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It was 10 months ago today, September 1, 2007, when WBO junior welterweight champion Ricardo Torres from Barranquilla, Colombia, and mandatory challenger Kendall Holt, from Paterson, NJ, rumbled for the world title inside the Jumbo Saloon Country Club in Torres’ hometown.

The principals of this Saturday’s big Showtime ShoBox fight card will hold a public workout today on the Mezzanine Level at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. WBO Junior Welter Champion Ricardo Torres, his challenger Kendall Holt, undefeated junior welter contender Lamont Peterson and his opponent Rogelio Castaneda …

Ten months after a wildly controversial ending to their first fight, Ricardo Torres will risk his WBO Junior Welterweight title against No. 1 contender Kendall Holt in a rematch on a special edition of ShoBox: The New Generation this Saturday, July 5, live on Showtime at 11 p.m. ET/PT and …

What are the odds that defending WBO junior welterweight champion Ricardo Torres will successfully defend his title twice against top-rated contender Kendall Holt According to David Snook, Supervisor of Race & Sports at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino, not very good.

© Chris Farina – Top Rank Ten months after a wildly controversial ending to their first fight, Ricardo Torres will defend his WBO Junior Welterweight title against No. 1 contender Kendall Holt in a rematch on a special edition of ShoBox: The New Generation on Saturday, July 5, 2008, live …

WBO Junior Welterweight Champion Ricardo Torres, his opponent, top-rated contender Kendall Holt, and undefeated brothers Lamont and Athony Peterson will host a media brunch today in Las Vegas. Torres and Holt resume their hostilities in a rematch of their highly-controversial 2007 world title fight won by Torres via 11th round …

© Jan Sanders /Goossen Tutor Promotions Last night at the Royal Watler Cruise Terminal In the Cayman Islands, heavyweight Eddie Chambers, 31-1 (17), bounced back from an IBF Eliminator loss to Alexander Povetkin in January by bouncing out opponent Raphael Butler, 31-5 (24), in the sixth round to retain the …

Olympic Gold Medalist Andre Ward looks to take the next step toward a world title shot when he battles former Olympian Jerson Ravelo in a 12-round North American Boxing Organization (NABO) super middleweight championship on Friday, June 20, 2008, live on the SHOWTIME series ShoBox: The New Generation 11 p.m. …

Ten months after a wildly controversial ending to their first fight, Ricardo Torres will defend his World Boxing Organization (WBO) Junior Welterweight Title against No. 1 contender Kendall Holt in a rematch on a special edition of ShoBox: The New Generation on Saturday, July 5, 2008, live on SHOWTIME at …

The boil bursts as Bradley outpoints Witter Ricky Hatton once famously referred to light welterweight rival Junior “The Hitter” Witter as being like a boil on his backside. Well, this Saturday night at the Trent FM Arena in Nottingham, England, that boil finally burst as tough Californian puncher Timothy Bradley …

Click for larger image © Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing Timothy “Desert Storm” Bradley showed no signs of jetlag in his upset, split-decision victory over defending world champion Junior Witter Saturday. Bradley, a four-fight veteran of the Showtime boxing series ShoBox: The New Generation, captured the WBC Super Lightweight Championship …

Current WBC 140 lb title holder Junior Witter, 36-1-2 (21), can be described as anything but ordinary. Just ask him and he will be the first to tell you exactly how good he is. In fact, ask anyone who has ever spent time interviewing Witter or attended one of his …