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‘I’ll have to be at my best to beat Johanneson,’ admits Goodwin
Posted by: admin - March 2nd, 2012It’s nearly here. The lightweight clash betweenChris Goodwin and Carl Johanneson on Saturday night at the Northgate Arena in Chester has gripped the British boxing public from the moment it was announced. The fight will be an eliminator for the British title and has the makings of a crossroads classic. The young slick stylist in Goodwin [...]
Weigh in news from big Chester bill
Posted by: admin - March 2nd, 2012The weigh in took place today for the hotly anticipated British lightweight title eliminator between Chester’s Chris Goodwin (14-1-1) and Yorkshire warrior Carl Johanneson(31-5 20KO). The chief supporting contest will see Chester’s own ‘Spartan’ Paul Economides (12-2) face off against Dai Davies(8-18-1 1KO) [pictured] for the Welsh featherweight title. The fights will take place on Saturday 3rd March at Chester’s Northgate [...]
Goodwin wins second Masters belt in a month on Storming Sunday
Posted by: admin - November 15th, 2011For the headline bout on Miranda Carter’s ‘Storming Sunday’ card at the York Hall, the International Masters Welterweight strap was at stake over ten rounds between Chester’s Chris Goodwin (14-1-1) and Wesley Hertoghe (3-10-1) from Belgium. A little strange, seeing as Goodwin was contesting the lightweight version less than a month ago against Kenyan Geoffrey Munika. He must have [...]
Economides and Goodwin both win to put Chester on the boxing map
Posted by: admin - October 18th, 2011The British Masters super-bantamweight contest between champion Shaun Doherty (3-6-3) and Paul Economides (11-2) always promised to be a decent scrap. Not many however expected to see what they saw on Saturday night at the Northgate Arena. The two fighters put on a contest so brutal that it must be on the shortlist for small [...]
Goodwin and Economides lead Chester’s boxing revival
Posted by: admin - September 21st, 2011The Fight Options-promoted card will take place at the Northgate Arena and feature two title fights, both showcasing young local prospects endeavouring to gain their first professional belt, and in doing so, send the home crowd into raptures. Hometown favourite Chris Goodwin will be topping the bill as he seeks to wrestle the International Masters [...]
Chester boxers aim to bring title days back to the walled city
Posted by: admin - August 30th, 2011For the last three years, Boxrec News has followed the rise of the Chester boxing scene. We have watched the once barren wasteland become a hot bed for young, local talent. Still, there is one thing missing from this journey – a title. October 15th however, sees championship boxing come to Chester for the first [...]
Return of the Gladiators on Box Rec
Posted by: admin - December 8th, 2010Sunday afternoon saw the welcoming back of professional boxing to Chester with Fight Options ‘Return of the Gladiators’ show. The action, which showcased local talent turned out to be enthralling and not short of scares for the local boys. Topping the bill Connahs Quay Middleweight Tom Doran moved to 8-0 with a narrow victory over [...]
The RETURN of the GLADIATORS
Posted by: admin - November 21st, 2010Be part of the rebirth of the boxing in Chester. The Race Course Boxing Event is only next week so get yourself the tickets, seats are limited. The Professional boxers from FightOptionsUK are getting fit and ready to show you that the tradition of the boxing in Chester is not dead and that they can [...]