Boxing: Big John wins English Heavyweight title
HORNDON heavyweight, John McDermott was back in the boxing spotlight after winning the English Heavyweight title against Matt Skelton. Looking leaner and meaner, John won the fight at the York Hall in...
View ArticleBoxing: Levi wins national champs for second year
CHADWELL St Mary Boxer Levi Lee 14yrs 57kg won the National Schoolboy Championships for the second year running. Lee boxed against Connor Ward from Northside A.B.C (Manchester) on Sunday 3rd March at...
View ArticleBoxing: Cindy recognised for services to boxing
Chadwell St Mary Boxing Club chairperson Sindy Overy was awarded a High Sheriffs’ Award at the Fennes Estate in Bocking near Braintree in recognition of the valuable service to the community safety in...
View ArticleBoxing: Lee hopes to make his mark on Eurosport
LEE ‘Banjo’ Markham (7-1) and Harry ‘The Pocklington Rocket’ Matthews (12-6-1) both weighed in at 11st 3lbs for tomorrow night’s British Masters Middleweight clash at Grays Civic Hall, which is being...
View ArticleBoxing: Markham on points against the Pocklington Rocket
GRAYS middleweight Lee ‘Banjo’ Markham (8-1) picked up his first title with a 99-92 points win over Harry ‘Pocklington Rocket’ Matthews (12-7) at Grays Civic Hall reports news.boxrec.com Markham (11st...
View ArticleBoxing: McCarthy wins first title with great performance
TILBURY boxer Matt McCarthy has added the International masters welterweight title to his growing list of achievements. Matt did it by winning on points against dangerous opponent Michael Vosyka at...
View ArticleDespite 50 defeats in a row…the “Rocky of East Tilbury” vows to fight on
By Mark Sweeney “I’m the real Rocky Balboa,” claims East Tilbury based fighter Robin Deakin, 27, fighting back to prove those wrong who dubbed him ‘The Worst Boxer in Britain’. With a professional...
View ArticleRockin’ Robin beaten again!
EAST TILBURY-based boxer “Rockin’” Robin Deakin has lost his latest bout. The boxer now has the unenviable record of 51 losses in a row. Robin lost to the unbeaten Damian Lawniazak at the York Hall,...
View ArticleBoxing: One round enough for Hibbert
STANFORD-LE-Hope boxer, “John” Wayne Hibbert took just one round to demolish his latest opponent at the Civic Hall in Grays. ‘John’ Wayne, fighting out of Corringham, demolished the Czech Republic’s...
View ArticleBoxing: Hibbert up for southern belt
STANFORD boxer “John” Wayne Hibbert is confident he can lift the vacant Southern Area light welterweight title next month. The 29-year-old will do battle at the Civic Hall in Grays on Saturday July...
View ArticleBoxing: Horndon’s Hibbert retires after being floored in the fourth
POPULAR Horndon boxer John Wayne Hibbert announced his retirement from boxing after being knocked out in the fourth round at Wembley on Saturday. Wayne has provided rich entertainment over the past few...
View ArticleBoxing: Chadwell’s Kieran through to national champs
CHADWELL St Mary Amateur Boxing Club’s Kieran Desmond, 17 years U52 kg having already this season reached the National Association Of Boys & Girls Clubs Final, has boxed his way through to the...
View ArticleFootball: Aveley start to lose grip on play off place
Ryman Premier Brightlingsea Regent 3 v 1 Aveley AVELEY went down by three goals to one against promotion-chasing Brightlingsea Regent. Two goals by Aaron Condon (42′ and 49) plus an own goal by Tommy...
View ArticleBoxing: Will it be a birthday bash for Tey Lynn Jones?
AN UP and coming Thurrock fighter faces his next test in Brentwood this week. Grays middleweight Tey Lynn Jones is top of the bill on Friday at the Brentwood Centre when he faces a seven round bout...
View ArticleBoxing: Great weekend for Chadwell Boxers
FOUR wins out of four in what was a brilliant weekend of boxing for Chadwell St Mary Amateur Boxing Club. Chadwell St Mary ABC had four boxers representing the club on two different shows over the...
View ArticleBoxing: St Clere’s Finlay continue to impress
ST CLERE’S student, Finlay James in Year 9 has had an amazing year in boxing. He competes at his age group and weight category, which is under 44.5kg, and has had some superb successes. He is the...
View ArticleWhen Your Thurrock met Jake La Motta
THE RAGING Bull, Jake La Motta has passed away aged 95. The world boxing champion was immortalised in Martin Scorcese’s film in 1980. Back in 2009, we had the privilege of interviewing Mr La Motta. The...
View ArticleBoxing: Ockendon boxer George O’Leary knocks out Colossus to retains English...
GEORGE O’Leary from South Ockendon defended and retained his English super-middleweight title in style at the EBA boxing event, Civic Hall, Grays on Saturday 30th September. O’Leary defended his title...
View ArticleBoxing: Thurrock’s Tey Lynn-Jones triumphs in Brentwood
THURROCK’S Tey Lynn-Jones worked hard for a points victory on the MTK show in Brentwood at the weekend. It was a fairly straightforward encounter against the Lithuanian boxer Deividas Sajauka who has...
View ArticleBoxing: Vue Thurrock to show Anthony Joshua fight
THURROCK Boxing fans can secure the best seats in the house for the Joshua vs Takam fight live at Vue venues across the country* on Saturday 28th October 2017. Carlos Takam has been announced as...
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