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What some of you may not have known is that a heavyweight title fight took place Saturday night in Germany. Russian Nikolai Valuev put his WBA strap on the line against a very undeserving challeneger in Owen “What the Heck” Beck. The Jamacian Beck was coming off losing his last …

“The Hitman” Slips Into “Motor City Cobra” Mode After his heartbreaking loss to “Sugar” Ray Leonard, his first ever as a professional, Tommy Hearns regrouped with decent wins over Ernie Singletary, Marcos Geraldo and Jeff McCracken. With revenge over Leonard uppermost in his mind, Tommy set his sights on winning …

Jose Luis Castillo proved again that his lightweight days are behind him by not even coming close to making the lightweight limit of 135 lbs today at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada. Castillo weighed in at 139.5 pounds both times he was weighed over a 2 hour period for …

WBO/IBF Super Middleweight Champion Joe Calzaghe has reported re-injured his troubled left hand during training sessions and has had to pull out of his planned triumphant homecoming set for July 8 in Cardiff. Calzaghe was rumoured to be facing ex-light heavy world champion Glenn Johnson and will now have to …

Last night on a Maloney Promotion at the York Hall in London, Martin Power retained his British Bantamweight title for the second time with a dominating eight round stoppage over brave Northern tourist Issac Ward. In front of a rabid hometwon crowd, Power looked magnificent from the off by dropping …

The word making rounds in British boxing circles is that former IBF Light Heavyweight titlist Glen Johnson will be the man opposing WBO/IBF Super Middleweight Champion Joe Calzaghe at Millenium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales on 8 July. Should that be the case, expect the already brisk ticket sales for the …

This year marks the twentieth anniversary of one of the most emotionally draining years for British boxing fans. We were subject to both massive highs as well as agonising lows in 1986. We were put through such emotions by some of our most popular and well known boxers – men …

Judging heavyweights is one of the more difficult aspects of any boxing historians. It is easier to rate middleweights from different era since there is a set weight for the division. Heavyweights are totally different since heavyweights have become bigger, in particular over the past three decades.

Top British welterweight contender Matthew “Magic” Hatton made his own stateside debut on big brother Ricky’s WBA title winning effort in Boston earlier this month and the twenty-five year old is looking to build upon a hard fought split decision victory over tough light middle Jose “Stinger” Medina. “I’d been …

Ode’s and Upsets At The Hammerstein Ballroom In NYC Ode to a Mexican were the words that Edgar Santana and his team proclaimed after a hard fought fight at the Hammerstein Ballroom in NYC against Tomas Barrientes in the nights main events. Edgar and his team goes on to thank …

This past Saturday the great Mexican fighter Marco Antonio Barrera had his hands full at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, barely edging southpaw slugger Rocky Juarez in defense of the WBC Super Featherweight title. Initially, the judges scored the bout a draw but then later it was announced that …

Duran’s Last Great Win! Roberto “Hands of Stone” Duran was put on the short end of 3-1 odds for his bout with Iran “The Blade” Barkley back in 1989. The fight was set for February 24th at the Convention Centre in Atlantic City and most people were expecting a successful …