Clinton Woods has promised to ruin Joe Calzaghe’s plans when he defends his IBF light heavyweight title against Jamaican Glen Johnson in Bolton on Saturday night.

Calzaghe has said he wants Johnson to win to set up a profitable fight between them next year. “It is doing my head in that all people are talking about is Calzaghe,” said Woods. “They are conjuring up these little plans, and when I reverse them I will have the biggest smile on my face (read more…)

Amir Khan is due to take on Ryan Barrett this Saturday at the Bolton Arena. It will be his ninth professional bout and his last over six rounds. Khan says he hopes to make quick progress from here - and fight for a world title before too long.

“I have fought boxers at a much higher level than most people so with little experience, so I think I will be challenging for a world title around my 20th fight,” he told the Bolton Evening News. “Then it will be a case of defending it and trying to get some unification titles.” Khan will fight Barrett on the under card of Clinton Woods’ IBF light-heavyweight title defence against Glen Johnson (read more…)