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After taking almost the entire month of August off, the sport of boxing got back into full swing this weekend and there some decent shows to report upon. Former WBO Heavyweight Champion Lamon Brewster returned to the ring for the first time in more than a year as the 35 …

All the fighters on tonight’s CES Boxing “Title Wave” card at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut weighed in yesterday. ESPN will broadcast the action live on their Friday Night Fights program. Matt Godfrey: 200 Lb Emmanuel Nwodo: 199.5 Lb Godfrey defends the NABF Cruiserweight title

Mexican fighters are feared worldwide because of their toughness in the ring. WBC World Youth featherweight title-holder Matt “Sharp Shooter” Remillard, however, has accelerated his relatively young pro career by defeating a series of Mexican opponents. Remillard, 14-0 (7), fighting out of nearby Manchester, takes on new Texas State champion …

NABF cruiserweight champion Matt “Too Smooth” Godfrey defends his NABF Cruiserweight title against Emmanuel Nwodo in the 12 round main event headlining “Title Wave” on August 29 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. In the co-feature, WBC Continental Americas featherweight champion Adalberto “Terrible” Borquez 18-6 (17), of Mexico, defends …

NABF Cruiserweight Champion Matt “Too Smooth” Godfrey, 16-1 (9), had his nose bent out of shape, so to speak, by recent comments attributed to Rob “All American Prize Fighter” Calloway. Calloway, 70-7-2 (56), was quoted as saying, “I’ve never turned down any fight!” He went on to proclaim that he …

World ranked and undefeated cruiserweight BJ Flores wanted to set the record straight regarding media reports that he rejected an offer to fight CES promoted Matt Godfrey next month on ESPN2. Speaking after a training session with former heavyweight world champion Hasim Rahman in Phoenix, Arizona, Flores said, “Let me …

Classic Entertainment and Sports, Inc. (CES) president Jimmy Burchfield has expressed his disappointed that USBA cruiserweight champion BJ Flores, 21-0-1 (12) has rejected an offer to fight NABF cruiserweight title-holder Matt “Too Smooth” Godfrey, 16-1 (9), in an ESPN2 main event next month.

NABF Cruiserweight Champion Matt “Too Smooth” Godfrey, 16-1 (9), has been boxing professionally for four years, after a lengthy amateur career, but his ring education reached another level last month in Germany, albeit in defeat. As the No. 1 rated contender in the WBC, Godfrey was matched against No. 2 …