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Lewis has Scott boxing in his blood

The Scotts from Newbiggin are a well- known boxing family. Read

Blasted with sawn-off shotgun

Ross Gardner, the Geordie son of former British and European heavyweight champion John L Gardner, is to make his pro debut only months after being blasted by a gunman on his doorstep in Tynemouth. Read

Dolan lands gold medal

Birtley schoolboy Billy Dean Dolan struck gold for England in a prestigious Tri-Nations tournament in Edinburgh. Read

Anthony is ready for novice finals

Newcastle's Anthony Dillon will fight in the Novices National Finals in Portsmouth on Saturday. Read

Belfast trip is a smash success

Blyth's Empire School of Boxing spent a terrific four days in Belfast as guests of Glean ABC. Read

Spinks can't dodge abuse

Cory Spinks spent 12 rounds running away from Jermain Taylor in their middleweight title showdown in Memphis on Saturday night - then walked into a barrage of abuse after losing a split decision to the WBC and WBO champion. Read

'Fight someone your own size'

Jermain Taylor says he has no worries about growing criticism of his reign as world middleweight champion as he prepares to defend his WBC and WBO belts against Cory Spinks in Memphis tonight. Read

Buch's set to fizz

Geordie Paul Buchanan has picked a tough nut to launch his comeback after his defeat on The Contender show on national television. Read

Anthony blasts his way into a big final date

Newcastle's Anthony Dillon stormed into the semi-finals of the National Novices Championship with a super win at Newbiggin. Read

Barr is rapped

England international Gary Barr has been disciplined by the ABA. Birtley's Barr attended a hearing in London into incidents abroad when on international duty. Read

Growing into a champion

A teenager who only went to the gym to get fit has been crowned national ABA junior super heavyweight champion. Read

Dinner with Teo

A tribute evening for Olympic legend Teofilo Stevenson will be held at the Civic Centre in Newcastle on June 5. Read

Seconds Out

Newcastle lightweight John 'Razor' Watson marked his professional debut with a win on Tommy Conroy's Sporting Club show in Sunderland. Read

Eager to step up a gear

Ricky Hatton admits he has been below par for his last two fights and is looking for improvement against Jose Luis Castillo next month. Read

On fire

A Newcastle duo led the North East charge at the national Novices Championships in Newbiggin. Read

Hat-trick for city

The city of Sunderland gained a hat-trick of winners at the Junior ABA Championship finals at Crystal Palace. Read

Victory for High Fell

High Fell celebrated a good victory at the Hunslet club show stage at Elland Road - the ground of Leeds United. Read

Cubans in the ring

It looks as though the crack Cubans will be fighting at Gateshead Leisure Centre on June 4. Read

Mayweather backtracks over retirement talk

Floyd Mayweather officially retired from boxing after his split decision win over Oscar De La Hoya at the MGM Grand on Saturday night, then revealed what everyone expected - a return between the `Pretty Boy' and the `Golden Boy' could be on the cards. Read

Superstars are ready to rumble

Tonight's Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather Jr battle for the WBC light-middleweight title is one of the most anticipated fights of the century - but do no expect a re-match, whatever the result. Read