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Although they were kept apart and at opposite sides of the building, the bad blood and war of words between unbeaten WBA lightweight champion Brandon “Bam Bam” Rios (27-0-1, 19 KOs), of Oxnard, Calif., and two-time world title challenger Urbano Antillon (28-2, 20 KOs), of Maywood, Calif., continued during a …

In honor of our nation’s birthday, unbeaten junior middleweight and West Point graduate Captain Boyd Melson plans to fight “Army Strong” when he makes his Brighton Shore debut Wednesday, July 20 at the Oceana Hall in Brooklyn, NY. Melson, inactive for close to three years between his amateur finale and …

OneSongchai Promotions announces a boxing show headlined by a defense by WBO Oriental 115 Lbs champion Kwanpichit 13 Coins Express against Indonesian challenger Panca Silaban will take place in the Bangkok suburb of Chang Yai, Thailand on July 13. Also on the bill, WBO Youth Champion Puengloung Sor Sing-u tune-up …

Lee Purdy believes he cannot go wrong in his British welterweight title defence against Craig Watson. The Colchester man believes training alongside European middleweight champion Darren Barker has fired him up to beat Watson again. Purdy, 24, caused a huge upset in April snatching the crown from Watson with a …

© Click the above photo for more images fromthis event Last night, at the Park Inn Hotel, Northampton, First Team Promotions (PJ Rowson and Errol Johnson) hosted a Boxing Dinner-Show which would feature three bouts from local boxers and then show the Klitschko v Haye Fight on a big TV …

Elvin Ayala – known affectionately as “The Pride of New Haven” – plans on beating crosstown rival Israel “Pito” Cardona of Hartford, Conn., so convincingly that Cardona’s fans might reconsider their allegiance. “People from Hartford are going to want to move to New Haven,” Ayala quipped.

U.S. District Court Judge Larry R. Hicks denied the Emergency Appeal filed by Floyd Mayweather, Jr. for a protective order to prevent his court-ordered deposition, finding that Mayweather’s motion was “without merit.” Mayweather’s deposition had been scheduled for June 17, 2011, in Las Vegas, Nev. Mayweather refused to appear. Judge …

A press conference was held earlier today to announce the first annual “Knock Out Cancer” Boxing Benefit, presented by Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing, the American Cancer Society and Hunts Point Produce Market. The “Knock Out Cancer” event, which will be held outside at the Market Saturday July 23rd, will feature …

Junior middleweight rising star Denis “Da Momma’s Boy” Douglin will return to the squared circle Saturday, July 9 when he battles an opponent to be named at Atlantic City’s famed Boardwalk Hall. The bout will be his first since a shocking defeat against cement fisted spoiler Doel Carrasquillo in February. …

Thursday night, at the Park Hotel, Sheffield (Chesterfield), Richard Poxon hosted a ‘sell-out’ Charity Fund-raising Fight-night and Dinner show. The 3-card event featured local Sheffield boxers and raised money for the Weston Park Hospital Cancer Charity. The main event saw Adam ‘The Bomber’ Etches make short work of Bobby Wood …

NABA Lightweight Champion Logan Cotton McGuinness makes his second title defense this weekend at home in the 10-round main event against veteran Daniel “Canerito” Ruiz on the “Friday Night At The Fights” card at Hershey Centre in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. The “Friday Night At the Fights” show is presented by …

Most of the principal fighters taking part in Don King’s history-making fight card on Saturday (HBO: 9:45 p.m. ET/PT) at The Family Arena in St. Charles, Mo., were on hand for the event’s final press conference. King hosted the press conference, touting the event, St. Charles, St. Louis and Missouri. …