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Matthew Macklin’s trainer Joe Gallagher wants his charge to go from double M to triple M over the remainder of this week as Saturday nights World title showdown with Felix Sturm in Germany’s draws ever closer. Gallagher want’s Macklin to adopt Marvelous Marvin Hagler’s mantra of “Mean, Moody, Magnificent” as …

Craig Watson has stoked the flames ahead of his British welterweight championship rematch against Lee Purdy telling the Essex man: “You’re not that good.” Purdy caused the biggest domestic boxing upset so far this year in April stopping Watson in five rounds, taking his treasured domestic title. And Hatton Promotions …

Anthony Crolla, Joe Murray and Martin Murray have signed contract extensions with Hatton Promotions. And Hatton Promotions President Ricky Hatton purred: “They will all be world champions.” The terrific trio celebrated their new deals by storming to impressive wins at Wigan’s Robin Park Arena on Saturday night.

On Saturday night close to fourteen hundred hardy souls braved the rain and packed the York Hall to capacity, stormy weather wasn’t going to stop them being ringside, at Spencer Fearon’s Hard Knock Boxing promotions ‘Summer Smash’ event, to watch former Champs Choi Tseveenpurev (WBU/WBF) and Jackson Asiku (IBO) battle …

IBF No. 1-ranked light heavyweight Yusaf “Mack Attack” Mack (29-3-2, 17 KOs); WBC-USNBC undefeated national cruiserweight champion Ryan “The Irish Outlaw” Coyne (16-0, 6 KOs); and IBF No. 1-ranked junior middleweight Sechew “Iron Horse” Powell (26-2, 15 KOs) participated in media workouts today at the Sweat Pound 4 Pound Gym …

Mayor Sally Faith and the city of St. Charles will host Don King and his Official Weigh-In supporting his upcoming world-championship boxing event he’s named,“Show Me Something Great…in the ‘Show Me’ State” taking place (the day after the weigh-in) on Saturday, June 25 at The Family Arena.

Twenty-four-year-old Devon Alexander “The Great” (21-1, 13 KOs) walked into his St. Louis gym today for a media workout looking like a mature fighter who knows what is at stake in his 140-pound showdown against Argentine knockout artist Lucas Matthysse on Saturday at The Family Arena in nearby St. Charles …

Martin Murry achieved his lifelong ambition to win the British middleweight title on Saturday night and roared: “Bring on the best”. The St Helens captured the vacant crown when brave challenger Nick Blackwell was pulled by his corner out after five rounds. Murray, now unbeaten in 23 fights was dominant …

Youth defeated experience tonight as red-hot welterweight prospect Javier “El Chino” Flores extended his perfect record to 6-0 with six knockouts, stopping 30-fight veteran Shakha Moore in the seventh round of the main event on “The New Generation Boxing Series” card, presented by Bulldog Cartel Promotions, at the Connecticut Convention …

A fund has been set up to help the family of former WBA and WBC super featherweight champion Genaro Hernandez, who passed away on June 6 at only 45 years of age. Hernandez retained the WBA crown eight times during 1992-1994, before losing a shot at the WBO lightweight title …

Saul Alvarez is aiming to be Mexico’s next big boxing star. With a record standing in at 36-0-1 26 KO’s, he is well on his way. He now holds the WBC Light middleweight title that was vacant when he fought Matthew Hatton for it a few months ago. Beating Hatton, …

Boxing superstar Floyd “Money” Mayweather and WBC Welterweight Champion “Vicious” Victor Ortiz will hit the road to officially announce their Mexican Independence Day welterweight mega-fight taking place September 17. The tour will begin at 12pm Tuesday, June 28 at Hudson Theatre in New York’s Time Square and end at 8pm …