Dennis Hobson Promotions return to the Northeast on November 29, when Jon-Lewis Dickinson takes centre stage at the Gateshead Leisure Centre. Birtley’s Dickinson, who lost his British cruiserweight title in June to Ovill McKenzie, will take on former Olympian and British light-heavyweight title challenger Courtney Fry as he attempts to […]
Derby’s Commonwealth cruiserweight champion Ovill McKenzie says he will be the strongest he’s ever been when he faces British ruler Jon-Lewis Dickinson at Newcastle’s Metro Radio Arena on June 7. Known for his big-punching, the Jamaican-born fighter has campaigned mostly at light-heavyweight where he has beaten the likes of former […]
In a fight that would top most shows; Jon-Lewis Dickinson will be chief support to ‘Stuey’ Hall’s IBF world bantamweight title defence against Paul Butler at Newcastle’s Metro Radio Arena on June 7, with the Gateshead man taking on Ovill McKenzie in a winner-takes-all encounter. British cruiserweight champ Dickinson will […]
Jon-Lewis Dickinson (14st 3½lbs) is still the British cruiserweight champion after seeing off the challenge of Mike Stafford (13st 13lbs) at Houghton-le-Spring’s Rainton Meadows Arena on April 19. Southport’s Stafford gave Dickinson problems for the first four sessions, throwing wide shots over the guard and down to the body, but […]
Pro Box North East will showcase some of the best boxing talent in the region on Friday April 19, when Jon-Lewis Dickinson (pictured) makes the second defence of his British cruiserweight title at Houghton-le-Spring’s Rainton Meadows Arena. Dickinson faces a tough test in the shape of Merseyside’s Mike Stafford, who […]
Cruiserweight Jon-Lewis Dickinson is hoping to dust off his passport and pit himself against Europe’s best next year, but before then the Birtley banger has some home-grown business to take care of. On April 19, at Houghton-le-Spring’s Rainton Meadows Arena, British champion Dickinson will make the second defence of his […]
A great show just got even better with the announcement of a major addition – along with a date change – to Pro Box North East’s next show. Originally scheduled to take place at Rainton Meadows Arena on April 12 with Prizefighter winner Glenn Foot as bill-topper; Jon-Lewis Dickinson now […]
In a gruelling contest, Birtley’s Jon-Lewis Dickinson, 26, made a first successful defence of his British cruiserweight title, and won the North East battle for supremacy, after comprehensively outpointing Sunderland’s Dave Dolan at the Rainton Meadows Arena last night (February 15). In a fight that went the full 12 rounds, […]
Ahead of his first title defence against Dave Dolan, British cruiserweight champion, Jon-Lewis Dickinson, is adamant he won’t take his former foe lightly when the pair clash at Houghton-Le-Spring’s Rainton Meadows Arena on February 15. In July 2011, Birtley’s Dickinson picked up the inaugural Northern Area title, as well as North East […]
Readers … lend me your ears. When the North East’s only ever former world boxing champion, Glenn McCrory, says good times are ahead then it’s worth paying heed … he is, after all, a big fella’! McCrory, Sky Sports’ longstanding pundit, is, definitely onto something.
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