdraws appeal over defeat

8:40am Wednesday 18th January 2012

Amir Khan's promoter claims they withdrew their appeal over last month's controversial defeat by Lamont Peterson because they feared Wednesday's International Boxing Federation hearing would be "one-sided" and not "fully transparent".