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What happens when two of boxing’s most feared superstars can’t find anyone willing to step up and face them? They fight each other. On Saturday, April 11, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, former Junior Middleweight World Champion Winky Wright will look to stop the meteoric …

IBF, WBA and WBO lightweight champion Nate “Galaxxy Warrior” Campbell continued his verbal assault on Ali “Rush Hour” Funeka, the man he will face in the main event on Saturday night at BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, FL. “I listened and read what Funeka was going to do to me,” Campbell, …

David Itskowitch, COO of Golden Boy Promotions: “We have a very exciting triple-header featuring three co-main event fights on March 7th. We are very excited to bring Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero home to fight in front of his hometown fans. “You don’t usually see this much talent on one night. …

IBF, WBO and WBA lightweight champion Nate Campbell, his opponent IBF No. 1-ranked mandatory challenger Ali Funeka and undefeated WBC and WBO No. 1-ranked contender Alfredo Angulo participated in media workouts at American Top Team gym in South Florida today promoting Saturday’s big “St. Valentine’s Day Massacre” card at BankAtlantic …

Heartbreaker Michael Jennings is abandoning his girlfriend on Valentine’s Day so he can concentrate on breaking Miguel Cotto’s heart in New York. But Jennings has vowed to return from the States with two-dozen red roses – and the WBO World Welterweight title.

Former IBF No. 1-ranked welterweight Cosme “Chino” Rivera, 31-11-2 (23), has agreed to step in on five days notice to face undefeated WBC No. 3-ranked super welterweight Alfredo “Perro” Angulo, 14-0 (11), on Don King’s “St. Valentine’s Day Massacre” boxing card on Saturday at BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, FL. Mercurial …

Tecate Beer announced today plans to launch a regional marketing campaign designed to bring boxing fans in Houston closer to the Feb. 28 encounter between former World Feather and Junior Lightweight Champion Juan Manuel Marquez, 49-4-1 (36), and the current three-time winner of the lightweight title, Juan Diaz, 34-1 (17).

Golden Boy Promotions’ undefeated heavyweight prospect, Ashanti “The Boss” Jordan, 7-0 (6), is scheduled to return to the ring March 7, 2009 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose CA, on the HBO Boxing After Dark triple header, featuring Robert Guerrero, James Kirkland and Victor Ortiz.

Boxing’s next generation of stars will be present and accounted for on Saturday, March 7, when Golden Boy Promotions presents an explosive triple-header boxing event featuring the top young talent in the sport at HP Pavilion at San Jose, CA located in the heart of Silicon Valley. The HBO Boxing …

Undefeated junior middleweight sensation Alfredo “Perro” Angulo of Mexico, has lost the scent of his scheduled next victim, former world champion Ricardo “The Matador” Mayorga. The Angulo vs. Mayorga WBC super welterweight title elimination bout was scheduled to take place on February 14, 2009 on Valentine’s Day at BankAtlantic Center …

Due to the extreme ticket demand for what is on track to become the highest grossing fight in Texas in the last seven years and one of the highest grossing fights ever, more tickets for Golden Boy Promotions’ upcoming February 28 event at Toyota Center in Houston, Texas have been …

Unified lightweight world champion Nate “Galaxxy Warrior” Campbell, 32-5-1 (25), gave a stern warning to IBF No. 1-Ranked lightweight mandatory challenger Ali “Rush Hour” Funeka, 30-1 (25), at a Don King-hosted press conference at BankAtlantic Center today promoting their Valentine’s Day meeting in South Florida. “I’m a New Age guy …