Boxing

The Commonwealth gold medallist McGrail won the 10-round affair with judges scoring the bout 99-91. 99-91 and 100-90 for McGrail. Liverpool’s boxing star McGrail (9-1, 5 Kos) won the WBA international super bantamweight title. Tokyo Olympian McGrail was coming of the...

Liverpool’s Peter McGrail has promised an “explosive” performance when he faces former British champion Marc Leach at the Exhibition Centre this Saturday. McGrail is boxing for the first time since being knocked out by Ja'Rico O'Quinn in America last December. Leach...

An unbeaten boxer from Liverpool has set his sights on world domination within three years. James Heneghan, 25, from Liverpool holds an unblemished record. He picked up his 11th professional victory against Lukasz Barabasz in Knowsley Leisure Centre on April...

Merseyside boxers won a record breaking seven titles at the National Amateur Boxing Championships in Derby on Saturday. The seven championships won is the most ever for the Merseyside and Cheshire region under England Boxing, beating the previous highest of...

Oktagon promotion co-founders Pavol Neruda and Ondřej Novotný are striving to become the "Champions League of MMA". MerseySportLive visited Birmingham on Saturday to follow local talents Shem Rock and George Staines, who train at Next Generation Gym alongside Patrick Pimblett...

Liverpool boxer Nick Ball will step into his second consecutive world title fight when he faces WBA world featherweight champion Raymond Ford. Ball, 27, will return to Riyadh following his split-decision draw with WBC world featherweight champion, Ray Vargas on March 8.

British heavyweight champion Fabio Wardley believes that he can follow in the footsteps of heavyweight greats Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua after his bloody war with Frazer Clarke. Wardley and Clarke turned in an all-time British boxing classic on Sunday...

Liverpool’s Jake Harrison defending his BBBoC Central Area Bantamweight title against Logan Richardson this Saturday at Grand Central Hall, Liverpool. Harrison won the title last year with a stunning stoppage victory over Jack Dwyer in the same venue.

An inclusive boxing gym in Bootle is providing a lifeline for thousands of people across Merseyside, many with additional needs. The Inclusive Hub, based on Thornton Road, started in 2016 and has grown to a membership of more than 2,500 people.

Former IBO and WBA super-welterweight champion Hannah Rankin is set to make her return to the ring in Liverpool Grand Central Hall on April 26, with her opponent set to be announced. The Scottish boxer lost her belts back in September 2022 to Terri Harper via a unanimous decision loss.