James Lupton, Author at Hannibal Boxing

2 DEC 1995: WAYNE McCULLOUGH CELEBRATES HIS VICTORY IN THE RING AFTER THE REFEREE STOPS HIS WBC BANTAMWEIGHT DEFENCE FIGHT AGAINST CHALLENGER JOHNNY BREDAHL AT THE KINGS HALL IN BELFAST. MCCULLOUGH RETAINED HIS TITLE WITH AN EIGHTH ROUND TKO OF THE PREVIOUSLY UNDEFEATED BREDAHL AFTER REFEREE LUPE GARCIA STEPPED IN TO STOP THE FIGHT. Mandatory Credit: Mike Cooper/ALLSPORT

Back from the Brink: The Story of Wayne McCullough

September 11, 2019 James Lupton

“[In] 1996, I was WBC [bantamweight] champ of the world . . . people think because you’re sitting on the top of the world, you’re happy as can be, and they think, why would you […]

Gerry Cooney meets with Dillian Whyte at Whyte’s training camp at Loughborough University, Leicestershire, UK. (Image Credit, Instagram, @gerryacooney)

Back for the First Time in a Long Time: Gerry Cooney on the Heavyweight Scene

July 11, 2019 James Lupton

During a recent UK tour to promote his new memoir, “Gentleman” Gerry Cooney, a former two-time world-title challenger, spoke to Hannibal Boxing about the current heavyweight division, which has not been this exciting or stacked […]