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WBO super middle champ Karoly Balzsay makes the second defense of his title when he faces off against Robert Stieglitz at the Syma Sport Centre in Budapest, Hungary. Hamburg based Hungarian Balzsay, 21-0 (15), won the WBO belt with a surprising unanimous decision over favored opponent Denis Inkin in January …

Ex-WBO super feather champion Jorge Rodrigo Barrios makes the move up to lightweight tonight when he faces Moises Castro for the Interim WBO crown at Polideportivo Carlos Cerutti in Cordoba, Argentina. Barrios, 47-4-1 (34), fought everyone at super feather and now wants the world’s hardest puncher at any weight, WBC …

© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing The big fight this weekend sees Nate Campbell stepping up to light welter tonight for a crack at Timothy Bradley’s WBO belt at Agua Caliente Casino in Rancho Mirage, CA. At 37 years of age, Campbell, 33-5-1 (25), has had a long and winding …

Tonight at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, CT, it’s a battle of the nearly men as Isaac Hlatshwayo and Delvin Rodriguez rematch for the vacant IBF welterweight title. The two clashed last November in Hlatshwayo’s homeland of South Africa in a draw and now things move to Connecticut resident Rodriguez’s …

For every young fighter trying to make their ascension up the rankings ladder, there is a crafty and hard hitting veteran looking to make their name by knocking him down. This is exactly the stage that is set for the lightweight bout tonight at the Pechanga Resort and Casino in …

The Interim WBA light welter strap is up for grabs tonight at the Staples Center in Los Angeles as native son Victor Ortiz is in the spotlight against Marcos Renee Maidana. Both guys can bang and aren’t used to losing so the contest should be a superb fight for as …

Saturday night’s alright for fightin’ this evening south of the border as there are two WBA title clashes taking place. WBA super feather champ Jorge Linares is in action at the Plaza de Toros in Nuevo Laredo, meeting the challenge of unheralded opponent Josafat Perez. Linares, 26-0 (17), a former …

© Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing All eyes in the boxing world will be on Veltins Arena tonight in Gelsenkirchen, Germany as WBO/IBF/IBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko puts his belts and top standing in the division on the line against WBA champion in recess Ruslan Chagaev. Klitschko, 52-3 (46), comes …

A hotly anticipated local clash takes place tonight at the Bell Centre in Montreal and the stakes couldn’t be higher as Adrian Diaconu faces Jean Pascal for the WBC light heavyweight title. The fight has garnered massive attention in Quebec and is the biggest fight of the year so far …

Fight fans have seen the scenario set up a million times; a young undefeated prospect with a possible world title bout looming on the horizon faces off against a widely unknown opponent trying to make a name for himself with a career boosting victory. What plays out depends largely on …

With all of the big promotion companies in competition with each other to fill the airwaves with fight cards these days, often we miss out on some quality shows thrown by the promoters who happen to miss out on some national TV time. This of course does not mean that …

Unbeaten Andre Berto continues his run as WBC welterweight champion tonight at the Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood, Florida when defends his crown against two-time IBF light welter champion Juan Urango. This is the 3rd defence of the title for the 25 year old American. After distance defences against Steve …