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Thursday, Jan. 1 7:00 a.m. ET – WBA Interim Cruiserweight Championship – Featuring Youri Kalenga vs. Mateusz Mastermak for the WBA Interim cruiserweight title from June 21, 2014 in Monte Carlo, Monaco. 10:00 a.m. ET – Vacant European Light Middleweight Championship: Della Rosa vs. Real – Featuring Emanuele Della Rosa …

2015 looks to be a huge year for Vito Mielnicki’s GH3 Promotions, as the company out of New Jersey gears up for a run that will see their fighters competing in major fights. On January 9 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden, undefeated Super Middleweight Jerry Odom (12-0, 11 …

On Saturday night, January 24 at the GPG Event Center in Pennsauken, New Jersey, the inaugural boxing will take place with local favorite and Middleweight contender, Harry Joe Yorgey taking part in a bout for the WBU Middleweight title. The show is promoted by Silver Spoon Promotions. Yorgey of Bridgeport, …

WBA heavyweight champion Ruslan Chagaev and his promoter Timur Dugazaev are shocked of the passing away of their trainer and longtime friend Fritz Sdunek. “I just cannot believe it and cannot find words to express my grief”, says Chagaev. “We have been in the gym together just a few days …

Combining the invaluable experience he gained as world light heavyweight champion with a different style of boxing introduced to him by his new head trainer, Ismael Salas, Beibut Shumenov used his impressive cruiserweight debut Dec. 13 to prove his legitimacy as a world title contender in the 200-pound division. Shumenov …

Fight Network is going to celebrate Boxing Day in style this Friday, Dec. 26, airing six fights featuring the late, great Arturo “Thunder” Gatti (40-9, 31 KOs) from 9 a.m. ET to 9 p.m. ET. Gatti was arguably boxing’s most popular, exciting fighter from his professional debut in 1991 until …

Assisting Adam Booth on the night Andy Lee gave Ireland another sporting hero to cherish, Dave Coldwell finished a rollercoaster 2014 on a high as he celebrated late into the humid Nevada night. The Sheffield multi-tasker’s first voyage to the fight capital of the world was one filled with success …

A capacity crowd of 364 boxing fans attended last week’s 28th annual Ring 8 Holiday Event and Awards Ceremony at Russo’s On The Bay in Howard Beach, New York. Past world champions Aaron “Hawk” Pryor, Carlos Palomino and Tony DeMarco were special VIP guests.

During the Annual Convention in Las Vegas, the World Boxing Council ordered an immediate rematch between light-middleweights Sergey Rabchenko and Anthony Mundine. Mundine won the WBC Silver title after being awarded a controversial split decision over the Ricky Hatton-trained Belarusian in Melbourne, Australia, on November 12. Mundine had hoped that …

Since coming home to Puerto Rico after his spirited HBO Boxing After Dark victory against Hank Lundy, world title contender Thomas Dulorme (22-1, 14 KO’s), has been very active in his community, participating in charity events with the WBO. On this afternoon, the NABF Jr. Welterweight champion made his own …

With one of the most potentially explosive, must-see heavyweight matchups in recent history less than a month away, hard-hitting WBC Champion Bermane “B. Ware” Stiverne and undefeated heavyweight contender Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder participated in a media teleconference call Thursday to discuss their eagerly anticipated heavyweight world title fight …

Boxer Amir Khan has expressed his condemnation and sadness following the recent attacks in Peshawar which claimed the lives of 148 people, including 132 children. The deplorable attacks have been strongly condemned throughout the world and Khan, who comes from a British-Pakistani background, is the latest voice to express his …