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Following a rib injury suffered in training, former three-division world champion Abner Mares has been forced to withdraw from his Saturday, Feb. 15 rematch with WBC Featherweight Champion Jhonny Gonzalez, causing a postponement of the entire Showtime televised event at Staples Center in Los Angeles. A new date for the …

Fast rising superstar Gennady “GGG” Golovkin has been honored with numerous year-end awards capping an extraordinary year of achievement for the WBA and IBO Middleweight Champion, which saw four knockout performances in the ring and tremendous growth in his TV ratings. Among the many awards honoring his 2013 calendar were …

The World Boxing Association Championships Committee received the request to postpone the purse bid between Russian Denis Lebedev, Cruiserweight absolute champion and the Panamanian Guillermo “Felino” Jones, champion in recess.

The New Year starts with good news for fans of world class heavyweight boxing. 2004 Olympic gold medallist Odlanier Solis (20-1) will face Tony Thompson (38-4) on March 22 in Turkey. “All contracts are signed, the fight is on”, confirmed promoter Ahmet Oner, who is planning to stage the fight …

The Championships Committee of the World Boxing Association has ruled that Gennady Golovkin keeps his champion status. The request made by the middleweight champion was denied for the moment due to the fact he was already granted a special permission for a fight prior to his mandatory commitment. However, even …

Boxing superstar Amir ‘King’ Khan and former WBO Heavyweight champion – Shannon ‘The Cannon’ Briggs, were honoured guests for the official grand opening of Dubai’s most outstanding fitness and boxing facility – EMD Fitness. The centre of excellence, located in Sunset Mall, is the brainchild of the UAE’s leading professional …

The super flyweight elimination bout between Denkaosen Kaovichit and Kohei Kono will take place March 26, 2014. Both parties reached an agreement and signed the contracts for the vacant title of the 115 pounds and the fight is scheduled to be staged in Tokyo. The Committee of Championships of the …

2013 has given thriving promoter, Dave Coldwell, a lot to smile about. The head of the Coldwell Boxing family heads into the New Year on the back of a successful twelve months that have seen a number of his stable make rapid developments with a chosen few occupying positions in …

Following Wednesday’s unanimous decision loss to ex-world champion Glenn Johnson, former IBA cruiserweight champion Bobby “The Celtic Warrior” Gunn has announced that he has stepped between the ropes of the squared circle for the last time in his career. Gunn has had a decorated career inside and out of the …

On January 17, DiBella Entertainment will present the premiere show of the 2014 ShoBox: The New Generation season with an exciting quadrupleheader live on Showtime at 10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast. Headlining the card will be devastating Ukrainian lightweight Ivan “The Terrible” Redkach (15-0, 13 KO’s), who …

The Hatton Academy is pleased to announce an exciting new partnership with leading health and fitness education provider Premier Training International. For more than 20 years, Premier has been providing high level courses to fitness and sports professionals around the world, with well-known graduates including Olympic bronze medallist Anthony Ogogo …

Three weeks removed from his decisive victory over Brandon Rios in Macau, Manny Pacquiao earned an even more decisive win in a federal courthouse. On December 18, the United States Court of Appeal for the Fifth Circuit, one of the highest and most influential courts in the country, affirmed the …