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Two-division world champion Rafael Marquez took his training up a notch last week as he prepares for his world title battle against undefeated WBO featherweight champion Juan Manuel “Juanma” Lopez on Saturday, November 6, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The rumble between the pride of México …

Integrated Sports Media announced today that it will distribute the October 16th “The Rising Son Returns” Pay-Per-View event, featuring Boricua star Wilfredo “WV2” Vazquez, Jr. in his second WBO Junior Featherweight title defense, live in the United States from Silver Sports Arena in Kissimmee, Florida. Vazquez (19-0-1, 16 KOs), the …

Boxing fans will have plenty to be thankful for Saturday, Nov. 27 when Golden Boy Promotions celebrates Thanksgiving Day weekend with a 12-round championship battle between two of boxing’s most exciting warriors, WBA and WBO Lightweight Champion Juan Manuel “Dinamita” Marquez and WBO Interim Lightweight Champion Michael “The Great” Katsidis, …

It will be former NABC Light Middleweight champion Michi “El Matador” Munoz, 22-5 (15), from Mexico who fights former world champion Bronco McKart, 52-9-1 (31), for the UBO middleweight title on October 30 in Monroe, Michigan. Turner Boxing Productions will promote. Born in Leon, Mexico, Munoz turned professional in the …

By Per Ake Persson German light heavy Thomas Ulrich returns to action October 9 in Hamburg. There are according to Bild many reasons for the comeback of the former European champ and world title challenger and they all spell money. Ulrich was at his best a very good boxer / …

On Saturday night October 2nd, undefeated Brazilian Middleweight Isaac Rodriguez will take on Colombian power puncher Samuel Miller in a bout scheduled for twelve rounds for the WBC/USNBC Middleweight championship at The Turning Stone Resort & Casino in Verona, New York.

Middleweight Matthew Macklin recaptured the European title he never lost in the ring by stopping Shalva Jormadashvili Saturday night at LG Arena in Birmingham, England. Macklin, 27-2 (19), took the fight to the visitor from Georgia, but Jormadashvili, 27-3-1 (19), appeared to relish an old fashioned slugfest as the pair …

Shane Mosley and Sergio Mora engaged in a light middleweight bout last night at Los Angeles’ Staples Center, producing a 12 round draw in a bout that looked more like a track and field event than a boxing match. Mora’s strategy entailed running from the 39 year old Mosley and …

In a much much difficult than expected title defense, WBC lightweight king Humberto Soto kept his belt despite an ambitious showing from challenger Fidel Monterrosa Munoz at Estadio Banorte in Culiacan. Munoz, who had fought several times as a light welter after turning pro at light middle, used his height …

WBC lightweight kingpin Humberto Soto leads the way on a good fight card tonight from Estadio Banorte in Culiacan, Mexico. Soto, 52-7-2 (32), is making the third defense of the lightweight crown after retaining the WBC super feather strap on three occasions and at age 30, “La Zorrita” is at …

© Tom Hogan – Hoganphotos / Golden Boy Promotions Shane Mosley returns to the squared circle for the first time since losing to Floyd Mayweather Jr, taking on Sergio Mora in a light middleweight 12 rounder at Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA. Mora is really a middleweight, as evidenced …

© Tom Hogan – Hoganphotos / Golden Boy Promotions Former multi-weight world champion Shane Mosley clashes with Sergio Mora, headlining a card tonight at Staples Center in Los Angeles. Light middleweights, 12 rounds Shane Mosley: 154 lb Sergio Mora: 157 lb