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Hennessy Sports lightweight John Murray is looking forward to putting on a show against Lorenzo Bethea on the undercard of the highly anticipated clash between Oscar de la Hoya and Floyd Mayweather at the MGM Grand Casino and Hotel in Las Vegas on Saturday. The 22-year-old from Manchester will box …

Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, CT presents “Battle Zone 3” tonight at the Mohegan Sun Arena, promoted by Alpha Omega Entertainment Group. The main event features unbeaten popular local super bantamweight Mike Oliver facing Filipino veteran Vernie Torres in a ten round contest. Chief support sees light heavyweights Rodney Toney …

In honor of this Friday’s hotly anticipated WBC Super Welterweight title fight between reigning champion Oscar De La Hoya and challenger Floyd Mayweather, the Mexico City based sanctioning body has compiled a large body of statistics that celebrate their involvement in the 154 lb division. How does this clash between …

21 year old Werrington heavyweight Alex “El Toro’ Ibbs has been mixing it with former WBA World champion Tim Witherspoon. Witherspoon won his world title by defeating Tony Tubbs on points over 15 rounds in January 1986 and successfully defended it in July of the same year when he scored …

Floyd Mayweather Sr. loves what he sees in Sycuan Ringside Promotions’ undefeated World Boxing Organization junior lightweight champion Joan Guzman. “We just started working together, but I could tell right away that he’s got unbelievable talent,” said Mayweather Sr., who has trained future hall of fame boxers Floyd Mayweather Jr., …

By Per Ake Persson Former WBC Light Heavy champ Tomasz Adamek will return to action June 9 in Katowice, Ploand. Adamek has had a lot of problems lately with allegations of doping and criminal activities, but no proofs have been presented. Belgian supermiddle Djamel Selini is also on the bill …

Promoter Mick Hennessy believes that standout welterweight John O’Donnell is the pick of a rapidly developing raft of talent with proud Irish heritage. The 21-year-old boxes Mexico’s Christian Solano over ten rounds at the MGM Grand on Saturday night on the undercard of Oscar de la Hoya’s highly anticipated showdown …

Fast Rising Prospect to Face Dominick Guinn; Unbeaten Cristobal Arreola to Take on Late Sub Malcolm Tann in Heavyweight Co-Feature. Friday, May 4, At 11 p.m. ET/PT On Showtime From Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, Nev. Extra! Extra! Read All About Him! A former paper boy will attempt to make …

Danish super featherweight prospect Kim “Golden Boy” Poulsen will join stablemate Fawaz Nasir on the SES-show in Oranienburg, Germany on May 12. This will be Poulsen’s fifth pro fight, and his first since wrongly being denied victory over Frenchman Tony Jourda on April 18 in London, England. That night, Poulsen …

WBC Latino & WBA FEDEBOL super featherweight champion Humberto “El Fuerte” Toledo is moving up one weight class to challenge IBA World lightweight title-holder Stevie “Lil’ But Bad” Johnson on May 18, headlining “Rocky Mountain Mayhem: Return of the Champ” card, promoted by Silverhawk Championship Boxing, at the Broomfield Event …

Photos ©Tom Casino/Showtime Classic fights, career defining moments and hard-hitting action from the most compelling and unforgettable prizefights of 2006 are recapped in “Showtime Championship Boxing: 20 Years Later” premiering Saturday, May 5, 2007, at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT on Showtime. The 30-minute program features highlights from Showtime Championship Boxing’s 20th …

British and Commonwealth super middleweight champion Carl Froch has gone under the knife to rectify a long-term ligament problem after WBO champion Joe Calzaghe refused a £1.6 million offer to defend against him on a Hennessy Sports event this summer. The undefeated 29-year-old, who should shortly find himself in the …