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If not for a hand injury suffered in the opening round of the 2004 Olympic Games in Greece, reigning WBA and IBA Light Heavyweight Champion Beibut Shumenov certainly would be much better known today by North American boxing fans, especially if he advanced to the medal rounds and fought eventual …

U.S. boxing fans may not be able to properly pronounce his name, yet, but unbeaten welterweight Ravshan Hudaynazarov is starting to capture their attention with his throw-back style that features a brutal body attack. The exciting Uzbekistan prospect, now fighting out of Las Vegas, will be back in action July …

The countdown has begun. In just four days undefeated Viacheslav Uzelkov (22-0, 14 KOs) of Vinitza, Ukraine will take on WBA Light Heavyweight Champion Beibut Shumenov (9-1, 6 KOs) in the scheduled 12-round main event of the ESPN2 “Friday Night Fights” (10pm ET/7pm PT).

Last week WBA middleweight super champion Felix Sturm has reached an agreement with his former promoter Klaus-Peter Kohl (Universum) regarding the end of their promotional contract. Now Sturm is free to organize and promote his fight all by himself. His comeback after more than a year of ring absence is …

The top bantamweight in the sport was back in action last night as Fernando Montiel defended his WBC and WBO titles by crushing challenger Rafael Concepcion within three rounds at Palenque de la Feria in Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapa, Mexico. Montiel, a longtime WBO super flyweight kingpin who started adding bantamweight …

Ex-WBO/WBC light welter champ Timothy Bradley successfully moved up to welter last night at Augua Caliente Casino in Rancho Mirage, CA, handing Argentine slugger Luis Carlos Abregu his first career defeat. Bradley, 26-0 (11), pressured the visitor relentlessly, putting the pressure on from the start and simply outworked his South …

“Magic” Matthew Hatton attempts to keep the Hatton family flag flying when he makes the first defence of his European Welterweight title against tough Ukranian Yuriy Nuzhnenko in Bolton tonight. A pro now for 10 years, Matthew, not surprisingly, has lived in the shadow of more famous brother Ricky. However, …

Undefeated WBO junior welterweight champion and Top-10 pound for pound fighter Timothy Bradley and No. 1 junior middleweight contender Alfredo Angulo hosted a Palm Springs Media Workout today at the Boys and Girls Club of America Gym in Indio, Calif. Undefeated Top-Five welterweight contender and Bradley opponent Carlos Abregu also …

Matthew Hatton admits that Yuri Nuzhnenko will be the best opponent he has ever faced. ‘Magic’ Matthew (39-4-2) makes the first defence of his European light-welterweight title against his Ukrainian mandatory challenger at Bolton Arena on July 16. Nuzhnenko (30-1-1) is a former WBA interim champion and Hatton says: “The …

Don King has promoted many of the biggest main events and best undercards in boxing history, and he’s still building great shows as evidenced by the fact he has added another world championship to his “Gateway to Greatness” on Aug. 7 in St. Louis, which is now a world championship …

In a thrilling clash tonight for the WBO featherweight title, champion Juan Manuel Lopez had to climb off the canvas to defeat challenger Bernabe Concepcion at Coliseo Jose Miguel Agrelot in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The bout was a slugfest from the start and the massive punching local southpaw soon …

© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing WBO featherweight champion Juan Manuel “Juanma” Lopez (28-0, 25 KO’s) weighed in at 125.3 pounds and Filipino challenger Bernabe Concepcion (30-2-1, 17 KOs) measured 125 pounds during Friday’s weigh in at Coliseo de Puerto Rico, in Hato Rey, just outside San Juan, Puerto Rico.