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Naseem Hamed is backing new pro Callum Johnson to become a world champion inside three years.

Hamed, who in his carrier made fifteen defences of his WBO World Featherweight title makes a return to boxing and is applying to the British Boxing Board of Control to be Johnson’s manager. Johnson will be promoted by Frank Warren.

Johnson, 25, won gold for Scotland at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi earlier this year and makes his pro debut on December 4 at the Braehead Arena, Glasgow.

Ricky Burns will headline, making the first defence of his WBO World Super-Featherweight title against Andreas Evensen, live on Sky Sports 1HD.

“When Callum lands with that left hook, no light-heavyweight in the world will be a able to take his power,” said Hamed.

“It’s the sweetest left hook I’ve seen in ages and people are going to be crumbling before him.

“He’s got explosive power and he really is a man for the big occasion.

“I’m so pleased that I can start putting something back into boxing starting with Callum, and because I won’t be managing too many boxers, it means I can really concentrate on making him a star.

“He’s definitely going to be a world champion, and I think he can do it inside three years.

“He is a breath of fresh air and really exciting, and I am delighted to be starting my managerial career with him.

“With Frank Warren promoting him, Callum is going to do Scotland, England and Britain proud.

“I’ve got very happy memories of what I achieved in Scotland, but Callum can do even better.

“I saw him box at the Commonwealth Games and I was very impressed with the way in which he performed.

“I think British boxing has got a real talent on its hands.”

Johnson, added: “It’s fantastic to be making my debut on such a big show in Glasgow.

“Naz has been telling me about some of his experiences in Scotland, and if I can achieve just a fraction of what he did, then I will be very happy.

“I believe I can go all the way in this sport, and I can’t wait to get things started on December 4.

“Naz was an inspiration when I was growing up, and a whole generation of fighters want to be like him.

“To have him managing me is a dream come true, while I couldn’t have got a better promoter than Frank Warren.

“Just look at what he did for Naz’s career - now I’m hoping that he can do the same to me.

“Winning gold for Scotland was one of the proudest moments of my career.

“My grandmother had tears in her eyes when Flower of Scotland was played at the arena. But now I want to win a world title for Britain.”

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Latest Boxing News – Friday 5^th November For: Denis Lebedev, Marco Huck, Callum Johnson, Paul Appleby, Ricky Burns, Miguel Cotto, Pacquiao, Margarito, Groves, DeGale, Dereck Chisora, Wladimir Klitschko, Towers, Paul Williams, Sergio Martinez, Ruslan Chagaev,Daniel Jacobs, James Kirkland, David Haye, Lucian Bute, Tyson Fury

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• Paul Appleby for WBO title — Scottish ace Paul Appleby will get the chance to break into the world rankings when he fights on December 4 at the Braehead Arena. The former British featherweight champion will box for the vacant WBO Intercontinental title at super featherweight, joining Ricky Burns as chief support on the card, live on Sky Sports 1HD. If Appleby wins his 12 round fight, he is likely to break into the WBO’s top 15. “I thought I was having a non-title fight on December 4, so this is a nice surprise,” said the 23-year-old. “It will do my ranking with the WBO some good and we will see where we go from there. My dream has always been to be a world champion, and if I had the opportunity to fight for a world title, I would definitely take it. I’m just concentrating on my fight on December 4, and making sure I am in the best possible shape. But I’ve felt great these last few months, and things just keep better and better.”

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• Callum Johnson to turn professional — Commonwealth light-heavyweight boxing champion Callum Johnson, from Benington near Boston, is to turn professional. - The 25-year-old, who won a gold medal for Scotland at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi in October, revealed his decision on Facebook. - Johnson will be represented by renowned promoter Frank Warren. - Boxing commentator John Rawling told BBC Lincolnshire: “If he can progress, it’s a long road but there could be big opportunities for him in the future.” - He added: “Frank Warren is arguably the top promoter in Europe. He’s got the right connections so if Callum has the talent he’s with the right man to go all the way.” - It is thought Johnson could make his professional debut in December.

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• Marco Huck vs Denis Lebedev in Dec 18 battle — Marco Huck (30-1, 23 KOs) will make a fifth defence of his WBO Cruiserweight Title on December 18 when he faces mandatory challenger Denis Lebedev (21-0, 16 KOs) in Berlin. The fight will take place at the Max-Schmeling-Halle. “I look forward to fighting in Berlin again,” Huck said. “Lebedev is a tough challenger with a great record. We are both very powerful and have tremendous KO power so the fans can expect a big battle. I will of course defend my title and leave the ring as the winner.”

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• Miguel Cotto interested in a rematch with Pacquiao and Margarito — World Boxing Association (WBA) junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (35-2, 28 KO’s) will be at ringside for the Manny Pacquiao vs. Antonio Margarito bout on November 13th at the Cowboys Stadium, in Arlington, Texas. Cotto, 30, would like nothing better than to get a rematch against one or both of the fighters involved, since both Pacquiao and Margarito already stopped Cotto and gave him a terrible beating. By being at the Pacquiao-Margarito fight in ringside seats, Cotto can help try and bring interest in a rematch with one or both of the fighters.

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• Groves and DeGale could be heading for a clash — Unbeaten super middleweight Commonwealth champion George Groves (10-0, 8 KO’s) and unbeaten former 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist James DeGale (8-0, 6 KO’s) could be facing each other for the British super middleweight title in 2011 if they both win their next fights. Groves, 22, is defending his super middleweight Commonwealth title against Kenny Anderson (12-0, 8 KO’s) on the undercard of the WBA heavyweight title bout between champion David Haye and challenger Audley Harrison at the M.E.N. Arena, in Manchester, England.

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• RICHARD TOWERS is in Scotland helping Dereck Chisora prepare for his IBF and WBO heavyweight title showdown against Wladimir Klitschko. — The 6ft 8in unbeaten Hatton Promotions hopeful is even bigger than Klitschko and a valuable asset in the British and Commonwealth champion’s preparations. — Sheffield’s Towers will return home from Fort William on Sunday to complete preparations for his ninth professional fight at Bolton’s Reebok Stadium on Friday November 26. — Towers, 31, said: “It is fair to say I am playing the part of Klitschko and it is an honor to be invited.”- “It is an amazing experience for a fighter like me to be asked by one of Britain’s best boxers to help him train for a world heavyweight title challenge.”- “The Chisora team are treating me brilliantly and it shows what I have to do to become a champion.”- “Every minute Dereck is the gym he trains like an absolute demon and I and learn so much.”- “Right now I feel like I am the luckiest man in the world and that is no exaggeration.”

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• (Paul Williams Vs Sergio Martinez) — On 20th November we finally get to see the rematch of one of the closest and best fights of last year (2009), Paul Williams Vs Sergio Martinez for the Ring Middleweight title.

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• Former WBA heavyweight champion Ruslan Chagaev (26-1-1, 17 KO’s) fights on November 19th against a still to be determined opponent in a loaded card at the Universum Gym, Wandsbek, Hamburg, Germany. Chagaev, 32, is looking to become the mandatory challenger for World Boxing Association heavyweight champion David Haye. Chagaev held the WBA title from April 2007 to July 4th 2008. Chagaev was unable to continue to defend the title due to a mixture of illnesses and injuries.

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• Daniel Jacobs 18^th December comeback — Previously unbeaten middleweight contender Daniel Jacobs (20-1, 17 KO’s) will stage a comeback fight on December 18th against a still to be determined opponent at the Pepsi Coliseum, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Jacobs, 23, was stopped in the 5th round in a failed attempt to capture the vacant WBO middleweight title against Russian Dimitriy Pirog on July 31st in his last fight. Jacobs came into the fight as the predicted winner. However, he was totally dominated by Pirog for four rounds before being taken out in the 5th round of a one-sided fight.

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• ESPN and K2 agree to air Klitschko vs. Chisora on December 11th — According to boxing news from Dan Rafael of ESPN, ESPN and K2, the promotional company of the Klitschko brothers, have reached an agreement to air IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko’s next title defense against unbeaten Britain Dereck Chisora (14-0, 11 KO’s) on December 11th live on ESPN3, and tape delay on ESPN2.

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• Undefeated British heavyweight Tyson Fury spoke about David Haye — In an article at Eastsideboxing.com on their On the Ropes Boxing Radio, Fury had this to say about Haye: “I think David Haye is a blown up cruiserweight who shot his mouth off and got himself a world title shot and beat a very poor champion in [Nikolay] Valuev. If I got to fight Valuev in Quebec, Canada on the 18th, I’d take the fight no problem…He’s [Haye] been avoiding the Klitschkos and he won’t fight them. So David Haye is not a man of honor to me, and he just wants to fight easy fights.”

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• Lucian Bute 3 fight deal - Showtime will announce today Friday that IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute, who remained unbeaten with last month’s ninth-round TKO over Jesse Brinkley at the Bell Center in Bute’s home town of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, will sign a three-fight deal with the network.

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• Junior middleweight James Kirkland is incarcerated again but should be released by the end of the week, according to co-manager Cameron Dunkin. — Kirkland, 26, was released from a federal prison near his hometown of Austin, Texas, into a halfway house on Sept. 30 after serving 17 months for pleading guilty to gun possession by a convicted felon. — Kirkland (25-0, 22 KOs) had been living in an Austin halfway house and training for his comeback fight against Delray Raines, which is scheduled for Dec. 11 on the Amir Khan-Marcos Maidana undercard in Las Vegas.

“[Kirkland] was at the gym and ran down to get a custom mouthpiece from a dentist in town when the probation officer came by and he wasn’t there,” Dunkin said. “I guess that’s a violation and the probation officer said they were going to have a hearing on this because you’re not allowed to leave the gym at all when you’re in training. You’re supposed to be where you’re supposed to be. He was gone for an hour or something, not a big deal, but he got punished.” — Dunkin said the incident happened late last week and he was informed of it by co-manager Michael Miller. — “He’s got to do a week at the county jail, so he should be out in a couple of days,” Dunkin said. “He didn’t lose his bed or his spot at the halfway house.”

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London - 18th October 2010

By Rio

Gold Medalist Callum Johnson Set To Face Roy Jones Jnr. On Oct 23rd

Fresh from his success, at the Delhi Commonwealth Games, Gold Medalist Callum Johnson is set to come face to face with his long time hero, seven time World Champion, Roy Jones Jnr. this coming Saturday.

Callum, who secured Gold on beating Northern Ireland’s Thomas McCarthy by an 8-1 margin in the Light Heavyweight (81kg) final just one week ago, will be a special guest at ‘An Evening With Roy Jones Jnr.’ at the Cedric Ford Pavilion, Newark Showground, Newark, Nottinghamshire on Saturday the 23rd October.

Amongst the many Boxing stars set to join Callum at the Carl Greaves promoted special event and spend an evening with living legend, seven time, at four weights, World Champion, ROY JONES JNR. are European Middleweight Champion Matthew Macklin, European Lightweight Champion John Murray, IBF Super Bantamweight Title Challenger Jason Booth, Commonwealth Middleweight Champion Martin Murray, English Super Featherweight Champion Anthony Crolla, English Bantamweight Champion Craig Lyon, former British Super Bantamweight Champion Esham Pickering, British Light Middleweight Title Challenger Martin Concepcion, Featherweight Joe Murray, former Lightweight campaigner Oliver Harrison

Elated promoter of the event, former WBF Super Featherweight World Champion ‘Cool’ Carl Greaves said of the coup, “I am so pleased that Callum accepted our invitation to be a special guest on Saturday. He fought so well in India and proved that he is without doubt one of the most talented young boxers in the sport today.

I know Roy’s a hero of his and thought what could be better than to have him meet Roy, as a reward for his outstanding achievement.”

Carl then went on to talk about the upcoming ‘Evening with Roy Jones Jnr.’ event, “It’s going to be a great night. We’re already sold out of the Gold tickets but there are still plenty of Silver and Bronze available.

It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity to meet with one of the greatest boxers of all time.
It’s going to be a great night for boxing fans, not only will they get to meet Roy, they’ll be treated to a sumptuous meal and a great evening of entertainment. They’ll also get to spend time with some top British boxers like Callum Johnson, Matt Macklin, John Murray etc.”

Carl has put together an exceptional evening that, in addition to meeting Roy Jones Jnr., and the myriad of British boxing stars, those lucky enough to attend will be treated to a four course meal, a photo opportunity with living legend Roy Jones Jnr. and auction of Sporting memorabilia, a raffle with a top prize of £500 as well as a comedian .

‘An Evening With Roy Jones Jnr.’ will be held at the Cedric Ford Pavilion, Newark Showground, Newark, Nottinghamshire on Saturday the 23rd October.

Ticket prices:
Gold SOLD OUT - Doors open 6:30pm - Champagne reception

Silver £100.00 - Doors open 7:00pm - Champagne reception

Bronze £75.00 - Doors open 7:30pm. Meals served 8:00pm

For tickets for this not to be missed opportunity to meet one of Boxing’s all time greats book on-line at www.tkoboxoffice.com or call 07960 850645.

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The 19th Commonwealth Games boxing tournament has finished in Delhi, India where the host nation and Northern Ireland both claimed three gold medals each.

AIBA: Report

In the first contest of the day reigning European Champion and Olympic Games bronze medalist Northern Ireland’s 23-year-old Patrick Barnes claimed the gold medal at the Talkatora Indoor Stadium after beating veteran Japhet Uutoni of Namibia in the light flyweight class by 8:4 to continue his great series of wins in 2010. Barnes’s gold was the first at the Games for Northern Ireland since 1994, when Neil Sinclair and Jimmy Webb won gold in Victoria.

After Vijender Singh’s surprise loss during the semi-final contests India’s best hope was Asian Champion and Commonwealth Champion flyweight Suranjoy Mayengbam Singh, who won the gold medal by walkover because his Kenyan opponent Benson Gicharu was unable to compete against the 24-year-old local hero.

The two surprise contenders advanced to the final in the bantamweight, 18-year-old Welshman Sean McGoldrick and 31-year-old Manju Dinesh Kumar Wanniarachchi from Slimline BC in Sri Lanka, made the closest fight of the day….. Please click below to continue reading

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