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Undefeated featherweight prospect and former Cuban Olympian Luis Franco and knockout artist Leonilo Miranda both weighed in at 126 pounds during Thursday’s weigh in at Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, Calif. Franco (8-0, 5 KOs) will square off with Miranda (26-2, 25 KOs) in his toughest test to date …

Las Vegas hosts its first world title fight of 2011 when World Bantamweight Champion Fernando “Cochulito” Montiel defends his title against two-division world champion Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire, in the latest chapter of the storied México-Philippines rivalry, Saturday, February 19, at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino.

Las Vegas hosts its first world title fight of 2011 when World Bantamweight Champion Fernando “Cochulito” Montiel defends his title against two-division world champion Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire, in the latest chapter of the storied México-Philippines rivalry, Saturday, February 19, at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino.

The 12-round WBC/IBO Light Heavyweight Championship fight between champion Jean Pascal and challenger Bernard Hopkins will take place December 18 at the Pepsi Coliseum in Québec City, Canada and will be televised live on Showtime in the United States at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on West Coast, and distributed live …

When Bernard “The Executioner” Hopkins faces WBC, Ring Magazine and IBO Light Heavyweight Champion Jean Pascal on December 18 at the Pepsi Coliseum in Quebec City, Canada live on Showtime in the U.S. and on pay-per-view in Canada, he will be 28 days shy of his forty-sixth birthday. If Hopkins …

© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing The four outstanding, talented athletes who will compete in The Bantamweight Tournament: Winner Takes All live on Showtime, made weight on their first attempts Friday at Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Wash.

© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing The promoters and fighters involved with The Bantamweight Tournament: Winner Takes All – a two-stage, single-elimination tournament of 118-pounders – took center stage on Thursday in the final press conference to discuss the two Semifinal bouts set to take place on Saturday, Dec. 11, …

Four of the world’s top bantamweights will battle it out in The Bantamweight Tournament: Winner Takes All semifinal bouts on Saturday, Dec. 11 at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Wash. The two-stage, single-elimination tournament of 118-pounders will feature IBF world bantamweight champion Yohnny Perez (20-0-1, 14 KOs), two-division world …

Due to a minor injuries sustained in a recent car accident, Oxnard’s “Dangerous” David Rodela has been forced to withdraw from his Thursday, November 18 bout against Norwalk’s Carlos Molina at L.A. Live’s Club Nokia. Stepping in for Rodela to face the unbeaten Molina will be Puerto Rico’s John Figueroa.

Super middleweight Kevin “The Hitman” Engel is preparing for war this Friday night, November 5th as he battles undefeated prospect Marcus “Too Much” Johnson at Scheels Arena in Fargo, North Dakota. The scheduled eight rounder is part of an exciting tripleheader on ShoBox: The New Generation, live on Showtime at …

When unbeaten prospect Edwin “La Bomba” Rodriguez steps into the ring Friday night to fight James McGirt for the vacant WBC USNBC super middleweight title on ShoBox: The New Generation, the dangerous Dominican boxer will be fighting for his most significant victory as a professional, as well as a major …

Red-hot, unbeaten super middleweight prospect Edwin “La Bomba” Rodriguez has been in Sydney, Australia since last Saturday to work as a sparring partner for contender Daniel Geale (23-1, 14 KOs), as the dangerous Dominican prepares for his November 5th main event fight against James McGirt on ShoBox: The New Generation, …