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WBA Super Middleweight Champion Andre Ward and WBC Super Middleweight Champion Carl Froch will embark on a three-city international press tour to formally announce the most important fight of their careers, The Super Six World Boxing Classic Final, a World Championship Unification, live on Showtime, Saturday, Oct. 29 at 10 …

Kell Brook will defend his WBA Inter-Continental title against Rafal Jackiewicz in a World Title eliminator on Saturday 8 October, at the Ponds Forge International Sports Centre in Sheffield, live on Sky Sports. The unbeaten Welterweight star claimed the belt against Lovemore N’dou in his last outing in the Steel …

Jeff Thomas has vowed to “do it for the fans” when he enters Prizefighter Light Middleweights II on Thursday 15 September live on Sky Sports. Thomas has landed the final spot in the 20th edition of Matchroom Sport’s eight-man, one night tournaments, with the Blackpool fighter whipping up a campaign …

Welshman defends European title before Barker faces Martinez in America Gavin Rees will defend his European Lightweight title against Derry Mathews at the Newport Centre in South Wales on Saturday 1 October. The duo were set to meet in July but a hand injury forced Rees to withdraw from the …

Prizefighter returns for a new season on Thursday 15 September with the Light-Middleweights II at York Hall, Bethnal Green, live on Sky Sports. Plenty of exciting names are in contention for a place in the 20th edition of Matchroom Sport’s eight-man, one night tournament, which introduces two new exciting features …

Dazzling Darren Barker believes he can shock the world when he challenges Sergio Martinez for the Mexican’s WBC Diamond Middleweight title on October 1 at the historic Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, live on Sky Sports. The unbeaten European champion makes his debut in the States against the …

Eddie Hearn and Matchroom Sport are delighted to announce that Paul McCloskey will face Breidis Prescott in an official eliminator for the WBA Light-Welterweight title at the Odyssey Arena on Saturday 10 September, live on Sky Sports. It marks a return to action for the Dungiven fighter after his World …

Dungiven fighter back in WBA eliminator in Belfast live on Sky Sports Paul McCloskey will fight at the Odyssey Arena live on Sky Sports on September 10 in a WBA eliminator, with promoter Eddie Hearn is promising to announce an exciting opponent at tomorrow’s press conference (July 19).

Autumn date mooted as hand problem rules Euro champ out of Cardiff fight Gavin Rees has been forced to withdraw from his European Lightweight title defence against Derry Mathews on July 23 in Cardiff. Rees was due to defend the title against the English champion in the Motorpoint Arena venue …

Kell Brook will face Lovemore N’dou in front of a packed crowd at the Hillsborough Leisure Centre on Saturday (June 25) with promoters Matchroom Sport confirming the show is a sell-out. The Steel City show makes it back-to-back sell outs for Matchroom Boxing after the Prizefighter Welterweights II event at …

Martin Murry has told arch domestic rival Darren Barker to prove himself as the best in Britain before taking on the world’s best. Barker’s promoter Eddie Hearn is in talks for Barker to face WBC middleweight title holder Sergio Martinez this autumn. But WBA ranked number four Murray believes the …

‘Special K’ vows to wow home Sheffield crowd on June 25 Kell Brook says he will be the first fighter to stop tough Australian Lovemore N’dou when the pair fight in Brook’s hometown of Sheffield on June 25. Brook admits this is the ‘toughest test of his career so far’ …