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Last night at Tachi Palace Casino in Lemoore, CA, light heavyweight Beibut Shumenov retained his WBA title for the first time with a unanimous decision victory over little known opponent Viacheslav Uzelkov. Despite the undefeated record coming into the bout, Uzelkov had never faced world class competition, however the 31 …

British bantamweight champion Stuart Hall continued his sweep through the old guard of the division as the unexpected titlist defeated Martin Power for the second time in less than a year last night at Rainton Meadows Arena in Houghton-le-Spring, England. Hall was defending the domestic belt for the first time …

Two good fight cards this week Down Under with big names such as Danny Green, Paul Briggs, Lenny Zappavinga, Shane Cameron, William Kickett and Daniel Amman all seeing action. Former WBC light heavyweight title challenger Paul Briggs ended a three year retirement when he faced IBO cruiserweight king Danny Green …

Boxing 360 has announced that heavyweights Maurice “Sugar Moe” Harris and Nagy “Dominican Dynamite” Aguilera will square-off August 6 in Minnesota. “Both parties have signed contracts and it’s going to be a great fight between a talented veteran, Harris, and promising prospect, Aguilera,” Boxing 360 Director of Boxing Bob Duffy …

Carl “the Cobra” Froch will be joining up with highly regarded trainer Rob McCracken at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield on Monday morning (26th) to start his intensive 10 week training camp ahead of his crucial Super Six Group Stage 3 face off against the German based Armenian …

If not for a hand injury suffered in the opening round of the 2004 Olympic Games in Greece, reigning WBA and IBA Light Heavyweight Champion Beibut Shumenov certainly would be much better known today by North American boxing fans, especially if he advanced to the medal rounds and fought eventual …

Serious questions have been raised after a shocking ending in which Paul Briggs failed to beat the count after an apparent grazing punch from Danny Green sent him to the canvas in the first round of their IBO Championship bout in Perth, Australia earlier this week.

© Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Saturday night saw a packed Fit-City in Broughton, Salford, England, as Oliver Harrison Promotions presented a Six-Bout Fightcard entitled ‘The Night of the Stars’. Liam Cullen (Northenden) v Mike English (Manchester) 4 Round Cruiserweight Contest This opening four rounder saw Cullen targeting the body …

Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment and Golden Boy Promotions are teaming up to bring the best of major professional boxing back to Brooklyn at the Barclays Center. In an exclusive partnership with Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment, Golden Boy Promotions, whose president is 10-time World Champion Oscar de la Hoya, will promote …

Next Friday Delvin Rodriguez (25-4-2, 14KO’s) returns to ESPN’s “Friday Night Fights” when he takes on Ashley Theophane (26-4-1, 7KO’s) in the main event bout of the evening at the Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, Oklahoma. Rodriguez-Theophane is scheduled for ten rounds in the welterweight division. “We are happy and …

U.S. boxing fans may not be able to properly pronounce his name, yet, but unbeaten welterweight Ravshan Hudaynazarov is starting to capture their attention with his throw-back style that features a brutal body attack. The exciting Uzbekistan prospect, now fighting out of Las Vegas, will be back in action July …

It will be a “Massacre” on Friday night August 13th at The Arena in Philadelphia as Blaine Garner’s Shaylyte Promotions in association with SAM Promotions presents an outstanding night of boxing that will feature not one but two main events. In one main event, immensely popular Lightweight, Victor Vasquez will …