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In the biggest bout of his career to date, former 2004 Olympic Gold Medal winner Andre Ward pulled off a superb performance to control the action against dangerous opponent Edison Miranda over twelve rounds at super middle for a points verdict at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, CA.

Fighting in front of a motivated home-crowd, Ward asserted his authority from the first bell and immediately staked his claim to being the bigger, faster, stronger fighter against Miranda.

Ward was constantly moving and never really let Miranda get set, peppering the former middleweight world title challenger with jabs and powershots to the head and body. More...

2004 Olympic gold medalist Andre Ward and Colombian KO artist Edison Miranda both weighed in at 167.5 pounds during Friday’s weigh in at the Oakland City Center.

Ward (18-0, 12 KOs) and Miranda (32-3, 28 KOs) collide this Saturday, May 16, in the main event on a special primetime edition of ShoBox: The New Generation live on Showtime at 9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast, at the Oracle Arena in Oakland , Calif. More...

2004 Olympic gold medalist Andre Ward (18-0, 12 KOs) and Colombian knockout artist Edison Miranda (32-3, 28 KOs), who collide this Saturday, May 16, in the main event on a special primetime edition of ShoBox: The New Generation live on Showtime at 9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast, at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, CA, participated in their final media press conference in Oakland on Thursday.

The 12-rounder between the unbeaten and No. 2-ranked Ward and the hard-hitting Miranda highlight the biggest fight card in the Bay Area in years. More...

John Molina, Jr., (16-0, 12 KOs ) is fast becoming a familiar face to boxing fans who like to watch weekend televised fights. The young pro from Covina, Calif., will fight for the third consecutive time on TV when he climbs into the ring against Frankie Archuleta (25-6-1, 14 KOs) on a special Saturday primetime edition of ShoBox: The New Generation, live on Showtime at 9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast. More...

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2004 Olympic gold medalist Andre Ward, 18-0 (12), and Colombian knockout artist Edison Miranda, 32-3 (28), participated in a free open public workout attended by several hundred fans and media Tuesday at The Plaza in Oakland, CA. More...

Andre Ward, 18-0 (12), faces Edison Miranda, 32-3 (28), in a highly anticipated main event on Saturday, May 16 at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, CA.

The bill features an outstanding undercard that includes unbeaten 2008 U.S. Olympian Shawn Estrada, fast-rising junior lightweight prospect John Molina, Jr., and 2000 U.S. Olympic Games silver medalist Ricardo Williams. More...

Last night at The Casino in Montreal, former IBF Middleweight title challenger Sebastien Demers, 26-2 (9), showed a return to form as "Double Trouble" won every round against American visitor Donny McCrary, 24-9-2 (13), after ten frames of combat.

Demers was coming off a surprise split decision loss to Dionisio Miranda for the NABA belt and this was an important win as the 28 year old local man begins the rebuilding process of his career.

Texas based spoiler Don Mouton, 8-3-1 (7), upset former Canadian Middleweight title challenger Walid Smichet, 19-5-3 (14), by points in a ten rounder and welter prospect Phil Lo Greco, 17-0 (9), kept on track with a eight round unanimous decision over seasoned Mexican journeyman Roberto Valenzuela, 47-44-2 (39).

In preparation for the HBO Boxing After Dark bill tonight at the Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula, CA, all participants weighed in yesterday. HBO will televise the contest live at 10:05PM ET/PT, delayed on West Coast.

WBC Interim Super Welterweight Championship: 12 rounds
Alex Bunema: 152.5 lb
Sergio Martinez: 154 lb More...

Aside from the big Pacquiao vs. Diaz card in Las Vegas, there was some good action in America this weekend starting off with the latest bout of Irish sensation John Duddy, who outpointed Charlie Howe at The Castle in Boston, MA.

Duddy, 25-0 (17), was coming off a horrific performance against Montreal based Tunisian fighter Walid Smichet in February and needed an impressive win. At 33 years of age with losses to the only name fighters that he had faced, Joey Gilbert and Cornelius Brundage, Howe, 17-5-2 (9), was handpicked for the purpose.

Not surprisingly, Duddy had little trouble practicing his arsenal against the Midwesterner, finding range to both the head and body with equal success with very little coming back in return.

Howe was hurt at times but the big hearted fighter never stopped trying against his more skilled foe, landing a few good shots here and there to keep Duddy from running roughshod over him.

After the bout ran it's ten round course, Duddy was awarded the victory on marks of 100-90 on all three scorecards. More...

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In preparation for the big John Duddy vs. Charlie Howe show tonight from The Castle in Boston, MA, the principal fighters all weighed in yesterday. Irish Ropes Promotions present "Hassle In The Castle" with tickets still available at $50, $75, and $100.00 at door. Doors open at 6 PM/ET, first bout 7 PM/ET.

John Duddy: 158.5 lb
Charlie Howe: 160 lb More...