Brian Peters Promotions will host a press conference in Dublin, Ireland today to announce details of Bernard Dunne’s first defence of his WBA Super Bantamweight title on the next Hunky Dorys World Title Fight Night.

Dunne, 28-1 (15), captured the WBA crown in a slugfest with Ricardo Cordoba at Dublin's 02 Arena, stopping the Panamanian in the 11th frame last March. More...

On July 24, 2009, the Don Haskins Convention Center in El Paso, Texas, will host an exciting night of boxing that will be televised live on ESPN’s Friday Night Fights boxing series.

The event is promoted by Golden Boy Promotions and will feature super bantamweight sensation Antonio Escalante taking on veteran southpaw puncher Cornelius Lock in the main event. More...

Packed from top to bottom with boxing's best young talent, Friday night's "Blaze of Glory" card at UTEP's Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas, is shaping up to be the hottest event of the summer.

"Blaze of Glory" is headlined by the 10-round featherweight showdown between local El Paso hero Antonio Escalante (19-2, 13 KO's) and upset-minded Cornelius Lock (17-4-1, 10 KO's) of Detroit, Michigan. More...

Boxing fans in Chicago are talking “Fight of the Year” candidate about this Friday night’s battle between junior featherweights Antonio Escalante and Gary Stark in the ESPN2 Friday Night Fights main event at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago.

Said Dominic Pesoli of 8 Count Productions, “Since we announced the fight, I’ve had many people who know both fighters tell me their styles make for an outstanding fight. More...

Sensational junior welterweight prospect Ivan Popoca will face Canadian veteran Sebastien Hamel on April 24 at Chicago’s UIC Pavilion in a scheduled six round bout, it was announced today by Dominic Pesoli, President of 8 Count Productions.

The Popoca/Hamel bout is part of an ESPN2 Friday Night Fights card presented by Oscar de la Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions and 8 Count Productions. More...

It was a good Friday night in The States and we start off at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas where Shaun George, 17-2-2 (8), crushed the light heavyweight dreams of former heavyweight world champion Chris Byrd, 40-5-1 (21), gunning down the one-time defensive master in the ninth of a scheduled ten rounder.

Instead of using his counterpunching strengths, 37 year old southpaw Byrd tried to force the action and appeared to no longer have the reflexes to avoid getting hit as he was nailed all night by the younger man.

George landed much of what he threw and dropped Byrd in the first but it wasn't until the ninth round that he could hurt the former Olympian. A left-right combination canvassed Byrd hard in that round and the former heavyweight was then felled by the followup barrage before the bout was finally waived off at 2:45 of the fifth.

Having now won his fourth straight bout, George will be looking to leverage this high profile success into a title shot in the near future while Byrd may just be at the end of the line after a long and proud career that saw him overcome a lot of disadvantages to achieve remarkable feats. More...