Alex Arthur in need of a big showing

Whisper it quietly, but when Alex Arthur next steps into the ring, he could be the only world champion Britain has. The year started so well, but Gavin Rees lost to Andreas Kotelnik, Clinton Woods lost to Antonio Tarver and Junior Witter went down to Timothy Bradley, while Joe Calzaghe and David Haye are in the process on handing their titles back. And let's face it, the IBO and Ring titles that Ricky Hatton and Calzaghe hold don't really count, do they? And anyone who mentions the WBU can leave now.Arthur makes the first defence of his WBO super-featherweight title against Nicky Cook at the MEN Arena, Manchester, on September 6, on the same bill as Amir Khan's next bout. In modern-day fashion, Arthur did not win the title in the ring, he inherited it, having won an interim title last year, when Joan Guzman decided against... [read full story]