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Sometimes a fighter can find himself up against the ropes. That’s the feeling most people in the boxing community have about Jermain Taylor. He’s fighting an undefeated former champ in his hometown and he is the underdog. The pressure is on, but nothing could be further from Taylor’s mind as …

© Showtime Boxing / Photo Wende Undefeated former IBF middleweight champion “King” Arthur Abraham (30-0, 24 KOs) worked out in Zinnowitz, Germany yesterday. Abraham is in preparation for his Super Six World Boxing Classic Group Stage 1 bout against former undisputed 160-pound titleholder Jermain “Bad Intentions’’ Taylor (28-3-1, 17 KOs), …

“Renaissance” would be the wrong term to describe what’s happening in the super middleweight division right now. That implies a “rebirth,” but never before has the division seen this depth of talent, and more importantly, a group of talent who actually show interest in fighting one another. Remember the Roy …

Showtime has announced a press conference to announce an ambitious plan surrounding some of the top super middleweights in the world. The conference will take place early next week and is set to include the following fighters. WBA 168-pound Champion Mikkel Kessler, IBF Middleweight Champion Arthur Abraham, WBC Super Middleweight …

Click for larger image © Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing Undefeated super middleweight Andre Dirrell outclassed Derrick Findley and Harry Joe Yorgey outfought Ronald Hearns in a battle of unbeaten junior middleweights en route to impressive victories on a special Saturday edition of ShoBox: The New Generation on Showtime.

Click for larger image © Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing Undefeated super middleweight Andre “The Matrix’’ Dirrell faces Derrick “Superman’’ Findley and Ronald “The Chosen One” Hearns meets “Lightning” Harry Joe Yorgey in a battle of unbeaten junior middleweights in the 10-round co-features tomorrow/Saturday, March 28, on a special edition …

Over a span of 28 days Showtime Sports will feature a frenzied fight schedule, with late March and April filled with championship fights and meaningful matchups. With two highly anticipated Showtime Championship Boxing telecasts and two installments of ShoBox: The New Generation almost every weekend features a can’t-miss event. It …

The number of fighters who have become world champions after appearing on ShoBox The New Generation since its inception in July 2001 stands at 30. That means viewers likely will be witnessing a future world titleholder approximately every fourth telecast. So wholl be the 31st ShoBox alum to graduate into …

Confounding the predictions of the vast majority of media experts, Australia’s Vic Darchinyan dominated sharp boxing Cristian Mijares before knocking out the southpaw stylist in the ninth round to add the WBC and WBA titles to his own IBF belt at super flyweight. After having seen off dangerous fellow Mexican …

Click for larger image © Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing WBA/WBC super flyweight champion Cristian Mijares and IBF champion Vic Darchinyan both were recorded at the 115 pound limit during Friday’s weigh in at the Double Tree Hotel in Carson, California.

© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing WBA/WBC Super Flyweight Champion Cristian Mijares and IBF 115 pound Champion Vic Darchinyan participated in the final fight week press conference Thursday at the Le Foyer Ballroom at Anoush Banquet Hall in North Hollywood, CA.

Click for larger image © Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing “The Raging Bull” Vic Darchinyan promised a highlight reel knockout and delivered one bone-crunching left hand after another. The Armenian-born Australian stopped Russia’s Dimitri Kirilov in the fifth round to earn the IBF Junior Bantamweight championship, his second career world …