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Puerto Rican superstar and WBO featherweight champ Juan Manuel Lopez and Mexican legend and future Hall of Famer Rafael Marquez participated in an open workout at Fortune Gym in Hollywood on Monday, just five days before their rivalry fight on Saturday, Nov. 6, live on Showtime at 10 p.m. ET/PT, …

On Saturday, December 4th, Star Boxing returns to Bally’s in Atlantic City, when Shamone “The Truth” Alvarez (21-2, 12KO’s) squares off against Ghana’s Ayi Bruce (16-3, 11KO’s) in a twelve round welterweight title fight for the IBA Championship. “We are excited to be returning to Bally’s and looking forward to …

Lenny Zappavinga needed just 101 seconds to transform himself from undefeated Top-10 contender to IBF mandatory lightweight challenger when he blasted out top-rated Jin Hoon Kim last night in their IBF-sanctioned lightweight title elimination bout. The fight took place last night at the Sydney Olympic Park Sports Center. “Lenny looked …

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 …

IBO Middleweight Champion “The Pride of Providence” Peter Manfredo Jr. returns to his roots Nov. 12, headlining “Homecoming King” in a 10-round, non-title fight against Colombian power-puncher Jhon Berrio (15-7, 11 KOs), at the Twin River Event Center in Lincoln, R.I.

USBA Jr. Middleweight champion, Derek “Pooh” Ennis feels it’s his time as he has earned his way for a shot at newly crowned IBF champion Cornelius “K9” Bundrage. Ennis of Philadelphia has a record of 22-2-1 with thirteen knockouts is riding a ten fight winning streak which includes his USBA …

On December 11 at the Jannus Live in hometown St. Petersburg, Florida, former IBF and IBO Super Middleweight champion Jeff “Left Hook” Lacy will return to the ring for the first time since his loss to all-time great Roy Jones Jr. last year. Lacy, 25-3, 17 KOs, will take on …

The November 6 NABO junior welterweight championship and IBF #2 position elimination bout between former World Champion Zab Judah (39-6, 27 KO’s) and Lucas Matthysse (27-0, 25 KO’s) at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey is less than two weeks away. Matthysse’s countryman and former Welterweight World Champion Carlos “Tata” …

Undefeated Cuban Olympic heavyweight gold medalist Odlanier “La Sombra” Solis (16-0, 12 KOs) will face the toughest test of his young career on Friday, Dec. 17 at American Airlines Arena in Miami when he meets WBC No. 1-ranked Ray “The Rainman” Austin (28-4-4, 18 KOs) with the winner earning the …

Red-hot, unbeaten super middleweight prospect Edwin “La Bomba” Rodriguez has been in Sydney, Australia since last Saturday to work as a sparring partner for contender Daniel Geale (23-1, 14 KOs), as the dangerous Dominican prepares for his November 5th main event fight against James McGirt on ShoBox: The New Generation, …

Undefeated former IBF lightweight champion Paul “The Pittsburgh Kid” Spadafora returns to the ring in a 10-round junior welterweight bout at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Conn., Saturday, November 20. Spadafora (44-0-1, 18 KOs), will headline the all-action card.

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 …