Coyle Crowned Prizefighter Champion By David Wilkey
20 YEAR-OLD Johnny Coyle (6-0-1) took home the Prizefighter Welterweight trophy along with the £32,000 winner’s purse on Saturday night (5th March) after a sensational night of boxing at a sweltering York Hall in London’s Bethnal Green. Coyle and the 7 other fighters in the knockout tournament showcased their skills live on Sky Sports with another of Eddie Hearn and Matchroom Sport’s Prizefighter tournaments providing the first-class entertainment that it has become renowned for.
The exciting format of the one-night tournament consists of four quarter-final bouts with the winner proceeding to the semi-final and then the final if they are victorious, with all bouts 3x3 minutes.
Such was the heat in the venue that after winning the first bout Erick Ochieng (15-4) collapsed with exhaustion. Read more [...]