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Last night at the Metrodome in Barnsley, England Frank Maloney hosted a fight night billed as “Sublime Skill vs. Brute Force”, headlined by the clash between Rendall Munroe of Leicester, England and Kiko Martinez of Alicante, Spain.

"Boxing Binman" or "2Tone" Munroe would face Spaniard ‘La Sensation’ Martinez for the fourth defence of his European Super Bantamweight belt which he won from Martinez in March last year.

There was a great atmosphere at the Metrodome as a sea of fluorescent tabbards awaited the entrance of popular Munroe. The taller Leicester man looked in fantastic shape as he waited to hear the bell signalling the start of the fight.

Straight away, both boxers get to work, with Martinez starting fast and targeting the body of Munroe. Mid-way through the first round, Martinez already has a cut to the right eye and Munroe also has blood to the face.

The Spaniard scores with the left hook and Munroe tucks in tight as he goes for the body again. As he goes back to the corner, it’s clear that Munroe has a cut to the left brow and a nick on the head. More...

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It was all right hands on Friday’s ShoBox: The New Generation as IBF Cruiserweight Champion Tomasz Adamek, 37-1 (25), successfully defended his title against Johnathon Banks, 20-1 (14), with a win by technical knockout at 1:30 of the eighth round at Newark, NJ's Prudential Center. More...

The WBC Super Middleweight title fight between undefeated title holder Carl Froch, 24-0 (19), and ex-Middleweight World Champion Jermain Taylor, 28-2-1 (17), has been set for April 25 with the clash possibly taking place at Foxwoods at Mashantucket, CT.

Showtime will present the bout as Nottingham man Froch makes his American TV debut following the exciting victory for the vacant WBC title against Canada's Jean Pascal last December.

Taylor is coming off a WBC title eliminator win over former IBF Champ Jeff Lacy in November and represents the biggest threat to date to Froch's unbeaten record.

One of the most anticipated matchups in the lightweight division takes place tonight as Juan Manuel Marquez clashes with Juan Diaz for the WBA, WBO and IBO title belts at Houston's Toyota Center with WBA Featherweight Champion Chris John making his first American appearance on the undercard as the Indonesian faces local challenger Rocky Juarez.

Marquez, 49-4-1 (36), and Diaz, 34-1 (17), both made weight yesterday, coming in at 134.24 and 143.5 pounds respectively with John, 42-0-1 (22) tipping the scales at 125.25 pounds and Juarez, 28-4 (20), at 125.5 pounds.

At 35 years of age and a natural featherweight, Mexico's Marquez is risking a great deal in this contest with Diaz, who fought his first year as a pro at light welter and is ten years younger than Marquez.

Also, Diaz is immensely popular in his hometown of Houston and on his side he'll have a bigger portion of the large crowd expected to pack out the cavernous Toyota Center. More...

Bernard Dunne, Kenny Egan and Katie Taylor will appear on "Tubridy Tonight" on RTÉ ONE from 21:35 on Saturday night.

The knockout trio will chat to host Ryan Tubridy ahead of their bouts on the Hunky Dorys World Title Fight Night at The O2, Dublin on Saturday, March 21.

Dunne tops the bill when he challenges Ricardo Cordoba for the Panamanian’s WBA Super Bantamweight title in the first world title fight on Irish soil for 13 years. More...

The long awaited showdown between Northern Nevada arch rivals Jesse Brinkley and Joey Gilbert lived up to it's billing of "Civil War" as a packed house of over 7,000 fight fans stood “loud and proud” for their Northern Nevada favorites on Saturday, February 14.

With blood being drawn early, the super middleweight battle quickly turned into an outstanding war with each fighter bravely soldiering on to the final twelve round bell in a ring covered in the sweat and blood of the two warriors.

Presented by Reno's Let’s Get It On Promotions and Las Vegas based TKO Boxing Promotions, "Civil War" will be broadcast starting next week as fight fans across North America can see the long awaited grudge match between these two super middleweights. More...

2004 US Olympian Jason “Big Six” Estrada, and Alexander Povetkin, 2004 Olympic Gold Medalist and the IBF’s No. 1 contender, will clash April 4 in Dusseldorf, Germany.

Estrada, 15-1 (3), and Povetkin, 16-0 (12) ,should have fought in the amateurs at the 2003 World Championships or a scheduled USA-Russia dual meet later that year. Estrada, however, as the No. 1 USA super heavyweight, had to fight in the Pan-American Games, where he captured gold in his Olympic qualifier. More...

On March 6 at the beautiful Mohegan Sun Resort and Casino, Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing will put on an exciting six bout card, headlined by a sizzling showdown between Star Boxing promoted welterweights Delvin Rodriguez, 23-2-2 (14), and Shamone "The Truth" Alvarez, 20-1 (11). At stake will be Rodriguez's USBA welterweight championship. More...

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Pound-for-pound boxing king and reigning Fighter of the Year, Manny Pacquiao, was in his hotel room throwing feathered darts onto a practice dart board on Friday night. More...

British Lightweight champion John Murray will be at the Norfolk Showground in Norwich tonight to keep a close eye on European champ, Jon Thaxton, as he makes the first defence of his title against Anthony Mezzache.

Murray will be providing expert analysis for ITV4, who are broadcasting the Hennessy Sports show live from 7:45pm, and he will have a keen interest in the main event as local hero Thaxton looks to see off the challenge of French champ Mezzache. More...

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The four fighters who will appear on ShoBox: The New Generation tonight on Showtime at 11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast, made weight on their first try Thursday at The Prudential Center in Newark, NJ.

Tomasz Adamek of Jersey City, N., by way of Poland, and Johnathon Banks, of Detroit, squared off after the weigh-in. More...

English super middleweight champion Paul David has delivered the verbal equivalent of a ground-and-pound on March 28 opponent Tony Quigley, assuring the Liverpool challenger that he’ll be free to fulfil his UFC dream after their 10 rounder at the Echo Arena.

“I heard Quigley’s looking to become a UFC fighter at some point; well, I’m going to make sure this is his last boxing match on March 28,” states David. “I’ll put his lights out and then he can run along to the UFC and live his dream. Boxing ain’t his thing.” More...

Golden Boy Promotions invites the public to watch the weigh-in today for the "Supremacy" fight card headlined by the Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Juan Diaz WBO, WBA and IBO Lightweight tittle fight.

Also scheduled to appear are Chris John and Rocky Juarez, who will contend for the WBA Featherweight title, along with a full complement of undercard fighters.

The weigh-in ceremonies take place at 1PM today at the Toyota Center, 1510 Polk Street in Houston, Texas, 77002.

Tyson Fury and Sam Sexton finally came face to face in Norwich yesterday but a heavyweight showdown between the two still doesn’t seem to be any closer to reality.

Fury was in Sexton’s hometown for a press conference ahead of his fight with Daniel Peret at the Norfolk Showground on Saturday night. More...

Former IBF Lightweight King Paul Spadafora declared himself undaunted, undeterred and ready, willing and able to fight, at an afternoon press conference today at the Pittsburgh Hilton. Spadafora, 41-0-1, will headline a six-bout card, Tuesday, March 31 at the Pittsburgh Hilton. More...

In the short hours leading up to tonight's big triple championship boxing bill at local venue The Metrodome, the town of Barnsley, England has been flooded with fans who have invaded "The Tarn" for the European super bantamweight title rematch between reigning champion Rendall Munroe and the man he beat for the title, Kiko "La Sensacion" Martinez. More...

Rendall Munroe has hailed his former amateur trainers who stopped him from walking away from boxing when he was a teenager. Leicester's boxing binman listened and is on the verge of a world title challenge provided he successfully defends his European super-bantamweight championship against old rival Kiko Martinez, 20-1, at Barnsley Metrodome on Friday. More...

It is with much anticipation and excitement that InterBox unveils its undercard for its upcoming boxing gala, entitled "Superstition", scheduled for Friday, March 13 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada.

A busy night of fights is on order as five undercard bouts will be presented before the main event, which will showcase IBF Super Middleweight Champion Lucian Bute, 23-0 (18), who will put his title on the line against hard hitting Colombian Fulgencio Zuniga, 22-3-1 (19). More...

Twelve days after Reno’s St. Valentines Day Massacre, in which Jesse Brinkley bloodied and beat Joey Gilbert over twelve rounds, the world ranked super middleweight is looking for bigger fights against boxing’s top echelon.

“The fight with Gilbert was pretty easy," said the Yerington, NV native. "He never changed his game plan, he kept on moving and I kept on tracking him down and drilling him. More...

Classic Entertainment and Sports, Inc. president Jimmy Burchfield made several key announcements today, ranging from a minimum 11 fight schedule in 2009 to major bouts in Germany for two of his top boxers, Jason “Big Six” Estrada and cruiserweight “Awesome” Aaron Williams.

CES has scheduled 11 pro shows including six at Twin River in Lincoln, Rhode Island that started January 19, and four at Plymouth, kicking-off with “Mayflower Madness” on March 6 at Memorial Hall. More...