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Julio Cesar Chavez Jr’s long awaited world title opportunity finally came last night at Staples Center in Los Angeles and the son of one of Mexico’s greatest fighters was awarded a majority decision over WBC middleweight champion Sebastian Zbik. Zbik started out strong, taking the fight to Chavez, backing up …

Popular Mexican middleweight Julio Cesar Chavez Jr challenges reigning WBC Champ Sebastian Zbik for the title tonight at Staples Center in Los Angeles. At age 25, Chavez Jr, 42-0-1 (30), has developed a big fan following after a career devoted to defeating a long line of Grade B opposition, winning …

Rafael “Chocho” Guzman is the new opponent for undefeated No. 1 featherweight contender Mikey Garcia in the co-main event of “The Son Also Rises: Sebastian Zbik vs. Julio César Chávez, Jr. World Middleweight Championship,” this Saturday at Staples Center in Los Angeles. The 10-round featherweight rumble will open the two-bout …

This Saturday at Staples Center, in Los Angeles, WBC female super welterweight champion Christy Martin returns to the ring for the first time in two years, completing a personal and professional comeback. Seeking her landmark 50th career victory, she will be facing Dakota Stone in a rematch of their 2009 …

In a battle of the undefeated, WBC middleweight champion Sebastian Zbik will defend his crown against the Son of the Legend, Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr., the WBC’s No. 1 contender and mandatory challenger, Saturday, June 4, at Staples Center in Los Angeles – just a few blocks north of the …

Big show last night at 02 World Arena in Hamburg with a WBA, and Interim WBC and a European title at stake along with appearances by two former world champions on the comeback trail. WBA super middle titlist Dimitri Sartison, 27-1 (17), made his first defense a good one, handling …

There were a few good fight cards on The Continent last night with the largest taking place at Bordelandhalle in Magdeburg, Germany where two world titles were fought over. WBO super middle champ Robert Stieglitz, 38-2 (23), retained his belt for the second time with a wide 12 round points …

Defending his WBO light heavyweight title for the very first time, Juergen Braehmer turned aside the aspirations of Dmitry Sukhotsky at the Sport and Congress Center in Schwerin. A year removed from a failed bid to unseat WBA kingpin Hugo Hernan Garay, southpaw Braehmer started off the fight with Sukhotsky …

By Per Ake Persson PI 2000 have won the rights to stage the fight for the vacant European light heavy title between Nathan Cleverly and Antonio Brancalion. OPI bid 63,100 Euros while Frank Warren came in second with a bid for 60, 000 Euros. Date and site is to be …

WBA middleweight champion Felix Sturm once again had a subpar performance in a title defense and was lucky to walk out of Nuerburgring Race Track with his world title still intact after a clash with Khoren Gevor. Gevor worked his strength advantage over the taller Sturm as soon as the …

Tonight at Nuerburgring race track, in Nuerburg, Germany, WBA middleweight champ Felix Sturm puts his belt at risk for the 7th time when he meets former IBF title challenger Khoren Gevor. Sturm, 32-2-1 (14), is coming off a seventh round stoppage over Japan’s Koji Sato in April and this contest …

© W. Klauke Arena’s stars Herbie Hide, Steffen Kretschmann and Mahir Oral have been received very kindly Monday afternoon in Völklingen, Germany for the first press conference for the big Arena show on June 26 at Hermann-Neuberger Halle.