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© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing All four of the fighters who will be featured on Saturday’s excellent doubleheader on Showtime Championship Boxing participated in a final press conference that was open to the media and the public. It was held at The Village at Orange in Orange , Calif.

The last time Vic Darchinyan was involved in a Showtime Media Poll, he was a near-landslide choice to lose. Only six of 31 picked him to defeat Cristian Mijares last Nov. 1 on Showtime. Well, we know how that fight turned out. This time, the roles are reversed and Darchinyan …

WBC Cabofe heavyweight champion Manuel “El Toro” Quezada steps back in the ring this Friday, February 6, 2009 at the Tachi Palace Casino in Lemoore, CA. He faces Eric Boose, whom he beat back in April of 2006. This time around he will have a new trainer calling the shots, …

Three of the four fighters who will be featured on Saturday’s excellent doubleheader on Showtime Championship Boxing participated in a workout Wednesday that was open to the media and public. It was held at the TKO Boxing Gym in Anaheim, CA. In what will be a slugfest from start to …

Outside the ring, Andre Ward is one of the most pleasant, personable, thoughtful and unselfish young men you’ll ever meet. Inside, he is widely recognized as one of the most talented young fighters in the world, a “can’t miss” world champion in the eyes of many. Others take it a …

On Friday, February 6, Goossen Tutor Promotions will kick off its 2009 Tachi Palace pro boxing series with a nationally televised show featuring undefeated Andre “SOG” Ward the Oakland, California native whose gold medal victory in the 2004 Olympics in Athens is the last since David Reid in the 1996 …

Before a jam-packed gathering, which included 12 television and internet cameras but not Jorge Arce, Vic Darchinyan had center stage to himself as he spoke with the national boxing media Saturday morning at the Wilshire Grand Hotel in Los Angeles. Arce, who had agreed to attend the press conference, spent …

One day before Vic Darchinyan risks his world super flyweight belts against former world champion Jorge Arce on Showtime, undefeated Andre Ward will defend his NABO super middleweight title against Henry Buchanan on Friday, Feb. 6, on ShoBox. The ShoBox event, presented by Goossen Tutor Promotions, will originate from The …

Featherweight Orlando Cruz remained undefeated Friday night with a devastating fifth-round knockout over previously unbeaten Leonilo Miranda on ShoBox: The New Generation. Cruz improved to 16-0-1 while Miranda fell to 24-1. The tripleheader on Showtime began with an impressive performance from 2008 United States Olympian Gary Russell, Jr. Making his …

© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing Two talented fighters with a combined record of 39-0-1 will collide when Leonilo Miranda, 24-0 (23), of Mexico faces Orlando Cruz, 15-0-1 (6), of Puerto Rico in the main event tomorrow, January 16, on ShoBox: The New Generation live on Showtime at 11 p.m. …

US Olympian Gary Russell, Jr.’s dream of competing in the Olympic Games last August ended without him throwing a punch, but he promises that won’t be the case this Friday night as he makes his pro debut in what is now a tripleheader on ShoBox: The New Generation on Showtime …

For two, unproven, but talented prospects, the New Year brings a dangerous challenge that will test their ring smarts, skills, mental toughness and unbeaten records. Leonilo Miranda, 24-0 (23), a featherweight from Mexico, will aim for another knockout victory when he faces fellow unbeaten Orlando Cruz, 15-0-1 (6), of Puerto …