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Sam Eggington and Frankie Gavin will clash in an all-Birmingham Welterweight championship fight on a stacked card at the Barclaycard Arena in Birmingham on October 17, live on Sky Sports. Eggington will put his British, Commonwealth and WBC International Silver Welterweight titles on the line against Gavin, who goes straight …

Last thursday afternoon, former three-division champion “Sugar” Shane Mosley held a media workout at Barry’s Boxing Gym in Las Vegas, Nevada, as he gears up for his August 29 pay-per-view showdown against former two-division champion Ricardo Mayorga, which takes place at The Forum in Inglewood, California. “This fight is to …

Fighting in his first world title bout on Tuesday September 29, 2015, Puerto Rican super lightweight contender Carlos Velasquez (19-1, 12 KOs) is eager to give undefeated WBA Champion Javier Fortuna (28-0-1, 20 KOs) a first loss. The PBC on Fox Sports 1 will televise the bout starting at 9PM …

This Friday night, at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, Heavyweight contender Travis Kauffman (28-1, 20 KO’s) will be back in action for the first time in 19 months when he takes on Richard Carmack (13-6, 11 KO’s) in a bout scheduled for eight rounds. The off-TV bout will …

At the First Direct Arena in Leeds on September 5, live on Sky Sports, Martin Murray will take part in his first championship bout since facing Gennady Golovkin. The St. Helens star moved up to Super Middleweight in June and has stopped both opponents at the weight following his brave …

Lucas “Big Daddy” Browne will now face giant American Julius “Towering Inferno” Long on Friday night, August 14, due to Icho Larenas pulling out as a result of legal problems. Larenas was himself a replacement for Gonzalo Basile, but Hatton Promotions’ international matchmaker Philippe Fondu received word late on Thursday …

It was announced this week that WBC light heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson will defend his title against challenger Tommy Karpency on September 11 at Toronto’s Richoh Centre. This is a big disappointment to fans that were hoping to see “Superman” face WBA/WBO/IBF kingpin Sergey Kovalev, who in late July destroyed …

Superstar heavyweight Lennox Lewis, the last undisputed heavyweight champion and a former Olympic gold medallist with an amaeur victory over Riddick Bowe and professional victories over boxing legends such as Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield and Vitali Klitschko, confirmed Wednesday that he will return to Las Vegas this weekend to attend …

Accredited media members from around the world came out to the JW Marriott at L.A. Live in Los Angeles Thursday as Floyd “Money” Mayweather (48-0, 26 KOs) and two-time welterweight champion Andre Berto (30-3, 23 KOs) officially announced their Showtime PPV matchup with taking place Saturday, September 12 from the …

In what is expected to be the final fight of his illustrious 19-year career, boxing superstar and pound-for-pound king Floyd “Money” Mayweather (48-0, 26 KOs) will put his undefeated record and WBC and WBA Welterweight Championships on the line against power-punching, two-time welterweight world champion Andre Berto (30-3, 23 KOs) …

A permanent memorial to pioneering black boxer Bill Richmond (1763-1829) will be unveiled by Earl George Percy at the Tom Cribb pub, in Panton Street, London on Wednesday 26 August 2015 at 2pm. A portrait of Richmond and a plaque summarising his amazing life and career will adorn the wall …

Anthony Crolla has been granted a rematch with Darleys Perez for the WBA Lightweight champion following their controversial fight in Manchester on July 18. Crolla produced a superb performance against the Colombian at the Manchester Arena and looked to have landed the belt after Perez had two points deducted for …