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World Boxing Council Lightweight Champion David Diaz will take a break from training for his title defense against boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao to give the commencement address at Carl Von Linne Elementary School in Chicago on Monday, June 9. Diaz is currently training in Chicago for his world title defense …

Boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao jets to Chicago, Illinois, on Tuesday night in preparation for a full media day on Wednesday, May 21st which includes a Public Pep Rally at 12 Noon at Federal Plaza, 230 S. Dearborn (corner of Adams and Dearborn) to promote his showdown with World Boxing Council …

The Battle is on! Welterweight superpowers Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito square-off in a compelling and eagerly-awaited world title fight to determine the division’s top dog and arguably boxing’s No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter. “The Battle!” / “La Batalla!” — the pay-per-view extravaganza — headlined by the Cotto vs. Margarito World …

When super featherweight sensation Yuriorkis Gamboa, 9-0 (8), steps into the right to fight Darling Jimenez, 23-2-2 (14), for the vacant WBC international championship in Primm, Nevada tonight, it is not only the HBO debut for the spectacular 2004 Olympic Gold Medallist from Cuba, but also the first HBO show …

Super featherweight phenomenon Yuriorkis Gamboa, 9-0 (8), has enjoyed two premieres recently. He stopped over in Las Vegas for the first time as he made his way to a scheduled bout this evening in Primm, Nevada, which also represents Gamboa’s first appearance on HBO as the 2004 Olympic Gold Medallist …

Welterweight superpowers Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito, and Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum will embark on a coast-to-coast media tour next week announcing “The Battle!” / “La Batalla!” — their compelling and eagerly-awaited world welterweight championship fight. The tour will begin in Mexico City on Monday, May 19, followed …

Welterweight contender Don Juan Futrell, 21-3-1 (10), wants to sent a message to NABF Welterweight Champion Andre Berto, 21-0 (18) before Berto’s scheduled HBO televised fight takes place June 21, 2008 at the FedEx Forum in Memphis TN. “My brother Repo Rick has informed me that your fight with Miguel …

WBC lightweight champion David Diaz, 34-1-1 (17), from Chicago, paid a media day visit to San Antonio yesterday, May 6, to talk up his title defense against WBC super featherweight champion and Filipino national treasure Manny Pacquiao, 46-3-2 (34). After visiting The Alamo, the birthplace of Texas independence from Mexico, …

WBC Lightweight Champion David Diaz will be honored This Sunday! May 4, as the co-Grand Marshal in Chicago’s Cinco De Mayo Parade, the highlight of the city’s 25th Annual Cinco De Mayo Festival and Parade Celebration. “I’m thrilled to be given this honor as part of the celebration of our …

Philadelphia’s newest boxing sensation, Danny Garcia, 5-0 (5), is ready for the big stage as he’s scheduled to fight Manuel Bocanegra, 7-8-1 (5), Saturday May 3, 2008 on the Oscar De La Hoya vs Steve Forbes card.

It was ‘spot the celebrity’ on Saturday night as the stars came out for Joe Calzaghe and Bernard Hopkins as they battled for the Light Heavyweight Championship at the Thomas and Mack Centre in Las Vegas. Both men fly out of their corners for the first round but after only …

© Tom Hogan / Golden Boy Promotions Like all fights of latter period Bernard Hopkins, last night’s greatly anticipated showdown with Joe Calzaghe at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas was an ugly, untoward bout that proved difficult to score and generated a great deal of controversy as …