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To become a legend, you must beat a legend and on Saturday, April 9, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev., six “Action Heroes” will be featured in one night of all-out action fights where every bout pits two fighters looking to prove something against each other. …

Craig Lyon is promising to grab the limelight when he makes the first defence of his English bantamweight title. The undefeated St Helens scrapper puts his crown on the line against Barnsley’s Josh Wale in the Premier Suite at Bolton’s Reebok Arena on Saturday night (26th Feb). Their ten rounder …

Chicago ’s finest in professional boxing will once again be on display on Friday, April 1st at the UIC Pavilion as 8 Count Productions presents “Windy City Fight Night 16”, a sensational evening headlined by the highly anticipated return of super middleweight contender and longtime local fan favorite, Donovan George. …

WBA super welterweight champion Miguel Cotto and his Hall of Fame trainer Emanuel Steward met with the South Florida media on Tuesday to talk about the Pride of Puerto Rico’s upcoming matchup with two-division world champion Ricardo Mayorga, which will take place on Saturday, March 12, at MGM Grand in …

Steve Goodwin steps up big time to celebrate his one year anniversary, as a boxing promoter, by staging two huge shows in March. The first, ‘Unleash The Fury’ at York Hall, Bethnal Green, London on Saturday 5th March features former Super Middleweight supremo Toks Owoh against Billy Boyle and is …

With sadness and tears in my eyes my friend and mentor who was and is a huge influence on my life passed away on Sunday night. The great and one of a kind Jimmy O’Pharrow, who was affectionately known as Jimmy O. Jimmy O was 85 years old and is …

Darren Barker is aiming to fight for the World Middleweight title in 2011 after signing a promotional deal with Matchroom Sport. The unbeaten 28 year-old had a frustrating year in 2010, with injury forcing him to pull out of defending his European and British belts against Matthew Macklin in September. …

Unbeaten Dominican knockout specialist Javier “El Abejon” Fortuna will be fighting for the vacant WBC Youth Featherweight Championship on the “Diamond Elite” card, headlined by 2010 Fighter of the Year Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez, March 12 at MGM Grand Arena at Foxwoods in Mashantucket, Connecticut. Martinez (46-2-2, 25 KOs), the reigning …

Tottenham’s Michael Grant is set to return to the ring, after a year long sabbatical from the sport, at the Steve Goodwin promoted ‘Unleash The Fury’ mega event at York Hall in Bethnal Green, London, on Saturday 5th March 2011. Michael, who was one of the most exciting young Light …

On Friday night March 18th boxing returns to the Harrahs Casino in Chester, Pennsylvania that will feature some of the Delaware Valley’s top prospects on a card promoted by Joey Eye Boxing along with David Feldman. “We had a great opening show here at Harrahs”, said promoter Joey Eye. “We …

The highly anticipated Cruiserweight clash between Toks Owoh and JJ Ojuederie, at the Steve Goodwin promoted ‘Unleash The Fury’ super show at London’s York Hall on Saturday 5th March 2011, is off following Ojuederie pulling out, due to an injury sustained in training. Stepping up to the plate, to replace …

Four of Puerto Rico’s most promising young fighters were victorious on Friday night in Ponce, Puerto Rico, as Jonathan “Mantequilla” Gonzalez, Thomas Dulorme, Jose Pedraza and Luis Orlando del Valle all kept their unbeaten records intact with intimidating displays of power.