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On August, 14, 2010, Montreal will host an epic light heavyweight bout featuring Jean Pascal against American sensation, Chad Dawson. This will be for Pascal, the big break he has been looking for since his one and only defeat against Carl Froch. We all know that big breaks are few …

© 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 …

New England and EBA super middleweight champion “Irish” Joey McCreedy (11-4-2, 6 KOs), trained by “Irish” Micky Ward and Dicky Eklund, was having a problem finding a suitable opponent for his July 9th fight in the 8-round co-feature on “Let Freedom Ring” presented by Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment and Sports, …

The most competitive matchups, sustained action, consistent excitement and extraordinary drama: The Super Six World Boxing Classic on Showtime has offered undeniably the most compelling prizefighting on television. When elite, confident fighters are matched in meaningful fights, one after another, fans are guaranteed closely contested bouts and that has been …

Red-hot lightweight prospect “Hammerin’” Hank Lundy, rated No. 13 by the WBA, makes his first title defense against challenger John John “The Hammer” Molina (20-1, 16 KOs) in the 12-round main event July 9 on “Let Freedom Ring,” presented live on ESPN Friday Night Fights by Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment …

A quarter of a century on from winning his World title Irish boxing legend Barry McGuigan believes he has unearthed a new star in the shape of Belfast’s Carl Frampton. The unbeaten Super Bantamweight has won all 5 of his pro fights to date and will fight in his hometown …

Fireworks will be delayed but only for a few days, exploding in the four-cornered ring July 9 when ESPN Friday Night Fights comes to Twin River Event Center for the “Let Freedom Ring” pro boxing card, presented by Classic Entertainment and Sports, Inc. (CES), in Lincoln, R.I.

Click the above Image for all Photos from this Event Bank Holiday weekend in the UK – and what could be nicer than a Sunday afternoon at the boxing! Steve Wood / VIP Promotions hosted a five card bill at the Copley Sports Centre in Stalybridge, Manchester, England yesterday which …

Click the above Image for all Photos from this Event It was a packed Castle Leisure Centre in Bury, England, on Saturday night for the Hatton Promotions fight-night. The fight-card billed as ‘Back Home’ was the first boxing event in Bury since its ban in 1997 and – judging by …

Heavyweight prospect Tony “TNT” Grano has his timer set to explode Saturday night, June 26, when he headlines “Pride & Power,” presented by Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment and Sports, Inc. (CES), in the 10-round main event at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. The WBF All-Americas heavyweight champion, Grano (17-1-1, …

Tonight at the massive Veltins Arena in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, WBC heavyweight king Vitali Klitschko makes the fourth defense of his second title reign. Challenging Klitschko is England based Pole Albert Sosnowski, the reigning European champion who has only lost twice over a 48 bout pro career. At 6 feet 8 …

For many years some of the biggest fights have taken place in Las Vegas “Boxing Capital of The World”. Tyson vs. Bruno, Bowe vs. Holyfield and Corrales vs. Castillo just to mention a few. However, boxing in Nevada is far from a new thing. In fact the first match was …