Female Boxer and former ‘Big Brother’ contestant – Angel McKenzie, found herself in the penultimate task on Simon Cowell’s ‘Red or Black’ game show this weekend.

The new UK show – hosted by Ant and Dec – saw thousands of participants whittled down in its roulette-style competition.

Ms McKenzie made it through to the shows’ live finals with seven other contestants hoping to win the Million-pound prize at the end of the night.

‘Luckily’ predicting the correct colour (red or black, surprisingly!) each time – Ms McKenzie found herself in the final two alongside ‘nice-guy’ Nathan Hageman. More...

Chapter three of boxing’s best-selling rivalry goes on sale this week.

Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao (54-3-2, 38 KOs), the lone congressional representative from the Sarangani province in the Philippines, returns to the Fight Capital of the World to defend his WBO welterweight title against professional nemesis, three-division world champion and future Hall of Famer Juan Manuel Marquez (53-5-1, 39 KOs), of México City.

Pacquiao-Marquez III erupts Saturday, November 12 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev.

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Cambodian boxer Vi Savud defeated Paul Apolinario of the Philippines to claim the vacant WBC International super bantam title at Olympic Stadium in Phnom Penh, Cambodia yesterday. More...

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IBF cruiserweight world champion, Steve ‘USS’ Cunningham, took some time off from training and visited The Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, which will be hosting his world title defense bout against Tomasz ‘Polish Warrior’ Adamek on December 11, 2008. More...

In one of the most significant heavyweight championship fights in years, Samuel Peter and Vitali Klitschko will battle for the WBC Heavyweight title Saturday on Showtime. Both fighters stake claim to the belt highly coveted belt.

Below are quotes from Monday’s press conference in Berlin, Germany. Tensions rose as the controversy over the belt continued when Peter ripped the belt out of Klitschko’s hands and stormed off the stage. More...

World class professional boxing, featuring some of the finest young prospects in the world, returns to the Valencia Ballroom in York, Pennsylvania on Saturday, November 8, presented by TKO Boxing Promotions.

“We were thrilled with the event in July, the fans were terrific and we’re very happy to return next month with another great card at the Valencia Ballroom” said Chet Koerner, President of TKO Boxing Promotions. More...

Following a blistering war of words over the last few years, super middleweights Joey Gilbert and Jesse Brinkley have agreed to settle their score in the ring on Friday, January 30, 2009 it was jointly announced today by co-promoters Chet Koerner of Las Vegas’ TKO Boxing Promotions and Terry Lane’s Let’s Get It On Promotions of Reno. More...

Cristobal Cruz will square off against Orlando Salido on October 23 at Northern Quest Casino for the vacant IBF featherweight championship of the world.

Demetrius Andrade, the 2007 Amateur World Champion and 2008 U.S. Olympian, will make his professional debut in the junior middleweight division at 154 pounds and open the nationally televised event at 5:00 PM Pacific Standard Time. Andrade is the #1 amateur fighter in the world from the United States. More...

"King" Arthur Abraham´s defence of the IBF title against Raul Marquez that was to have taken place last night in Bamberg is postponed until November 8.

According to a press release from Sauerland Event, the champion woke up Saturday morning with "a temperature and flu-like symptoms". Abraham was then diagnosed with influenza which forced a postponement of not just Abraham vs Marquez but for the show as a whole. More...

The Battle is on! Welterweight superpowers Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito square-off in a compelling and eagerly-awaited world title fight to determine the division’s top dog and arguably boxing’s No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter. “The Battle!” / “La Batalla!” -- the pay-per-view extravaganza -- headlined by the Cotto vs. Margarito World Welterweight Championship, will take place Saturday, July 26, at MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Promoted by Top Rank, the fight will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View, beginning at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT. More...

Former British boxer Garry Delaney was jailed for life on Friday 28th July by an Old Bailey judge for the murder of 23 year old Paul Price. The judge Leonard Goldstone ruled that Delaney must serve a minimum of 11 years for what he described as a “Cowardly” attack.

The incident happened in October 2005 when Delaney, 35 years old, was at a disco in the County Hotel in Woodford, Essex. He was asked by a member of staff to help remove Price and his friend who had been refused entry for wearing jeans and trainers. The former boxer, who worked as an East London bouncer, then lifted Price’s friend up off his feet and carried him outside and dropped him into some nearby bushes. More...

Although Joe Calzaghe's opponent for his upcoming title defense on July 8 has yet to be announced, the "Pride of Wales" wastes no time in declaring just who he wants to face in the ring later this year. "Antonio Tarver is my main objective," said the WBO and IBF Super Middleweight Champion. "I'd also love to fight the winner of Winky Wright and Jermain Taylor. Those would be two massive opportunities out there for me, but obviously, they're all fighting in June so we're looking at the autumn as a possibility." More...

Hatton Gives Up IBF 140lb Title!

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Ricky Hatton has given up the IBF Light Welterweight title in order to pursue the WBA Welterweight title of Luis Collazo on May 13 in Boston, MA. Below is the letter Team Hatton sent to IBF President Marian Muhammad to notify that organization of his decision. Hatton remains the WBA Light Welterweight Champion.

Dear Marian Muhammad & The IBF Team,

It is with the greatest regret that I must surrender my IBF Light Welterweight Title. Winning the IBF Championship was without doubt the greatest night of my life and to have to give it up outside of the ring is truly a painful experience. Much worse than the punches I had to take to wrestle the title from Kostya! More...

It was the perfect day off in California; a pleasant afternoon at the beach, with Hawaiian barbecue, a few Coronas, beautiful women and harmonic melodies. In short, a celebration of life. Indeed, it was a celebration as the WBO celebrated the title winning effort of Daniel Ponce De Leon, 27-1 (25), and gave five local boxing gyms the day off. Yesterday, at downtown Long Beach’s Hawaiian BBQ & Fish,

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Daniel Ponce De Leon was honored by receiving his championship belt as the WBO Super Bantamweight World Champion for his twelve round, unanimous decision victory over Sod Looknongyangtoy on October 29, 2005. Also, the WBO presented donations to five Los Angeles area boxing gyms. Held in conjunction with Golden Boy Promotions, the five represented gyms honored by WBO President Paco Valcarcel were: Maywood Boxing Club, Azteca Boxing Club, Los Reyes Boxing Gym, Daniel Ponce De Leon Club and First Street Boxing Gym. More...

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Sitting with magnificent pride along the icy waters of the River Thames, the HMS Belfast graciously welcomed members of the media into one of its cosy cabins for a press conference to announce an exclusive three-fight deal negotiated by Fight Academy and U.S based outfit Banner Promotions with WBA/IBF light-welterweight champion Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton.

If all goes to plan, Hatton (40-0- 30KO’s) will make his American debut this May in a 20,000-seat tent at the Foxwoods Resort in Mashantucket, Connecticut against a high profile opponent.

How fitting, Robert Waterman of Fight Academy remarked off the bat, that Hatton’s impending invasion of America be announced from inside a Battleship which, apart from being one of the most potent cruisers in the Second World War, was the first vessel to bomb Normandy prior to the Allied invasion. More...