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Boxing

Boxing Sport 

Repeat or revenge? Dillian Whyte rematches Alexander Povetkin on March 6

20 January 2021 Richard Cawley 0 Comments

Dillian Whyte will rematch Alexander Povetkin on March 6 – with the Brixton fighter knowing defeat would blow him out of the world title picture. The South London heavyweight, 32, was on the receiving end of one of the knockouts of 2020 as he lost his WBC world interim title.

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Boxing Sport 

Bermondsey boxer Ted Cheeseman: My building company has helped ease financial strain of Covid-hit fight schedule

8 January 20218 January 2021 Richard Cawley 0 Comments

Ted Cheeseman is set for a domestic showdown with James Metcalf – but is waiting to see how the Covid-19 pandemic affects those plans.

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Boxing Sport 

South London fighters won’t be in action in January as British Boxing Board of Control suspend bouts in January

3 January 2021 Richard Cawley 0 Comments

South London fighters will not be in action until at least February – with the British Boxing Board of Control suspending any bouts taking place due to the increase in Covid-19 cases.

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Boxing Sport 

Craig Richards’ game plan was perfectly executed in British title fight victory

25 December 202023 December 2020 Richard Cawley 0 Comments

Craig “Spider” Richards executed his game plan to perfection as he won the British light-heavyweight title last weekend.

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Boxing Sport 

Crystal Palace’s Craig Richards wins British light-heavyweight title

19 December 2020 Richard Cawley 0 Comments

Craig Richards is the new British light-heavyweight champion – and produced a knockout for his showreel to dethrone Shakan Pitters.

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Boxing Sport 

Croydon fighter Craig Richards ready and confident for British light-heavyweight title shot

17 December 202016 December 2020 Sports Reporter 0 Comments

Craig Richards is confident he will be at his best when he finally meets Shakan Pitters in the ring tomorrow night.

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Boxing Sport 

Chris Bourke targets British title in 2021 after a career-best display to win WBC International belt

11 December 20209 December 2020 Sports Reporter 0 Comments

Almost two years to the day since his pro debut, Chris Bourke produced a career-best performance to become the new WBC International super-bantamweight champion.

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Boxing Sport 

Frank Warren: Daniel Dubois could have ended his career if he didn’t concede defeat against Joe Joyce

9 December 2020 Sports Reporter 0 Comments

Frank Warren insists Daniel Dubois made the right decision when he took a knee and failed to beat the count in his defeat to Joe Joyce.

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Boxing Sport 

Richard Cawley’s big-fight verdict as Daniel “Dynamite” Dubois can’t detonate on Joe Joyce and European title challenge ends in failure

4 December 20202 December 2020 Richard Cawley 0 Comments

Daniel Dubois has lived up to his nickname of ‘Dynamite’ since his eye-catching arrival in the heavyweight division – but he couldn’t light the fuse when it came to his first true test.

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Boxing Sport 

Joe Joyce reckons he answered critics after ending the ascent of rising Greenwich puncher Daniel Dubois

2 December 2020 Richard Cawley 0 Comments

Joe “The Juggernaut” Joyce felt he shut up his critics as he broke the will of Daniel Dubois in their big heavyweight clash on Saturday night.

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Boxing Sport 

Martin Bowers defends Daniel Dubois – and describes quitting comments as “disrespectful”

1 December 20201 December 2020 Richard Cawley 0 Comments

Martin Bowers has hit back at criticism of Daniel Dubois – describing talk that the Greenwich heavyweight quit against Joe Joyce as “disrespectful”.

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Boxing Sport 

Frank Warren: Of course Daniel Dubois will be back – he’s a boxing baby

30 November 202030 November 2020 Richard Cawley 0 Comments

Frank Warren is adamant that Daniel Dubois will be back – despite the Greenwich heavyweight’s meteoric rise ending at the hands of Joe Joyce on Saturday.

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Boxing Sport 

David Haye: Daniel Dubois is going to need another three or four years to reach world title level

29 November 2020 Richard Cawley 0 Comments

David Haye reckons that Daniel Dubois needs a lengthy period to rebuild his reputation – and experience – after his crushing loss to Joe Joyce.

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Boxing Sport 

Daniel Dubois has been a wrecking ball – but now Greenwich heavyweight has to rebuild his own career

29 November 2020 Richard Cawley 0 Comments

Daniel Dubois lost his big heavyweight clash with Joe Joyce – the Greenwich fighter being counted out in the 10th round.

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Boxing Sport 

Daniel Dubois v Joe Joyce – What they said about big November 28 heavyweight clash

27 November 2020 Richard Cawley 0 Comments

Greenwich heavyweight Daniel Dubois faces Joe Joyce tomorrow night – with the victor achieving so much more than just claiming the vacant European title.

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Boxing Sport 

Greenwich’s Daniel Dubois ready to roll the dice in high-stakes and intriguing heavyweight scrap with Joe Joyce

27 November 202024 November 2020 Sports Reporter 0 Comments

After two cancelled fight dates earlier in the year, it will be third time lucky when Daniel Dubois and Joe Joyce finally face off in the ring on Saturday night.

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Boxing Sport 

Daniel Dubois could be set for world title crack against Oleksandr Usyk if he takes out Joe Joyce

27 November 202026 November 2020 Richard Cawley 0 Comments

Daniel Dubois looks to become European heavyweight champion tomorrow night – and victory over Joe Joyce could propel him into a clash with Oleksandr Usyk for the WBO world title in 2021.

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Boxing Sport 

Ring great Lennox Lewis has his say on Daniel Dubois-Joyce Joyce heavyweight clash

25 November 202024 November 2020 Sports Reporter 0 Comments

Lennox Lewis predicts Daniel Dubois and Joe Joyce will put on a show for the fans this weekend. The three-time world heavyweight champion is better placed than most to comment on tomorrow’s showdown.

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Boxing Sport 

Joe Joyce: I should be the favourite – Daniel Dubois camp making a mistake overlooking me

25 November 202024 November 2020 Sports Reporter 0 Comments

Joe Joyce believes he is being massively underestimated ahead of his fight with Daniel Dubois on Saturday night.

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Boxing Sport 

Greenwich heavyweight Daniel Dubois: It wouldn’t bother me winning a world title at an empty stadium

20 November 2020 Richard Cawley 0 Comments

Daniel Dubois says he would have no qualms about fighting for a world title in an empty stadium – as the Greenwich puncher aims to move a step closer to a shot with an explosive win over Joe Joyce.

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Boxing Sport 

Joe Joyce: Daniel Dubois bout is not make-or-break – and I’m confident of upsetting the bookies

19 November 2020 Richard Cawley 0 Comments

Joe Joyce does not believe his November 28 showdown with Daniel Dubois is make-or-break – despite the fact he recently turned 35.

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Boxing Sport 

David Haye has warning for Daniel Dubois ahead of November 28 heavyweight collision with Joe Joyce

18 November 202017 November 2020 Richard Cawley 0 Comments

David Haye has warned Daniel Dubois he will need to be in tip-top shape to stand a chance of prevailing in his mouthwatering heavyweight clash with Joe Joyce.

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Boxing Sport 

“Give me another title fight” – Battersea’s Denzel Bentley on a high after winning British belt

17 November 2020 Richard Cawley 0 Comments

Denzel Bentley won his first belt at the weekend – and instantly set his sights on adding to his collection.

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Education

New children’s book highlighting the experiences of being different, released by Brixton couple
Best Of South London Education Lifestyle 

New children’s book highlighting the experiences of being different, released by Brixton couple

22 January 202121 January 2021 News Reporter 0

A couple have created a children’s book about being different and defeating adversity. The Brixton-based duo’s book Trexy finds his Roar draws from their own experiences of being bullied.

Best Of South London

Food bank documentary wins film awards
Best Of South London Entertainment Lifestyle 

Food bank documentary wins film awards

22 January 202121 January 2021 News Reporter 0

A documentary about a food bank handling the Covid-19 crisis has won international film awards. Feeding Lewisham, directed by Cara Bowen, shows how the We Care Food Pantry in Deptford adapted from feeding 30 families to almost 5,000 as the pandemic hit.

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