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In an unusual twist of events, two world title belts - one currently owned by Timothy “Desert Storm’’ Bradley and one he recently relinquished - will be on the line during a unique world championship doubleheader featuring four of the most talented 140-pounders in the world on Saturday, Aug. 1, live on Showtime at 9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast. .

Bradley (24-0, 11 KOs) will risk his WBO belt against former unified lightweight world champ Nate “The Galaxxy Warrior” Campbell (33-5-1, 25 KOs) in the main event. More...

WBC No. 1-ranked super lightweight Devon Alexander “The Great” will fight for the vacant WBC super lightweight championship against the former holder of that belt, Junior “The Hitter” Witter, in a tremendous co-feature on Saturday, Aug. 1 at The Show at Agua Caliente Casino in Rancho Mirage, Calif. on Showtime 9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast.

In an interesting twist, Witter lost this title on May 10, 2008, to undefeated Timothy “Desert Storm” Bradley (24-0, 11 KOs), who will defend his WBO 140-pound crown against former unified lightweight world champion Nate “Galaxxy Warrior” Campbell (33-5-1, 25 KOs) in the main event on this card. More...

Two of the hardest-hitting boxers in the world will meet when International Boxing Federation bantamweight champion Joseph King Kong Agbeko defends his crown against two-division world champion Vic “Raging Bull” Darchinyan.

The clash takes place at BankAtlantic Center on Saturday, July 11 and on Showtime at 9 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast). The championship is scheduled for 12 rounds. More...

Vic “Raging Bull” Darchinyan arrived in the U.S. late last week to finish training as he looks to become a world champion in a third weight class when he challenges International Boxing Federation (IBF) bantamweight champion Joseph “King Kong” Agbeko on Saturday, July 11, live on Showtime (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast).

Darchinyan has already solidified his status as the No. 1 super flyweight in the world and one of the top pound-for-pound boxers. Now, with less than one month to go before his highly anticipated showdown with Agbeko, Darchinyan is back in the U.S. , where he has been dominant in his last three world title fights. More...

It’s hard to tell who this fight means more to. Is it bigger for Antonio DeMarco to impress his growing legion of followers as he climbs up the lightweight rankings ladder? Or will Anges “Baby Face” Adjaho make a name for himself in his Showtime debut and prove he’s a legitimate top-10 contender in the 135-pound weight class? More...

Don King Productions, Inc. and Hennessy Sports informed the WBC that they have reached an agreement to stage the Devon Alexander vs. Junior Witter fight for the vacant WBC super lightweight world championship on July 11, 2009.

The WBC wishes the best of luck to both fighters and are very proud that the promoters reached an amicable agreement.

Back in Las Vegas following his junior middleweight showdown with Cory Spinks this past Saturday night, Deandre Latimore has had a couple of days to review tapes of the battle and has one conclusion.

“Of course I won the fight, I wanted to see the tape and judge it for myself," he said. "I think Cory won five rounds, I’ll give him those, but I knocked him down in the first and won the other six rounds”. Official scores were 115-112, 114-113 for Spinks and 115-112 for Latimore. More...

Former unified welter and IBF 154 pound champ Cory Spinks clashed with local upstart Deandre Latimore in a battle of southpaws for the vacant IBF Light Middleweight title on a good Don King card in font of 9,000 fans at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, MO.

Latimore had parlayed an upset of Sechew Powell last June into the clash with Spinks and the hard-punching 23 year old made the most of his opportunity last night.

Spinks was canvassed when he walked into a right hook in the first frame but beat the count and saw out the round through his long big-fight experience.

Latimore found the quicksilver Spinks a difficult target to hit cleanly with more than a smattering of shots over the next few rounds while the former champion snuck in good counter shots to both head and body at times. More...

Tonight Don King puts on a battle of crosstown rivals in St. Louis, MO as light middleweights Cory Spinks and Deandre Latimore meet for the vacant IBF title at the Scottrade Center.

12 rounds IBF Light Middleweight title
Cory Spinks: 152.75 lb
Deandre Latimore: 153.5 lb

10 rounds super lightweights
Devon Alexander: 140 lb
Jesus Rodriguez: 141 lb More...

The Gateway City’s biggest boxing stars opened their workouts to the media today to promote Friday’s “Show Me in St. Louis” card at Scottrade Center.

The main event features a hometown showdown for the vacant IBF junior middleweight championship when Cory Spinks, 36-5 (11), takes on hard-punching IBF No. 6-ranked contender Deandre “The Bull” Latimore, 19-1 (16). More...

In what will be a brutal battle of pure power punchers, Vic “Raging Bull’’ Darchinyan will attempt to become a world champion in a third weight class when he challenges IBF bantamweight champion Joseph “King Kong” Agbeko on Saturday, July 11, live on Showtime at 9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast. More...

The three best boxers in St. Louis will be showcased on the same Don King-promoted fight card at Scottrade Center on Friday, April 24.

The main event will feature the long-awaited hometown showdown for the vacant IBF junior middleweight championship between former four-time world champion Cory “The Next Generation” Spinks, 36-5 (11), taking on IBF No. 6-ranked contender Deandre “The Bull” Latimore, 19-1 (16). More...

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Last night at the O2 Arena In Berlin, Germany, Vitali Klitschko regained the WBC Heavyweight title that he never lost in the ring by stopping Samuel Peter after seven rounds of combat.

Peter began the bout pressing Klitschko but was taking punishment from the taller man's range-finding left hand, eating jabs and surprisingly quick left hooks. A left hook, right hand over the top combination rocked Peter less than a minute into the fight and suddenly he began to back up from the ever more confident Klitschko.

Klitschko landed several more hard right hands as Peter started to punch the towering Ukrainian's chest. When Peter came forward again, he was nailed with either a left hook or the right until he started to jab and move his head on the way in. By the end of the first, Klitschko had dropped his hands to waist level, goading Peter to come in but ate a few jabs for his trouble as the round ended. More...

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It was a story of youth vs. experience last night at the Palms Casino in Las Vegas, NV and this time, youth won out as Chad Dawson proved to have too much in the arsenal for veteran Antonio Tarver to handle over the course of twelve rounds.

Dawson had voluntarily given up the WBC title he won over Tomasz Adamek last year after three defenses in order to finally face IBF/IBO Champion Tarver, after the two had exchanged verbal shots through the press for a few years.

That decision paid dividends as soon as the bell rang to begin the first round with 26 year old Dawson holding a clear advantage in reflexes and quickness, zipping Tarver with quick combinations and moving off before his 39 year old opponent could land anything of substance.

That scenario was generally the one that played out over the course of the twelve round bout as Dawson didn't have a lot of trouble hitting Tarver but the veteran used good defensive skills to pick off a lot of follow-up punches with his gloves and arms after getting hit with the first shot or two of a combination. More...

After nearly four years out of the ring, Ukrainian Vitali Klitschko challenges "The Nigerian Nightmare", Samuel Peter, for his old WBC Heavyweight Championship at the 02 World Arena in Berlin tonight.

Much has happened since Klitschko's last fight. Brother Wladimir has established himself as top dog in the weight class, unifying half the division and Vitali's opponent this Saturday night is looking to establish his legacy in the division also.

Peter is no stranger to the Klitschko's; back in 2005 in an IBF eliminator, the Nigerian knocked down Wladimir three times before dropping a close but unanimous decision over 12 rounds.

Strong, powerful and durable, Peter dusted himself off and proceeded to score two victories over the crafty veteran James Toney before winning the Interim WBC title with a points victory over Jameel McCline, climbing off the canvas three times to do so, in October 2007. He then won the title proper with a sixth round stoppage over Russian Oleg Maskaev in March this year.

Vitali, the older of the two Klitschkos, represents Peter's toughest test since the last defeat of the "Nigerian Nightmare". Although the challenger has spent four years out of the ring, he is tough, durable and has tons of heart. The sixth round loss on cuts to Lennox Lewis in June 2003 proved that. In that fight, Vitali absorbed bombs that would have knocked out any other fighter.

His only three fights since then was a second round stoppage win over Kirk Johnson in December 2003 and two eight round stoppage wins over Corrie Sanders and Danny Williams in 2004 in WBC title bouts. More...

In one of the most significant heavyweight championship fights in years, Samuel Peter and Vitali Klitschko will battle for the WBC Heavyweight title Saturday on Showtime. Both fighters stake claim to the belt highly coveted belt.

Below are quotes from Monday’s press conference in Berlin, Germany. Tensions rose as the controversy over the belt continued when Peter ripped the belt out of Klitschko’s hands and stormed off the stage. More...

From the office of WBC President José Sulaimán:

World Boxing Council president José Sulaimán will attend the heavyweight world championship fight between champion Samuel Peter of Nigeria and former champion Vitali Klitschko of Ukraine on October 11 in Germany. More...

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Former world champions Ricardo Mayorga and Shane Mosley may not be top caliber light middleweights anymore but they refuse to go away quietly as they rocked the Staples Center in Los Angeles last night with a thrilling back and forth epic that saw both men have their moments before Mosley's punches finally took their toll.

Mayorga's bull-like rushes had Mosley on the back foot early on as the former three weight world champ absorbed the body attack and roughhousing while he studied his antagonist.

The education began to pay off as Mosley started to time Mayorga and catch the Nicaraguan hard man with bracing blows on the way in. More...

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In what should prove to be an interesting boxer vs. slugger matchup tonight from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA, former multi-weight world champions Shane Mosley and Ricardo Mayorga meet in a 12 round contest between aging warriors.

Mosley, 44-5 (37), is the more decorated of the two, having won titles at lightweight, welterweight and light middle and is coming off good performances over the last two years in a losing but hard fought effort against Miguel Cotto, a superb outboxing of Luis Collazo and two stoppage victories over Fernando Vargas.

Mayorga, 29-6-1 (23), is coming off a majority decision win over Vargas last year but the ex-WBC/WBA Welter titlist also was crushed by Oscar De La Hoya in 2006, losing the WBC Light Middle belt in the process. More...

Quotes from Mosley and Mayorga from final press conference at the Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday before this Saturday's showdown at the Home Deport Center in Carson, CA.

Mayorga to Mosley: "I'm glad you're throwing out the first pitch at the Dodgers game tonight. You should be a catcher for the way you take take right hands."

Mayorga to talkative Mosley cutman "Captain" Cassius Green, who always wears his trademark captain's hat, after Green heckled Mayorga from the audience: "I'm glad this guy has his captain's hat on because he and his man are going down like the Titanic on Saturday." More...