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© Hatton Promotions / Mark Robinson Ricky Hatton has announced his retirement from professional boxing following a glorious career which saw him win world titles at light-welterweight and welterweight. ‘The Hitman’ will now concentrate on continuing to build Hatton Promotions that has produced many champions in just over two years.

Tottenham’s Michael Grant is set to return to the ring, after a year long sabbatical from the sport, at the Steve Goodwin promoted ‘Unleash The Fury’ mega event at York Hall in Bethnal Green, London, on Saturday 5th March 2011. Michael, who was one of the most exciting young Light …

“Sólo Boxeo Tecate” travels to the Bay Area on Friday, February 18, as the Longshoreman’s Hall in San Francisco, Calif. hosts an exciting doubleheader featuring highly-touted Filipino sensation Mercito Gesta in a main event rematch against Genaro Trazancos, along with a junior lightweight clash between unbeaten Salinas contender Eloy Perez …

Craig Watson has a double reason for making John O’Donnell pay in their vacant British welterweight title fight next month. The Manchester man isn’t just smarting that he was robbed on points against fellow southpaw O’Donnell in their Commonwealth title fight back in April 2009.

Ghanaian knockout artist Bastie Samir has yet to let a professional opponent see the third round and after a stellar 2010 campaign, the 2008 Olympian will continue his march to the top of the middleweight division in undercard action at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, California this Friday, January …

It’s the first “Sólo Boxeo Tecate” event of the New Year, and fight fans in Fairfield, Calif. have kicked off 2011 by making tonight’s hard-hitting card at the Sports Center a sell-out. The red-hot, seven-bout card is headlined by unbeaten rising star Brandon Gonzales against fellow prospect Lester “El Cubanito” …

Following the outcry over the controversial December 18 draw between Jean Pascal and Bernard “The Executioner” Hopkins on in Quebec City, Canada, the WBC Board of Governors has voted in favor of ordering an immediate rematch between the two for the WBC Light Heavyweight Championship.

WBA and IBA Light Heavyweight Champion Beibut Shumenov (10-1, 6 KOs) has been preparing for the biggest fight in his very short, but storied career, training for “The Unification,” his Jan. 8, 2011 blockbuster boxing event first at Team Barry Boxing in Henderson, Nevada with his head trainer and 1984 …

USBA Light Heavyweight titlist Otis “Triple OG” Griffin and Yusaf Mack will battle it out to become IBF champion Tavoris Cloud’s mandatory challenger when they meet Friday, January 7 in the main event of “New Year’s Bash” from the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Minneapolis. Griffin, who won Oscar De La …

Undefeated Irish/British heavyweight prospect Tyson Fury was very pleased with his performance against Zack Page this past Saturday night at the Pepsi Coliseum in Quebec City, Quebec. Fury posted a shutout eight round unanimous decision over Page on the undercard to the Jean Pascal/Bernard Hopkins light heavyweight world title bout …

Normally the Christmas and New Year holiday presents boxers and fitness fans a major dilemma as it is almost impossible to keep training, other than running or doing a home workout, with all the gyms closed for the break. However things will be very different this year as health conscious …

Sutton’s Danny “Cassius” Connor and Redhill’s “Dynamo” Daryl Setterfield are back in action this coming Saturday, the 18th December, at the Bruce Baker promoted “Christmas Punch” event at the Tolworth Recreation Centre in Surbiton. The pair of Surrey battlers, who both train at Johnny Eames Ultrachem TKO Boxing Gym in …