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Matchroom Sport can today confirm that Kell Brook will be unable to fight Devon Alexander on May 18 due to an injury to his right foot. Promoter Eddie Hearn said: “Kell has recently developed pain in his right foot.

Australian Olympian Damien Hooper will make a huge statement when he has his first professional fight, says his trainer Gareth Williams. The light-heavyweight, who was ranked number three in the world as an amateur, makes his pro berth against the experienced Garth Murray at the Royal International Convention Centre in …

Irish Amateur Boxing Association four-time Elite champion David Oliver Joyce claimed lightweight gold and the Boxer of the Tournament Award at the 32nd Gee Bee Multi-Nations in Helsinki, Finland today.

Last night at the Whitehall Athletic Club, prized Middleweight prospect Antoine Douglas scored a spectacular second round stoppage over Juan Zapata to raise his perfect mark to 6-0 with 4 knockouts. Douglas of Washington, D.C dropped Zapata, 2-6-1, once in round one and two times in the second frame. Douglas …

Earlier this afternoon in front of a jam-packed room of media at NYC’s historic Gallagher’s Steak House in midtown Manhattan, K2 Promotions and DiBella Entertainment hosted the initial press conference to announce the highly-anticipated Middleweight Championship between defending champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (26-0, 23KO’s) and Ireland’s top-rated, former world title …

Yet another impressive bout has been added to “The Return of the King: Khan vs. Diaz” card on April 27 at Motorpoint Arena Sheffield with undefeated Bolton prospect Rick Godding (18-0-1, 3 KO’s) taking on Welshman Bradley Pryce (33-12, 18 KO’s). The bout will be a six round clash at …

The last remaining ticket to Saturday’s eagerly-anticipated world title unification battle between 2012 Fighter of the Year and WBO junior featherweight champion Nonito “Filipino Flash” Donaire and undefeated WBA super bantamweight champion and former two-time Cuban Olympic gold medalist Guillermo “El Chacal” Rigondeaux, which will take place on New York’s …

WBC Featherweight Champion Daniel Ponce de Leon, Two-Division World Champion Abner Mares and former IBF Bantamweight Champion Leo Santa Cruz participated in a media workout Thursday in Los Angeles in preparation for their upcoming bouts on the “May Day: Mayweather vs. Guerrero” pay-per-view mega-event on Saturday, May 4 at the …

Ricky Hatton believes Martin Murray will go down in British boxing history if he defeats Sergio Martinez on April 27. ‘The Hitman’ himself scored what most experts consider to be one of the greatest ever victories by a Brit when he forced Kostya Tszyu to retire after 11 hard fought …

He won’t end up as David Haye’s next opponent, but it’s fair to say Formula One legend Michael Schumacher has provided the former world heavyweight champion with plenty of inspiration ahead of his planned comeback on June 29 in Manchester. The two sporting juggernauts met in Dubai this week and, …

Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut, will play host to the highly anticipated World Middleweight Championship bout between WBA/ IBO Champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin and top-rated contender and former world title challenger Matthew “Mack The Knife” Macklin on Saturday, June 29, 2013 in the beautiful, state of the art MGM …

No one can say they have seen what Mark F. Villanueva has seen, or certainly done what he has about it. Living most of his life in the Philippines, Villanueva, a boxing trainer and journalist, has been forced to cringe at the sight of the city’s youth on the streets …