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Francois Botha (48-10-3, 29 KOs) may be 45 years old but there is no way of stopping the “White Buffalo” from roaming the prairie. On March 15th the multiple time world title challenger is coming to Arlamow, Poland, to take on Andrzej Wawrczyk (28-1, 14 KOs). When Botha gave his …

Gary Shaw Productions in association with Greg Cohen Promotions, Antonio Leonard Promotions and All In Entertainment is happy to officially announce the ESPN “Friday Night Fights” co-feature to the main event attraction featuring Rustam Nugaev (26-6-1, 16 KOs) vs. Marvin Quintero (25-4, 21 KOs), taking place at the Pala Casino …

Former WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr is in his final days of training camp in Mexico as he prepares for his 12-round super middleweight rematch against Top-Five contender and two-fisted Texan Bryan Vera. Chavez Jr vs. Vera II will take place Saturday, March 1 at the Alamodome in …

Carl Froch and George Groves will meet in a rematch of their epic IBF and WBA Super Middleweight title clash live on Sky Sports Box Office, after terms were agreed this morning. The proposed date for one of the most hotly anticipated rematches in British boxing history is May 31, …

Two-time Ukrainian Olympic gold medalist and 2013 Prospect of the Year Vasyl Lomachenko (1-0, 1 KO), is in a hurry to make his mark, and in only his second professional fight, he will be challenging three-time world featherweight champion Orlando “Siri” Salido for Salido’s WBO featherweight title. The Salido-Lomachenko world …

Unbeaten Light Middleweight prospect Paul Upton will be back in action on next month, when he features on the undercard of Trad TKO Gym mate Freddie Turner’s challenge for the British Masters Gold title, against Chris Jenkinson, at the Cresset in Peterborough on Saturday 8th March, 2014. Paul, who will …

John Ryder will face Jez Wilson in a British Middleweight title eliminator on April 5 at York Hall, Bethnal Green, as Erick Ochieng, Paddy Gallagher, Dean Byrne and Sam Eggington take the first four spots in the Prizefighter Welterweights 4, live on Sky Sports. Former British Light Middleweight title challenger …

Gavin McDonnell says he will win the battle of the unbeaten Super Bantamweights against Leigh Wood and win the British title at the Hull Ice Arena on February 22, live on Sky Sports. The Doncaster man faces Nottingham’s Wood for the vacant crown with both men putting their ‘0’s’ on …

Anthony Crolla will meet John Simpson at the SECC in Glasgow on March 1, live on Sky Sports. Manchester contender Crolla is hunting a World title shot this Summer and will face Greenock’s Simpson on the undercard of Ricky Burns’ WBO Lightweight title defence against unbeaten American Terence Crawford. Crolla …

Trainer Gareth Williams has predicted that Aussie light-middleweight sensation Cameron “The Hammer” Hammond will be at world level within two years. The 2012 Olympian had former IBF Super-featherweight champion Barry Michael raving about his technique when he defeated Thailand’s Pramool Boonpok on the undercard of Mundine vs. Jackson recently.

Later this month, former British and European Bantamweight Champion Ian ‘Dappa’ Napa is set to make a most welcome return to the fray, well sort of, when he takes part in the Trad TKO Boxing Gym Charity Spar-Boxing Tournament, in association with the World Boxing Union and in aid of …

The first time Angelo Santana appeared on ShoBox: The New Generation he scored one of the most memorable knockouts of 2012. The second time, he suffered the only loss of his career in a shocking upset. Now, in his third consecutive ShoBox appearance, Santana (14-1, 11 KOs) will look to …