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Fireworks will come at the end of July this year when boxing superstars Juan Manuel “Dinamita” Marquez takes on Juan “Baby Bull” Diaz in a rematch of their February 28, 2009 fight which was named 2009’s Fight of the Year by numerous boxing organizations and media outlets. Marquez vs. Diaz …

In a professional career that has had more letdowns than achievements, 2000 Olympic Super Heavyweight Gold Medalist Audley Harrison takes on Michael Sprott for the vacant European title tonight at Alexandra Palace in London, England.There’s unfinished business in this one for “A Force”. Seemingly back on the rise in his …

Michael Sprott has vowed to send Audley Harrison into retirement. Sprott fights Harrison tonight for the vacant European Heavyweight Championship at the Alexandra Palace in north London. Harrison has admitted this is his last chance for glory and said he will quit boxing if he fails to win. “Harrison’s 38 …

© Lawrence Lustig Michael Sprott has accused Audley Harrison of ‘lacking heart’ ahead of Friday’s clash for the vacant European Heavyweight Championship. Olympic gold medalist Harrison responded by saying it would be ‘miraculous’ if Sprott beat him for a second time at London’s Alexandra Palace. The pair fought before in …

Bernard Hopkins had to wait 17 years for a return bout with Roy Jones Jr but it finally took place last night at The Mandalay Bay Casino in Las Vegas and “The Executioner” walked away with a unanimous points decision after 12 rounds. Both men fought conservatively in the early …

Tonight at Mandalay Bay Casino in Las Vegas, NV, Roy Jones Jr faces Bernard Hopkins at light heavyweight in a rematch that comes 17 years after their clash for the vacant IBF middleweight title. This bout comes at least seven years too late as Jones’ incredible reflexes left him following …

The official weights for the Jones vs. Hopkins 2 fight card are in along with a surprising variety of fight predictions from those who know best; other world champions, most of whom have fought either Hopkins or Jones or both. Light heavyweights, 12 rounds Roy Jones Jr: 175 lb Bernard …

This Saturday’s Bernard Hopkins vs. Roy Jones Jr. pay-per-view telecast will only be available on pay-per-view and will not be shown on a delayed broadcast. “Fans who think they can wait to see this on free television better think again,” said Hopkins. “This is a one-time only and once in …

Audley Harrison believes he has underachieved as a professional boxer – even if he wins the European belt next week. Harrison turned professional in 2000 after winning a gold medal at the Sydney Olympics and instantly set his sights on claiming a world heavyweight title.

With six undercard fights before the pay-per-view telecast begins, the April 3 event featuring the long-awaited showdown between future Hall of Famers Bernard Hopkins and Roy Jones Jr., is set to be a night that fans will not want to miss live from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las …

Boxing superstar and legend, Sugar Ray Leonard, a man who knows better than most what it’s like to compete in a super fights and legendary rematches, will join an elite team of announcers at ringside and help call the action for the pay-per-view telecast of “The Rivals: Hopkins vs. Jones …

“The Rivals: Hopkins vs. Jones II,” set for Saturday, April 3 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, NV. Bernard Hopkins: “Every fight I have the same mentality. It is either my life or my opponent’s life. For that reason alone, I don’t know why a fight wouldn’t …