It was a good weekend at the fights north of the border and we start with the undercard of the Timothy Bradley vs. Kendall Holt bill last night at Montreal's Bell Centre.

Iron-chinned former Canadian light heavy and super middle title challenger David Whittom, 10-8-1 (6), gave Interim WBC Light Heavyweight titlist Adrian Diaconu, 26-0 (15), a good eight rounds, losing on points 80-72 twice and 79-73.

30 year old Quebec City man Whittom will challenge Canadian light heavy champ Jason Naugler in May in Halifax in a rematch to their clash for the vacant belt which Naugler won by a close majority decision two years ago. More...

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Fists were flying in Montreal as Timothy Bradley and Kendall Holt exchanged fierce blows for 12 electrifying rounds to unify the 140 pound WBC and WBO titles on Saturday evening’s Showtime Championship Boxing.

In the end, Bradley won a close unanimous decision with two judges scoring the bout 115-111 and the third 114-112. More...

The Great White North sees a good evening of boxing with two shows tonight in Montreal, with the primary focus on the light welterweight unification clash between WBC Champion Timothy Bradley and WBO Champion Kendall Holt at the Bell Centre.

Bradley, 23-0 (11), is the favorite in this one but given the mercurial nature of Holt, 25-2 (13), it could go either way before the dust finally settles.

Of the two combatants, Holt has faced the better competition in the form of Ricardo Torres, David Diaz, Isaac Hlatswayo, Mike Arnaoutis, Demetrious Hopkins and Ben Tackie.

But Holt struggled against a well past his prime Tackie and looked to be on the verge of getting KO'd in the first round by Torres in their rematch before an accidental clash of heads knocked Torres senseless, enabling Holt to finish the job moments later.

As an undefeated fighter, Bradley has been the more successful but the Californian also hasn't faced top level opponents aside from his WBC title winning effort against Junior Witter. More...

From WBC President José Sulaimán:

The WBC wishes to ratify the ruling of the WBC Board of Governors during the general assembly at its annual convention in Chengdu, China, with regards to the Timothy Bradley Jr. vs. Kendall Holt fight on April 4. More...

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Promoter Don King has filed a protest with the British Boxing Board of Control, World Boxing Organization and World Boxing Association on behalf of Marco Antonio Barrera claiming his accidental clash of heads with Amir Khan during the first round of their match should have resulted in the fight being ruled no contest. 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.

Steve Farhood: ShoBox Analyst and Boxing Historian More...

WBO junior welterweight champion Ricardo Torres, 32-1-1- (28), his opponent, top-rated contender Kendall Holt, 23-2 (12), undefeated top five contender Lamont Peterson, 24-0 (11), and his opponent, former IBA world champion Rogelio Casteneda, 24-13-3 (8), will step on the scale for their official weigh-in. More...

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In an eagerly awaited 12 round rematch of a hotly disputed fight 10 months ago, Kendall Holt will challenge defending champion Ricardo Torres for the WBO Junior Welterweight title Saturday in the main event of ShoBox: The New Generation on Showtime at 11 p.m. ET/PT and delayed on the west coast. More...

It was 10 months ago today, September 1, 2007, when WBO junior welterweight champion Ricardo Torres from Barranquilla, Colombia, and mandatory challenger Kendall Holt, from Paterson, NJ, rumbled for the world title inside the Jumbo Saloon Country Club in Torres' hometown. More...

The principals of this Saturday's big Showtime ShoBox fight card will hold a public workout today on the Mezzanine Level at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.

WBO Junior Welter Champion Ricardo Torres, his challenger Kendall Holt, undefeated junior welter contender Lamont Peterson and his opponent Rogelio Castaneda will all take turns displaying their considerable skills starting at 12 noon and ending at 2 p.m. 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.

Torres, 32-1 (28), who will defend his WBO crown for a third time, rallied to score a hotly debated 11th round TKO over Holt, 23-2 (12) on Sept. 1, 2007, in the champion’s hometown of Barranquilla, Colombia. More...

What are the odds that defending WBO junior welterweight champion Ricardo Torres will successfully defend his title twice against top-rated contender Kendall Holt According to David Snook, Supervisor of Race & Sports at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino, not very good. More...

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Ten months after a wildly controversial ending to their first fight, 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, delayed on the west coast. More...

WBO Junior Welterweight Champion Ricardo Torres, his opponent, top-rated contender Kendall Holt, and undefeated brothers Lamont and Athony Peterson will host a media brunch today in Las Vegas.

Torres and Holt resume their hostilities in a rematch of their highly-controversial 2007 world title fight won by Torres via 11th round stoppage. In the competitive bout, Holt was pelted with debris during the later rounds as the crowd in Barranquilla, Colombia developed into a riotous, uncontrolled state last September. More...

Pariyakorn “Little Songchai ” Ratanasuban shook hands with WBO Asia Pacific Vice President Leon Panoncilloto for Pichitchok Singmanasak to challenge for the WBO Asia Pacific Bantamweigt title vs. Jason Egera of the Philippines, this July 8. More...

Last night at the Freiberger Arena in Dresden, Germany, WBO Light Heavyweight Champion Zsolt Erdei put on a boxing clinic against challenger DeAndrey Abron, posting a wide points decision over the ambitious American and WBO Light Middle boss Sergiy Dzinziruk managed a hard fought majority decision over Lukas Konecny after twelve rounds.

Erdei, 29-0 (17), needed a rebuilding fight after almost losing his belt to Tito Mendoza last November and got exactly as he patiently dodged the big punching efforts of Abron and picked off his fellow competitor with stinging counters all night long.

It wasn't until the twelfth and final frame that Erdei finally went after Abron, who showed a great deal of heart and toughness in weathering the heaviest shots that the champion could throw to finish the bout on his feet.

"The Firebird" of Budapest won all three scorecards by margins of 119-109, retaining his WBO belt for the tenth time and is looking for a unification bout with IBF/IBO titlist Antonio Tarver. More...