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Former world champion Joshua "The Grand Master" Clottey will head to Newcastle, Australia on
April 2 to clash with former two time WBA Champion and local favorite Anthony "The Man" Mundine in a twelve round junior middleweight clash, it was confirmed today by Joe DeGuardia, Founder and President of Star Boxing.

"It's an excellent opportunity for Joshua, and we are glad that after extended negotiations with Brendan Bourke from Boxa Promotions this fight is officially on." said DeGuardia.

"He's been training since his last victory in September looking for a big fight and Mundine presents a high risk/high reward type of fight. A win over Mundine will put him right back on track for a major fight in the United States. More...

Mexican boxing superstar and former world champion Canelo Alvarez, hard-hitting countryman Alfredo “El Perro” Angulo and “Toe To Toe: Canelo vs. Angulo” pay-per-view undercard fighters worked out in front of a throng of media and adoring fans on Wednesday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena lobby.

Canelo (42-1-1, 30 KOs) and the dangerous Angulo (22-3, 18 KOs) will square off in what is expected to be a slugfest in the 12-round super welterweight main event this Saturday, March 8, live on Showtime PPV at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. More...

Darlington bruiser Stuart Hall makes the first defence of his IBF Bantamweight Title against fellow North East fighter Martin Ward in Newcastle on March 31st.

Topping the bill at the Metro Radio Arena caps an astonishing rise to the top for 33-year-old Hall who readily admits that he went wild and “completely lost the plot” during five years of hell-raising in Ibiza as a teenager. More...

Canelo Alvarez is using the story of ‘The Greatest’, Muhammad Ali, to help inspire him to make his own boxing history starting this weekend.

The cinnamon haired superstar will be going toe-to-toe with countryman Alfredo Angulo as they lay their Mexican machismo on the line in front of a packed crowd at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas this weekend.

It is a significant fight for both men, particularly the 23-year-old Canelo, who will be under close scrutiny to see what effect his first defeat last September against pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather has had on him. More...

Tickets for Carl Froch and George Groves’ rematch for the WBA and IBF Super Middleweight titles at Wembley connected by EE on Saturday May 31, will go on sale at midday on Monday March 10.

Froch and Groves meet at the national stadium to settle the score from their epic first encounter in Manchester in November, a fight that sold-out within 15 minutes of going on sale. More...

Paco Presents in association with A&T Gym, Don Chargin, Golden Boy Promotions and San Diego-based Barron Entertainment, is happy to announce the second edition of its popular boxing series titled "Ringside at Del Mar" taking place at the Del Mar Fairgrounds on April 11, 2014.

The eight round main event will feature the return of former world title challenger,Mercito "No Mercy" Gesta (26-1, 14 KOs), as he faces an opponent to be announced in the Lightweight division. More...

As hundreds of fans and media stood in lines that stretched from the sidewalk outside the main doors to the make-shift ring inside the lobby of MGM Grand in Las Vegas, popular Mexican boxing superstar and former World Champion Canelo Alvarez, his opponent this Saturday, Alfredo “El Perro” Angulo, and five-of-the-six other fighters who’ll compete on “Toe To Toe: Canelo vs. Angulo,’’ made their official entry into the hotel Tuesday afternoon.

In what’s expected to be a slugfest in the main event this Saturday, March 8, on Showtime PPV, 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT) Canelo (42-1-1, 30 KOs) will face the double-dangerous Angulo (22-3, 18 KOs) in the 12-round super welterweight main event. More...

In addition to the recently announced lightweight battle between Ricardo "Dinamita" Alvarez (23-2-3, 13 KOs), older brother of Canelo and hard-hitting Sergio "Yeyo" Thompson (28-3, 26 KOs), of Cancun, Mexico, the March 8 undercard for"Toe To Toe: Canelo vs. Angulo" will feature five more can't-miss bouts for those in attendance at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

In a junior lightweight fight scheduled for 10 rounds, unbeaten Australian star "Wild" Will Tomlinson makes his United States debut against Texas' Jerry "The Corpus Christi Kid" Belmontes. Plus, two more rising stars from the 130-pound weight class face off when Mexico City's Francisco "El Bandido" Vargas battles Puerto Rico's Abner Cotto. More...

Anthony Crolla and John Murray will clash at the Phones 4u Arena in Manchester on April 19, live on Sky Sports.

The Manchester Lightweight duo battle it out in a shoot-out for a major fight shot in the Summer, and the former gym pals both told today’s press conference that their friendship will be put to one side for the night as they meet in what promises to be a fiery encounter for the city, in one of Britain’s most iconic boxing venues.

Crolla has been in fine form of late with wins over Gavin Rees in Bolton and Stephen Foster at Phones 4u Arena, and was set to fight John Simpson in Glasgow on the Ricky Burns undercard. More...

Tony Bellew is under no illusions as to the task ahead of him as he prepares to make his bow at Cruiserweight when he takes on Valery Brudov at the Echo Arena in Liverpool on March 15, live on Sky Sports.

‘The Bomber’ moves up in weight on the back of a sixth-round stoppage defeat to Adonis Stevenson for the WBC Light Heavyweight title in November, and now wants to work his way to a World title shot at a weight he had been considering fighting at for some time. More...

South Yorkshire prospects Adam Etches and Scott Jenkins have agreed to take part in this year's Sheffield Half Marathon.

The punching pair have already raised thousands of pounds for teenage cancer patients at Weston Park Hospital and will representing the charity again on April 6.

While the 13 mile run is for a good cause, the experience should also help their preparations for their fights at Ponds Forge next month. More...

Amir Khan has backed stablemate Alfredo Angulo to upset the odds when he clashes with fellow Mexican star Canelo Alvarez this weekend.

The pair will meet at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, in front of what is expected to be a sold out arena, with Canelo being tipped as the favourite in the fight which will be broadcast live and exclusive on BoxNation. More...

Grammy Award-winning singer/ songwriter, actor and author Ashanti will sing the National Anthem at the rematch between Manny Pacquiao and undefeated two-division world champion Timothy Bradley Jr.

Pacquiao and Bradley will be battling for the WBO welterweight title,Saturday, April 12, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. The world welterweight championship event will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View, beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET / 6:00 p.m. PT. More...

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At Walsall Town Hall on Saturday night, Ryan Hardy of Sheffield won the vacant British Masters Welterweight Title by outpointing local man – Steven Pearce of Stourbridge.

And Luke Paddock of Bloxwich won the vacant British Masters Bronze Light-Welterweight Title when Gloucester’s Andy Harris was stopped due to a large swelling around the left eye in the eighth and final round.

The Errol Johnson – EJKO Promotions show billed as ‘March Mayhem’ featured six undercard bouts.

Steven Pearce (Stourbridge) v Ryan Hardy (Sheffield)
10 x 3 Vacant British Masters Welterweight Title

It seemed to be a night of ‘messy’ fights and this one was no exception. Hardy taunted Pearce from the offset with comical moves and grinning. He had a good round four and at the end of this frame Pearce goes back to his corner already breathing heavily. More...

After having close calls in his previous two defenses, WBO lightweight champion Ricky Burns came up empty handed against challenger Terence Crawford on Saturday in front of a packed house at Glasgow's Scottish Exhibition Centre.

The title reign of Burns had been living on borrowed time since getting schooled first by Jose Gonzalez and then Raymundo Beltran in 2013 but the third fight against a fighter from the other side of the Atlantic in less than a year proved to be fatal.

Crawford was just too fast, too precise and just too smooth for Burns, despite the Scotsman having corrected some of the flaws evident against Gonzalez and Beltran.

Burns was much more patient against Crawford, with a couple of exceptions no longer reaching for opportunities that were too far away but this also meant that the champion didn't throw enough punches.

One of the reasons for Burns' reluctance was Crawford's countering skills, which played a large part in shutting the local man down.

Burns did open up at times later in the contest and some of those shots found Crawford but the American never seemed bothered and would immediately retaliate, nullifying any momentum gained.

Crawford's ability to fight southpaw at a high level, which he did for much of the bout, and his superior footwork caused Burns problems as the Coatbridge man was never able to get his offense in gear. More...