Audley frustrated after missing out on WBC title shot and speaks on Rogan showdown

By Ben Carey

Audley Harrison has spoken of his frustration after missing out on a mooted world heavyweight title shot against WBC champion Samuel Peter. Promoter Frank Warren, writing in his weekly column in the Sun newspaper last month, said that Harrison, along with Commonwealth champion Matt Skelton, was in the frame to challenge Peter at London’s O2 Arena on July 12.

However, after negotiations subsequently broke down, Harrison has been left with a tricky assignment against unbeaten Prizefighter winner Martin Rogan in Birmingham on July 19 in a fight the former Olympic champion must win to keep his faltering career alive.

Writing on his official website, Harrison said: “Unfortunately after tense negotiations with Team Peter we were unable to agree. They wanted much more money to fight me. Funny thing is they were happy to fight Skelton for less money, but to fight me, well, it was a different story. What does that tell you? The guy they love to hate, is still viewed as a threat,” Harrison alleged.

Munroe to make European title defence against “Short Fuse”

By Ben Carey

Rendall Munroe will make the second defence of his European super-bantamweight title against Sean “short fuse” Hughes at a venue to be decided this September.

Munroe made a successful first defence of his EBU crown in May by forcing Frenchman Salem Bouaita to retire after seven rounds. If the Leicester bin man is successful against Hughes, he will face a November rematch against mandatory challenger Kiko Martinez, the man Munroe upset on a majority decision to capture the European title in March.

Jon Thaxton to fight for European Lightweight Title

Hennessy Sports in association with GoldenPalace.com are proud to announce that Private Negotiations with Mr Ricardo Sanchez Atocha of Rimer Box have been successful and purse bids were cancelled with the EBU on Tuesday morning, both parties have agreed that Juan Carlos Diaz Melero will come to the UK and fight British Lightweight champion Jon Thaxton for the vacant Prestigious European Lightweight title. The fight will take place this September in Norwich, both the venue and date will be confirmed in the coming weeks.

Jon Thaxton said “I am delighted to get a second chance to fight for the European title after the disappointment of my last challenge against Yuri Romanov, which was stopped short due to suffering from a deep cut above my right eye. My team were right in stopping the fight when they did, but the cut has now completely healed. I’m grateful to Mick and the team for working hard to get me a second chance. I’m training harder than ever to make sure that I put right what I did wrong last time out”