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Over the weekend, Hennessy Sports have announced that the undefeated former British and Commonwealth Heavyweight Champion Tyson Fury will face tough Belfast brawler and crowd favourite Martin Rogan at the Odyssey Arena on the 14th April in Fury’s first fight of the year. The 23 year old Fury has not …

Late last week it was announced that undefeated former Featherweight World Champion and Cuban amateur star Yuriorkis Gamboa will be facing off against undefeated former WBA Lightweight Champion Brandon Rios at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas on the 14th April, in what is widely regarded as one of the …

Last night, at Olympiahalle, Munich, Bayern, Germany, Ukrainian Heavyweight Champ – Vitali Klitschko retained his WBC Heavyweight Belt by a Unanimous Points victory over Dereck Chisora of the UK (118-110; 119-111; 118-110). Vitali’s record now stands at 44 wins (40 by KO) and 2 losses (to Lewis and Byrd) But …

Last week it was announced that Bolton’s Amir Khan has been given an opportunity to regain both his World Boxing Association and International Boxing Federation Light Welterweight titles against the American Lamont Peterson, which shall take place on the 15th May at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. The decision …

This week, it has been announced by Golden Boy Promotions that Mexican starlet Saul Alvarez will be making the fourth defence of his World Boxing Council Light-Middleweight title against the veteran American and former three weight World Champion Sugar Shane Mosley at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on the …

This week in a notice published by the British Boxing Board of Control, newly crowned British Cruiserweight Champion Shane McPhilbin has been scheduled to fight former WBO and European Cruiserweight Champion Enzo Maccarinelli on the 23rd March at the Civic Hall in Wolverhampton. The 26-year-old McPhilbin from Bulwell in Nottinghamshire …

Veteran light middleweight boxer Angel ‘Toro’ Hernandez, who was knocked out at 1:39 of the second round by Demetrius Andrade in the main event of a seven bout card at Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut, on Saturday, February 11, 2012, has been suspended from fighting for 90 days by Mohegan …

Following Tyson Fury’s disappointing and yet rather unsurprisingly decision to vacate the British and Commonwealth Heavyweight titles rather than face Liverpool’s ever improving David Price for the aforementioned titles, the British Boxing Board of Control and the Commonwealth Boxing Council have announced that Norwich’s Sam Sexton has been selected to …

Unbeaten American five weight world Champion Floyd Mayweather Jnr will be fighting Puerto Rican icon and three weight world champion Miguel Cotto in Las Vegas on the 5th May at the MGM Grand in a challenge for Cotto’s WBA “Super” title at Light-Middleweight. Mayweather’s decision to fight Cotto puts back …

Within the past week reports have surfaced in the British sports media that states James DeGale, the former British Super-Middleweight Champion and current European Champion, has split with his promoter Frank Warren after four years. DeGale, who turned professional after winning gold at the 2008 Beijing Olympics at Middleweight, becoming …

With the likes of Filipino icon and current pound for pound king Manny Pacquiao, Mexican three-weight world champion Juan Manuel Marquez and Floyd Mayweather all being tipped to an automatic call up to the International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota when they complete their five year eligibility period, other …

Some famous, some infamous, some legendary. Recently, Boxing lost five of its all-time greats: legendary heavyweight champion Smokin’ Joe Frazier, trainer Angelo Dundee, trainer Goody Petronelli, noted referee Wayne Kelley and boxer Don Fullmer. It is worth noting the pro boxing contributions of each of these outstanding individuals. Each, in …