Veteran Kenny Ellis (34-6-2, 22KO’s) ventures back into the ring at the Emerald Queen Casino’s Battle at the Boat boxing series this Saturday, June 25th at the I-5 showroom. The first bout is scheduled for 7:30 pm. Ellis will face the steely and unorthodox competitor, James Lubwama (16-2, 9 KO’s) …

British lightweight champion Graham Earl overcame the challenge of Kevin Bennett in the York Hall in Bethnal Green, London last night with a stirring performance. Earl found himself on the canvas at the halfway point of the fight before turning the tide dramatically and landing some huge shots that had …

Clinton Woods gained the IBF light heavyweight championship of the world at the fourth time of asking earlier this year. Now, the Sheffield fighter will have to take on former WBO champion Julio Gonzalez in a first defense. Gonzalez was the first man to defeat longtime WBO champion Dariusz Michalczewski …

Antonio Tarver certainly has a taste for rematches as he has never, ever lost on in his professional career. After a disappointing fight for the universally recognized light heavyweight championship, Tarver aimed to get Johnson back in the ring to prove that the first fight was simply a glitch. Tarver …

Ghana’s Ike Quartey registered the most significant win of his comeback to boxing after a five year absence last night as he took a ten round decision away from former light middleweight champion Verno Phillips. Quartey felt the canvas in round nine after Phillips certainly had his moments early in …

Former WBO world middleweight champion Otis Grant fought once again in his adopted home of Montreal, Canada last night. Grant defeated Charles Adamu via the decision route and marked his sixth successive win since returning to boxing after a five year layoff in 2003. Grant has very few knockouts on …

At the huge and ancient Amphitheater of Pula, Croatia – built between 100 and 400 A.D. by the Roman Empire – principals Felix Sturm and Stipe Drews fulfilled the expectations set on them as being the favorites on this event promoted by Germany’s Universum Box-Promotion. In front of 6.000 excited …

Longtime world title contender finally gathered a world championship after several attempts tonight in Italy. Johnson, of Lou DiBella’s DiBella Entertainment group traveled to Milan in Italy to take on Stefano Zoff for the vacant IBF lightweight title as vacated by former champion Julio “Kidd” Diaz. The fight ended in …

After reviewing Fernando Vargas’ protest against the WBC, the ABC (Association of Boxing Commissioners) has announced today that they are in agreement with Vargas that the WBC was incorrect to “anoint” Ricardo Mayorga as the 154 lb mandatory challenger without forcing him to compete in an elimination bout. Fernando Vargas …

Kevin McBride, the most recent man to beat former undisputed heavyweight champion “Iron” Mike Tyson will hold a victory party to celebrate his win and he is extending an invitation to all to come and celebrate with him. “The Clones Colossus” sustained an early barrage by Tyson and was declared …

Despite all of the talk concerning unified WBO/WBC lightweight champion Diego Corrales fighting a rematch with Jose Luis Castillo or engaging in battle with newly cronwed IBF light welterweight champion Rciky Hatton, it seems as though Brazilian superstar Acelino “Popo” Freitas might jump the queue ahead of everyone. Freitas, who …

There was more action happening across America last night, this time we bring you the result from Fort Worth, Texas as bantamweight contender Jhonny Gonzalez took a unanimous ten round decision over Adolfo Landeros in a near shutout. Gonzalez moves his record to twenty-nine wins with four losses and is …