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WBC international super middleweight champion Nikola Sjekloca defended his title with a unanimous decision win over Spain’s Roberto “El Tigre” Santos in front of 800 fans at the ballroom in “Hotel Park”, Novi Sa, Serbia. 32-year-old Sjekloca started strong dominating his opponent with his accurate jab and excellent ring generalship. …

Lots of action south of the border tonight as world title bouts headline fight cards in Merida and Queretaro, with the WBC light fly and WBO flyweight crowns on the line. At Poliforum Zamna in Merida, the Cinderella story of local hero and WBC light flyweight king Gilberto Keb Baas, …

With very few top American Heavyweights in recent years, a new name is ready to crash the party and influx some life into what many boxing insiders say is the lowest time in American Heavyweight boxing. Enter Franklin “Yah Yah” Lawrence.

The MGM Grand at Foxwoods box office has released a small amount of $50.00 tickets today for the March 12 “Diamond Elite” championship boxing event, featuring 2010 Fighter of the Year Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez. There will be no additional tickets available at that price level after this small release.

“Irish” Micky Ward, more popular now than ever after the success of the Oscar-nominated movie about his life, The Fighter, has been invited by promoter Lou DiBella to be a special guest March 12 for the “Diamond Elite” event at the MGM Grand Arena at Foxwoods in Mashantucket, Connecticut.

As Miguel Acosta and Brandon Rios met with media members for a light workout on Wednesday, newly crowned WBC/WBO bantamweight champion and Top Rank-promoted fighter Nonito “Filipino Flash” Donaire stopped by the Top Rank Gym, laughing and joking with the fighters and the media and even playfully snatched award-winning Showtime …

Ricky Hatton is backing Stephen Foster Jnr to continue Hatton Promotions magnificent winning run. Salford’s Foster Jr makes the first defence of his European super-featherweight title against Ermano Fegatilli in the Premier Suite at Bolton’s Reebok Arena on Saturday night (26th February). Hatton Promotions are currently the most successful promotional …

Unbeaten Dominican knockout specialist Javier “El Abejon” Fortuna will be fighting for the vacant WBC Youth Featherweight Championship on the “Diamond Elite” card, headlined by 2010 Fighter of the Year Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez, March 12 at MGM Grand Arena at Foxwoods in Mashantucket, Connecticut. Martinez (46-2-2, 25 KOs), the reigning …

WBC Emeritus middleweight champion Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez celebrates his 36th birthday today. Martinez (46-2-2, 25 KOs) is preparing for his March 12th showdown against reigning WBO junior middleweight champion Sergiy “Razor” Dzinziruk (37-0, 23 KOs) in the 12-round main event for the vacant WBC Diamond middleweight title, live on HBO …

NABA Lightweight Champ Ready For Former World Title Challenger Fifteen fights into his professional boxing career and the trend is unmistakable; 23 year-old Logan Cotton McGuinness (14-0-1, 7 KO’s) keeps getting better and better. This past Saturday night at Mississauga’s Hershey Centre, in front of more than 5000 rabid fans, …

The year’s most hotly anticipated clash at bantamweight turned out to be far less competitive than expected as the Philippine’s Nonito Donaire blew out Fernando Montiel to capture the Mexican’s WBC and WBO belts at Mandalay Bay casino in Las Vegas. Montiel started off cautiously and that proved to be …

Saturday night at the Essex County Collage in Newark, NJ, Polish heavyweight Mariusz Wach took out Jonathan Haggler in just three rounds to win the WBC Baltic Heavyweight title that highlighted a seven bout card promoted by Prize Fight and Global Boxing.