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© Emily Harney Hartford super bantamweight Mike “Machine Gun” Oliver, the reigning New England and EBA champion, will be in a crossroads fight Saturday night as he continues his journey back to the top of the 122-pound division, taking on 4-time world title-holder Mauricio “Indio Boy” Pastrana in the 8-round …

Puerto Rican superstar Ivan Calderon headlines New York’s famed Madison Square Garden for the first time as the southpaw WBO light flyweight champion puts his crown at risk against hard-nosed former two-time world title challenger Jesus Iribe of Mexico. At 33-0-1 (6), Calderon has never lost a professional fight and …

What do you get when you combine three undefeated Cuban sensations with three of Irish boxing’s most exciting and promising talents? You get a combined record of 63 wins (43 KO’s) and no losses and all six fighters will take to the ring in Cork on June 26th on the …

Undefeated, 23-year-old NABF and NABO champion Matt “Sharp Shooter” Remillard arguably rates as America’s leading contemporary featherweight and the old-school fighter can’t wait to prove his worth to the boxing world. Remillard, now rated No. 7 by the World Boxing Council, may not have a true signature fight, yet, but …

The scene is set for probably one of the most exciting Cruiserweight battles of the year as two of the best cruiserweights in the World today prepare to face each other at the Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg in Germany this coming Saturday, the 5th June. Former champion Steve “USS” Cunningham, finally gets …

Carlos Tamara’s reign as IBF junior flyweight champion proved to be of brief duration as the American based Colombian’s trip to the hometown of Luis Alberto Lazarte resulted in a split decision loss last night at Club Once Unidos in Mar Del Plata, Argentina. Tamara came into the belt via …

This Saturday night, European heavyweight champion, Albert “The Dragon” Sosnowski (45-2-1, 27KO) will be looking to become the first ever Polish Heavyweight Champion, when he takes on WBC heavyweight king, Vitali Klitschko (39-2, 37KO) at Veltins Arena, in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. The 31-year-old Polish native Sosnowski is promoted by Joe DeGuardia’s …

Two-Division champion, Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero, wants to thank everyone that attended his “Knocking Out Leukemia” wine tasting event last night at Kaama Lounge. “Last night’s wine tasting fundraiser was a great success”, said Guerrero. “My wife Casey and I are extremely grateful l and want to thank everyone for …

Former two-time world heavyweight champion John “The Quietman” Ruiz used to be the Rodney Dangerfield of boxing as well as one of its most avoided fighters. Now, though, the new Ruiz has gained respect in many circles, particularly after his impressive win against 4-time world title challenger Jameel McCline, yet, …

“Iʼm trying to change the minds of the fans one fight at a time.” These are the words that two time heavyweight champion, John Ruiz, kept saying in our interview yesterday. “I know I havenʼt been the type of guy to fill the arena, so to speak.” Ruiz has no …

Fresh off of his dominating performance against four-time world title challenger Jameel “Big Time” McCline, two-time WBA heavyweight champion John “The Quietman” Ruiz (43-7-1, 29 KOs) has fought himself back into position for another world title shot.