World Boxing News 2010-2013

Phil D. Jay  WBN Editor American ready to battle replacement Dean Byrne Road warrior Carson Jones is no too disappointed at the demise of his IBF fringe title bout with former British champion Lee Purdy and has told WBN that he hopes the fight is rearranged for early next year. The 26 year-old from Oklahoma touched down in London earlier this week only to find out that his twelve rounder with Purdy was off due to his opponent contracting a virus and Jones will now face Irishman Dean Byrne over eight rounds. “Well you know at first I joked around about the whole situation saying ‘Purdy must have had a runny nose’ - just trying to make light of the whole situation because it was such a let-down,” Jones told World Boxing News. “But things like this happen in boxing and to be honest, it takes more balls to actually pull out of a fight, especially the week of it, and not to mention this close to Christmas - so u know, I take my hat off to Purdy in a sense because I ...

Phil D. Jay  WBN Editor American ready for return trip to UK Battle-hardened welterweight Carson Jones makes a second trip to Britain on December 8 on the back of his twelve-round war will Kell Brook in July and hopes a victory over former British champion Lee Purdy will lead him into a rematch with the Sheffield fighter. Jones, 26, became an instant crowd favourite with the UK fans with his no holds barred style as he and Brook waged war for the duration of their IBF title eliminator at the Motorpoint Arena and now faces Purdy for the IBF international belt in London. The Oklahoma man had been linked to a fight with Ricky Hatton in November and Jones explained to WBN that whispers he was being considered by the ‘Hitman’ for his comeback, led to his now scheduled meeting with Essex’s Purdy. “I had heard a few rumours about me fighting Hatton and was surely up for the fight,” Jones told World Boxing News. “So I called my manager to see if he had been contact...

Phil D. Jay  WBN Editor Tight points decision earns IBF chance Sheffield’s Kell Brook suffered a broken nose on his way to a tight points’ victory over visiting American Carson Jones at the Motorpoint Arena tonight to improve his chances of fighting for the IBF welterweight title. The undefeated 26 year-old started well, gaining the advantage over the opening few rounds, before ‘Mr. Jones’ found his range and made what turned out to be an entertaining contest, nip and tuck right until the final bell. Despite taking Brook’s best shots in the early exchanges, Jones was undeterred and found success easy to come by from the halfway stage. A crunching uppercut in the eighth had Brook’s nose gushing with blood and Jones had much the better of the affair from then on as ‘The Special One’ struggled with the injury. Brook showed a good chin and plenty of heart though to hang on and did have his own successes as Jones piled in. At the final bell, Brook looked relieved ...

Phil D. Jay  WBN Editor American ready to end Briton's unbeaten run Highly-ranked welterweight Carson Jones has explained to WBN his reasons for choosing a possible IBF title eliminator against Kell Brook in Sheffield, over a 140lb world title tilt against Brook’s rival Amir Khan in Las Vegas. The 25 year-old, who will travel to Sheffield in the summer to battle Brook on July 7 th at the Motorpoint Arena, has never fought at less than 145lbs and will not be attempting cut weight at short notice for any fight in the future. “There was an offer from Khan’s Team and in a perfect world, it would have been possible,” Jones clarified to World Boxing News.  “But there was no way I would make 140lbs. It’s a weight I have never ever been anywhere near and to make it in less than 2 weeks would be impossible so I said no.” The Oklahoma fighter is currently enjoying a run of eight straight stoppages since suffering his eighth career defeat to Rogerio Periera in ...

Phil D. Jay  WBN Editor American set to accept an offer to fight in the UK on July 7 th                                                                Highly-ranked welterweight Carson Jones is set to snub an offer to face Amir Khan in Las Vegas on May 19 th at 140lbs to sign on to fight undefeated Kell Brook on July 7th at the Motorpoint Arena. The 25 year-old had been tipped to step-in to meet Khan if Lamont Peterson is ruled out following a failed drugs test, but is expected to meet Brook in the summer, with the winner in line to face Mike Jones or Randall Bailey - who meet on June 9 th for the vacant IBF Belt. Brook, 26, defeated former European champio...

Phil D. Jay  WBN Editor American eyeing IBF title shot USBA welterweight champion Carson Jones is ready to take advantage of his high ranking with the IBF and has told WBN that he would be willing to fight Kell Brook in his own back yard in a final title eliminator this summer. The 25 year-old, who defends his title against Allen Conyers later this month, is then eyeing up an opportunity to face the winner of the vacant title bout between Mike Jones and Randall Bailey, which will happen on the Pacquiao v Bradley undercard. “I’m looking to fighting whoever it is I have to fight in an eliminator for the IBF welterweight title,” Jones told World Boxing News. “As of now Mike Jones is number one, Randall Bailey is two and they are fighting for the title. I’m at three and Hector Saldivia is four, but if it just so happens that Brook gets moved up to number four, I will gladly fight him here in the U.S or in England - it doesn’t matter to me, I just want the opportuni...

USBA Welterweight champion and IBF #3 rated “Kid” Carson Jones has made a career out of shattering his opponents’ dreams. The 25-year-old Oklahoman has impressive wins over knockout artist Tyrone Brunson, 2000 Olympic Silver Medalist Ricardo Williams, world rated Said Ouali and title contender Michael Clark, but recognizes that there are plenty of fish to fry. Enter brash Brit Kell Brook. Like Jones, Brook is a rising star who’s rated highly by the IBF. With a dynamic personality backed by an outstanding record of 27-0 with 18 wins by knockout, the Sheffield native’s widely regarded as the second coming of Naseem Hamed. Although he continues to improve with each performance and is fresh off a dominant victory over Matthew Hatton, many would argue that Brook is yet to challenge a legitimate contender; such as Carson Jones. “Kell Brook thinks he’s more than what he is at this point,” said Jones, who has a 33-8-2 record with 23 KO’s and went from being regarded as an oppone...