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The ten boxers lined-up for Prizefighter Super-Middleweights at York Hall, Bethnal Green on Wednesday June 30 live on Sky Sports began the countdown to the show with today’s promotional shoot at Sky Sports studios in London.

The eight starters on the night were joined by the two reserves for a number of promotional activities including Sky Sports interviews for the night and promotional videos and pictures, all within tantalising touching distance of the Prizefighter trophy which will go to the winner of the 13th edition on Barry Hearn’s eight-man, one night tournament, along with a cheque for £32,000. More...

Former world champion DeMarcus “Chop Chop” Corley of Washington, D.C. (36-13-1, 21 KOs) will fight Detroit southpaw Damian Fuller (30-7-1, 14 KOs) in the July 10th co-main event at the Patriot Center, replacing Baltimore’s Tim “The Pitbull” Coleman (17-1-1, 4 KOs) who suffered a laceration on his head during training last Thursday that forced him out of the fight. More...

Saturday night in Denver, Colorado, Robert Rodriguez and Fidel Maldonado, two of boxing’s brightest young prospects, thrilled local fight fans with spectacular first round knockouts.

Fighting out of nearby Greeley, Colorado, 19 year old super bantamweight Rodriguez improved to 4-0, dropping pro debuting Michael Montalbano three times in the initial stanza on his way to earn his first stoppage. More...

Barry McGuigan has called for the Prizefighter Super Middleweights to match the heart and strength of Willie “Big Bang” Casey when the aim to lift the trophy on Wednesday June 30, live on Sky Sports.

Irish legend McGuigan was ringside when Casey stormed to victory in the super-welterweights the last time Barry Hearn’s eight-man, one night tournament was staged at York Hall, Bethnal Green – and as the super-middleweights take to the venue in a week’s time, the former world champion said they had to match his countryman’s determination if they want to pocket the £32,000 winner’s cheque. More...

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr continued his campaign at middleweight last night, turning back John Duddy at the famed Alamodome in San Antonio, TX.

Chavez was coming off his only previous appearance at the weight, a ten round points verdict over Troy Rowland that was later declared a no contest due to illegal substance use and it was not a given that the 24 year old could handle the challenge posed by career 160 pounder Duddy.

It didn't take long for the Mexican star to show that he indeed could successfully cope with Duddy's strength advantage by outboxing the New York based Irishman from the first round. More...

Tonight at the Alamodome in San Antonio, TX, middleweights Julio Cesar Chavez Jr and John Duddy face off in a WBC title eliminator that also will deliver the WBC silver crown to the winner.

Both Duddy, 29-1 (18), and Chavez Jr, 40-0-1 (30), have attractive records and both boxers sell loads of tickets to massive adoring fans wherever they appear.

They also share another interesting similarity and that is they have each squared off against a long list of less than world class competition, having never shared the ring with a grade A fighter.

At age 24, Chavez has had a load of contests in a hurry and this bout marks just the second time the Mexican has fought at middleweight, coming up from light middle after having turned pro as a super featherweight. More...

Last night at Brentwood Centre in Brentwood, England, heavyweight Tyson Fury defeated arch-rival John McDermott in a rematch to capture the vacant English title.

The pair met last September at the same venue with Fury pulling out a highly controversial points verdict but this time opponent McDermott did not bring the same level of opposition.

Towering over McDermott by half a foot, the 6 foot 7 inch tall Fury controlled the pace of the bout in the early going behind a long jab that kept his Essex based rival at a distance.

McDermott chose not to get to grips with the younger man as he had done in their initial bout but rather bided his time until the hulking Fury ran out of gas. More...

CES puts on the "Pride & Power" fight card tonight at Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, CT.

NABA Heavyweight Championship, 10 rounds
Tony Grano: 218.5 lb
Nicolai Firtha: 254.5 lb More...

Back on the road to a world title shot, bantamweight contender Jose Navarro will headline the next edition of Golden Boy Promotions' "Fight Night Club" in his hometown of Los Angeles on Thursday, July 22 at L.A. Live's Club Nokia in a six round fight.

The co-featured bout on the hit monthly boxing series will be what promises to be a bantamweight war between Montebello's Nestor Rocha and San Diego's Benji Garcia in a six round battle. More...

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Ahead of their WBC Silver title clash tonight at the Alamodome in San Antonio, TX, middleweights John Duddy and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr hit the scales yesterday.

WBC Silver middleweight championship/Title Eliminator, 12 rounds
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr: 160 lb
John Duddy: 159 lb More...

When capturing the WBA Light Heavyweight Championship in just his 10th professional bout back in January, Beibut Shumenov (9-1, 6 KOs) entered the boxing record books for winning a major world title in the light heavyweight division with the fewest number of fights in his professional career, beating Jeff Harding’s record established in 1988 after winning the championship in his 15th professional bout. More...

After a spectacular event in March that saw lightweight contender Vicente Escobedo score another big win, Golden Boy Promotions returns to the Auditorio Plaza La Condesa in Mexico City with an exciting fight card on Friday, June 25 that will be broadcast throughout Latin America on HBO Plus' "Next Boxing Generation" and on TeleFutura's "Sólo Boxeo Tecate" in the United States and Puerto Rico. More...

Ohio heavyweight Nicolai “Stone Man” Firtha has made multiple visits to New England visiting relatives, but this Saturday night he’ll make his first business trip there, challenging Hartford heavyweight favorite Tony “TNT” Grano in the 10-round main event on the “Pride & Power” boxing show, presented by Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment and Sports, Inc. (CES), at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. More...

Middles Gennadyi Golovkin and Milton A Nunez are now tentatively set fight for the WBA "standard" title July 31 in Culiacan, Mexico.

Junior welter Zapir Rasulov, 22-0, and holder of three Youth "world" titles appears on the undercard. More...

On August, 14, 2010, Montreal will host an epic light heavyweight bout featuring Jean Pascal against American sensation, Chad Dawson. This will be for Pascal, the big break he has been looking for since his one and only defeat against Carl Froch.

We all know that big breaks are few and far between in life. For professional boxers, those breaks are even harder to come by. Jean Pascal was given such an opportunity in 2008, when he travelled to England to face Carl Froch. After that defeat, it took Pascal two years to fight his way back to the top.

The stage is now set for Pascal to deliver and take full advantage of this golden opportunity. With the fight scheduled to take place in Montreal, there is no doubt that Pascal will be the favourite to win. It is no secret that fighting in front of the home crowd often propels a boxer to victory, giving a slight edge to the hometown hero.

None of us have forgotten what happened with Bute and Andrade; a decision by the referee that cost Andrade a victory. While no one expects the same debacle to happen on August 14, we can’t help but point out that fighting in Montreal will certainly make Pascal harder to beat.

Pascal is currently the WBC and IBO light heavyweight champion. The 27 year old Haitian/Canadian boxer is coming off a successful title defence against Adrian Diaconu; he has a record of 25 wins and one loss with 16 knockouts. More...