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Universal Promotions, Gary Shaw Productions and Dibella Entertainment will be presenting ‘Night of Champions’, a card to be held on Friday, August 31 at the Guillermo Angulo Coliseum in Carolina, Puerto Rico. In the co-feature bout, ambidextrous boxer, José ‘Sniper’ Pedraza (9-0, 6 KOs), will be facing off against José …

Super Bantamweight contender Scott Quigg arrived in Los Angeles today, where he is training at Freddie Roach’s Wild Card Gym, home to Manny Pacquiao and many of the best boxers in the world. Currently undefeated, British and WBA Inter-Continental Champion Quigg will be staying in Hollywood, where his trainer Joe …

The Irish Olympic boxing squad will join their Team Ireland team-mates at an official London 2012 Olympics homecoming reception in Dublin tomorrow, August 15th. An Taoiseach Enda Kenny will host a Government reception for the athletes in the Phoenix Park tomorrow afternoon. The Irish Amateur Boxing Squad will host a …

Henry “The Western Warrior” Coyle believes that the phenomenal success of the Irish boxers at the Olympics can inspire him to victory at the Royal Theatre, Castlebar this Friday night when he makes the first defence of his WBF Light Middleweight title against Marcelo Rodriquez. The two men will come …

Former world lightweight champion Juan Diaz will join Steve Farhood and Barry Tompkins as a special guest analyst on ShoBox: The New Generation on Friday, August 24. Diaz, who retired in July 2010, will join the telecast team for a quintessential ShoBox doubleheader headlined by unbeaten bantamweight rising star Randy …

Three members of the Elite Heat Boxing team took home titles at the renowned Ringside World Championships Boxing Tournament in Kansas City. In the 9-10 Year old / 70 lb Open division, Vito Mielnicki won three bouts; in the 11-12 /70 lb open division Malik Nelson had four wins. In …

On Friday night, Gary Shaw Productions and Thompson Boxing Promotions’ showcased a great show on ESPN2 “Friday Night Fights” at the Morongo Casino Resort and Spa in Cabazon, Calif. The 10-round main event, featuring Columbia’s Darley Perez against Houston’s Bahodir Mamadjonov ended in a dramatic split decision. In the early …

Argentina Cordoba Boxing Federation is a big ally of the WBA. The agency has set the mission to keep active the sport in Argentina region, and, also organize, every aspect related to boxers activity. The board of director has ten members, whom also count with several allies in order to …

The World Boxing Association sends its warmest greetings and words of admiration to all Olympic boxers who made history in London 2012, especially to the three champions, Nicola Adams, Katie Taylor and Claressa Shields. Undoubtedly, all participants had a dream to reach the top sporting event, and are now part …

John Joe Nevin is through to the 2012 Olympic bantamweight final after producing an absolute masterclass against Cuban southpaw Lazaro Estrada-Alvarez in London this afternoon. But Belfast braveheart Paddy Barnes bowed out after bringing China’s Zou Shiming, the current Olympic and AIBA World champion, all the way down to the …

The Méxican Independence Day Weekend boxing extravaganza headlined by the Julio César Chávez Jr. vs. Sergio Martinez World Middleweight Championship will feature four exciting bouts on the live pay-per-view undercard, including two world championship showdowns.

The IBF have ordered Kell Brook to face Hector Saldivia on October 20 in a final eliminator for the mandatory position for the welterweight title at the Motorpoint Arena Sheffield, live on Sky Sports. Brook maintained his unbeaten record with a hard fought win over Carson Jones in July and …