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One of the best and most addictive new reality shows? I must admit I am not a big fan of reality television due to the over amount of under quality reality based series that seem to be popping up on the tube since about 2008. On occasion though, there are …

Kathy Duva. Main Events, CEO: “April 9th is an important fight for both fighters: in Kevin McBride’s case this is a great opportunity for him; in Tomasz’s case he has a great opportunity ahead of him in Poland where he has an offer to fight one of the Klitschko brothers …

It’s official, Adamek-McBride will take place at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. Rumors were flying that Tomasz Adamek, Jersey City, NJ, 43-1, 28KO’s, would be fighting in Poland this April. Kathy Duva, Adamek’s promoter and Main Events CEO, confirmed that the Polish boxing star will instead return to “The Rock” …

Showtime Networks Inc. and CBS have joined forces with Top Rank, Inc. to promote, produce and distribute the biggest boxing event of the year—the May 7th showdown between global superstar and Philippine Congressman Manny Pacquiao and three-division world champion “Sugar” Shane Mosley, it was jointly announced by Ken Hershman, Executive …

WBC Champion Vitali Klitschko will defend his title against Cuban Odlanier Solis at Lanxess Arena Cologne, Germany, on March 19. Solis is ranked #1 in the WBC and Klitschko’s official mandatory challenger. Odlanier “La Sombra” Solis is 30 years old and lives in Florida. He has an impressive amateur fight …

Veteran heavyweight Sherman “Tank” Williams (34-11-2, 19 KOs) will step into the ring with Evander “The Real Deal” Holyfield on January 22 at the historic Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. “My experience boxing Vladamir Klitschko for weeks on end has prepared me to fight the best in the …

Devon Alexander: “I am training in Las Vegas for this fight. While I have trained here before when I fought out of the Cory Spinks camp, for my last two fights my promoter, Don King, allowed me to live in the home where Mike Tyson lived when he trained in …

Ricky Hatton has revealed that Commonwealth welterweight champion Denton Vassell is helping him fall back in love with boxing. ‘The Hitman’s’ promotional outfit, Hatton Promotions stage a high quality dinner show at Manchester’s Palace Hotel on Saturday 4th December, with Vassell back in action.

Garden State-based promoter Gary Shaw will be inducted into the New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame Thursday night at an awards dinner to be held at the Venetian in Garfield, NJ. Shaw, who was inducted into the California Boxing Hall of Fame last year, is the president and chief executive …

© Jose Espinoza / Saddo Boxing When you think of great boxing trainers, you think of Freddie Roach or Emmanuel Steward. How about Naazim Richardson? For those who don’t know about Naazim Richardson, he trained Shane Mosley to a victory against Antonio Margarito recently and he’s also been a long …

Mike Tyson is a larger than life figure known throughout the world as “The Baddest Man on the Planet”; whether or not it is from his in the ring accomplishments or out of the ring exploits, one would be hard pressed to find someone who has not heard of “Mighty” …

Kevin McBride says there is plenty of life left in his career – starting with victory in the Prizefighter Heavyweights IV at York Hall on Saturday October 9. The Irishman, who lives in Boston in the United States, made his comeback against Zack Page in New York in July, fighting …