It seems that everyone wants to see Ricky Hatton and Floyd Mayweather in a boxing ring as soon as possible following Mayweather’s convincing sixth round destruction of former WBC champion Arturo Gatti. Many felt that Mayweather’s decreased physical presence at the higher weight of 140-pounds might prove to be a …

Showtime will present a heavyweight collision this week as undefeated contender Samuel Peter comes up against once beaten contender Taurus Sykes. It’s “The Bull” versus “The Nigerian Nightmare” in what Showtime are billing as the start of a new era in heavyweight boxing. Press conferences between the two have been …

Undisputed world welterweight champion Zab “Super” Judah extended his congratulations to “Pretty Boy” Floyd Mayweather today after his dominating performance against Arturo “Thunder” Gatti on Saturday to become a three-division world champion. Judah also extended an invitation to Mayweather to fight at 147 pounds if he wants to try to …

Ahead of tomorrow night’s world light welterweight championship fights tomorrow night, the main event participants as well as the chief support fighters weighed in with no problems today. Be sure to check out the weigh-in photos published earlier in this press release section. Arturo Gatti made weight at 140-pounds and …

Fringe world super bantamweight contender Daniel Ponce De Leon may be within inches of securing the world title shot he desires so greatly. Since losing his first bout to Celestine Caballero, De Leon has wasted no time in racking up impressive victories, and tonight, he was at it again, knocking …

Former fringe heavyweight contender Oleg Maskaev lit up Friday Night Fight’s with a third round stoppage of previously unknown fighter Livin Castillo earlier this evening. Maskaev took care of business against Castillo as he always does against this type of opponent, and would likely have done so had either Dale …

With unbeaten Jermain Taylor – a rising star with credentials – taking on Bernard Hopkins – the long-reigning middleweight champion who is considered by most to still be at his prime – on July 16 at the MGM GRAND in Las Vegas, it’s interesting to take a look at some …

European light welterweight champion Junior Witter believes he will be in for a relatively long night when he meets mandatory contender Andreas Kotelnik on Saturday July 9th at the Nottingham Arena on the Hennessy Sports “Trailblazers’ promotion being shown live on ITV. If his predictions are correct the Bradford switch …

With a world title unification showdown against World Boxing Organization (WBO) 168-pound titleholder Joe Calzaghe all but set for later this year, International Boxing Federation (IBF) Super Middleweight Champion Jeff Lacy will first have to defend his crown against former world champion and current International Boxing Organization (IBO) super middleweight …

Unbeaten junior welterweight sensation Dmitriy “Star of David” Salita (22-0, 13 KO’s) will speak to alumni of the birthright israel program in the gallery of the National Museum of American Jewish History where Sting Like a Maccabbee: The Golden Age of the American Jewish Boxer is on exhibit. Salita, 23, …

By Curtis McCormick. Fresh off battering the great Kostya Tszyu in Manchester, England, Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton is in America to sit ringside as two of his biggest rivals, WBC Light Welterweight titlist Arturo Gatti and unbeaten top contender/former two weight world champion Floyd Mayweather, square off on Saturday night …

As first reported on this site, WBC light welterweight champion Arturo “Thunder” Gatti is having a problem making the light welterweight limit of 140-pounds. The Montreal man now based in New Jersey spoke to our very own Sergio Martinez about the fact that he cannot accommodate the weight limit anymore …