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Two-time WBC Heavyweight Champion Vitali Klitschko will defend his title against German Manuel Charr at the SC Olimpiyski sports arena in Moscow, Russia on September 8. For fight night, more than 30,000 spectators are expected to come to one of the largest European indoor arenas. Manuel “Diamond Boy“ Charr was …

Kell Brook says he thrives under the pressure of a big fight night ahead of taking on Carson Jones in an IBF World welterweight title eliminator on Saturday July 7 in Sheffield – and he has heaped more onto his own shoulders by promising Sky Sports viewers and fight fans …

23-year-old top super featherweight prospect, José “Sniper” Pedraza (9-0, 6KO), has been added to the August 31, 2012, “Night of Champions” boxing event taking place at the Guillermo Angulo Coliseum in Carolina, Puerto Rico. His opponent will be announced on a later date. The 10-round main event will feature Thomas …

Jason McKay lost out in his bid for gold at the 16th European Junior Championships in Bulgaria today despite a gallant display against Suleiman Bammatov. The Russian light-flyweight was handed a 16-7 decision to finish on top of the 48kg podium in Sofia.

© Lawrence Lustig Carson Jones has vowed to punish Kell Brook when they meet in an IBF welterweight title eliminator on July 7 after Brook predicted he will KO the American.

Coldwell Boxing added another bright prospect to their expanding stable today by securing the signature of talented Liverpool youngster, Anthony Jevons. The former Golden Gloves ABC star, who won a cluster of amateur titles whilst sporting the black vest of the famous Liverpool club, resisted calls to concentrate on next …

Antrim’s Jason McKay advanced to the 48kg final at the 16th European Junior Championships following a thrilling win over Bulgarian light-flyweight Illiyan Kolev in Bulgaria today. The Canal BC stand out earned an 11-10 decision from a toe-to-toe duel to record his third victory on-the trot at the 35-nation tournament …

July is shaping up to be another historic month for the hardest-working promotional firm in combat sports. Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment & Sports is promoting three professional boxing shows in a span of eight days next month, starting Thursday, July 19th at the Twin River Event Center in Lincoln, R.I., …

WBA/WBO/IBF/IBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko and his opponent, top-rated contender Tony Thompson hosted an international Media Conference Call discussing the upcoming Klitschko-Thompson II world heavyweight championship rematch, which will take place Saturday, July 7, at the Stade de Suisse in Bern, Switzerland, and will be televised live in the U.S. …

WBC Silver welterweight champion Selcuk Aydin is already in great shape four weeks before his world title showdown against Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero on July 28th at HP Pavilion in San Jose, California. “We started training camp early and I feel very strong already. I know I’ll be in the …

French Super Flyweight Nadya Hokmi is a living example that persistence pays off. A setback is just another opportunity for a comeback, and after five failed attempts at World Championships, some of which could easily have gone her way, she finally succeeded when she won the World Boxing Federation Women’s …

This past Saturday night in San Antonio, Texas, middleweight Hector Camacho Jr., stopped John David Charles just under a minute into the fight with a vicious body shot. This fight was the first time Camacho Jr. stepped between the ropes following an 18 month layoff, and showed the boxing world …