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Today at the Gateway Hotel in Nottingham, England, promoter Frank Maloney hosted a press conference ahead of Friday's fight night at the Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre, in which Leicester binman Rendall Munroe will defend his European super bantamweight title for the fifth time.

Munroe's opponent, former European bantamweight champion and WBC title challenger Simone ‘Boom Boom’ Maludrottu of Italy arrived in England yesterday and sat at today's press conference alongside his trainer.

Unable to speak English, Maludrottu answered questions via an interpreter, who sat between Maludrottu and his trainer.

A confident Munroe sat alongside his team of Jason and Mike Shinfield. Munroe's good friend and British super bantam champion Jason Booth was on hand to offer support as were Munroe's stablemates, light heavyweight Ovill McKenzie and light welter Scott Haywood, who also fight on Friday's bill. More...

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Today at Fenton Manor Sports Complex in Stoke-on-Trent, England, Hatton Promotions hosted a head-to-head final press conference for Matthew Hatton and Lovemore N’Dou.

In a Hatton promoted fight night this Friday the 13th, Australian resident N’Duo will defend his IBO Welterweight title for the first time when he meet ‘Magic' Matthew Hatton, having defeated fellow native South African Phillip N'Dou in July for the vacant belt.

Present on top table today were British and Commonwealth light middle titlist Anthony Small, ex-British featherweight champ Andy Morris Jnr, former WBU and English featherweight strapholder Derry Mathews, Matthew Hatton, former world light welter champion Richard Hatton MBE, Hatton Promotions CEO Gareth Lewis, Lovemore N’Dou, ex-English lightweight titlist Scott Lawton and Contender Season 3 contestant, cruiserweight Akinyemi Laleye. More...

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Today, Hatton Promotions held a press conference about their upcoming show on Friday, November 13 at Fenton Manor Sports Complex in Stoke.

Headlining the bill is the IBO welterweight title bout between champion Lovemore N'Dou and challenger Mathew Hatton.

On hand at the press conference were Matthew and his brother, former light welter world champion Ricky Hatton along with Hatton Promotions partner Gareth Williams, matchmaker Richard Poxon and Impact Boxing's Scott Lawton. More...

Unfortunately, today's John McDermott vs. Tyson Fury press conference has been cancelled.

This is because Fury has refused to attend the head-to-head, despite the efforts of promoter Frank Maloney.

Maloney who promotes the fight at Brentwood Centre this Friday, September 4 said: "I am very disappointed with the attitude of Fury and his promoter Mick Hennessy. I have lodged a complaint with the British Boxing Board of Control. More...

An open to the public press conference will be held on Friday, August 21st at 6pm at Chicago’s UIC Pavilion for “Warriors Collide/Windy City Fight Night 6” featuring the lightweight showdown between former Chicago world champions David Diaz and Jesus Chavez, promoted by Dominic Pesoli's 8 Count Productions.

Said Pesoli, “We wanted to include the fans in the press conference and the team at the UIC Pavilion has been great to work.” More...

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Yesterday, at Real Hypermarkert in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Media gathered for the official press conference between Wladimir Klitschko and Ruslan Chagaev ahead of their clash at the Veltins Arena in Gelsenkirchen on Saturday for the IBF, IBO, and WBO Heavyweight titles.

The press area was a cordoned off section of the Real retail store and - being open on one side - the conference was watched by Klitschko fans waiting to catch a glimpse of their idol. They weren’t disappointed!

Klitschko - aka ‘Dr. Steelhammer’ - entered the area to a mass of photographers as he settled into his seat on the raised platform. Wearing a bright red tracksuit (as did his entourage), Klitschko looked ‘radiant’ (an odd word for a male - I know!) and proudly sat with his three belts on display in front of him.

The challenger, Chagaev, entered wearing a dark suit. He seemed a quiet, shy man but he too sat with his WBA belt in front. More...

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At the lobby of the Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, Top Rank held a final press conference to promote the Welterweight Championship fight between undefeated WBO titlist Miguel Cotto, 33-1 (27), and Joshua Clottey, 35-2 (21).

The bout will be televised live on HBO this Saturday, June 13 at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY.

Promoter Bob Arum not only spoke about the upcoming title fight, but also took time to speak about Cotto’s involvement in the Wounded Warriors Project. “It’s great when one of our champions takes on a cause from the bottom of his heart. Miguel Cotto has taken on the cause of the United States Wounded Warriors.” More...

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K2 Promotions made the last stop of their press tour at BB Kings Blues Club in New York City yesterday to announce the upcoming title bout between IBF, IBO and WBO Heavyweight Champion Dr. Wladimir “Steelhammer” Klitschko 52-3 (46) against David “The Hayemaker” Haye 22-1 (21), set for June 20th at Veltins-Arena Stadium in Schalke, Germany.

The trash-talking Haye was not at a loss for words or t-shirts as he spoke to the media sporting a black t-shirt which had an image of Haye holding the decapitated heads of both Wladimir and his brother WBC Heavyweight Champion Vitali Klitschko over their lifeless bloody bodies.

During the press conference Haye later changed into a makeshift I Love NY t-shirt that he had modified. “I had to change my t-shirt this time around”, said Haye “here you go, I love KLIT.” More...

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Yesterday at the famous Gallagher’s Steakhouse in New York City, DiBella Entertainment held a final press conference to promote “Continents Collide” the Super Middleweight Championship fight between undefeated WBC titlist Carl Froch 24-0 (19) and Jermain Taylor 28-2-1 (17).

The bout will be televised live on Showtime this Saturday, April 25 at the MGM Grand at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, CT.

“It’s good to be back in the limelight, almost in the number one position”, said Taylor . “I’ve been here before and it’s a great feeling.

"In my last fight with Jeff Lacy I don’t think I saw any of you reporters there, only a couple of cameras and they were throw aways. I missed this, I missed being in the number one position and I have to go through Carl Froch to get it.” More...

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Jermain “Bad Intentions” Taylor believes that he can be the first man to deposit Carl Froch on the canvas and then keep him there. More...

Undefeated Carl “The Cobra” Froch and Jermain “Bad Intentions” Taylor participated in a press conference on Wednesday in London where Froch was joined by a host of U.K. journalists and television crews, while Taylor took part via satellite from his training camp in Miami, FL.

In a highly anticipated world title fight on Saturday, April 25, Froch will look to make a major statement, and enhance his reputation in America, when he defends his WBC super middleweight title against Taylor, a former undisputed middleweight titleholder, live on Showtime at 9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast, from the MGM Grand at Foxwoods in Mashantucket, CT. More...

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Antonio Margarito: Three-time welterweight champion

"I'm really prepared for this fight. We did our work in training camp and we know Mosley is a very experienced fighter.

"There are no secrets here, we know our styles and I'm very certain I will raise my hands in victory on Saturday night." More...

In preparation to their WBA Welterweight title clash on Saturday, January 24 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Antonio Margarito and Shane Mosley participated in a conference call.

Monica Sears: Thank you. I’d like to welcome everyone today to the Margarito and Mosley conference call. We have a great site lined up for next week and at this time I’d like to turn it over to Chief Operating Officer of Golden Boy Promotions, Dave Itskowitch. More...

Richard Schaefer: Welcome to today's conference call to discuss the "Dream Match" between Oscar de la Hoya and Manny Pacquiao. Those who have seen last night's episode of 24/7, it really was one of the best episodes if not the best. There is such a contrast between these two fighters, and yet they have so much in common. They are both exciting, explosive, and are training so hard and really want to win. They both carry the pride of their people, of their nations on their shoulders. More...

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On Saturday, November 8, 2008, two of boxing’s best will step into the ring at Madison Square Garden in New York City, the “Mecca of Boxing”, in an HBO PPV event dubbed “Battle of the Superpowers”.

Undefeated Light Heavyweight Champion Joe “Super” Calzaghe, 45-0 (32), will face eight-time world champion “Superman” Roy Jones Jr., 52-4 (38), in the twelve round main event for the Ring Light Heavyweight Championship.

In addition to the 24/7 coverage that has been running on HBO, the fighters had a busy week with a media workout on Monday and a final press conference at BB King’s Blues Club in New York City yesterday, where many of the attendees were still buzzing over the victory of President-elect Barack Obama.

Jones’ trainer Alton Merkerson said, “I would like to say that I think everyone is pleased that the campaign for the Commander in Chief is over. It was a long campaign. It is time to try to bring this nation back to where it is supposed to be. More...

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WBA/WBC Super Flyweight Champion Cristian Mijares and IBF 115 pound Champion Vic Darchinyan participated in the final fight week press conference Thursday at the Le Foyer Ballroom at Anoush Banquet Hall in North Hollywood, CA. 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...