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Undefeated WBO featherweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez and Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum participated in media conference call on Friday to discuss Lopez’s upcoming title defense against former IBF 126-pound champ Orlando “Siri” Salido, on Saturday, April 16, live on Showtime at10:30 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast.

Undefeated Mexican phenom Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (36-0-1, 26 KOs) is coming out swinging, this time on the side of countryman Erik “El Terrible” Morales (51-6, 35 KO’s). Alvarezis convinced that the legendary Six-Time and Three-Division World Champion Morales will be victorious when he steps into the ring against former World …

Earlier tonight at World Memorial Hall in Kobe, Japan, WBC featherweight boss Huzumi Hasegawa was stunningly dethroned by Mexico’s Jhonny Gonzalez on a massive fight card featuring three world title bouts. Both fighters previously held world titles at bantamweight but the taller Gonzalez left the 118 pound class four years …

Unbeaten Juan Manuel “Juanma’’ Lopez has caught the attention of most everybody in boxing with his exciting, explosive style and unwavering charisma. Following in the footsteps of his countrymen like Puerto Rican superstars Felix Trinidad, Wilfred Benitez and Miguel Cotto, Lopez has been virtually unstoppable as he’s compiled a record …

Unbeaten Mexican flyweight prospect, Alonso “Finito” Lopez, son of legendary Mexican boxer Ricardo “Finito” Lopez, has been added to Saturday night’s “La Revancha” pay-per-view event, featuring the highly-anticipated rematch between WBO and The Ring light flyweight champion Giovani “El Guerrero Azteca” Segura and former 108-pound king, Ivan “Iron Boy” Calderon, …

I was just going over the weekend’s results for fight cards around the world and in doing so something occurred to me, this past weekend had an abundance of gold at stake! Of course not every title bout was for “World” versions, also many titles were vacant but the bouts …

The pay-per-view undercard for Saturday night’s “La Revancha,” featuring the highly-anticipated rematch between WBO and The Ring light flyweight champion Giovani “El Guerrero Azteca” Segura and former 108-pound king, Ivan “Iron Boy” Calderon, has been officially announced.

With less than two weeks until the fight week festivities begin in advance of the April 9 “Action Heroes” pay-per-view event, four of the fighters on the stacked fight card are sticking to their workout and diet routines as their respective camps start to wind down.

Following the recent announcement that Willie Limond is to headline his upcoming ‘Fists of Fury’ event, at King’s Hall in Belfast on Saturday 2nd April 2011, former WBU Lightweight Champion, turned promoter, Graham Earl today took the time to give a rundown on the fighters and fights that will be …

Former WBO light flyweight champion Ivan “Iron Boy” Calderon will be seeking revenge April 2 against the only man to defeat him, current 108-pound king Giovani “El Guerrero Azteca” Segura, in their highly-anticipated rematch headlining the “La Revancha” Pay-Per-View event, live from Auditorio del Estado in Mexicali, Mexico.

Televisa’s “Sabados De Corona” sets down in Xalapa, Veracruz, on Saturday, March 26, as Golden Boy Promotions and Canelo Promotions present a doubleheader of unbeaten Mexican stars Leo Santa Cruz and Marco Antonio Periban in their toughest tests to date at Museo Interactivo de Xalapa.

On Friday, March 25 the Sports Center in Fairfield, California will be host to a doubleheader featuring the return of popular contender Antonio Escalante as well as a bout featuring hometown hero Manuel “Tino” Avila that will headline the latest edition of TeleFutura’s “Sólo Boxeo Tecate.”