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A world-class talent who is making his mark in the welterweight division, unbeaten Danny "Swift" Garcia has passed each of his fistic tests with flying colors.

On Friday, October 8, at The Arena (formerly The New Alhambra) in Philadelphia, the hometown hero will step up to the next level of his career when he takes on former world title challenger "Mighty" Mike Arnaoutis in the ten round main event of TeleFutura's "Sólo Boxeo Tecate". More...

KO losses don't come any more devastating than the one Ricky Hatton suffered against Manny Pacquiao and the question must now be asked: should "The Hitman" retire or keep going?

There doesn't seem to be any point in a rematch given Pacquiao's thorough dismantling of the British bulldog, unlike the Filipino's clashes with Mexican greats Eric Morales, Juan Manuel Marquez and Marco Antonio Barrera.

There seem to be three ways the Hatton camp can proceed from this point. Either pull the plug on a highly decorated 12 year pro career or continue to face world class opposition in America in search of more world titles or return to England and fight lesser opposition.

Retiring represents the least profitable option of course but Hatton's legacy, which saw Ricky only come up short against the two greatest fighters of his generation, would remain intact, something that could prove invaluable to any future career as a promoter or boxing commentator in the UK. 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...

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...

WBC 140-pound champion Timothy “Desert Storm” Bradley will get an up close and personal look at his next opponent when he attends the highly anticipated rubber match between WB) junior welterweight champion Kendall “Rated R’’ Holt, 24-2 (13), and Ricardo “Mochuelo’’ Torres, 32-2 (28), in the final chapter of a thrilling trilogy on Saturday, Dec. 13, live on a special edition of ShoBox: The New Generation at 11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast. More...

The initial two action-packed encounters between Kendall Holt and Ricardo Torres were rife with controversy, questionable officiating, punches after the bell and head butts.

They resolved little and spawned a nasty rivalry. Showtime will present “Holt-Torres: Unpredictable,” a 90-minute telecast that will replay in their entirety the two hotly contested fights and preview their impending third.

The first two fights ended in knockout: Torres took the first inside 11, Holt won the second in round one, the leading candidate for Round of the Year, but left many unanswered questions. More...

The initial two action-packed encounters between Kendall Holt and Ricardo Torres were rife with controversy, questionable officiating, punches after the bell and head butts.

They resolved little and spawned a nasty rivalry. Showtime will present “Holt-Torres: Unpredictable,” a 90-minute telecast that will replay in their entirety the two hotly contested fights and preview their impending third.

The first two fights ended in knockout: Torres took the first inside 11, Holt won the second in round one, the leading candidate for Round of the Year, but left many unanswered questions. More...

"Fight of the Year," "Round of the Year," "Minute of the Year"; any and all the above are being used to describe Saturday's wild WBO Junior Welterweight Championship rematch between defending champion Ricardo Torres and the newly-minted world champion Kendall Holt. More...

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In a torrid, 61 second affair last night at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, NV, WBO Light Welterweight Champion Ricardo Torres and Kendall Holt engaged in a vicious rematch that ended in shocking fashion.

The pair started the bout with a simultaneous exchange of left hooks before Torres slipped a Holt jab and connected with a massive right hand that dropped Holt hard on the canvas after just 15 seconds of action.. Holt popped up immediately and beat the count with no lingering effects of the knockdown.

A pure dogfight then broke out in at center ring as Torres and Holt threw defense to the wind and let go with everything they had. Both found the target but the heavier shots of Torres had Holt looking to grab on to his opponent. More...

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Ten months after a wildly controversial ending to their first fight, WBO Junior Welterweight Champion Ricardo Torres and No. 2 contender Kendall Holt both weighed in at 139 pounds yesterday ahead of their rematch tonight on a special edition of ShoBox: The New Generation, live on Showtime at 11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast, on Top Rank promotion from the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, NV. More...

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Tommorow night, Ricardo Torres will defend his WBO Junior Welterweight title against No. 1 contender Kendall Holt in a rematch on a special edition of ShoBox: The New Generation on Saturday, July 5, 2008, live on Showtime at 11 p.m. ET/PT and delayed on the west coast. More...

Ten months after a wildly controversial ending to their first fight, Ricardo Torres will risk his WBO Junior Welterweight title against No. 1 contender Kendall Holt in a rematch on a special edition of ShoBox: The New Generation this Saturday, July 5, live on Showtime at 11 p.m. ET/PT and delayed on the west coast.

The ShoBox team weighs-in on what to expect in this highly anticipated rematch. Plus 22 boxing journalists nearly split on their predictions for the winner.

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