Monday, 10 June 2013

Boxing-London Olympic Park to stage British title fight (Reuters)

LONDON, June 10 (Reuters) - London's Olympic Park will host top-level professional boxing bouts from September, boosting efforts to ensure that Games venues remain a lasting part of the British sporting scene. Boxing promoter Frank Warren has signed an agreement to stage six fights in the 7,000-seater Copper Box Arena which was used for handball and modern pentathlon fencing during last year's Games. British middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders will meet challenger John Ryder on Sept. 21 in the first of the fights planned for the venue. ...

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