BELLEW vs McINTOSH live on Sky Sports on the 14th April.

After winning the purse bids for the Light Heavyweight British Title, David Coldwell has shown that he can do more than match the big boys when it comes to making big fights. Also matchroom has come aboard and the fight will be shown live on Sky Sports on the 14th April.

After the lively press conference, I for one am really looking forward to the fight, Tony Bellew with his typical scouse wit was humorous at the press conferences, and Danny McIntosh gave just as good as he received. There was some bantering between both fighters, but they were able to show mutual respect for each other, yet still had the needle that is needed as both fighters vowed to knock each other out.

Both fighters are coming into this fight on the back of loss, Bellew was unlucky in a world title shot against Cleverly, and McIntosh was unsuccessful in his European title defence against Gutlknecht. Both of these fighters have the reputation as punchers and both fighters have been after this fight for some time.

McIntosh’s manager and trainer Dominic Ingle said “We aren’t in this game to fight for peanuts,” that’s obviously the reason why this fight has not been made before. David Coldwell as shown his willingness to put his money behind this great all British 50/50 fight, let’s hope there is plenty more from David, but I have to say the early signs are great from this young promoter. The fact that matchroom is on board, makes this fight one of the most anticipated shows of 2012. With the excellent price for tickets, David Coldwell announced at the press conference £30-£80 with a special V.I.P package £150.

I advise everyone to get down to Liverpool and watch this must see fight. Come back nearer the time for a full fight preview.

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Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. defended his version of the WBC Middleweight Championship this past Saturday, February 4, and as long as Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez follows suit in his upcoming matchup against Matthew Macklin on March 17, promoter Lou DiBella expects the two to meet to determine who is the full and real WBC Middleweight Champion.

“As long as Sergio takes care business on March 17, Chavez must fight him next. Either fight him or he has to vacate his title. It’s plain and simple,” said DiBella. “We are tired of waiting for Chavez to step up to the plate. He needs to stop hiding behind his people and be a real champion. He says that he wants the fight, so then prove it. The WBC ruled in our favor at their convention in December, and the two were both permitted to have voluntary defenses. We don’t want to look past Sergio’s fight on March 17 because he is going to have his hands full with Macklin. If Sergio wins though, I expect negotiations to begin immediately for Sergio against Julio. Immediately!”

The only reason that Chavez has the title now is because Martinez vacated the belt when his mandatory challenger was allegedly not up to television programming standards. If Chavez does not want to meet his mandatory, then the son of the legend should do the honorable thing and vacate his WBC title rather than continuing to face lesser opposition. After the Rubio fight this past Saturday, HBO boxing analyst Jim Lampley candidly stated that Chavez “still has not fought a fighter of legitimate championship quality.”

Martinez (48-2-2, 27KO’s) defends his Middleweight crown against top-rated Irish middleweight contender Matthew “Mack the Knife” Macklin (28-3, 19KOs) on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, at The Theater at Madison Square Garden. The card, promoted by DiBella Entertainment, entitled “THE REAL Middleweight Championship – Get Your Irish Up”, will be aired live on HBO’s “World Championship Boxing” at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.

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SHOWTIME® TAPS BARRY TOMPKINS AND STEVE FARHOOD FOR INAUGURAL SHOWTIME EXTREME® LIVE BOXING TELECAST

SHOWTIME Sports® has named award-winning sportscaster Barry Tompkins and renowned boxing historian Steve Farhood to serve as the announce team for the inaugural presentation of live undercard boxing on SHOWTIME EXTREME—Saturday, Feb. 18 live at 8 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast). The two-fight SHO EXTREME telecast immediately precedes the live SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING doubleheader featuring Paul Williams vs. Nobuhiro Ishida and Tavoris Cloud vs. Gabrielle Campillo, live on SHOWTIME at 10 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast).

A 12-round heavyweight bout between American contender Chris Arreola and Eric Molina will headline the SHOWTIME EXTREME telecast which also features Malik Scott vs. Kendrick Releford in an eight-round heavyweight bout.

SHOWTIME EXTREME, the premium network’s sports and action focused multiplex channel, is available in more than 99 percent of SHOWTIME subscriber households nationwide.

“We are proud to welcome Barry Tompkins to the family,” said Stephen Espinoza, Executive Vice President and General Manager of SHOWTIME Sports. “He and Farhood bring a tremendous amount of broadcast and boxing experience to the booth. I am excited to expand our live coverage for the network’s loyal boxing fans and for the fighters who will benefit from the additional exposure.”

The versatile Tompkins’ 40-plus years in broadcasting include calling college football and basketball as well as many legendary fights such as “Sugar” Ray Leonard vs. Marvin Hagler, Mike Tyson vs. Trevor Berbick and Aaron Pryor vs. Alexis Arguello. In 2006, he was inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame.

Since transitioning from a full-time journalist as editor-in-chief of “The Ring” and “KO” magazines, Farhood has provided the color commentary for every ShoBox: The New Generation telecast in the series’ decade-long tenure. Still an active writer in the sport, he received the Nat Fleischer Award for "Excellence in Boxing Journalism” from the Boxing Writers Association of America in May 2011.

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