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Floyd “Money” Mayweather Jr. is facing financial problems from the IRS. According to The Detroit News, Mayweather, Jr. is allegedly facing a massive $3.4 million tax bill. According to some reports around the Mayweather camp, this financial situation could see him make a hasty return to the ring. Officials at …

Junior ‘The Hitter’ Witter, 37-4-2 with 22 KO’s, started his career back in 1997, in which he achieved the Commonwealth, British and European Light Welterweight titles before capturing the WBC belt, which he defended twice before losing it to Timothy Bradley. Questions have arisen since his last few outings as …

It was almost two weeks ago that WBC Heavyweight Champion Vitali Klitschko made quick work of Cuban-born challenger Odlanier Solis in Cologne, Germany. In fact his ring entrance lasted longer than the fight – which saw him defeat Solis in the first round. There was some confusion at the time …

At a Press Conference in Montreal yesterday, an enraged Bernard Hopkins pushed Jean Pascal after being hounded to take a drug test before their rematch, scheduled for May 21. Watch this exclusive video…

The buildup to one of the greatest matchups of 2011 started with a press conference that did not disappoint. Both Pascal and Hopkins made their cases and both spoke about being more aggressive this time around; the press conference ended with both fighters pushing and screaming at each other. It’s …

I was just going over the weekend’s results for fight cards around the world and in doing so something occurred to me, this past weekend had an abundance of gold at stake! Of course not every title bout was for “World” versions, also many titles were vacant but the bouts …

After the World Boxing Council ordered an immediate rematch between Jean Pascal and Bernard Hopkins, Chad Dawson was forced to step aside and wait for the opportunity to regain his WBC Light Heavyweight title. However, the opportunity arose for Dawson to face Diaconu on the undercard of the Pascal vs. …

One of the best and most addictive new reality shows? I must admit I am not a big fan of reality television due to the over amount of under quality reality based series that seem to be popping up on the tube since about 2008. On occasion though, there are …

The much anticipated rematch between WBC/IBO Light Heavyweight Champion Jean Pascal and Bernard Hopkins is set to take place at Montreal’s Bell Centre on May 21st. Their first encounter ended in a majority draw in Quebec City back on December 18th. Both fighters have a tremendous following in Montreal, and …

Article by Jane Warburton and Paul Webb © Mark Jones Heartlands HobsMoat ABC has been the forgotten club of Birmingham. Based behind an old church in Sparkhill, this run-down club was hardly the ‘jewell’ of Birminghams’ Boxing Scene. The building – an old church hall – is just a short …

It has long been one of boxing’s most famous rivalries. Before Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier, Ray Leonard vs. Roberto Duran, Marco Antonio Barrera vs. Erik Morales, Arturo Gatti vs. Micky Ward and Rafael Marquez vs. Israel Vazquez, Sugar Ray Robinson and Jake LaMotta met in six brutal bouts that …

Tributes continue to flood in, following the tragic death of another Boxing Legend. Former British Heavyweight Champion – Gary Mason, died last week having been involved in a collision with a van while riding his bike through London. Mason, whose career spanned ten years, had an impressive 37 win (34 …