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Bristol bantamweight Lee Haskins knows a European title win later this month could set him up for a shot at a version of the world title, as well as a potential domestic blockbuster with WBA champion and old rival Jamie McDonnell. Thirty-one-year-old Haskins faces Omar Lamiri on February 21 in …

On Saturday Night, February 14, Sal Musumeci’s Final Forum Boxing will promote the show “Championship Title Boxing” from the Resorts World Casino New York City, to be shown live on a major national network to be announced. In the one main event, perennial Heavyweight contender Derric Rossy (29-9, 14 KO’s) …

Golden Boy Promotions returns to San Antonio, Texas on Thursday, March 12 with a special HBO Latino Boxing two-fight live telecast co-promoted by Leija Battah Promotions. In the headlining bout, 2008 Mexican Olympian, undefeated WBO International and NABF Junior Lightweight Champion Francisco “El Bandido” Vargas (21-0-1, 15 KOs) will put …

Billi Godoy says he’ll draw on his wins over Jorge Sebastien Heiland and Carlos Baldomir as he challenges John Ryder for the WBO Inter-Continental Middleweight title at The O2 on Saturday, January 31, live on Sky Sports. The Argentine is looking to upset Ryder’s plans of bursting into the top …

Japanese boxer Takashi Uchiyama, super featherweight world champion was chosen by the ratings committee as the Boxer of the Month of the World Boxing Association. So was announced in the last ratings running from December 6, 2014 to January 5, 2015. The results of the fight held after January 5 …

Kell Brook will defend his IBF World Welterweight title against number one mandatory challenger ‘Jo Jo’ Dan at the Motorpoint Arena in Sheffield on March 28. The Sheffield star landed the title in August with a career-high win over Shawn Porter and makes a long-awaited return to action in his …

Billi Godoy has replaced Les Sherrington as John Ryder’s opponent in his first defence of his WBO Inter-Continental Middleweight title at The O2 on January 31, live on Sky Sports. Godoy will proved a stern test of Ryder’s ambitious plans for 2015 with the Argentine holding a victory over fellow …

Two nights after being hospitalized following his loss to unbeaten challenger Deontay Wilder on Showtime from the MGM Grand Garden Arena, former WBC Heavyweight Champion Bermane Stiverne, his Hall of Fame promoter, Don King, and his trainer, Don House, hosted a press conference late today at the MGM Grand. Here’s …

IBF/WBA/WBO/IBO Heavyweight Champion Wladimir Klitschko will defend his titles on April 25 against US fighter Bryant Jennings. The bout will take place at the legendary Madison Square Garden in New York City. Seven years after his first unification contest, Wladimir Klitschko finally fights in the US again. The 30 year …

European heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has expressed his delight at seeing Deontay Wilder lift the WBC heavyweight title last weekend and now seeks to dethrone the heavy-handed American later this year. Wilder outboxed Bermane Stiverne for 12 rounds in Las Vegas on Saturday night and, in doing so, became America’s …

Lucas Browne has placed Deontay Wilder on his hit list, but first he’s keen to square off with WBA champion Ruslan Chagaev. The hard-hitting Aussie is rated at number seven in the world by the WBC and is a legitimate contender for the title Wilder won by outpointing Bermane Stiverne …

21-year-old Jordan Cooke may not have won an ABA title but he believes that he is well suited to the pro ranks and is ready to make a statement. The Coventry southpaw, who is 2-0 with one stoppage, thinks his chances of scaling the heights in the professional game has …