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Former WBO Heavyweight Champion Siarhei Liakhovich and Main Events CEO Kathy Duva announced today that they have entered into a promotional agreement. Nicknamed “The White Wolf,” Liakhovich has earned a professional record of 25-3, 16 KO’s. As an amateur, the current Scottsdale, AZ resident compiled a record of 145-5, was …

Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao and Shane Mosley will conclude their coast-to-coast U.S. media tour, for their mega world championship fight, with a New York News Conference Luncheon this Monday, February 14, in the The Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers – Pier 61 (23rd Street at the Hudson River, New York, NY 10011). …

Manny Pacquiao and Shane Mosley will embark on a coast-to-coast U.S. media tour, beginning this Thursday, February 10, to announce their mega world championship rumble. Pacquiao and Mosley, who have won world titles in 11 weight divisions between them, will go toe-to-toe for Pacquiao’s WBO welterweight championship on Saturday, May …

Stephen Foster Jr is waking up every morning and forgetting that he will be defending his European super-featherweight championship later this month. The Salford boxer puts his title up for grabs against mandatory contender Ermano Fegatilli in the Premier Suite at Bolton’s Reebok Stadium on Friday February 26. Foster, 30, …

By Per Ake Persson Danish super middle Rudy Markussen is injured and off Sauerland´s show in Herning, Denmark, February 12. WBC, WBA and WBO female welter ruler Cecilia Braekhus is also off the bill due to a virus. Comebacking former Contender participant Ahmed Kaddour has stepped in as replacement. Middleweight …

Pacman Fever hit MGM Grand this morning with one of the biggest ticket runs in Las Vegas boxing history. Between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. PT, 16,000 tickets were sold to the Manny Pacquiao vs. Sugar Shane Mosley world welterweight championship. Barely 1,000 seats remain for Pacquiao’s return to the …

Saturday night at the Silverdome in Pontiac, MI, WBO light welter champion Timothy Bradley added the WBC belt of Devon Alexander to his collection via tenth round technical decision in a battle of unbeaten fighters. The action started off slowly as both fighters were cautious until Bradley began to find …

Light welterweight champions Devon Alexander and Timothy Bradley weighed in yesterday prior to their unification clash this evening at the Silverdome in Pontiac, MI. HBO televises at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT. WBC/WBO Light Welterweight Championship, 12 rounds Devon Alexander: 140 lb Timothy Bradley: 139.5 lb

The consensus 2010 Fighter of the Year, Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez is gearing up for another banner campaign in 2011. It all starts on March 12 when Martinez, the recognized champion at middleweight squares off with reigning WBO junior middleweight champion, Sergiy “Razor” Dzinziruk at the MGM Grand Arena at Foxwoods …

Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao (53-3-2, 38 KOs), returns to the Fight Capital of the World for the first time since 2009 when he defends his WBO welterweight title against three-division world champion and future Hall of Famer “Sugar” Shane Mosley (46-6-1, 39 KOs), of Pomona, Calif. Pacquiao vs. Mosley erupts on …

Anthony ‘Million Dollar’ Crolla will be filled with fear when he defends his English super-featherweight title against Carl Johanneson next month. Their much anticipated ‘War of the Roses’ in the Premier Suite at Bolton’s Reebok Stadium on Saturday 26th February will also be a final eliminator for the British crown …

Undefeated, 24-year-old NABF and NABO champion Matt “Sharp Shooter” Remillard (23-0, 13 KOs), arguably America’s leading featherweight, has signed an exclusive promotional contract with Top Rank. “Matt is a tremendous, exciting fighter, “Hall of Fame promoter and Top Rank CEO Bob Arum said. “We are very pleased he has joined …