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Click the above Image for more Photos by Jim Everett 17 months after Juan Manuel Marquez defeated Juan Diaz for the WBA and WBO lightweight titles, the pair go at it once again as they square off tonight at Mandalay Bay Casino in Las Vegas. Both boxers are coming off …

Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing and Warriors Boxing presented an action-packed seven bout card last night before a jam packed house at the Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, OK. The show, broadcast live on ESPN’s “Friday Night Fights” was headlined by IBF #3 rated welterweight contender, Delvin Rodriguez taking on England’s …

Veteran Maurice “Sugar Moe” Harris, winner of the 2002 ‘Thunderbox Heavyweight Tournament,” is fully prepared to take advantage of his USBA title shot against Nagy “Dominican Dynamite” Aguilera, August 6 in Hinkley, Minnesota. Harris (23-14-2, 10 KOs) had only fought twice in previous six years, prior to signing a promotional …

When the Marquez vs. Diaz II “Fight of the Year: The Rematch” undercard was announced, Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer promised fight fans “The Night of the Year,” stacking the undercard with great fighters and fights with unpredictable outcomes.

“Hungry” is a term heard in boxing very often. Before their first fight, boxers are often considered hungry, hungry to get inside the ring and get their career underway. After a few wins, they are hungry to then prove that they are a legitimate prospect. After reaching prospect status, boxers …

USBA junior middleweight champion Derek ‘Pooh’ Ennis and challenger ‘King’ Gabriel Rosado both spoke with confidence Monday evening at the final press conference for their all-Philly showdown on Friday, July 30, at the Arena in South Philadelphia. An overflow crowd at Champps Americana restaurant on Columbus Boulevard in South Philadelphia—less …

© Chris Farina – Top Rank Undefeated WBO featherweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez and two-division world champion Rafael Marquez the pride of Puerto Rico and México, respectively, hosted a News Conference Luncheon announcing their highly anticipated world featherweight title fight on Tuesday in the Gold Ballroom at the Millennium Biltmore …

Next Friday at the Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, OK, highly touted, undefeated super middleweight contender, Donovan “Da Bomb” George (20-0-1, 17KO’s), will look to continue on his path towards a super middleweight title shot. George takes on the very dangerous, Francisco Sierra (21-3, 20KO’s) in what promises to be …

Boxing 360 has announced that heavyweights Maurice “Sugar Moe” Harris and Nagy “Dominican Dynamite” Aguilera will square-off August 6 in Minnesota. “Both parties have signed contracts and it’s going to be a great fight between a talented veteran, Harris, and promising prospect, Aguilera,” Boxing 360 Director of Boxing Bob Duffy …

Next Friday Delvin Rodriguez (25-4-2, 14KO’s) returns to ESPN’s “Friday Night Fights” when he takes on Ashley Theophane (26-4-1, 7KO’s) in the main event bout of the evening at the Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, Oklahoma. Rodriguez-Theophane is scheduled for ten rounds in the welterweight division. “We are happy and …

Let’s Get It On Promotions and current USBA light-heavyweight champion, Otis “Triple OG” Griffin, have entered into a long term promotional agreement. Griffin, with a record of 22-6, 9 KOs is also ranked #10 in the world in the IBF. Griffin, who was the winner of Fox’s The Next Great …

IBF, WBO and IBO Heavyweight Champion Wladimir Klitschko (54-3, 48 KOs) will defend his titles against Russian Alexander Povetkin (19-0, 14 KOs) on September 11. Venue will be the Commerzbank-Arena Frankfurt, Germany, which will have a capacity of 54,000 on fight night. The Commerzbank-Arena is the home of German soccer …