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At the Echo Arena, Liverpool, England, last night, Frank Warren Promotions hosted a great night of boxing which featured four Title Bouts.

Derry Mathews of Liverpool was unsuccessful in his bid to win the WBO European Lightweight Title. Stephen ‘The Rock’ Ormond of Dublin, Ireland, successfully defended the Title for a second time by Unanimous Points Decision.

Paul Butler, of Ellesmere Port, put on an impressive performance to win the vacant WBA Inter-Continental Super-Flyweight Title by Unanimous Points over Ruben Montoya of Mexico.

Liam ‘Beefy’ Smith of Liverpool, successfully defended his BBBofC British Light-Middleweight Title by stopping Mark Thompson of Heywood in the fourth round.

Joe Selkirk of Liverpool won the vacant WBO European Light-Middleweight Title by stopping Zoltan Sera of Budapest in round three.

And, Enzo Maccarinelli of Swansea, Wales, stopped Courtney Fry of Liverpool in the seventh round of their ten round Light-Heavyweight Contest. This should have been Maccarinelli’s first defence of his Commonwealth (British Empire) Light-Heavyweight Title, but it was reduced to a ten-round contest when Fry failed to make the weight.

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In Atlantic City, last night, on the undercard of Guillermo Rigondeaux's WBA/WBO Super Bantam title defense against Jospeh Agbeko, Matthew Macklin of Birmingham, England, scored a Unanimous Points victory (96-94; 97-93; 98-92) over Lamar Russ of Wilmington, North Carolina, in a ten round Middleweight Contest.

Macklin was originally scheduled to fight American - Willie Nelson, but Nelson was forced to withdraw less than four weeks ago with an elbow injury. Replacement – Russ, suffers his first defeat in fifteen contests - now 14 wins (7 by KO) 1 loss.

Macklin was stopped in the third by Middleweight titleholder Gennady Golovkin in June earlier this year and last night was his first fight since the loss, under the tutelage of his former rival - Jamie Moore.

Darren Barker of Barnet, London, sadly lost out to Felix Sturm of Cologne, in Stuttgart, Germany, last night, when he was stopped by his corner in round two of the fight.

‘Dazzling’ Darren was defending his IBF Middleweight Title, which he won by Split Decision over Australia’s Daniel Geale in August.

All seemed well in round one of the contest with both men landing to head and body, although Sturm ended the opener strongly - forcing Barker on the back foot.

But mid-way through the second round, a big right landed to the side of Barker’s head and he goes down. He hesitates while on his knees before getting up then hobbles to the neutral corner while he is counted by Referee Mark Nelson.
Moments later, another right lands – causing Barker’s knees to dip, it’s followed up with another right and Barker falls to the canvas. He gestures to his corner that it is his hip. More...

In the much hyped "Battle of Brooklyn" that took place last night at New York's Barclays Center, Paulie Malignaggi pulled away from Zab Judah over 12 rounds, winning a wide decision in a bout for the NABF welter strap to headline a big show.

Judah, 42-9 (29), dropped Malignaggi, 33-5 (7), in the second but that was the sole positive the former two-weight world champion took from this contest as "Super Judah" looked every bit of his 36 years of age.

The southpaw simply couldn't keep up with the pace that the 33 year old Malignaggi set, as the "Magic Man" was on his toes the entire bout, never letting Judah get in range of get set to go on the offensive.

Not surprisingly, Malignaggi swept the cards by scores of 117-110, 117-110, 116-111.

In a battle of southpaws for the WBA light middle title, Erislandy Lara, 19-1-2 (12), outboxed former belt owner Austin Trout, 26-2 (14), over 12 rounds by scores of 118-109, 117-110, 117-110.

Trout tried to come to grips with the Cuban but had difficulty dealing with the more mobile Lara, who countered the former champion ceaselessly. Lara nailed Trout in the 11th frame, dropping the New Mexico man, who beat the count and finished the fight on his feet. More...

Reigning WBC cruiserweight champ Krzysfor Wlodarczyk of Poland faced of against Italy's Giacobbe Fragomeni in a third clash between the pair as they met last night at the UIC Pavillion in Chicago, IL.

They first met in Italy in 2009, with the much shorter Fragomeni hitting the canvas in the ninth before bouncing back to force a draw, keeping the WBC title.

They squared up again a year later for the now vacant WBC belt and this time Wlodarczyk produced an eighth round stoppage in Poland.

It was only fitting that they meet on what appeared to be neutral ground in America for the third fight, although Chicago does have a very large Polish-American population, obviously making it to Wlodarczyk's advantage.

But Fragomeni, remarkably adept at age 44 and giving away over three inches in height, came to fight and pressured the champion from the first bell.

Wlodcarczyk didn't do himself any favors in the first three rounds, crouching down to the challenger's height and fighting at a short distance, allowing the shorter-armed Italian the proximity to land punches. More...

The curse of Rocky Marciano strikes again as longtime WBA featherweight champ Chris John was denied improving his record to 49-0 by South African spoiler Simpiwe Vetyeka, who took John's crown and undefeated record at The Thunderdome in Perth, Australia last night.

The pair wasted no time studying the other, going at it from the first bell. John stalked behind the jab but aside from a late round combination to the head and body of the challenger, had difficulty landing cleanly during a rough round that saw some rabbit punching in clinches from the champ.

The taller Vetyeka proved to be slippery, evading most of the champs efforts in the first round, striking back with an awkward style, landing right hands to the head but it was good work to the body which seemed to bother John the most.

John had a better first half of the next round, seeming to have the timing of Vetyeka, blocking the challenger's efforts while landing the jab and good left hooks and rights on the inside.

Then John started to load up on his efforts and that allowed Vetyeka to get back in the fight somewhat, again going to the body and also scoring with a couple of rights to the head.

The round ended in brawling fashion, which seemed to suit the challenger better. John tripped twice in the round and seems to be running a bit low on energy. Perhaps after 17 title defenses at 126 pounds, he is having difficulty still making the weight? More...

The biggest action this weekend takes place at New York's Barclays Center, with three world titles and one regional US belt up for grabs.

Headlining the event is a clash between local Brooklynites Zab Judah, 42-8 (29), and Paulie Malignaggi, 32-5 (7), who meet for the NABF title at welterweight.

Both boxers have had up and down careers and won world honors at light welter and welter. Currently, Judah is on an upswing after climbing off the canvas to give WBC/WBA light welter kingpin Danny Garcia a very hard time, quite unexpectedly, late in their fight, won by Garcia on points, this past April.

Malignaggi is also on an upswing, also after a loss, doing well against Adrien Broner, who jumped up from lightweight to take the WBA 147 pound crown from "The Magic Man" by split decision in June.

Tonight, we can probably expect Judah to wing big southpaw left hands at Malignaggi all night as Paulie doesn't have the pop in his punches required to keep Judah off.

But this approach is unlikely to produce a stoppage; Malignaggi has a solid chin, making this an almost certain 12 rounder with the winner the fighter who can mount the busier offensive campaign. More...

The top super bantamweight in the world returns to the ring tonight as WBA/WBO champion Guillermo Rigondeaux puts his titles on the line at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City when he faces the challenge of Joseph Agbeko.

This will be the fifth world title bout of Rigondeaux's career, which is amazing given the fact that he has only boxed in 12 professional fights.

The Cuban southpaw's incredible talent carried him to dizzying heights as an amateur, winning Olympic Gold medals at bantamweight in 2000 and 2004 before getting thrown off the Cuban team for an attempted defection in 2007.

The 33 year old, who now resides in Miami, Florida, suceeded in defecting in 2009 and also turned pro, winning the NABA super bantam strap later that year in just his third contest, halting Giovanni Andrade in three rounds.

Four fights later, "El Chacal" [The Jackal] won the Interim WBA belt via split decision over Ricardo Cordoba but the rush job of his pro career showed signs of strain as Rigondeaux had to climb off the canvas in the sixth frame.

In January, 2012, Rigondeaux was ready for the big dance and didn't disappoint as he lifted the full WBA crown from Rico Ramos via a sickening sixth round body shot. More...

The Championships Committee of the World Boxing Association announced the official cancellation of the Purse Bid summoned to grant the promotional rights for the fight between Bbntamweight super champion Anselmo "Chemito" Moreno and champion Koki Kameda, on Tuesday, December 10, 2013 at the WBA offices of Panama. More...

Paulie Malignaggi has compared his weekend clash with Zab Judah to the classic Rome football derby, as he eyes a possible rematch with rising megastar Adrien Broner.

‘The Magic Man’ will be hoping to cast his spell in the ring on Saturday night, live on BoxNation, as he takes on Judah in a clash which pits the two Brooklyn natives against one another in front of their local followers at the Barclays Center in New York. More...

Five-time world champion Zab Judah is adamant he will be crowned ‘King of Brooklyn’ after knocking out Paulie Malignaggi.

The pair clash this Saturday night at the Barclays Center in New York, with the Brooklyn natives putting their pride on the line as they battle to be declared the best boxer from the famed borough. More...

The principal fighters on tonight's Paulie Malignaggi vs. Zab Judah card at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY all hit the scales yesterday.

NABF Welterweight Championship, 12 rounds
Paulie Malignaggi: 147 lb
Zab Judah: 146 lb More...

Gary Shaw Productions presented another edition of the popular series titled "Central Coast Championships" Friday evening at the Chumash Casino in Santa Ynez, California.

In the main event, local fan favorite Francisco Santana scored a 10-round unanimous decision over Joachim Alcine. Santana dominated the bout from the opening round, throwing hard punches to the head and body that kept Alcine on the retreat. More...

One of the biggest events of 2013 just got even bigger with the announcement of the full undercard that leads up to the Showtime televised quadrupleheader at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY, on Saturday, Dec. 7, an event headlined by the "Battle Oof Brooklyn" between Zab "Super" Judah and Paulie "The Magic Man" Malignaggi for the NABF welterweight title, which will be televised live on Showtime.

Featured on this stacked card will be a 10-round super welterweight clash between unbeaten Philadelphian Julian "J-Rock" Williams and Mexico's Orlando "Latigo" Lora, a 10-round welterweight bout pitting 2008 U.S. Olympian Sadam "World Kid" Ali of Brooklyn against Arizona prospect Jesus "Chino" Selig. More...

Boxing star Amir Khan believes the clash between Paulie Malignaggi and Zab Judah will come down to who can handle the pressure best when the Brooklyn natives battle for local bragging rights live on BoxNation.

The hometown heroes both descend from the famed borough in New York and will share the ring this Saturday night at the Barclays Center, which lies in the heart of the Brooklyn area. More...