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Former WBA lightweight champion Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini is officially a candidate for induction into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF). Mancini (29-5, 23 KOs), the pride of Youngstown, Ohio, turned professional in 1979 and officially retired from the ring in 1992. From 1982 to 1984, he captured the …

Aussie banger Lucas “Big Daddy” Browne plans on becoming the first man to knock teak tough Chanucy Welliver off his feet when they clash next month. Unbeaten Browne defends his WBC EPBC crown against the New Zealand-based American on the undercard of the massive Mundine v Rabchenko bill at the …

WBC Eurasian Pacific middleweight champion Mike Keta dedicates his title defense on October 18 in Bulqize, Albania to the worldwide battle against breast cancer. Mike and his brother Jonny Keta, who promotes the event in their hometown, follow the initiative of the WBC and the “National Breast Cancer Foundation” in …

The Irish Amateur Boxing Association is delighted to announce that TG4 will broadcast the 2014 National U/22 Championship finals, the 2014 National Intermediate Championship finals and the 2015 National Elite Championship finals exclusively live from the National Stadium in Dublin. The National U/22 Championship finals will be decided on October …

The North American Floyd Mayweather Jr was chosen by the World Boxing Association as September’s Boxer of the Month, in the ranking published by the entity. The WBA/WBC 147-pound welterweight unified champion defended his titles against the Argentine Marcos René Maidana, on September 13, 2014, when he won a rematch …

James DeGale MBE will face Marco Antonio Periban on the sold-out Echo Arena show in Liverpool on November 22, live on Sky Sports Box Office. DeGale is the mandatory challenger for IBF Super Middleweight champion Carl Froch, but the 2008 Olympic gold medallist faces a tough fight in former WBC …

Lee Selby says he’ll prove he can back up the hype around him as he faces Joel Brunker in a final eliminator for the IBF Featherweight title at The O2 on Saturday night, live on Sky Sports. The Welshman has enjoyed a brilliant 18 months in the ring, beating British …

The Upton Clan’s Green and White Army will be out in full force at York Hall, Bethnal Green, this Saturday night, October 11. The fighting trio, who are trained by Ricky Hatton, rapidly sold their allocation of tickets for the Goodwin Promotions show and expect to receive a vociferous reaction …

The rematch between Odlanier Solis and Tony Thompson originally planned to take place on October 18 at Castello in Dusseldorf, Germany has to be postponed after “La Sombra” Solis suffered a sprained ankle in training in Miami. “I flew straight to Miami when I heard of the injury to see …

DiBella Entertainment, Warriors Boxing and Foxwoods Resort Casino will celebrate the 49th birthday of “Irish” Micky Ward with boxing fans attending the Showtime Boxing Special Edition tripleheader on Saturday, October 4, airing live on Showtime at 9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast, from Fox Theater at Foxwoods Resort …

After witnessing one of his siblings challenge for a World title in Germany last weekend, Callum Smith is eyeing some massive fights for himself over the next 12 months ahead of his eight-round clash on Saturday night against Rafael Sosa Pintos at the First Direct Arena, Leeds live on Sky …

Canadian-based light-heavyweights are on a roll and the next one to come off the production line is threatening to do so in explosive style at Monte Carlo’s “Title Tornado” event on October 25. Eleider Alvarez, who was born in Colombia, has been based in Montreal since his professional debut in …