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James "Lights Out" Toney weighed 233 pounds, and Samuel "The Nigerian Nightmare'' Peter tipped scales at 257 at Thursday's weigh-in at STAPLES Center. Afterward, the boxers exchanged words and had to be separated. Toney and Peter collide in Saturday's main event at STAPLES on SHOWTIME (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast). In the excellent SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING co-feature, Eric "Mighty Mouse" Aiken defends his IBF featherweight title against Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero.

IBF light heavyweight champion Clinton Woods’s promoter Dennis Hobson has agreed to offer a $50,000 side bet to Saturday’s Bolton Arena challenger Glen Johnson.

“I’ll put my money where my mouth is,” said Hobson. “If Johnson wants a side-bet I’m game. I bet $50,000 that Clinton will beat him Saturday night.”

At Thursday’s final press conference, the challenger tried to goad Woods into a sidebet where Johnson would merely have to avoid getting knocked out to collect. More...

Promoted by Sycuan Ringside Promotions, undefeated former world champion Joan Guzman and World Boxing Council super bantamweight champion Israel Vazquez held an open media workout from the Oscar de la Hoya Youth Center in Los Angeles Thursday.

Guzman challenges current WBO 130-pound champion Jorge Barrios Sept. 16 at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas and live on HBO Pay-Per-View while Vazquez and World Boxing Organization bantamweight champion Jhonny Gonzalez square off.

The following are quotes from Guzman and Vazquez following their workout: More...

On the undercard of the Sam Peter vs. James Toney bout, Eric Aiken, 16-4 (12), is set to make the first defense of his newly acquired IBF Featherweight title against Roberto Guerrero, 18-1-1 (11). Back in May, Aiken pulled off a highly unlikely upset victory over Valdemir Pereira to win the strap. While this accomplishment might pale in comparison to Buster Douglas beating Tyson or George Forman capping off a 10 year hiatus by winning the heavyweight title, most people like when the underdog pulls it out. So in the spirit of JJ Braddock and Iran Barkley, I give to you my 10 biggest and most unlikely upsets over the past 15 years of boxing.

10.) Eddie Sanchez over J.C. Candelo: It was hot August night back in 2004 and it looked like the fight fans were in for a treat as the undefeated prospected Joachim Alcine was set to take on J.C. Candelo, at that time the #5 ranked middleweight by the IBF. Candelo was fresh off of losses to Winky Wright and Kassim Ouma and needed a big performance to stay in the mix. Everything chanced quickly as Alcine failed his medical exam and was not allowed to fight. It looked like the fans were robbed of a good night of boxing. More...

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James Toney (69-4-3, 1 ND, 43 KOs) faces Sam Peter (26-1, 22 KOs) in a WBC heavyweight elimination bout and IBF featherweight champion Eric Aiken (16-4, 12 KOs) defends against and Robert Guerrero (18-1-1, 11 KOs) Saturday at STAPLES Center on SHOWTIME (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast).

Tickets, priced at $300, $150, $75 and $50, are available at TicketMaster locations and at STAPLES Center's Box Office.

JAMES “LIGHTS OUT’’ TONEY

“I am the true heavyweight champion. The four other guys are nothing. There are only a couple of days left. I can’t wait. All this talking, telephone calls, press conferences, it is time for them to cease. More...

Gary Reid returned to Impact Boxing’s gym in Stoke-on-Trent on Monday after taking a two-week holiday in Egypt and declared himself ready and waiting to take on Nigel Wright for his English Light-Welterweight belt. Reid, dubbed “The Body-Snatcher’ on account of his fearsome punching power, said: “The break has done me a power of good, I am feeling ready for

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anything now and I cant wait to get into the ring again. I had been suffering with a niggling shoulder injury since I fought Leo O’Reilly but the rest seems to have done it good and I feel better than ever now.” More...

Long regarded as one of boxing’s best, pound for pound, Interim WBO featherweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez has now joined the star-studded roster of Golden Boy Promotions and will once again be able to display his explosive talent worldwide.

“We are incredibly excited to work with a great fighter like Juan Manuel Marquez,” said Oscar De La Hoya, President of Golden Boy Promotions. “He is one of the most dangerous fighters in the world and a serious threat to any fighter from 126 to 130 pounds. Being able to act as his promoter is an honor, and the boxing world should gear up for some exciting things from “Dinamita.’” More...

The Nikolai "Giant Russian" Valuev media tour makes a stop at the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, the Sears Tower in Chicago, today after a successful tour of New York two days ago. The WBA Heavyweight Champion and Don King were featured on the Fox News Channel's "Your World with Neil Cavuto" in the Big Apple on Tuesday before venturing out to Flushing Meadows and the U.S. Open tennis tournament. Valuev wanted to see his friend Maria Sharapova compete at 7 p.m. but play was postponed due to rain. More...

Highly-regarded Samuel “The Nigerian Nightmare” Peter is by no means the only top-flight heavyweight in the stable of Duva Boxing and promoter Dino Duva. Here comes undefeated Mike “The Italian Stallion” Marrone, who will show his considerable talent on the under card of the big Peter vs. Toney show at Staples Center this Saturday night, September 2, in Los Angeles. More...

Johnson challenges Woods to a bet of $50,000 on this weekends IBF Title fight, Woods refuses.

As things heat up for the IBF Light Heavyweight Title fight between Glen Johnson and Clinton Woods, Johnson confronts Woods at today’s press conference in Bolton, England regarding comments that Woods apparently made in reference to knocking Johnson out in the sixth round of their upcoming contest.

“I bet you $50,000 that you don’t beat me,” said Johnson More...

WBO Junior Featherweight Champion and current Golden Boy Promotions fighter Daniel Ponce De Leon has re-signed a multi-fight deal/multi-year deal with Golden Boy Promotions.

“Golden Boy Promotions is committed to the success of Daniel Ponce De Leon and we are very pleased that he has decided to remain in the Golden Boy family. At Golden Boy Promotions we believe in transparency and I believe that Daniel re-signing is a indication that we are doing things the right way.” said Golden Boy Promotions, President, Oscar de la Hoya. More...

Unlike previous media gatherings in advance of the September 2nd “NO RISK, NO REWARD” boxing event, today’s final press conference at LA’s Staples Center featured little in the way of the usual banter and personal insults.

Instead, main event heavyweights James “Lights Out” Toney and Samuel “The Nigerian Nightmare” Peter, and co-featured IBF Featherweight champion Eric “Mighty Mouse” Aiken and his challenger, NABF champion Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero and their trainers brought to today’s media session a “The fun is over, let’s get down to business” approach just three days before their respective showdowns at Staples to be televised on “Showtime Championship More...

Hartlepool, England's Michael Hunter, the reigning European Super Bantamweight
Champion, is one of Britain’s most exciting boxers. His aggressive, come forward style of fighting delights both his loyal fan base - a huge crowd of vocal supporters who follow Michael to each and every fight he has - and a television audience that watch him on Sky Sports. He is quite simply never in a bad fight and in the not too distant future a world title shot will
surely be his.

Currently in training for his next bout, Michael very kindly took time out to talk to SaddoBoxing recently. The following text recounts how the interview went and what the top-ten world rated super bantamweight had to say

SaddoBoxing: I know you are in training at the moment, have you an opponent lined up for your next fight?

Michael Hunter: Well, I won't say until it’s finalised, but there are three possible names lined up. I'm fighting on November the 3rd. But as I say, its down to one of three opponents. More...

"I'm Willing To Fight Anybody At 160-168!"

What has boxing come to when one of the sport's best prospects cannot land a quality fight? This seems to be the case for the Tulsa, Oklahoma native Allan Green, 21-0 (15). It is truly puzzling to me why any of today's top fighters in the super middleweight division will not put their names on the dotted line next to Green's. Of course, there was some talk of Green fighting the 168 pound champion Joe Calzaghe sometime in the fall of this year but Green simply brushed those rumors aside. "He (Calzaghe) wasn't serious. His camp offered us a deal just for the sake of making a offer. Anybody in their right mind wouldn't have taken that deal."

Some boxing pundits would even argue that Green is not ready for Calzaghe at this point in his career. Green would even agree to that assessment to an extent, by confirming that at this moment in time he feels he has yet to reach his full potential but he would certainly not hesitate at the opportunity to fight for a world title. So the question still stands, if Calzaghe is currently out of the picture, then who would Green want to fight? "Peter Manfredo," Green replied. "Because he is known. I'd even fight Jeff Lacy, it doesn't matter to me. I'd go down to 160 and fight Jermain Taylor." More...

The salmon can only leap over the bear so many times before it is finally caught. Before those great big teeth chomp down and devour.

Once upon a time, not so terribly long ago, a courageous fighter by the name of Chris Byrd glided effortlessly over some of the grouchiest grizzlies in the land just like one of his namesakes in the sky. A ghost in boxing trunks. Jackpots at a Las Vegas casino are easier to hit than he was.

For a long while, catching him was like trying to catch Moby Dick. More...