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RICARDO MAYORGA: I was a great champion at the welterweight level winning two or three titles. I went to the middleweight division, skipping 154 lb., although I did make one fight there. I think my history as a welterweight and the decision to go to 154 lb. Is sufficient enough …

If Samuel Peter is looking for a fight, Wladimir Klitschko is ready and willing to oblige him. “Peter has challenged me to a fight,” the former World Boxing Organization heavyweight champion and 1996 Olympic Games gold medalist said. “Well, I wholeheartedly accept the challenge. Let’s do it. I am ready. …

The heat will be on in South Florida and across the national television airwaves on Friday night, August 26. Some of the biggest names in the heavyweight division will be in action when Warriors Boxing Promotions in association with Cedric Kushner Promotions presents Heavyweight Heat – featuring a long awaited …

Unbeaten Fife welterweight Kevin Anderson has been handed his first major title shot and an opportunity to gatecrash the world’s top 15. The Buckhaven prospect will challenge Ghana’s Joshua Okine for the Commonwealth welterweight championship at Kirkcaldy Ice Rink on September 30th. It’s a huge test for Anderson, unbeaten in …

Boxing’s new undisputed middleweight champion Jermain “Bad Intentions” Taylor enjoyed the support of his home followers in Arkansas, Texas recently. Taylor was at the center of a victory parade to celebrate his close win over former champion Bernard Hopkins on July 16. Hopkins tried to rain on Taylor’s party by …

New heavyweight contender Chazz Witherspoon is learning his trade at a quick pace. Since turning professional last year, he has fought and won six times, knocking out four of his opponent’s. Granted, most of Witherspoon’s opponent’s have had losing records, but that is usually the way of things when a …

Manny Pacquiao will return to the ring this year at the Staples Center in Los Angeles in a great doubleheader fight card alongside recent conqueror Erik “El Terrible” Morales. The two have been inactive since contesting a close fight back in March, which Morales finally took by a unanimous decision. …

Italian cruiserweight Vincenzo Cantatore scored his thirtieth win on the weekend of the Hopkins-Taylor bout. Fighting in Roma, Italy, Cantatore defended his European cruiserweight championship against Edson Cesar Antonio over ten rounds. Cantatore has already had one failed bid for a world cruiserweight title, losing in ten rounds to former …

Heavyweight fighter James Toney, who lost his WBA title after a post-fight urine test revealed traces of steroids, will be eligible to return to the ring on July 30 after serving out his suspension. The New York State Athletic Commission suspended Toney for 90 days and ordered him to pay …

jewelry company has sued Floyd Mayweather Jr., claiming the world champion boxer owes tens of thousands of dollars for a number of custom pieces, including a diamond-encrusted belt buckle bearing his name. Jewelers of Las Vegas filed the lawsuit this week in Clark County District Court, claiming breach of contract. …

“Amazing” Alex Arthur is now the British, Commonwealth and European super featherweight champion; an historic achievement for himself and Scottish boxing. Arthur outpointed former Russian champion Boris Sinitsin to claim the championship with final judges’ scores of 119-108, 119-108 and 118-109. Arthur’s only loss came in a war against Michael …

New York based Irishman John Duddy got back into the think of the middleweight action last night at the All State Arena in Chicago as he stopped Patrick Coleman in the eighth round. Duddy is already becoming a much talked about prospect despit only having eleven professional fights. He has …