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WBC Emeritus middleweight champion Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez celebrates his 36th birthday today. Martinez (46-2-2, 25 KOs) is preparing for his March 12th showdown against reigning WBO junior middleweight champion Sergiy “Razor” Dzinziruk (37-0, 23 KOs) in the 12-round main event for the vacant WBC Diamond middleweight title, live on HBO …

Four of the world’s best lightweight boxers highlight the year’s first Showtime Championship Boxing event as unbeaten No. 1-ranked contender Brandon Rios (26-0-1, 18 KOs) challenges WBA lightweight champion Miguel Acosta (28-3-2, 22 KOs), while talented Mexican fighters Antonio DeMarco (24-2-1, 18 KOs) and Reyes Sanchez (20-3-1, 11 KOs) battle …

In what promises to be an explosive night of fights featuring six all-action boxing heroes, on Saturday, April 9 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev., five-time and three-division World Champion Erik “El Terrible” Morales (51-6, 35 KOs) returns to the pugilistic forefront when he faces power-punching …

Paid to protect and serve the members of their communities, a select group of Southern California’s finest law enforcement officers will enter the boxing ring on Thursday, February 24, with the intention to hit and not be hit during three amateur bouts that will be featured on the season premiere …

Venerable boxing journalist and historian Bert Sugar will be the special guest speaker this coming Tuesday night, Feb. 15 starting at 7 PM/ET, for Ring 8’s monthly meeting at the historic Waterfront Crabhouse in Long Island City. One of the most recognizable characters and foremost authorities in boxing, Sugar was …

Tonight, Atlantic City’s, Shamone “The Truth” Alvarez (21-3, 12KO’s) travels across the border, as he looks to get back into the win column when he takes on Canada’s, WBA #8 rated welterweight, Antoni Decarie (24-1, 7KO’s) at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada. The bout, scheduled for ten rounds, will …

Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao and Shane Mosley will conclude their coast-to-coast U.S. media tour, for their mega world championship fight, with a New York News Conference Luncheon this Monday, February 14, in the The Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers – Pier 61 (23rd Street at the Hudson River, New York, NY 10011). …

Former World Champion Daniel Ponce De Leon and undefeated prospect Adrien “The Problem” Broner are set for battle in an intriguing ten round junior lightweight showdown in the co-featured bout on Saturday, March 5, live from Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. The event is headlined by Mexican phenom Saul “Canelo” …

With a hand injury forcing Lanard Lane to withdraw from his scheduled February 24 fight against Jessie Vargas, former Lightweight World Champion Jose Armando Santa Cruz has stepped up to face the unbeaten Las Vegan in the main event of the 2011 premiere of “Fight Night Club” at L.A. Live’s …

Manny Pacquiao and Shane Mosley will embark on a coast-to-coast U.S. media tour, beginning this Thursday, February 10, to announce their mega world championship rumble. Pacquiao and Mosley, who have won world titles in 11 weight divisions between them, will go toe-to-toe for Pacquiao’s WBO welterweight championship on Saturday, May …

Undefeated lightweight prospect Archie Ray Marquez suffered an injury during training and was forced to pull out of his scheduled bout against Marvin Quintero on this Friday’s ShoBox: The New Generation on Showtime. The scheduled main event and co-feature remain intact. The telecast begins at 11 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on …

Pacman Fever hit MGM Grand this morning with one of the biggest ticket runs in Las Vegas boxing history. Between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. PT, 16,000 tickets were sold to the Manny Pacquiao vs. Sugar Shane Mosley world welterweight championship. Barely 1,000 seats remain for Pacquiao’s return to the …