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One of British boxing’s best kept secrets, Rotherham’s Chad Gaynor gets a golden opportunity to dent the domestic welterweight rankings next month when he tackles recent British title challenger, Adil Anwar, in a cracking Yorkshire derby at Ice Sheffield on May 9. Gaynor earned wide plaudits when impressing in Prizefighter …

John Ryder says he will prove he has come back a better fighter from his agonising defeat against Billy Joe Saunders when he takes on Jez Wilson in a British Middleweight Title eliminator this Saturday at the sold-out York Hall, Bethnal Green, live on Sky Sports. Ryder challenged Saunders for …

The World Boxing Association family is on holiday today for the birthday celebration of our President, Gilberto Mendoza, and we join the celebration and send him our best wishes of health, success and happiness. Mr. Mendoza is known for his conciliatory speech, his practice of loyalty and friendship values, for …

During his career, former undisputed heavyweight champion and international star Mike Tyson fought on Showtime 17 times, second only to Julio Cesar Chavez’s 21 occasions, for most appearances by a boxer in the history of the network. On Friday, April 18, Tyson returns in a different capacity when his Iron …

On April 12, 2014, two former foes of WBC heavyweight champion “In Recess” Vitali Klitschko square off at the Telekom Dome in Bonn, Germany, when local hero and WBC #6 rated Manuel Charr faces Kevin “Kingpin” Johnson on a show promoted by Charr’s Diamond Boy Promotion. Johnson went the distance …

Properties hosting these telecasts are Bellagio, ARIA, MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay, The Mirage and Monte Carlo. “The Moment: Mayweather vs. Maidana,” is a 12-round world championship unification bout for Mayweather and Maidana’s respective 147-pound titles. This is the third fight of Mayweather’s lucrative multi-fight deal with Showtime Networks Inc. “The …

The four-fight Showtime PPV event, “The Moment: Mayweather vs. Maidana,” is now complete with the addition of two stellar 10-round bouts. Opening the pay-per-view event will be a super middleweight matchup between unbeaten J’Leon Love and former title challenger and Mexican Olympian Marco Antonio Periban of Mexico City followed by …

Lee Selby and Nathan Cleverly will co-headline a bumper show at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff on May 17, live on Sky Sports, with tickets on sale now. Former World Light Heavyweight champion Cleverly will make his debut up at Cruiserweight on the bill, while Selby could defend the European …

Hall of Famer MC, Michael Buffer, will call Carl Froch and George Groves to the ring when the pair clash in their rematch for the WBA and IBF Super Middleweight titles at Wembley Stadium, live on Sky Sports Box Office in association with Betway. The American legend will grace the …

Boxing is back at the Forum in Inglewood, CA and the historic inaugural brawl on May 17 will feature four-division world champion and Méxican icon Juan Manuel “Dinamita” Marquez battling former junior welterweight world champion and the pride of Colorado “Mile High” Mike Alvarado. Márquez (55-7-1, 40 KOs), of México …

Grzegorz Proksa will face Matthew Hall at the Phones 4u Arena in Manchester, on April 19, live on Sky Sports. The former European Middleweight champion and World title challenger tackles the Manchester man, who fights for the first time since taking Billy Joe Saunders the distance in their clash for …

Raúl Caíz Sr will be the refereee of the World Boxing Association super flyweight title fight between Denkaosan Kaovichit and Kohei Kono at Korakuen Hall de Tokyo, Japan next Wednesday. The fight will be for the 115 lb vacant title and will be scored by Guillermo Pérez Pineda (PAN), Stanley …