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Arena CEO Ahmet Öner will present a “Heavy Night at the Baltic Sea” on November 12th in Stralsund. German hard-hitter Konstantin Airich (16-2-2, 13 kos) faces unbeaten Turk Yakup Saglam (26-0, 23 kos). Airich is best known for losing a controversial slugfest to Danny Williams in May 2008 in Spain …

IBF middleweight champion Sebastian Sylvester retained his title with a convincing victory over challenger Mahir Oral at Stadhalle in Rostock. Sylvester’s busy close quarters style put the Griefswald based “Hurrikan” in good stead against the much taller Hamburg man Oral. The champion put most of the early rounds in the …

Sauerland´s First Lady, WBA, WBC and WBO welter queen Cecilia Braekhus defends her titles against Mikaela Lauren from Sweden October 30 in Rostock on the undercard to Sylvester vs Oral. Lauren, a former elite swimmer, is 6-0 and relatively new to boxing but is very strong and well conditioned so …

Two-time Heavyweight World Champion and recent title challenger Shannon “The Cannon” Briggs wants to assure fans he will be just fine after his courageous performance against Vitali Klitschko on Saturday in Hamburg, Germany. “Thank you all for your concern. Your outpouring of support has helped maintain my spirits through this …

Vitali Klitschko continued his dominance over the heavyweight division last night, winning a resounding 12 round decision over challenger Shannon Briggs at the 02 Arena in Hamburg, Germany. The towering Ukrainian slugger controlled the action from the first round, working the right hand behind the jab to very good effect, …

It could be called a matchup over 10 years too late. Two heavyweight veterans meet tonight for the WBC heavyweight title when the German based Ukrainian Vitali Klitschko makes his fifth defence, facing Shannon Briggs in Hamburg. For Klitschko, this is his third reign as a world heavyweight champion. Back …

At the apex of an illustrious career, Canadian boxing sensation Troy “The Boss” Ross will find himself in an unusual position at Casino Rama in Ontario, Canada on October 30 – he will be fighting at home! Fresh off of a highly controversial technical decision loss in Germany against IBF …

WBA cruiserweight champion Guillermo Jones makes his long awaited return to the squared circle when he meets challenger Valery Brudov tonight at Panama City’s Arena Roberto Duran. Now 38 years of age, Jones turned pro in 1993 as a skyscraping 6’4 tall welterweight and by 1998 fought to a draw …

Matt Skelton has vowed to make his experience count when he enters the Prizefighter Heavyweights IV at York Hall on Saturday 9 October – with Kickboxing his secret weapon. At 43 years of age the Reading fighter is the oldest man on the bill in the 14th outing of Barry …

If Vitali thinks he’s going to have the kind of easy night his brother had last week, he’s in for a shock,” vows upcoming heavyweight title challenger Shannon “The Cannon” Briggs (51-5-1, 45 KOs). Speaking about Samuel Peter’s non-performance versus Vitali’s brother Wladimir on September 11 in relation to his …

Heavyweight sensation Odlanier Solis returns to Germany in December. The three-time world amateur champion and 2004 Olympic gold medallist, currently rated #2 by the WBC, is on his way to become the mandatory challenger for WBC champion Vitali Klitschko. After defecting from the Cuban national team along with unified featherweight …

IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko put on another masterclass last night, halting old rival Samuel Peter in ten rounds at Commerz Bank Arena in Frankfurt, Germany. Peter was looking to improve upon his 2005 loss to Klitschko in which the Ukrainian was canvassed three times but managed …