Warren defends decision to throw Khan in with Barrera

By Ben Carey

Frank Warren today defended his decision to match Amir Khan against Mexican ring legend Marco Antonio Barrera at Manchester’s M.E.N Arena on March 14. Considering Khan was blown away in less than a minute by the previously unknown Breidis Prescott in September, Warren’s audacious piece of matchmaking his certainly raised eyebrows within British Boxing circles this week.

Eye injury costs Truscott Commonwealth crown

By Ben Carey

A badly bruised and cut right eye forced Paul Truscott out of his Commonwealth featherweight title defence in the eighth round against determined challenger John Simpson in Middlesbrough tonight.