Before legendary Philadelphia warrior Bernard "The Executioner" Hopkins steps into the ring in his hometown to face Enrique Ornelas at the Liacouras Center at Temple University on Wednesday, December 2, the next generation of champions and contenders will battle it out and show their local fans just what it means to be a fighter from Philadelphia. More...

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Ahead of the Golden Boy Promotions fight card tonight at Toyota Center in Houston, TX, the principal boxers have been weighed.

NABO junior welter championship, 12 rounds
Juan Diaz: 137.75 lb
Paulie Malignaggi: 138.25 lb More...

Former two-time world champion Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero now has a new opponent for his June 12th fight at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California, after original foe Johnnie Edwards withdrew from the bout due to a back injury.

Stepping up to the plate for the ESPN "Friday Night Fights" main event is veteran contender Efren "Huracan" Hinojosa. More...

Former two-time world champion, Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero, is looking sharp during training camp in preparation for his ESPN 2 "Friday Night Fights" debut, set to take place June 12, 2009 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose.

The Glendale Fight Club in Southern California is where Guerrero's been doing most of his sparring while getting ready for a Johnny Edwards, a bout scheduled for ten rounds. More...

The pride of Gilroy, California, former two-time world featherweight champion Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero, returns to HP Pavilion at San Jose on June 12th to fight in front of his Northern California fans in the main event of ESPN's "Friday Night Fights" against Johnnie Edwards.

"We are excited to bring Robert back to his loyal hometown fans," said Oscar de la Hoya, President of Golden Boy Promotions. "He has a huge fan base there and I know they're going to come out in force to cheer him on." More...

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Ahead of the fight card tonight at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, the principal fighters stepped to the scales yesterday.

12 rounds, middleweights
Winky Wright: 159 lb
Paul Williams: 157 lb More...

Philadelphia's undefeated junior welterweight prospect, Danny "Swift" Garcia, 11-0 (7), makes his way back to the ring April 11, 2009 on the Winky Wright vs. Paul Williams card set to take place at the Mandaly Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, NV.

Garcia will square off against Puerto Rico's Edwin Algarin in an eight round bout. More...

Philadelphia's undefeated junior welterweight prospect Danny "Swift" Garcia improved to, 11-0 (7), with a dominating performance against crafty veteran Cristian Favela, now 17-19-6 (10), last night at the Toyota Center in Houston, TX.

In the early rounds, Garcia pressed the action, landing accurate jabs, followed by impressive counter punching that appeared to dishearten the will of his opponent. More...

Danny "Swift" Garcia will make his way back to the ring on February 28, 2009 on the Juan Manuel Marquez vs Juan Diaz card.

The undefeated hard hitting junior welterweight prospect from Philadelphia will face Cristian Favela of Los Mochis, Mexico in a scheduled eight round bout at the Toyota Center in Houston, TX. More...

It was announced today that Golden Boy Promotions prospect Victor Ortiz was named ESPN.com's Prospect of the Year. The rising star had a spectacular 2008, racking up three wins by knockout in three fights and will set his sights on a world title fight in 2009. Earlier this month, Ortiz was also named Sports Illustrated's Prospect of the Year. More...

Philadelphia's hot prospect, Danny "Swift" Garcia, moved to 10-0 (7) with a dominating performance over a game Jose Alfredo Lugo of Mexico last night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Garcia pressed the action from the opening round using a mixture of exciting combinations as he used his swift feet to get in and out of engagement. In the middle rounds, Garcia ripped the body with both hands followed by hooks to the head and the occasional impressive uppercut. More...

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A day before their celebrated showdown tonight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Oscar De La Hoya and opponent Manny Pacquiao both made weight for their 147 pound contest.

De La Hoya shocked those in attendance by coming in at 145 pounds, the lightest he has been since January, 1997 in the final defense of his WBC Light Welterweight title.

Pacquiao tipped the scales at 142 pounds, a full eight pounds heavier than he has ever weighed for a professional contest and the five foot six inch "pac Man" was towered over during the faceoff by the five foot ten inch De La Hoya. More...

Undefeated junior welterweight prospect, Danny "Swift" Garcia, 9-0 (7), will now face Jose Alfredo Lugo, 10-5-1 (5), of Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico in an eight round bout scheduled for this Saturday on the undercard of De La Hoya vs. Pacquiao. More...

Advancing to eight round bouts is Philadelphia's highly publicized junior welterweight prospect, Danny "Swift" Garcia, 9-0 (7). The Golden Boy Promotions rising star returns to the ring December 6, 2008 on the "Dream Match" extravaganza featuring Oscar De La Hoya vs Manny Pacquiao, set to take place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. More...

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IBO Light Welterweight Champion turned back the clock last night in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand, pounding out a vintage high-pressure performance against IBF titlist Paulie Malignaggi for ten rounds until the New Yorker's corner threw in the towel just seconds into the eleventh frame.

Brash Brooklynite Malignaggi backed up his pre-fight boasts in the first round, catching the always advancing Hatton on the way in with sharp jabs but the light hitting IBF beltholder couldn't deter the Englishman from his pursuit.

In the second, Hatton struck the target with right hands on two occasions that shook Malignaggi badly and also began to mix in trademark left hooks to the body of his surprised foe. More...

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As Las Vegas prepares for tonight's fight night which headlines Ricky Hitman’ Hatton vs. Paulie ’Magic Man’ Malignaggi, Mancunian Hatton promises to give the best performance of his career - but the camp's main concern is that the 5,000 British fans who have made the trip to Vegas don’t ‘boo’ the American National Anthem again this year!

There was some embarrassment last year when the Brits jeered throughout the Anthem for Floyd Mayweather vs. Hatton and - not wanting to upset American Officials - Team Hatton are hoping they’re quiet this time.

With a renewed enthusiasm - Hatton is looking to prove the skeptic's wrong - all those people that think he might be finished.

With new trainer Floyd Mayweather Sr subjecting him to a different training regime, Hatton promises to ‘thrill’ once more. But with so many changes - and without the familiar face of Billy Graham in his corner - psychologically, will it be too much for the Hitman? More...

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In preparation for their hotly anticipated clash this evening at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, top light welters in the world Ricky Hatton and Paulie Malignaggi made weight yesterday along with the undercard fighters.

Ricky Hatton: 140 lb
Paulie Malignaggi: 139 lb More...

Paulie Malignaggi: "I'm just glad to be here and I want to thank everybody. I'm not going to go through the names because there are a thousand of them but I want to thank everyone who's involved in setting up this whole show.

"I feel very prepared and I've had a great camp. I'm more than ready for this fight Saturday night. Like Lou [Di Bella] said, I've been waiting a long time for a fight of this magnitude and it's finally here and it's a very exciting time for me. More...

British welterweight star Matthew Hatton and junior featherweight contender Rey "Boom Boom" Bautista will be pushed to the limit in pivotal bouts on the off-television undercard of Saturday night's showdown between Ricky "The Hitman" Hatton and Paul "Magic Man" Malignaggi at the MGM Grand Garden Arena
in Las Vegas, Nevada. More...

Danny "Swift" Garcia's, 8-0 (7), opponent has been announced. Philadelphia's undefeated rising star faces a stiff challenge in Adan Hernandez, 15-5 (5). More...