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The roulette wheel of opponents has finally stopped for top-notch British welterweight Michael Jennings as Romanian Vasile Dragomir has been selected as his opponent for tonight’s bash in Manchester, England. Serving as chief support to headliners Michael Gomez and Steve Foster Jr., the English champion has been through a range …

Those of you that have seen the film know that Snatch’s incorporation of boxing is that of the unlicensed variety, not what we deal with on this site, but it is such an outstanding film that I feel compelled to include it in this project. The film really gets going …

Let it never be said that Bernard Hopkins can’t talk up a fight—or anything else, for that matter. Having just witnessed first hand Hopkins in full flow, I assure you that the man can talk for America…and then some. Topics ranged from Howard Eastman to the latest happenings in the …

That bloke delivering your post may have a little more going on besides mucking about with a satchel full of letters and junk mail. Don’t give him too much grief if you get your neighbor’s mail by mistake because he may just be a future super featherweight champion. That is, …

It was July of the year 2000 and Lennox Lewis was set to bask in the warmth of a homecoming to England. The British fans at the London Arena witnessed their undisputed champion in all his glory dispatching of South African heavyweight Francois Botha via an authoritative second round knockout. …

Some fights in a boxer’s career symbolize crucial turning points and they’re importance is not always evident beforehand. Many a valued prospect with a great deal of potential has been gunned down by a journeyman who has been looked at as just another stepping-stone by the fighter and his handlers. …

Alright fight fans, the majority of this week’s boxing action begins on Thursday, so without further ado, we’re going to dive right in at the deep end. That being said, the event being held at the Palace Indian Gaming Center in Lemoore, California represents deep water for some of the …

Judah Calls Out Oscar After Knocking Off Spinks! Click for larger image© Curtis McCormick Zab Judah pulled off a masterful display last weekend in St. Louis, finally delivering on the long unrealized potential that his abundance of skill, speed and raw power have promised for so long. Judah admitted that …

“I beat the man, who beat the man, who beat the man, I guess that makes me the man.” He was right, that’s how it works in boxing and when Riddick Bowe seized the heavyweight crown from Evander Holyfield in their epic first encounter, he was indeed the man of …

It is refreshing to know that we are experiencing an era in which boxing events are living up to, and often exceeding their expectations. The record-breaking attendance figure demonstrated that the promotion had already captured the public’s imagination, but the atmosphere that emanated from the audience in the Savvis Center …

“I want De La Hoya next!”-Zab Judah. Zab “Super” Judah mounted a masterful attack of carefully applied pressure that slowly wore down fellow southpaw Cory Spinks. Cracks began to show in the third when Judah capped off a three-punch combination with a hard straight left that had Spinks wobbly. In …

Click for larger image© Tom Casino/Showtime One would have been forgiven for thinking that Zab Judah’s immediate challenge to Cory Spinks for the undisputed welterweight title was somewhat impetuous. While Spinks went about the business of repelling Judah’s challenge, he could not do so before being knocked down by the …