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Lee Purdy hopes successfully defending his British welterweight crown against Craig Watson this weekend will book a return clash against Denton Vassell. Colchester’s Purdy narrowly lost on points to Vassell in a Commonwealth title challenge last year, but in April shocked Watson to become British champion.

When Joe DeGuardia, announced that he was going to be getting his “Punchin at the Paradise” fight series back in full swing in 2011, he stated that the main idea behind the concept was that he wanted to bring live exciting boxing back on a regular basis to the Bronx. …

Craig Watson’s revenge mission is little more than a week away, and the Hatton Promotions welterweight has no doubt about the outcome. “This is payback time,” promised Watson as he prepared for his hometown challenge against British welterweight champion Lee Purdy at Oldham Sports Centre on Saturday 16th July.

Lee Purdy believes he cannot go wrong in his British welterweight title defence against Craig Watson. The Colchester man believes training alongside European middleweight champion Darren Barker has fired him up to beat Watson again. Purdy, 24, caused a huge upset in April snatching the crown from Watson with a …

Craig Watson has revealed how his parents couldn’t sleep after he lost the British welterweight title to Lee Purdy. He gets an immediate chance of revenge when he faces the Essex man at Oldham Sports Centre on July 16. Purdy stopped Watson in five rounds in April causing the biggest …

Boxing 360 has announced today that it has signed unbeaten welterweight prospect Vitaliy “Demyan” Demyanenko (19-0, 12 KOs) to an exclusive promotional contract. “We’re looking forward to introducing Vitaliy to a big Kazak community in New York City, in addition to Russian boxing fans living there,” Boxing 360 Founder/CEO Mario …

IBF light heavyweight kingpin Tavoris Cloud stopped challenger Yusaf Mack while IBF light middle boss Cornelius Bundrage gained revenge in a rematch against rival Sechew Powell last night at Family Arena in St. Charles, MO. Cloud had to wait a few rounds before he could get to grips with fleet-of-foot …

WBA world heavyweight champion David Haye was handed a priceless pre-fight boost on Tuesday night, when former world super-middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe visited the fighter’s Vauxhall gymnasium and watched ‘The Hayemaker’ train for the best part of two hours.

The countdown begins. With just a month remaining, Antonio “The Magic Man” Tarver is putting in long hours at the gym in Florida before his July 20 IBO World Cruiserweight Championship showdown with Aussie hero Danny Green at the Entertainment Centre in Sydney, Australia. “He’s a good fighter,” said Tarver …

Craig Watson has stoked the flames ahead of his British welterweight championship rematch against Lee Purdy telling the Essex man: “You’re not that good.” Purdy caused the biggest domestic boxing upset so far this year in April stopping Watson in five rounds, taking his treasured domestic title. And Hatton Promotions …

IBF No. 1-ranked light heavyweight Yusaf “Mack Attack” Mack (29-3-2, 17 KOs); WBC-USNBC undefeated national cruiserweight champion Ryan “The Irish Outlaw” Coyne (16-0, 6 KOs); and IBF No. 1-ranked junior middleweight Sechew “Iron Horse” Powell (26-2, 15 KOs) participated in media workouts today at the Sweat Pound 4 Pound Gym …

The International Boxing Organization has reached a verbal sanctioning agreement to fill its light heavyweight championship, which was declared vacant in May. IBO President Ed Levine said the organization “has been engaged in final negotiations with a qualified and highly-respected fighter” in the division and anticipates a deal being finalized …