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  One could make an argument that there has been a portion of Boxing’s seventeen weight classes that for one reason or another struggles for mainstream recognition here in the United States, despite consistently producing memorable battles and dominant world champions through various eras that were as deserving of mainstream recognition as other fighters who compete in other weight classes. This observer is referring to the sport’s lower weight divisions. To be specific , the weight classes ranging from the 105lb. Minimumweight (Formally known as Strawweight) division to the 122 lb. Jr. Featherweight division .     While yours truly can spend hours upon hours discussing the great fighters that have competed in these weight classes through the years and keeping in mind that the Jr. Featherweights usually receive more attention as compared to  the weight classes below 122lbs., usually exposure comes for those weight classes when a fighter or group of fighters come...

  Press Release: By Probellum –   LONDON, JUNE 27 – Peter McGrail aims to pick up an army of new fans as he fights in Sunderland next month before a potential homecoming title shot .  Credit: Probellum The brilliant Liverpool puncher has a fifth professional fight at the Stadium of Light, on Sunday July 17 as part of a Phil Jeffries promotion.  McGrail  has been in dazzling form since progressing from the amateur ranks and says after he comes through his Sunderland assignment, he will be ready for the first title fight of his pro career, which he hopes will be in front of his home fans in Liverpool.  'NOBODY IN BRITAIN FIGHTS LIKE ME' - MCGRAIL The buzz around the super bantamweight is growing with each fight and McGrail wants to have more fans on board by the time he has left the North East. “It’s great to be fighting in a new city and I’m going to use the opportunity to win a few more fans,”   McGrail said .  “I’ll be using this...

  Press Release: By Probellum - LONDON, JUNE 23 – Thomas Patrick Ward wants to finally shake off his contender status and fight for a world title this year.  Credit: Probellum   The featherweight returns to action on July 17, at the Stadium of Light in Sunderland, headlining a Phil Jeffries promotion, looking to preserve his status at the WBA’s No1 ranked fighter.   Ward says he was in “cruise control” when defeating Alexis Kabore over 10 rounds at Probellum Throwdown in March and has repeated that he is ready for world title opportunities.   The 28-year-old, unbeaten in 33 fights, believes he will be world champion for a “long time” and says it is “outrageous” that there is a logjam at the top of the WBA featherweight division, delaying his chance.   Ward said: “I am ranked No1 by the WBA and hopefully the right thing happens, and that’s me being made mandatory and then getting the title shot.   “I was No1 contender with the WBO at super bantamweight ...

  The World Light-Heavyweight championship unification bout between undefeated WBC/IBF world champion Artur Beterbiev and WBO world champion Joe Smith , which took place on June 18 th at Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY was one that lacked the type of buzz normally afforded to such unification bouts. This could be because much of the attention in recent times has centered on undefeated WBA world champion Dmitry Bivol‘s recent dominant win in successfully retaining his title over Saul “ Canelo” Alvarez in May. Although it is also a reflection of the politics that be in the sport that some high level fights receive more attention than others, the bout between Beterbiev and Smith was one that had action written all over it.     In previewing this fight in discussing the similarities between the two fighters in terms of style, this observer said perhaps too simply that this fight could come down to whoever was able to land the first significant punch.  Des...