Boxing: McCloskey suffers cruellest cut as doctor and referee get it wrong
Monday 18 April 2011
A week that started in confusion ended in farce on Saturday night when a tiny cut put an end to the Amir Khan and Paul McCloskey world title fight in front of more than 17,000 stunned fans at the MEN Arena, Manchester.
Amir Khan v Paul McCloskey: Fight preview
Friday 15 April 2011
Amir Khan will defend his WBA light-welterweight title against the unbeaten Paul McCloskey in his first UK fight in two years at the MEN Arena in Manchester tomorrow night.
Boxing: Khan comes home to face McCloskey
Tuesday 08 February 2011
Amir Khan will defend his WBA light-welterweight title against the European champion Paul McCloskey on 16 April. In his first fight on home soil since 2009, the Briton will face the Northern Irishman at the MEN Arena in Manchester.
Boxing: Audley Harrison purse will not be withheld
Tuesday 11 January 2011
The British Boxing Board of Control have confirmed they will not be withholding Audley Harrison's purse following his controversial bout with David Haye last November.
Boxing: Haye and Harrison set for big hit at box office as fight is confirmed
Wednesday 08 September 2010
David Haye's defence of his World Boxing Association heavyweight title against Audley Harrison at the MEN Arena in Manchester on 13 November was confirmed today, setting up a fight that could generate more money than any other in British history.
Boxing: Harrison poised for Haye showdown
Monday 23 August 2010
Audley Harrison looks set to secure an unlikely world heavyweight title challenge against fellow Englishman David Haye in November.
Boxing: 'Quietman' Ruiz taps into his inner anger
Thursday 01 April 2010
David Haye: The rise and rise of the Hayemaker
Sunday 28 March 2010
Lady Gaga, MEN Arena, Manchester
Monday 22 February 2010
It is a brave artist who bins her stage show midway through her first arena tour, but Lady Gaga is nothing if not a perfectionist and her gamble pays off on this first date of her European leg.
Lady Gaga, MEN Arena, Manchester<br/>Hole, O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London
Sunday 21 February 2010
First Night: Lady Gaga, MEN Arena, Manchester
Friday 19 February 2010
Boxing: Haye sets Ruiz date
Wednesday 27 January 2010
David Haye's first defence of his World Boxing Association heavyweight title was confirmed yesterday when it was announced that he would meet rugged veteran John Ruiz at the MEN Arena, Manchester, on 3 April in what will be the first world heavyweight title fight held in Britain since 2000.
Boxing: Haye title defence confirmed
Tuesday 26 January 2010
WBA heavyweight champion David Haye is looking forward to fighting in front of a home crowd when he faces John Ruiz in Manchester in April.
Michael Jackson: This Is It, Kenny Ortega, 112 mins, (PG)<br/>Fleetwood Mac, MEN Arena, Manchester
Sunday 01 November 2009
The biggest musical event this week isn't a concert at all, but it's coming to a popcorn pit near you. By the time I'm writing this and you're reading it, Michael Jackson was meant to have performed 27 dates of his This Is It farewell show at the O2 in London, with a further 23 to follow in the spring.








