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The long, strange trip Maurice “Sugar Moe” Harris has taken during his often tumultuous 18-year pro career is close to reaching its ultimate zenith as the USBA heavyweight champion makes final preparations for this week’s rematch against former world title challenger Tony “The Tiger” Thompson,” live on ESPN Friday Night …

Guyanese prodigal son, unbeaten super middleweight Lennox “2 Sharpe” Allen, returns home to Georgetown, Guyana for an Independence Day showdown Saturday night (May 28) versus Kwesi Jones (7-1, 4 KOs) in a 12-round match for the vacant WBC Caribbean Boxing Federation title, at Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. Allen (14-0-1, 9 …

Promoter Don King will bring Devon Alexander “The Great” (21-1, 13 KOs) back to the St. Louis area on June 25 to face a significant test in his hometown from noted Argentine knockout artist and WBO No.-3 ranked contender Lucas Matthysse (28-1, 26 KOs) at The Family Arena in St. …

Veteran boxer Omar Sheika of Paterson, New Jersey, has fought for six world title belts and four national title belts of different types, but he has never worn a championship belt. A bout for the vacant USBA cruiserweight title and a world rating from the International Boxing Federation was no …

David Haye’s sparring partner Fres Oquendo will fight in Prizefighter International Heavyweights on Saturday 7 May at London’s Alexandra Palace – after the Hayemaker recommended him to promoter Eddie Hearn. The 18th edition of Matchroom Sport’s eight-man, one night tournaments sees overseas fighters compete for the first time and Oquendo …

This Friday, USBA Light Heavyweight champion and IBF number-one ranked Yusaf Mack will give back to the city of Philadelphia as he has a full day of activities. Mack will start his day in the morning at his former school, University City High School in Philadelphia and will be speaking …

This past Friday night, in River Grove, Illinois, highly regarded prospect Adrian “EL Tigre” Granados put on an outstanding performance that will be talked about for years to come in an eight round welterweight battle against Detroit’s Lanardo Tyner.

IBF featherweight king Yuriorkis Gamboa may have lost his WBA title on the scales before his fight last night at Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall but the former Olympic Gold Medallist from Cuba handed Mexican challenger Jorge Solis a complete and thorough defeat. The first round featured only mild action as …

One of the sport’s flashiest champions is making a title defense tonight as Cuban speedster Yuriorkis Gamboa puts his WBA and IBF feather trophies up for grabs against Interim WBA super feather ruler Jorge Solis at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. Gamboa, 19-0 (15), has covered a lot of ground …

Somebody’s “O” had to go in tonight’s Brazilian-Argentinean showdown between unbeaten prospects, as Michael “The Brazilian Rocky” Oliveira’s rising popularity in his native country continued to grow with his 10-round unanimous decision victory against a game Abel Nicolas “El Principito” Adriel, headlining the “International Boxing Challenge” pro-am event at Mauro …

Chicagoland fan favorites Donovan “Da Bomb” George and Adrian “El Tigre” Granados opened their training camps to the Chicago media on Thursday afternoon. Working the mitts and shadowboxing, both looked in great shape and very sharp as they wound down preparations for their upcoming bouts at Windy City Fight Night …

Chicago’s Genaro Mendez will battle Javier Loya of Phoenix, Arizona in a special feature attraction undercard bout at “Windy City Fight Night” at the UIC Pavilion on Friday, April 1st. Presented by Chicago’s 8 Count Productions, the April 1st event is headlined by a stellar main event featuring Chicagoland fan …