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WBA champion Gennady Golovkin solidified his iron grip on the middleweight division with a devastating performance against former two-time champion Daniel Geale last night at New York's Madison Square Garden.

Geale came into the contest as Golovkin's most accomplished opponent to date and was figured to be a yardstick of sorts, in order to determine just how good "GGG" really is.

It took Golovkin all of three rounds to transform the measuring device into just another victim.

Geale started well, staying on the move as Golovkin probed with the jab, leaping in at times to land quick punches and getting out before the champion could return fire.

Golovkin looked to be having some trouble with the movement and speed of the challenger but was cutting off the ring and Geale suddenly found less room to operate in.

Jabs and right hands began to touch Geale, who was cut above the eye and appeared to realize that there was a lot of truth to Golovkin's reputation as a big puncher.

The Aussie was still managing to hit Golovkin but the shots had no effect on the former Olympic Silver Medallist, who has never been knocked down in a career spanning 350 amateur contests and 30 professional bouts. More...

Tyson Fury has now pulled out of tonight’s heavyweight fight against Belarusian - Alexander Ustinov.

The heavyweight giant was scheduled to fight Dereck Chisora but the Londoner was forced to pull out of the contest on Monday having sustained an injury.

Ustinov stepped in at late notice but now Fury has been pulled out after his Uncle Hughie was taken seriously ill.
The Manchester event will still go ahead.

Four Irish boxers are through to Sunday’s finals at the European Youth and Junior Championships in Assisi, Italy.

Cheyanne O’Neill, Amy Broadhurst and Kristina O’Hara won their semi-finals today to guarantee Ireland at least three silver medals in the Youth class.

The Athlone, Dundalk and Belfast trio decisioned Poland’s Justyna Pietas, Sweden’s Fina Westerlind and Hanna Ohota of the Ukraine this afternoon. More...

WBC Silver flyweight champion Raja Amasheh has proven big heart inside the ring numerous times.

This Friday the 31-year-old also showed big heart for kids when she became one of the "Big Champions Supporting Small Champions" by visiting the children hospital in Saarbrücken (Germany) under the banner of "WBC World Boxing Cares".

"It is important to show the kids that we care about them", said Amasheh. "We have to be in the corner of those in need - especially the small ones who cannot help themselves. More...

Boxing legend Mike Tyson and Iron Mike Productions Presents “The Pride of Pittsburgh” on Friday, August 8 at Consol Energy Center and telecast live on Fox Sports 1, headlined by the Steel City’s favorite son, Sammy “The Who Can Mexican” Vasquez

Fighting in the hottest division in boxing, Vasquez will face off against fellow undefeated Baltimore, Maryland native James“Keep ‘em Sleepin” Stevenson in the 10-round main event contested for the IBF/USBA Welterweight Title. More...

Luke Campbell, MBE, and Callum Smith will make their American debuts on the undercard of Kell Brook’s IBF Welterweight title clash with Shawn Porter at the StubHub Center in California on August 16, live on Sky Sports.

Olympic gold medal star Campbell and unbeaten Liverpool talent Smith both claimed wins in Liverpool in July, with Campbell moving to 6-0 and Smith gaining valuable rounds in his 12th fight, defending his WBC International Super Middleweight title against Vladine Biosse over ten rounds, landing a wide points victory. More...

Pound-for-pound star Floyd Mayweather will return to his British home of BoxNation with his thrilling September rematch with Argentine assassin Marcos Maidana to be screened live and exclusive on the channel.

The highly charged showdown will be the fifth Mayweather megafight in a row to be shown on BoxNation as ‘The Channel of Champions’ proves that it is once again the undisputed home of big-time boxing. More...

Dublin’s Patrick 'The Punisher' Hyland returned to the ring in style in New York with an impressive stoppage win over Puerto Rico’s Noel Echevarria.

The bout headlined promoter Lou DiBella’s Broadway Boxing card at BB King’s Blues club just off Times Square as Hyland put a frustrating 19 months of inactivity behind him. The Tallaght native had been on the sidelines due to contractual issues but quickly shook off any ring rust en route to a fourth round win over Echevarria More...

Undefeated WBA middleweight kingpin Gennady Golovkin returns to the ring this evening at New York's famed Madison Square Garden where he will face ex-IBF/WBA champion Daniel Geale.

For all the hype surrounding Golovkin, 29-0 (26), it's a bit hard to know just how good he is as his competition, despite nine title defenses, hasn't been top of the line.

Geale, 30-2 (16), is certainly a step in the right direction but will the Aussie be up to the task of upsetting the Kazakh born ruler of the middleweight division?

Geale holds victories over Anthony Mundine, Felix Sturm and Sebastian Sylvester but has also lost to Mundine and Darren Barker, although they were close spit decisions.

Despite the somewhat careful matchmaking, to be fair, Golovkin has shown that he is skill-wise far and above the opponents he has faced and that is probably an indicator that he'll be too much for Geale as well.

The pair have actually faced each other before, with Golovkin winning a 2001 meeting on points.

There are many variables here but we won't know how this one will play out until the bell rings.

For Geale to pull off the upset he'll have to be on superb defensive form to avoid getting caught flush but he will get hit at some point and how he takes the punches is the key to this fight. More...

After making a long-awaited return to the ring with two quick appearances in May and June, Wallasey’s Steve Williams found himself in title class as he travelled to the Italian town of Casteggio last Saturday to face local favourite, Luca Giacon, for the vacant WBA Continental light-welterweight title. More...

Former English Super Flyweight titleholder Ross "The Boss" Burkinshaw has officially made his return to the division in which his career began.

Burkinshaw, a British Army veteran and former second battalion infantryman, fought his way up the ladder at the 115lb/52.2kg weight limit, and capped his bolstering rise to the top with a fierce seventh-round body shot knockout over Mike Robinson. More...

In front of a packed house of New York City sports media on Tuesday afternoon at the Mendez Boxing Gym, all four TV fighters, Gennady "GGG" Golovkin, Daniel "The Real Deal" Geale, Bryant "By By" Jennings and Mike "The Rebel" Perez went through one of their final workouts prior to the "G4" event this Saturday night, July 26 at Madison Square Garden.

Gennady Golovkin:
"This is a very important fight for me to fight in the big arena at Madison Square Garden. I'm really looking forward to it. Daniel Geale is a great fighter, he throws a lot of punches and has a different style being from Australia. More...

Undefeated heavyweights Bryant "By By" Jennings and Mike "The Rebel" Perez stopped traffic today at they headed to the world-famous Empire State Building for a media photo opportunity on the 86th Floor Observation Deck.

With a huge crowd of onlookers and supporters watching their every step, the fighters posed for photos and signed autographs for the well-wishers. More...

New York State Athletic Commission announced the officials for the super middleweight 160 pounds championship title fight of the World Boxing Association, Genady Golovkin and the number three rated contender Daniel Geale that will take place on Saturday at the Madison Square Garden.

Michael Ortega will referee the actions and the judges will be Julie Lederman, Don Trella and John Mckaie. Aurelio Fiengo will supervise the actions. More...

Promoter Shyam Batra announced earlier today that Boxing Evolution TV will broadcast former IBF and WBO Inter-Continental Champion and WBO title challenger Mark Prince’s latest Championship challenge, when he takes on former Czech Republic Light Heavyweight Champion Jiri Svacina, for the MBC International Cruiserweight title on his SSE Promoted "Call Of Duty" event at York Hall on Saturday, 2nd August 20114. More...