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The Malta Boxing Commission announced today that Marianne Marston and Clayton Vella are the first to be issued professional boxer licenses by the Republic of Malta professional boxing sanctioning organisation.

On announcing the first boxers licensed by the Malta Boxing Commission President Alexander Zammit said, “It is with pleasure that I am able to announce that the Malta Boxing Commission has today issued it’s first
professional boxing licenses.

This is a historic day for boxing in Malta, one that heralds a new era that will enable Maltese professional boxers to box under their own flag, instead of having to travel overseas to pursue a career as a professional
boxer.

The two boxers, Marianne Marston and Clayton Vella are talented boxers and we wish them all the success in their chosen career.” More...

Tommy Murphy, President of the Irish Amateur Boxing Association, believes that Ireland's ten-man squad have the talent and the experience to secure Olympic places from the 2011 AIBA World Championships in Azerbaijan.

The World Championships, which begin in Baku in 20 days time, will also act as the first major qualifier for the London 2012 Olympics.

"Everyone involved with Irish boxing wishes our lads the very best of luck and the World Championships, said the IABA President, speaking at today's press conference at the National Stadium gym at the National Stadium in Dublin. More...

Juan Manuel Garay will swap his horse stable for the boxing ring on Friday night, August 19. The Argentinean cruiserweight faces unbeaten Central Area cruiserweight Matty Askin at Blackpool’s Tower Circus.

By day Garay is a polo horse trainer on the outskirts of London, and will be cheered on by his posh polo pals in Askin’s hometown. Garay who has won 18 of his 29 fights spends half the year in England caring for horses and the rest in Buenos Aires racing his dogs. More...

Scott Quigg's WBA world super-bantamweight title eliminator against Franklin Varela this weekend will be broadcast live on You Tube for free.

Unbeaten Quigg faces the tough Venezuelan in his hometown at Bury’s Castle Leisure Centre on Saturday night (July 23).

Hatton Promotions have decided to broadcast the entire card live following the amazing internet success of last week’s Lee Purdy v Craig Watson bill.

Hatton Promotions President Ricky Hatton said: “This sort of thing is still in its infancy, but the feedback we are getting from all over the world is fantastic. More...

It’s June so no better time than Friday for Graduation Day for three talented ShoBox: The New Generation alums returning for a Friday night tripleheader live on Showtime at 11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast.

Lateef Kayode (199.5 pounds), Chris Avalos (120 pounds) and Archie Ray Marquez (133 pounds) all hit their contracted weights just a day before they attempt to move one step closer from prospect to contender. More...

Moroccan stuns Junior Witter to claim the trophy at York Hall

Yassine El Maachi lived up to his nickname ‘The Showman’ as he beat former World Champion Junior Witter to win the Prizefighter Welterweights II crown at York Hall, Bethnal Green on Tuesday night, and says he’s ready to gatecrash the British Welterweight scene. More...

Andre Ward dominated Arthur Abraham with power and speed throughout the fight on his way to a unanimous decision victory on Saturday night. In the process, Ward defended his WBA super middleweight title and became the first finalist in the Super Six semifinals. The question is should boxing fans really care about a tournament that is never-ending and has lost most of its luster?

Some will argue that this tournament displays the best talents of the middleweight division but if that were true why has Lucien Bute been excluded? Bute currently holds the IBF super middleweight title and is undefeated but yet is not part of this prestigious tournament? In fact, the only fighter who saves the Super Six from obscurity is WBA Super World super middleweight champion, Andre Ward.

I do believe that Showtime's Super Six World Boxing Classic is trying to give the sport of boxing what it desperately needs: great match-ups and an exciting tournament that has a purpose, to crown a super middleweight king. However, the main problems are the length of the Super Six and its lack of viability in the U.S. market.

The tournament is perceived as much too long to capture the attention of the casual boxing fan. In the first stage of the competition, each fighter has to compete in three bouts. The next stages has a faster rhythm but still takes time which makes the tournament excessively long.

Adding to the problem is that the Super Six has a small impact on boxing in the United States. The reason why this is such an important element is because, boxing needs to have a revival in the United States. On U.S. soil, fans have turned a blind eye to the sport unless a major name is competing, which doesn't happen often. Whereas in Europe and in Asia, boxing remains one of the major sports and doesn't require a much needed boost.

So far, the Super Six is turning out to be a great event for Ward. Only time will tell, however, if it`s going to be just as good for boxing.

© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing

The final press conference for the kickoff of the Semifinals of the Super Six World Boxing Classic turned tense on Wednesday at Arnie Morton’s The Steakhouse in Burbank, Calif., just three days before tournament favorite Andre Ward defends his WBA super middleweight title against former world champion Arthur Abraham, live on Showtime (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast) from The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. More...

Darren Barker has told Matthew Macklin that their long awaited fight must happen this year if they get through their upcoming title fights.

Barker takes on Domenico Spada at London’s Olympia on Saturday night for the vacant European Middleweight title live on Sky Sports. Should the Londoner regain the title he was forced to surrender when he pulled out of a defence against Macklin through injury. More...

Veteran boxing promoter Cedric Kushner, President of New York City-based Gotham Boxing, is recovering from spinal surgery yesterday that took nearly seven hours.

He is resting comfortably at Mt. Sinai Hospital (room 315), located at Madison and 100th St., in New York City. He is expected to be there for a few days and then be transferred to another facility for physical rehabilitation. More...

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The highly anticipated unification fight between IBF, WBO, IBO and “The Ring” World Heavyweight Champion Wladimir Klitschko and WBA titlist David Haye takes place at the Hamburg Imtech Arena, Germany on July 2. The stadium is the homefield of the German Bundesliga soccer club Hamburger SV.

After months of negotiations and a cancellation of the bout in June 2009, finally the clash of the two knockout kings will happen.

Bernd Bönte, Managing Director of Klitschko Management Group: „We are very glad that this mega fight will finally come true. We expect more than 150 TV stations worldwide to show the fight live or on a delay. Klitschko vs. Haye is definitely one of the top highlights in sport.” More...

Undefeated Irish star Andy Murray will take to the ring at the MEN Arena in Manchester on Saturday night in a supporing role to gym mate Paul McCloskey who will be bidding to capture the WBA Light Welterweight title from Amir Khan.

McCloskey will be bidding to upset local star Khan while Murray will also be in the away corner when he takes on Blackburn's Dezzie Higginson. A win for the Cavan man would see him take his perfect professional record to 24 and 0, just one win away from equalling the longest ever winning strak in Irish professional boxing, that of Befast bantamweight Johnny Caldwell who was 25 and 0 before suffering his first defeat in a World title fight against Brazilian great Eder Jofre in 1962. More...

Michael Sprott will fly the flag for Britain in the Prizefighter International Heavyweights on May 7 at London’s Alexandra Palace, aiming for back-to-back titles in the series.

The 36 year-old is the current UK Prizefighter Heavyweight Champion after lifting the trophy in October but has found opportunities to kick on in his career limited, with just one four-rounder since that night at York Hall. More...

It was almost two weeks ago that WBC Heavyweight Champion Vitali Klitschko made quick work of Cuban-born challenger Odlanier Solis in Cologne, Germany. In fact his ring entrance lasted longer than the fight – which saw him defeat Solis in the first round.

There was some confusion at the time as to what had happened but Klitschko – having landed a left to the temple of his opponent – then watched as Solis struggled to get to his feet with an apparent leg injury.

The day after the fight, Vitali made a statement saying “I feel I hit him hard. This was a knockout, what happened after that…ligaments…knee….it’s his problem”.

Clearly disappointed that his fans had witnessed less than three minutes of their man boxing – Vitali jokes that next time he won’t touch his opponent for three rounds so it’ll last a bit longer!

WBA Champion – David Haye was not impressed by the result. The Brit – now at training camp in Miami – referred to Solis as another ‘fat bum’. More...

Matchroom Sport is delighted to announce that the Prizefighter International Heavyweights will take place at Alexandra Palace on May 7, live on Sky Sports.

The 18th edition of the tournament promises to be the biggest night since the series began in April 2008. It’s the first time fighters from outside the UK and Ireland have been invited to take part as Prizefighter continues to expand into different territories. More...