http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/players/thomas_stalker/204091 Recent articles about Thomas Stalker en-us Eddie Hearn has moved the David Haye v Manuel Charr undercard to Bolton after the Hayemaker withdraw from his proposed bout due to a hand injury, with the show now taking place at Bolton Arena on June 29, live on Sky Sports, sponsored by Betfair. Gavin Rees will return to action after his brave World title challenge against Adrien Broner in Atlantic City in February and he takes on former British champion Anthony Crolla in a crucial clash for both of their careers after ‘Million Dollar’ Crolla’s rematch with Derry Mathews in Liverpool in March ended in a draw with the Commonwealth title on the line. Lee Selby will also fight on the bill, with Hearn promising a big step up for the British and Commonwealth featherweight champion. Rocky Fielding will defend his English title against Leicester’s Martin Concepcion and Brian Rose will box for the first time since beating Joachim Alcine for the vacant WBO Inter-Continental light middleweight title in April. Some of the country’s best young... Fri, 17 May 2013 12:43:53 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/scheduled_haye_vs_charr_undercard_fights_still_on_for_june_29_now_at_bolton_arena/13639384 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/scheduled_haye_vs_charr_undercard_fights_still_on_for_june_29_now_at_bolton_arena/13639384 Scheduled Haye vs. Charr undercard fights still on for June 29, now at Bolton Arena http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/scheduled_haye_vs_charr_undercard_fights_still_on_for_june_29_now_at_bolton_arena/13639384 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/d/9/d983130872cd31e3860564b792933ed3b5b89164/mini/Nikolai_Valuev_v_667c.jpg Brian Rose has vowed to prove he is ready to mix it at World level when he faces former World light middleweight champion Joachim Alcine in Betfair’s ‘The New Life of Brian’ at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool, live on Sky Sports on Saturday (April 20). Rose and Alcine clash for the vacant WBO Inter-Continental title in front of a packed hometown for ‘The Lion’ and topping a brilliant bill in Lancashire, the Lonsdale belt holder intends to show he’s got the goods to fight for a World title. “As far as I’m concerned I’m moving on to World level and I will be a World champion by the end of it,” said Rose. “Erick Ochieng and all the others in the top ten want to fight the British champion so I can’t blame them for calling me out and wanting to fight me, I take it as a compliment. There will be a time where I have to give it up. “I’ll never say never to defending my British belt again, Liam ‘Beefy’ Smith was made mandatory last week which is great news for him, but that’s not a fi Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:45:26 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/brian_rose_im_ready_for_world_level_and_will_be_a_world_champ_soon/13420633 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/brian_rose_im_ready_for_world_level_and_will_be_a_world_champ_soon/13420633 Brian Rose: I’m ready for world level, and will be a world champ soon http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/articles/brian_rose_im_ready_for_world_level_and_will_be_a_world_champ_soon/13420633 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Scotty Cardle says there is no stopping him now as he prepares for his first major test when he faces unbeaten Maxi Hughes for the vacant Central Area lightweight title in Betfair’s ‘The New Life Of Brian’ at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool on April 20, live on Sky Sports. Credit: Lawrence Lustig The 23 year old former Team GB star moved to 10-0 when he beat Yves Mesny in March and is yet to drop a round in the pro ranks. It is a massive chance for talented southpaw Hughes, also 23, to make a big impression on the biggest stage he’s boxed on so far, but Cardle insists his first title shot is just the start of a big year. “I’m made up to have my first title fight,” he said. “I thought it was going to come soon and to have it on my doorstep it is going to be a great night and I am really looking forward to it. “The Central Area title is the first title of the year but there is going to be no stopping from now on. “In my weight division there is nobody I am not looking at. If I want ... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 14:56:07 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/scotty_cardle_faces_fellow_unbeaten_brit_maxi_hughes_on_april_20_betfair_card/13366747 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/scotty_cardle_faces_fellow_unbeaten_brit_maxi_hughes_on_april_20_betfair_card/13366747 Scotty Cardle faces fellow unbeaten Brit Maxi Hughes on April 20 Betfair card http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/scotty_cardle_faces_fellow_unbeaten_brit_maxi_hughes_on_april_20_betfair_card/13366747 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Hearn wants Welshman to make statement against Australian champion Lee Selby will defend his Commonwealth featherweight title against unbeaten Australian champion Corey McConnell on April 20 at Blackpool’s Winter Gardens in Betfair’s ‘The New Life of Brian’, live on Sky Sports. McConnell (11-0-1) took the Aussie belt with a points win over Ernie Gonzales Jr. in October and will be Selby’s first opponent under his new promoter Eddie Hearn. Credit: Lawrence Lustig The Welshman is set for a busy year as Hearn plots a route to a World title shot for the 26 year old, starting in Blackpool and continuing when he co-headlines a huge show in Cardiff on June 15 alongside Gavin Rees. “I can't wait to watch Lee in action and he will have his work cut out against a motivated McConnell,” said Hearn. “McConnell has an exciting style and will come to fight but in my opinion Selby is the new star of British boxing and I'm looking for him to make a major statement in Blackpool.” Brian Rose... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 08:45:59 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/lee_selby_back_on_april_20_against_undefeated_corey_mcconnell/13362826 http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/lee_selby_back_on_april_20_against_undefeated_corey_mcconnell/13362826 Lee Selby back on April 20 against undefeated Corey McConnell http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/lee_selby_back_on_april_20_against_undefeated_corey_mcconnell/13362826 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Brian Rose is hunting for a world title clash with WBO light middleweight champion Zaurbek Baysangurov with his showdown against Joachim Alcine on April 20 at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool in Betfair’s ‘The New Life of Brian’ having been made for the WBO Inter-Continental title. Rose meets the former WBA World champion in what he calls his first test at world level, and with the Inter-Continental title on the line, the 28 year old sees the fight as a huge chance to crash into world title reckoning, with the Russian Baysangurov on his radar. “We've been waiting for this moment for years,” said Rose. “I'm back fighting on Sky and in a proper fight with big things on the horizon. “Beating Alcine and landing that Inter-Continental belt puts me right in the picture for the big one with Baysangurov and that’s given me even more incentive to win well against Joachim. “I've got dreams of being a World champion and I never thought I'd be in this position but I am ready for ... Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:23:58 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/brian_rose_looking_to_take_out_joachim_alcine_then_get_title_shot/13296454 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/brian_rose_looking_to_take_out_joachim_alcine_then_get_title_shot/13296454 Brian Rose looking to take out Joachim Alcine, then get title shot http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/articles/brian_rose_looking_to_take_out_joachim_alcine_then_get_title_shot/13296454 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Tony Bellew fixed his gaze on Isaac Chilemba at today’s weigh in for tomorrow night’s Betfair’s ‘No Retreat, No Surrender’ bill at the Echo Arena in Liverpool live on Sky Sports, and said he will go ‘to the trenches’ in their official final eliminator for the WBC light heavyweight title. Find the complete Bellew vs. Chilemba weigh-in results with some photos and the official weights for all the fighters. Take a look below. Tony Bellew v. Isaac Chilemba 174 lbs --- 173 lbs Derry Mathews v. Anthony Crolla 134.75 lbs --- 134.5 lbs Rocky Fielding v. Wayne Reed 168 lbs --- 165 lbs Jazza Dickens v. Jon Fernandes 121.5 lbs --- 121 lbs Tom Stalker v. Andrew Harris 140 lbs --- 138 lbs Bellew ready ‘to go the trenches’ against Chilemba; Liverpool fighter says he’s in ‘must-win’ territory Bellew didn’t take his eyes off Chilemba as both men hit the scales inside the championship weight and Bellew lapped up the roar of the huge crowd as he vowed to put the Malawian to the sword tomorrow night Fri, 29 Mar 2013 12:50:32 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/tony_bellew_isaac_chilemba_weigh_in_results_photos/13265572 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/tony_bellew_isaac_chilemba_weigh_in_results_photos/13265572 Tony Bellew-Isaac Chilemba weigh-in results & photos http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/tony_bellew_isaac_chilemba_weigh_in_results_photos/13265572 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/b/2/b2750938d28810ef1e2cd77c94d9549f56bdecb7/mini/boxing-echo-arena-frank.jpg Derry Mathews and Anthony Crolla say the rematch of their fight of the year clash in Betfair’s ‘No Retreat, No Surrender’ at the Echo Arena on Saturday live on Sky Sports will steal the show on a bumper night of boxing in Liverpool. Mathews ripped the British title from Crolla in Oldham in April after six fast and furious rounds of boxing. The Liverpool man has home advantage this time and he predicts that he will repeat the feat with the Manchester fighter rocked by his devastating performance just under a year ago. “The crowd will get me up for the fight,” said Mathews. “It will really get me fired up and I am excited now talking about it because what better way than to perform in front of 10,000 Scousers and win a Commonwealth title? “You have 10,000 lunatic Scousers going mad so that is a massive bonus but once the bell goes you are on your own and it is just going to be me and Anthony in there. “I don’t know how much his confidence has gone but I think that he knows deep down i... Fri, 29 Mar 2013 09:05:23 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/mathews_crolla_predicting_classic_rematch/13263709 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/mathews_crolla_predicting_classic_rematch/13263709 Mathews & Crolla predicting classic rematch http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/mathews_crolla_predicting_classic_rematch/13263709 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Tony Bellew has warned Isaac Chilemba that he is willing through the pain barrier and beyond for victory in their official final eliminator for the WBC light heavyweight title on Saturday night in Betfair’s ‘No Retreat, No Surrender’ at the Echo Arena in Liverpool, live on Sky Sports. Bellew and Chilemba came face-to-face for the first time at today’s press conference at the Hilton Hotel in Liverpool ahead of the crunch clash on Saturday, and the hometown star rejected the thoughts of Chilemba’s trainer Buddy McGirt, who predicted Bellew would struggle to cope with the pressure of performing in front of a huge Merseyside crowd. “People have no idea what I am willing to put on the line,” said Bellew. “He won’t understand until he gets in. It is alright saying all the pressure is on me, pressure is nothing getting in front of thousands of people, I get a buzz out of it, I get a kick out of it; there is no pressure. “Real pressure is dealing with a family day to day, having a famil... Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:18:47 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/tony_bellew_isaac_chilemba_presser_photos_quotes_video/13248343 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/tony_bellew_isaac_chilemba_presser_photos_quotes_video/13248343 Tony Bellew-Isaac Chilemba presser photos, quotes & video http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/tony_bellew_isaac_chilemba_presser_photos_quotes_video/13248343 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/b/2/b2750938d28810ef1e2cd77c94d9549f56bdecb7/mini/boxing-echo-arena-frank.jpg Derry Mathews insists the power in British boxing has shifted from Manchester to Liverpool – and he will prove that by beating Anthony Crolla again in Betfair’s ‘No Retreat, No Surrender’ live on Sky Sports from the Echo Arena in Liverpool on March 30. Mathews ripped the British lightweight title from Crolla in the 2012 British fight of the year with a sixth round stoppage in Oldham in April. The Liverpool man welcomes the Manchester star into his backyard as they clash for the vacant Commonwealth title, and after seeing ‘Million Dollar’ off in hostile surroundings, the 29 year old is ready for the tables to be turned on a huge night of boxing on Merseyside. “I would say Liverpool is the city to be fighting from now,” said Mathews. “It goes in circles and I am lucky to have been around long enough for it to come around twice. “You only need to look at Manchester in its prime; Ricky Hatton, Anthony Farnell, Michael Gomez, Stevie Bell, Michael Brodie and Matthew Macklin was fighting o... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 08:33:50 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/derry_matthews_ready_to_take_out_anthony_crolla_again/13188034 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/derry_matthews_ready_to_take_out_anthony_crolla_again/13188034 Derry Matthews ready to take out Anthony Crolla again http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/derry_matthews_ready_to_take_out_anthony_crolla_again/13188034 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Men's Light Fly, Light Welter and Light Heavyweight boxing semifinal line-ups decided Medals were assured for the twelve winners of the Men's Light Fly (46-49kg), Light Welter (64kg) and Light Heavyweight (81kg) quarter-finals in the evening session of day twelve of the London 2012 Olympic Games. The atmosphere inside the ExCeL arena was electric as 24 boxers took to the canvas looking to move into the last four of their respective weight categories. In the first bout, reigning Light Flyweight (46-49kg) Olympic Champion Shiming Zou was up against 28-year-old Birzhan Zhakypov of Kazakhstan in an extremely competitive bout between two top class boxers. The 31-year-old Chinese orthodox fighter had to be at his best in the early stages, having to repel several big shots from Zhakypov to keep the scores level after the first round. The Kazak southpaw was very positive in the second but was being expertly countered by the three-time AIBA World Champion, who took the round by two... Wed, 08 Aug 2012 23:21:23 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/paddy_barnes_shiming_zou_to_meet_in_olympic_boxing_semis_as_upsets_rematches_abound/11411512 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/paddy_barnes_shiming_zou_to_meet_in_olympic_boxing_semis_as_upsets_rematches_abound/11411512 Paddy Barnes & Shiming Zou to meet in Olympic boxing semis as upsets & rematches abound http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/paddy_barnes_shiming_zou_to_meet_in_olympic_boxing_semis_as_upsets_rematches_abound/11411512 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png In the final day of men's boxing Quarterfinal action, one division's 2008 gold medalist had to edge by controversially and is looking vulnerable at age 31 (Zou Shiming), one division saw an upset that aroused a lot of passion (Munkh-Erdene Uranchimeg vs. Thomas Stalker) and in another division, the consensus class of the division was knocked off (Julio la Cruz Peraza). The day closed, naturally, with a bit of ugliness, thanks to the officiating in Oleksandr Gvozdyk-Abdelhafid Benchabla.(Yamaguchi Falcao Florentino celebrates his upset victory; photo via London 2012 Olympics website) Light Flyweight 49kg/108lbZou Shiming (China)-Birzhan Zhakypov (Kazakhstan) 13-10: Zhakypov had an argument for winning every round, including a dominant 3rd when Zou just ran and held and made virtually no clean contact. Instead, the 1st was tied (fine) the 2nd was 5-3 for Zou (not really) and the 3rd was 5-4 for Zou (definitely not). When the Olympics come back at boxing next time, one of t... Wed, 08 Aug 2012 15:36:53 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/olympic_mens_boxing_quarterfinals_results_light_flyweights_light_welterweights_light/11410294 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/olympic_mens_boxing_quarterfinals_results_light_flyweights_light_welterweights_light/11410294 Olympic Men's Boxing Quarterfinals Results: Light Flyweights, Light Welterweights, Light ... http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/olympic_mens_boxing_quarterfinals_results_light_flyweights_light_welterweights_light/11410294 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png The London Olympic boxing competition is moving forward with the semifinals and medal rounds on both the men's and women's side of the tournament. Before the action got underway at London, we presented a list of the betting odds for every division. Right here, you'll find an updated list with only the remaining fighters and contenders included. It's not too late to place a few bets and get in on the action for yourself. American women's Middleweight Claressa Shields is now the betting favorite to win her division! Find the complete list of odds and contenders right here. Sign up for Bovada and receive a 20% bonus and utilize all of these Olympic boxing betting odds and lines. Men's Olympic Boxing Semifinals Betting Odds Light Flyweight Zou Shiming (CHN) 2/3 David Ayrapetyan (RUS) 7/2 Aleksandar Aleksandrov (BUL) 12/1 Kaeo Pongprayoon (THA) 12/1 Patrick Barnes (IRL) 14/1 Devendro Singh (IND) 16/1 Ferhat PEhlivan (TUR) 18/1 Birzhan Zhakypov (KAZ) 20/1 Flywe... Tue, 07 Aug 2012 08:51:39 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/olympic_boxing_semifinals_betting_odds/11395747 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/olympic_boxing_semifinals_betting_odds/11395747 Olympic boxing semifinals betting odds http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/olympic_boxing_semifinals_betting_odds/11395747 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png The evening session of the eighth day of competition at the London 2012 Olympic Games saw the last of the second round preliminaries for the Light Flyweight (46-49kg), Light Welterweight (64kg) and Light Heavyweight (81kg) categories take place once again at a packed ExCeL Arena. The first Light Flyweight (46-49kg) bout between Russian third seed David Ayrapetyan and the talented Jantony Ortiz Marcano of Puerto Rico proved a fantastic contest, with both evenly matched in the first round. 18-year-old southpaw Ortiz Marcano was making his height advantage count in the early exchanges with the 2008 Beijing Olympian Russian Team Captain having to really search for those clean shots. In the second, Ayrapetyan found his target several times, once with an overhead and once with a crisp left uppercut to go into the final round with a two point advantage. It was a thrilling finale with each boxer peppering the other with a huge number of shots, but it was the 28-year-old AIBA World Boxing C... Sun, 05 Aug 2012 00:37:24 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/thomas_stalker_highlights_olympic_boxing_results_from_day_8_afternoon_session/11379520 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/thomas_stalker_highlights_olympic_boxing_results_from_day_8_afternoon_session/11379520 Thomas Stalker highlights Olympic boxing results from Day 8 afternoon session http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/thomas_stalker_highlights_olympic_boxing_results_from_day_8_afternoon_session/11379520 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Manoj Kumar into next round after win Boxing continued with the evening session at the ExCeL arena on day four of the London 2012 Olympic Games as the remaining eleven Men's Light Fly (46-49kg) and Light Welterweight (64kg) bouts went ahead. The capacity crowd was once again treated to a pugilistic feast. First up in the Light Flyweights (46-49kg) was the fledgling star from Puerto Rico Jantony Ortiz Marcano versus the 19-year-old Ghanaian Tetteh Sulemanu. These two put on a good show with Ortiz Marcano, who won the AIBA American Olympic Qualifying Event Rio de Janeiro 2012, setting the early tempo and scoring a lot of points with some well placed shots. The young orthodox Puerto Rican confirmed his growing reputation with a performance full of verve to notch up a 20:6 win. He will now test himself against one of the best in the business, David Ayrapetyan from Russia. The 18-year-old Ortiz Marcano was all smiles after the bout, declaring, "It was absolutely amazing. The w... Tue, 31 Jul 2012 22:20:55 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/olympic_boxing_day_4_afternoon_results/11346748 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/olympic_boxing_day_4_afternoon_results/11346748 Olympic boxing day 4 afternoon results http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/olympic_boxing_day_4_afternoon_results/11346748 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Betting on Boxing at the Olympics: Odds & Lines The 2012 London Olympic boxing competition begins on July 28 and continues for the next two weeks. Right here, you'll find a complete breakdown of the betting odds for boxing at the Olympics, with a division by division listing of all of the top contenders and betting choices. You'll quickly get a good sense of who's who in each class for both the men's and women's side, and you'll also find plenty of juicy betting opportunities that you may wish to take advantage of. While there are many potential boxing betting props which will be released, and odds for individuals winning any medal, the following odds are only for the outright winners in each division. Take a look and see what's out there. -----> Find a complete collection of Olympic boxing odds here, and get $100 of free bets when you sign up! A few quick notes: According to the odds, a few of the biggest favorites include Ukraine's Vasyl Lom... Tue, 24 Jul 2012 09:36:56 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/betting_odds_for_london_2012_olympic_boxing/11285692 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/betting_odds_for_london_2012_olympic_boxing/11285692 Betting odds for London 2012 Olympic boxing http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/betting_odds_for_london_2012_olympic_boxing/11285692 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png