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If the action inside the ring is remotely close to the ongoing war of words that has been waged outside of it, then the Timothy “Desert Storm” Bradley and Kendall “Rated R” Holt showdown will be a strong contender for “Fight of the Year.” In what is being called the …

Undefeated Carl “The Cobra” Froch and Jermain “Bad Intentions” Taylor participated in a press conference on Wednesday in London where Froch was joined by a host of U.K. journalists and television crews, while Taylor took part via satellite from his training camp in Miami, FL. In a highly anticipated world …

Over a span of 28 days Showtime Sports will feature a frenzied fight schedule, with late March and April filled with championship fights and meaningful matchups. With two highly anticipated Showtime Championship Boxing telecasts and two installments of ShoBox: The New Generation almost every weekend features a can’t-miss event. It …

This time, Jermain Taylor is training for one thing, and one thing only. He wants his championship belt back. Taylor, who held the Middleweight Championship from 2005 through 2007, will get his shot at the WBC Super Middleweight belt when he faces current WBC titleholder Carl Froch on Saturday, April …

The number of fighters who have become world champions after appearing on ShoBox The New Generation since its inception in July 2001 stands at 30. That means viewers likely will be witnessing a future world titleholder approximately every fourth telecast. So wholl be the 31st ShoBox alum to graduate into …

Montreal-based Romanian Lucian Bute took time out of his busy fight-week training schedule to answer a few questions from Showtime. The 29-year-old undefeated Bute risks his IBF super middleweight crown against hard-hitting Fulgencio Zuniga on ShoBox: The New Generation on Friday, March 13, live on Showtime at 11 p.m. ET/PT, …

WBC supervisor Rudy Tellez and WBC Super Lightweight Champion Timothy “Desert Storm” Bradley, 23-0 (11), convened yesterday for the mandatory WBC-regulated 30-day weigh in review. The well-conditioned Bradley weighed in at exactly 150 pounds and had one simple message for Kendall “R Rated” Holt, 25-2 (13), who he is scheduled …

© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing It was all right hands on Friday’s ShoBox: The New Generation as IBF Cruiserweight Champion Tomasz Adamek, 37-1 (25), successfully defended his title against Johnathon Banks, 20-1 (14), with a win by technical knockout at 1:30 of the eighth round at Newark, NJ’s Prudential …

© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing The four fighters who will appear on ShoBox: The New Generation tonight on Showtime at 11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast, made weight on their first try Thursday at The Prudential Center in Newark, NJ. Tomasz Adamek of Jersey City, N., by …

© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing The always-exciting Tomasz Adamek will defend his IBF Cruiserweight title against undefeated Johnathon Banks in the main event this Friday, Feb. 27, on ShoBox: The New Generation on Showtime at 11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast. The aggressive-minded Adamek, 36-1 (24), of …

Click for larger image © Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing Tomasz Adamek, 36-1 (24), prepared for his Friday night ShoBox: The New Generation fight on Showtime with an open workout on Monday at the Combat Club House Gym in Newark, NJ. The fight will air live from the Prudential Center …

Showtime caught up with legendary trainer Hall of Famer Emanuel Steward on Monday for his thoughts on this Friday’s IBF Cruiserweight title fight pitting champion Tomasz Adamek against Steward’s pupil, the undefeated Johnathon Banks in the main event Friday, Feb. 27, on ShoBox: The New Generation, live at 11 p.m. …