Tonight in Hollywood, Florida, two junior welterweights will fight for the IBF title which was vacated by Ricky Hatton. As we all know the Jr welterweight division just a few short years ago was was loaded with talent, from Koysta Tszyu, Arturo Gatti, Floyd Mayweather, Miguel C! otto, and Ricky Hatton. Today Tszyu has one foot in retirement and the rest of the former 140 lbs stars have moved up to welterweight. But do not be fooled, the current class at junior welterweight is still thriving with talent.

For one, you still some of the old guard of junior welters who did not make the move up to 147, they are; the top contender Junior Witter, big punching Vivian Harris, as well as two solid veterans in DeMarcus "Chop Chop" Corely and Carlos Maussa. Also, the dangerous Mexican fighter Jose Luis Castillo has moved up to junior welter. But there are also some great prospects out there as well, such as Mike Arnauotis, Demetrius Hopkins, and the smooth talking, fast punching Paulie Malignaggi. More...

Eight-Man Tourney Begins Friday, July 28, 2006, at 11 p.m. ET/PT On “ShoBox: The New Generation”

Some of the best 168-pound prospects in the world are set to compete in a single-elimination tournament on “ShoBox: The New Generation” to determine the top super middleweight contender. In the first professional boxing tournament televised on the “ShoBox” series, eight young prizefighters will attempt to win three consecutive 10-round bouts in order to put themselves on the doorstep of a world title. More...

The last two years have been tough for Dominick Guinn, ironically nicknamed "The Southern Disaster", once thought to be one of the best up and comers on the American heavyweight scene. Since March of 2004, Guinn has only seen victory over such bit players as Audley Harrison and Phil Jackson while drawing with journeyman Friday Ahunanya and losing to top men James Toney, Sergei Lyakhovic and Monte Barrett. While Toney and Lyakhovic are or were world champions and Barrett may yet enjoy that same status in the near future, Guinn was thoroughly outclassed last night by well managed Was! hington DC southpaw Tony Thompson at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, CA.

Guinn, 26-4-1 (18), simply couldn't muster any kind of offensive strategy against the taller Thompson, 27-1 (17), as the southpaw used his reach advantage to thoroughly control the Arkansas man. For Thompson, it was a superb win that will likely lead to the type of high profile opportunities that had eluded the 34 year old until this fight. More...

Tonight at York Hall in London, unbeaten bantamweight Martin Power looks to add to his title collection when he takes on South African visitor Tshifiwa Munyai for the vacant Commonwealth crown. Already the current British Champion, hometown hero Power, 19-0 (8), has moved through a tough trio of domestic competition over the last year, posting victories over Dale Robinson, Ian Napa and Isaac Ward while Munyai, a bit less experienced at 9-0-1 (5) but sporting the charming nickname of "The Atomic Spider", will be making his first appearance outside his home country. More...

Unbeaten Native American cruiserweight Shawn Hawk Flying High on "Hold Nothing Back!" card Roy Jones-Prince Badi headlines July 29 PPV show in Boise

Unbeaten Crow Creek Sioux cruiserweight Shawn Hawk (11-0, 8 KOs) rated No. 19 by the North American Boxing Association, fights Doug "The Kid" Kaluza (17-5-1, 10 KOs) in an eight-round bout on the "Hold Nothing Back!" pay-per-view show, headlined by the return of five-time world champion Roy Jones, Jr. challenging North American Boxing Organization light heavyweight champion Prince Badi "The Boxing Prince" Ajamu, July 29 at the Qwest Arena in Boise, Idaho. More...

Championship pro boxing July 7 on Cape Cod

Two-time Brazilian Olympian Agnaldo Nunes, reigning International Boxing Association featherweight champion, has been matched against Brooklyn brawler Sharmir “Isa” Reyes in the eight-round co-feature on an explosive July 7 “Let Freedom Ring” championship pro boxing show at the Cape Cod Melody Tent in Hyannis, Massachusetts.

Nunes (15-1-1, 8 KOs) is coming off of notable win by 10-round decision against Adalberto Borquez (12-1). Agnaldo’s also beaten Raymundo Beltran (16-2). His lone loss was in his seventh fight to Eric “Mighty Mouse” Aiken (8-1), the newly crowned IBF featherweight champion, by six- round decision (58-54, 57-55, 56-55). More...

All boxing fans love a slugfest. This type of fight is guaranteed to get the pulses racing. Sure, we fans respect and appreciate the fine art of boxing - the superb defensive skills of hitting and not being hit - but deep down every fan hopes to see a violent slugfest in the ring. The excitement of such a spectacle, where both fighters take turns in landing the dominant blows, which often results in a knockdown or two, really lets out the passion and fire that every fight fan has inside his chest - in the form of deafening screams and roars of approval. As much as a chess match style boxing encounter may appeal to a boxing fan on a different level, it will not produce the kind of sore throat inducing fervour that a classic slugfest does.

In this article, I give my choice for the ten greatest ever fights of this kind. Fights that were the word excitement defined. In the fights written about here there was nothing but fan satisfaction, at least in terms of action. In other words - slugfests! More...

Former world champ William Guthrie taking next step up July 29 in Boise

Former International Boxing Federation light heavyweight champion William “KO King” Guthrie (33-3-1, 26 KOs) takes a major step up in his comeback bid July 29 against Luke Munsen (19-5, 13 KOs), in a 12-round title fight for the vacant IBF International Cruiserweight Title, on the “Hold Nothing Back!” pay-per-view show at Qwest Arena in Boise, Idaho.

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“Hold Nothing Back!” is headlined by the return of five-time world champion Roy Jones, Jr. challenging Guthrie’s Silverhawk Boxing stablemate, North American Boxing Organization light heavyweight champion Prince Badi “The Boxing Prince” Ajamu. More...

Talented boxing blow by blow man and WFAN Radio's (660 AM) Giants play by play voice Bob Papa will “swim with the fishes,” at least for one night, when Sopranos star Joe Gannascoli (Vito Spatafore) is the mob boss of roasters at Ram Roast II to benefit Fordham University athletics on Thursday night, June 29, at Tavern on the Green. Papa will receive the Ram Tough Award from his alma mater for sitting in the hot seat, while Gannascoli will be joined on the dias firing way at Papa by football coaching legend Dan Reeves, former Giants stars Carl Banks (WFAN/Sirius Radio) and Howard Cross (YES Network), YES Network’s Yankees voice Michael Kay, WB/11’s Sal Marchiano, Sirius Radio's Steve Cohen, boxing promoter Dino Duva, and Jack Curry of the New York Times. Kay, Curry and Marchiano are also Fordham alum. WFAN midday host Joe Benigno will serve as Roast Master General, the Master of Ceremonies. More...

Cedric Kushner’s Gotham Boxing brings big name heavyweight prizefighters to center stage when it presents “Heavyweight Extravaganza” featuring no. 2 ranked Shannon Briggs in the main event, and the come backing David Tua in the co-feature on Wednesday night, July 26, at the Grand Ballroom at Manhattan Center in New York City, it was announced today.

Brooklyn’s Briggs, an omnipresent contender in the heavyweight division for the past decade, tries to continue his roll as a top contender and looks for the opportunity to re-capture the world title. Briggs, the USBA, NABA and NABO Heavyweight Champion, headlined the debut card of Gotham Boxing last May. Briggs has put forth a sterling 47-4-1 ring record, with 41 victories coming by way of knockout. The veteran heavyweight is ranked second by the WB0, seventh by the IBF, eighth by the WBC and 10th by the WBA. Briggs is a winner of 11 in a row and is ready to take on all comers. More...

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I have to give HBO credit for trying something new so I will let them slide for the boring segment of Boxing after Dark this weekend. Getting undefeated prospects to fight each other is virtually impossible these days and they managed to get two fights like this. In theory it was a very good idea because everyone loves a prospect and two of the fighters on the card were building some serious buzz in the business. Unfortunately in boxing when you get your hopes up you are usually disappointed. The fireworks that were sold turned out to be duds, there weren't any explosive moments in either fight and on top of that, we were forced to once again put up with Fran Charles and his horrible commentary. More...

Tommy "Hitman" Hearns

"He's a little bit too anxious to make things happen" (referring to Ronald)

Ronald Hearns

"It's an honor to have our father's pave the way, and now we have the opportunity to pave our own way and get out of their shadows."

"Everyone expects me to go out there and expects the same things, but once you see me out there, you'll see the similarities" (when asked if his and his father's styles are the same) More...

Future Hill-Keene WBA title fight possibility at stake Roy Jones-Prince Badi headlines July 29 PPV show

BOISE, Idaho (June 26, 2006) - Much more than his 52nd victory may be on the line for Idaho icon Kenny "The Emmett Eliminator" Keene when he fights ex-International Boxing Federation champion "King" Arthur Williams (42-14-1, 29 KOs) on July 29 in a 10-round Special Cruiserweight Attraction bout at the Qwest Arena in Boise, Idaho. More...

North American Boxing Organization cruiserweight champion Prince Badi “The Boxing Prince” Ajamu has dedicated his July 29 title fight, against five-time world champion Roy Jones, Jr., to
his cousin, the late two-time world heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson (1956-59, 1960-61).

Prince Badi (25-2-1, 14 KOs), rated No. 5 by the World Boxing Council and No. 7 by the World Boxing Organization, defends his NABO belt against Jones in the 12-round main event headlining the July 29 “Hold Nothing Back!” pay-per-view show at Qwest Arena in Boise, Idaho. More...

Former International Boxing Federation cruiserweight champion Kelvin "Lil' Tyson" Davis has been added to an already explosive July 7 "Let Freedom Ring" championship pro boxing show at the Cape Cod Melody Tent in Hyannis, Massachusetts.

Jimmy Burchfield's Classic Entertainment & Sports, Inc. (CES) in association with Lincoln Park and Four Points Sheraton Hyannis Resort, is promoting "Let Freedom Ring," which will be broadcast in New England on Saturday, July 8 at 7:00 PM/ET on CN8, The Comcast Network. The event will re-air network wide on Saturday, July 29 at 7:00 PM/ET. More...