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We all know what occurred on that faithful night at the Theater in Madison Square Garden. It’s nothing new to anyone anywhere. When you don’t focus on the matter at hand, you are bound to overlook something. In Zab’s case it was the hunger and determination of Carlos Baldomir. And …

Sorting Out The Middleweights Post-Hopkins With Bernard Hopkins insisting that his long-awaited and now largely symbolic return match with Roy Jones Jnr is a done deal for June, the middleweight division that “The Executioner” dominated for so long will embark on the scramble for a new figurehead and a new …

Moments after the defining victory of his boxing career, a tenth round knockout of seemingly invincible Jean-Marc Mormeck at Madison Square Garden’s Theater on January 7th, O’Neil Bell was rightfully ecstatic. He had added the WBC, WBA, and Ring magazine title belts to the IBF championship he already held. After …

With two consecutive knockout wins at 140 pounds, former lightweight title challenger Juan Lazcano is proving to be an even more dangerous fighter at junior welterweight. On Friday, Feb. 24, “The Hispanic Causin’ Panic’ looks to make it three-in-a-row when he battles steel-chinned Ben “Wonder’ Tackie in the main event …

Finally The Two Best Big Men In The Country Go Head To Head In a fight postponed twice already, Danny Williams and Matt Skelton meet at the London Excel Arena on February 25th on yet another exciting Sports Network promotion. Danny currently is on a high. In December in a …

With 32 days to go until Judgement Day at the M.E.N Arena, WBO World Super-Middleweight Champion Joe Calzaghe is smokin’ ahead of his shoot-out against IBF champ Jeff Lacy on March 4. In a recent interview on a boxing website, a confident Lacy stated: “I’m going over there to knock …

Former three-time world champion Masibulela “Hawk” Makepula’s frustrating wait to make the first defence of his WBC International super-flyweight title appears to be over. No stranger to being a “Road Warrior”, Makepula will venture out of his East London home base again to face the tough Filippino Jun Talape in …

As one of boxing’s best, pound for pound, former World Champion Joel Casamayor knows what it takes to compete at the highest levels of the sport on a consistent basis. On February 24th, “El Cepillo’ will show fight fans that he not only still has it, but that he’s ready …

Hennessy Sports promoted Lenny Daws sensationally fulfilled his pre-fight prediction that he was going to surprise a few people with his performance against Colin Lynes at the York Hall in Bethnal Green on Friday night to line up a Spring showdown against Nigel Wright for the British Light Welterweight Title. …

Catch this budding superstar in action on Sports Network’s Nottingham show this Saturday Click for larger image© Mike Cleary Even though he failed to win the Gold Medal at the 2004 Olympics, Amir Khan still achieved more than just a Silver Medal. He caught the public eye and once again …

British Champion Jennings must take care take in tricky Mutley defence! After a rude wake-up call from the rejuvenate Bradley Pryce in his last outing, Chorley’s British Welterweight Champion Michael Jennings will need to be fully focused for a potentially dangerous defence against hard hitting prospect Young Mutley in the …

Jack Quarry, patriarch of the fighting Quarry clan, passed away at 4am on Saturday morning. A well known character in the fight game for many years, Jack was instrumental in steering the successful careers of sons Jerry and Mike Quarry in the sixties and seventies. Jerry Quarry established himself as …