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As he prepares to make the first defence of his European Light Welterweight title Paul McCloskey doesn’t have to go too far afield for advice from another man who has been there and done that. Fellow Derry man Charlie Nash accomplished the same feat in 1979 winning the European Lightweight …

Belfast has a proud tradition of producing some of the finest little men in boxing, no more so than in the flyweight division where names such as Rinty Monaghan, Dave McAuley, Hugh Russell and Damaen Kelly have delighted Belfast fight fans down through the years. Now another Belfast flyweight, Jamie …

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, …

European Champion Paul McCloskey has teamed up with old rival Colin Lynes as he steps up preparations for the first defence of his title on the Yanjing Beer Fight Night at the Kings Hall, Belfast on Friday, June 11th. McCloskey headlines a big night of championship boxing at one of …

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 …

Just prior to undefeated WBA super welterweight champion and future rabbi Yuri Foreman’s ring walk to his first world title defense will be the sounding of the shofar. The shofar is a horn, traditionally that of a ram, used for Jewish religious purposes. The sounding of the shofar is incorporated …

Top super middleweight contender Librado Andrade returns to his home away from home in Canada this Friday night as he takes on former World Champion Eric Lucas in a highly-anticipated showdown at the Pepsi Colisee in Quebec City. The Jesus Del Monte, Guanajuato Mexico native, Andrade (28-3, 21 KO’s), will …

Rising Southern California stars David Rodela, Frankie Gomez, and Jesus Rodriguez, along with longtime contender Jose Navarro, will hit the ring at L.A. Live’s Club Nokia tonight for another hard-hitting night of boxing at “Fight Night Club”. In the main event, Rodela, 133 lb, will face Toa Baja, Puerto Rico’s …

© Klitschko Management Group Vitali Klitschko (41-2, 37 KOs), of Kiev, Ukraine and Hamburg, Germany and Albert Sosnowski (45-2-1, 27 KOs), of Warsaw, Poland and Brentwood, UK participated today in a public workout at the Mercedes Benz dealership in Essen.

On June 4th “The Black Panther” Juan Carlos Gomez (46-2, 36 kos) will return to action against Frankfurt based Turk Oezcan Cetinkaya (17-6-1, 11 kos) in Hattersheim, near Frankfurt, Germany. The former WBC cruiserweight champion and heavyweight championship contender (in March 2009 vs. Vitali Klitschko) will headline the „7th annual …

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 …

2007 was a year that many of us will always consider one of boxingʼs best. We had Joe Calzaghe vs. Mikkel Kessler to decide the best super middleweight in the world once and for all, Israel Vazquez versus Rafael Marquez in the second bout of their trilogy, Floyd Mayweather Jr …