Boxing promoter Tommy Egan believes he has agreed a deal that will solve a huge Irish boxing problem, thus revolutionising the sport in this country.

For decades, many fighters from The Emerald Isle have been faced with a dilemma when entering the paid ranks. They ponder whether or not to sign professional terms in the USA, in turn uprooting and taking all the boxing opportunities America can offer at the expense of massive exposure back home. More...

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Last night at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, WBO Light Welterweight Champion Kendall Holt swept back the challenge posed by late replacement opponent Demetrius Hopkins, posting a split decision victory in a bout that went the distance.

Holt negated the height and reach advantage of his previously undefeated challenger by slipping the jab and getting on the inside to go to the body but was helped along more often than not by the inactivity of Hopkins.

While the Philadelphia based nephew of former world middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins was generally kept from forming a cohesive offense by the constant movement and footwork of the champion, he also didn't throw enough punches when the opportunities to do so arose and was outworked by Holt. More...

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Tonight, Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City hosts a WBO Light Welter title showdown between champ Kendall Holt and challenger Demetrius Hopkins in what should be a good, competitive battle.

Holt, 24-2 (13), was due to face Ricardo Torres in a third bout but the Colombian bomber was forced to pull out with an injury and in stepped former USBA titlist Hopkins, 28-0-1 (11).

The New Jersey based champion has always been a mercurial boxers, as wins over Mike Arnaoutis and Isaac Hlatshwayo but tough fights against Ben Tackie and Vladimir Khodokovski attest to. More...

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Kendall Holt and challenger Demetrius Hopkins tipped the scales at 140 pounds even on Friday during the official fight weigh-in. Co-feature: Yuri Foreman weighed in at 154 pounds while junior middleweight opponent James Moore came in at 153.4. More...

WBO 140-pound champion Kendall Holt, 24-2 (13,) meets undefeated junior welterweight challenger Demetrius Hopkins, 28-0-1 (11), in the main event of Saturday’s special edition of ShoBox: The New Generation, live from Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ, on Showtime at 11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast. More...

Undefeated junior welterweight challenger Demetrius Hopkins, 28-0-1 (11), will step in to face WBO 140-pound champion Kendall Holt, 24-2 (13), in the main event of Saturday’s special edition of ShoBox: The New Generation, live from Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ, on Showtime at 11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast.

Holt was originally slated to face former 140-pound champ Ricardo Torres in a rubber-match, but Torres withdrew from the fight on Monday. More...

A pair of talented fighters with a combined record of 42-1 will collide when undefeated, world top 10 ranked Yuri Foreman, 26-0 (8) faces once-beaten James Moore, 16-1 (10), in an excellent co-featured attraction on a special edition of ShoBox: The New Generation on Saturday, December 13, live on Showtime at 11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast.

The 10 round junior middleweight skirmish will precede the eagerly awaited grudge rubber match between WBO Junior Welterweight Champion Kendall “Rated R’’ Holt, 24-2 (13), and Ricardo “Mochuelo’’ Torres, 32-2 (28). More...

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Popular Philadelphia middleweight, Jamaal ‘Da Truth’ Davis 7-4 (6), has been training hard at the James Shuler Memorial Gym to prepare for his return to the ring at the National Guard Armory, Philadelphia on Saturday, October 4 against fellow local boy, Chris Hall 3-4-1 (2). More...

In the main event of an inaugural seven bout card held Wednesday, August 6, 2008, at B.B. King Blues Club and Grill located on 42nd Street near Times Square in New York City, former WBA and WBO Light Welterweight Champion Randall Bailey of Miami, Florida, scored a vicious first round knockout over Dairo Escalas of San Onofre, Columbia. It was the first time a boxing card was held at B.B. King’s, and hopefully, not the last.

The inaugural card was a joint promotion between Dibella Entertainment and Star Boxing, and was sponsored by Christo’s Steak House. The hidden basement club and bar had the appearance of an old high class Harlem speakeasy, with blaring rap music which accompanied the entrance of every fighter, except Vincent Maddalone, who entered to the theme from Rocky, "Gonna Fly Now".

Some spectators sat at tables eating and drinking merry, some sat in chairs, and some stood watching the fight card, while others drank at the bar oblivious to the action in progress. Pro Boxing Hall of Fame former World Middleweight champion Emile Griffith appeared at the door to the club, signing copies of his new book "Nine, Ten and Out".

Also in attendance were many champions and contenders past and present. A sampling of those in the crowd included IBF Junior Welterweight Champion Paulie “Magic Man” Malignaggi, WBC Welterweight champion Andre Berto, former WBA Super Featherweight and Lightweight Champion Joey Gamache, former WBA Bantamweight and WBO Super Bantamweight champion Junior Jones, Olympic Bronze medalist and Super Middleweight contender Andre Dirrell, former IBF Welterweight Champion Kermit Cintron, Light Heavyweight contender Shaun George, United States Amateur Middleweight champion and Super Middleweight contender Daniel Jacobs, heavyweight Chazz Witherspoon, heavyweight Sherman Williams, and light welterweight Damian ‘Devo’ Frias.

Noteworthy on the fight was the use of digital weights for fighters. Weights are no longer calculated to the pound, but to the hundredth of a pound, digital style, for pro boxers today.

After the bell rang for the main event, Bailey, now 37-6 (34), moved across the ring and began firing heavy artillery power shots with lightning speed. A picture perfect vicious left hook to the body sent Escalas, 31-14 (25), face first to the canvas, knocked out at 46 seconds of the first round. Escalas attempted to rise from the “pushup” position, but could not, and got counted out. More...

Former two-time British Light Middle Champ Jamie Moore will step through the ropes tonight on a Tommy Egan Promotion at the National Basketball Arena in Dublin, Ireland and the Salford warrior will be targeting reigning champion Ciaran Healy for the Irish title.

Also on the card are Paul Hyland and Marc Callaghan, who will be contesting the vacant Irish Super Bantam belt. More...

Junior middleweight James Moore, 15-1 (10), a native of County Wicklow, Ireland, who fights out of Queens, New York, incurred his first defeat at the Aviator Sports Complex in Brooklyn, New York, on June 4.

Gabriel Rosado, 10-2 (6 ), of Philadelphia , won a unanimous eight round decision by scores of 77-74, 78-73 and 76-74. More...