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CES Boxing puts on the “Autumn Classic” fight card on Friday, August 20 at the Twin River Event Center in Lincoln, RI. “Irish” Joey McCreedy:”What I just heard, I’ve heard my whole career – I’m going to take you out. My last opponent said that and look what happened to …

French Middleweight Champion Affif Belghecham arrived in Limerick today confident of playing his part in a French sporting double against the Irish this weekend. On Saturday night the Lyon native, who also holds the European Union title will look to derail Andy Lee’s World and European title ambitions when they …

© Lawrence Lustig Prizefighter Champion Audley Harrison believes David Haye will inspire him to win boxing titles in 2010. Haye claimed the WBA Heavyweight Championship on Saturday and Harrison believes the victory acts as an incentive for the rest of the British heavyweights.

Irish – Canadian middleweight Matt O’Brien is hoping to upstage local hero Andy Lee when he has his first professional outing in Limerick on Saturday’s Yanjing Fight Night at the University Sports Arena. Lee’s clash with reigning French and European Union Champion Affif Belghecham headlines the event with O’Brien featuring …

After boxing’s No. 1 pound for pound fighter and box office attraction Manny “PacMan” Pacquiao plays a little chin music on WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto, Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, he will head over to the Mandalay Bay Events Center to perform a live post-fight concert …

Puerto Rican power-punching great Wilfredo “Bazooka” Gomez, three-time world champion in three weight classes, leads the global voting process in the Bantamweight Division of the “World’s Greatest Ever Boxer” (WGEB) promotion. Gomez holds a very slight advantage against the other nine “WGEB” official Bantamweight nominees: “Panama” Al Brown, Manuel Ortiz, …

A month removed from the eagerly anticipated rematch bout between WBC Light Heavyweight champion Jean Pascal (24-1-0, 16KO) and former champion and #4 rated WBC contender Adrian Diaconu (26-1-0 15 KO), both boxers underwent the required WBC 30-day safety weigh-in yesterday. The weight limit for such requirement was set at …

While Andy Lee’s bout with reigning French and European Union Middleweight Champ Affif Belghecham will be the main focus of attention on this Saturday’s Yanjing Fight Night at the University Sports Arena two other Limerick boxers will be looking to make it a memorable occasion for the cities fight fans. …

© Lawrence Lustig Colin Lynes may look a bit bleary-eyed in next month’s Prizefighter but he will have a good excuse. His wife Kelly is due to give birth just days before Colin will be taking part in Barry Hearn’s latest Prizefighter event, the first ever light-welterweights competition.

After controversy, heated conversations and negotiations were settled, former three-time lightweight world champion Juan “Baby Bull” Diaz and former junior welterweight world champion Paulie “Magic Man” Malignaggi met face-to-face yesterday to announce the December 12 rematch of their exciting August 22 bout. Diaz and Malignaggi will square off on neutral …

Former amateur standout Mondre “The General” Pope has signed an exclusive promotional contract with New Jersey based Pound For Pound Promotions, it was announced today by its President, John Lynch. The 20 year old junior lightweight prospect, a native of Norfolk, Virginia, is coming off a six round decision win …

Top Rank has lined up some special activities in support of the Wounded Warrior Project in Las Vegas as part of the great battle between Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto.