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It hardly gets any closer than this. At today’s purse bid for the European heavyweight championship between Alexander Dimitrenko and Denis Bakhtov in Rome, Arena outbid Universum by only 200 Euros. Arena’s offer of 157,000 Euro was slightly enough to make sure that Universum at 156,800 Euro cannot stage the …

Audley Harrison has vacated his European heavyweight title, opening the door to a showpiece World title fight when he makes his return from injury in October. The 38 year-old had an operation on a pectoral muscle last month to correct the injury that forced him to fight one-handed against Michael …

Former English heavyweight title holders Tyson Fury and John McDermott will meet for the second time in 10 months on Friday 25th June, in what will be one of the most eagerly awaited rematches that the UK has seen in recent years. The British Final Eliminator clash between the two …

© Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Boxing fans worldwide want to see one fight: IBF, WBO and IBO Heavyweight Champion Wladimir Klitschko against WBA Heavyweight Champion David Haye. Now, triple champion Klitschko is taking action and officially calls out David Haye: “David, don’t be a coward and run away!”

Last night at the packed MEN Arena in Manchester, England, David Haye successfully defended his WBA Heavyweight Title against ‘The Quiet Man’ – John Ruiz of Massachusetts, USA. Immediately, Ruiz took centre ring while Haye edged around the perimeter. A big right lands flush to the face of Ruiz and …

On the 3rd April, David Haye will defend his WBA heavyweight title against John ‘The Quiet Man’ Ruiz. Haye, 23-1-0 (21), won the title on the 7th Nov last year after beating common ground opponent Nikolay Valuev. Haye and trainer Adam Booth formulated a gameplan and implemented it perfectly to …

Audley Harrison believes David Haye will lose his WBA World Heavyweight Championship on Saturday if he underestimates American John Ruiz. Haye fights Ruiz at the MEN Arena in Manchester in the first defence of his belt, which he won in November by beating Russian giant Nikolay Valuev. However, Harrison, who …

With the twelfth round knockout of ‘Fast Eddie’ Chambers by Wladimir Klitschko in Germany the heavyweight picture has become clearer in terms of who the remaining talent is, and who is left to fight whom. The question is, will these bouts happen in the future? Vitali Klitschko’s upcoming bout against …

Two-time WBA heavyweight champion John “The Quietman” Ruiz has been working hard in his Las Vegas training camp since mid-January in preparation for his April 3 showdown against new WBA World Champion David “Hayemaker” Haye at MEN Arena in Manchester, England. WBA No. 1 contender Ruiz (44-8-1, 30 KOs), the …

Commonwealth light-welterweight champion Ajose Olusegan will defend his title against former European titleholder Colin Lynes in Manchester on Saturday, April 3rd. The scheduled 12-round contest will act as one of the chief-support attractions to David Haye’s WBA heavyweight title showdown against John Ruiz, televised live and exclusively on Sky Box …

Audley Harrison believes he has recovered from ‘being a broken man’ and is ready to claim the European Heavyweight Championship. Harrison, 38, saved his career by winning Prizefighter Heavyweights 3 in October and faces Poland’s Albert Sosnowski for the European belt on April 9 at London’s Alexandra Palace. Former Olympic …

In 2009, British boxing was left with three world champions after Ricky Hatton got knocked out by Manny Pacquiao. Our biggest star was knocked out cold by the pound for pound great in just two rounds and it showed that Hatton’s elite fighting years are defiantly past him. Starting the …