The New York State Boxing Hall of Fame (NYSBHOF), sponsored by Ring 8, has announced its’ Class of 2015 featuring 20 more inductees. The fourth annual NYSBHOF induction dinner will be held Sunday afternoon at 12:30-5:30 p.m. ET, April 26, at Russo’s On The Bay in Howard Beach, New York.

As recently as 2012, Featherweight contender Tevin “The American Idol” Farmer was considered nothing more than a dangerous and useful journeyman. A fighter who would and could compete to a certain level but ultimately would fall a bit short against fighters with a perceived higher class. Enter a bout that …

TV Channel Fight Network has announced highlights of this week’s programming: Thursday, Jan. 8 4:00 p.m. ET – KOTV Boxing Weekly – Covering all of the latest news in professional boxing, featuring full recent fights and highlights from the Sweet Science.

Promoter Dmitriy Salita is proud and pleased to announce another hard-hitter to his Star of David Promotions team. Ytalo Perea, a heavyweight from Ecuador, who fought in the 2012 Olympics and won the Pan American gold for the second time at age 18, will be battling under the Salita banner, …

Thursday, Jan. 1 7:00 a.m. ET – WBA Interim Cruiserweight Championship – Featuring Youri Kalenga vs. Mateusz Mastermak for the WBA Interim cruiserweight title from June 21, 2014 in Monte Carlo, Monaco. 10:00 a.m. ET – Vacant European Light Middleweight Championship: Della Rosa vs. Real – Featuring Emanuele Della Rosa …

2015 looks to be a huge year for Vito Mielnicki’s GH3 Promotions, as the company out of New Jersey gears up for a run that will see their fighters competing in major fights. On January 9 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden, undefeated Super Middleweight Jerry Odom (12-0, 11 …

On Saturday night, January 24 at the GPG Event Center in Pennsauken, New Jersey, the inaugural boxing will take place with local favorite and Middleweight contender, Harry Joe Yorgey taking part in a bout for the WBU Middleweight title. The show is promoted by Silver Spoon Promotions. Yorgey of Bridgeport, …

WBA heavyweight champion Ruslan Chagaev and his promoter Timur Dugazaev are shocked of the passing away of their trainer and longtime friend Fritz Sdunek. “I just cannot believe it and cannot find words to express my grief”, says Chagaev. “We have been in the gym together just a few days …

Combining the invaluable experience he gained as world light heavyweight champion with a different style of boxing introduced to him by his new head trainer, Ismael Salas, Beibut Shumenov used his impressive cruiserweight debut Dec. 13 to prove his legitimacy as a world title contender in the 200-pound division. Shumenov …

Fight Network is going to celebrate Boxing Day in style this Friday, Dec. 26, airing six fights featuring the late, great Arturo “Thunder” Gatti (40-9, 31 KOs) from 9 a.m. ET to 9 p.m. ET. Gatti was arguably boxing’s most popular, exciting fighter from his professional debut in 1991 until …

A capacity crowd of 364 boxing fans attended last week’s 28th annual Ring 8 Holiday Event and Awards Ceremony at Russo’s On The Bay in Howard Beach, New York. Past world champions Aaron “Hawk” Pryor, Carlos Palomino and Tony DeMarco were special VIP guests.

All three-time world champion Antonio “Magic Man” Tarver (31-6, 22 KOs) wants for Christmas is a signed contract to fight former two-division world champion David Haye (26-2, 24 KOs), ideally, during the first-quarter of 2015. Tarver had been sending direct tweets for the past six months to Haye, who hasn’t …