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A humble, soft-spoken young man and dedicated Christian, Issac “The Angel” Hlatshwayo was a choirboy when he was young. However, he was no angel. One of five children, Hlatshwayo was a street fighting kid. “I used to provoke guys to get them to fight me,’’ Hlatshwayo said. “It was just …

Carl Johanneson, who is described as one of Britain most exciting fighters, makes the first defence of his British Super Featherweight title against Bradford’s Femi Fehintola at the Metrodome in Barnsley, England on November 3. Johanneson, from Leeds, won his belt in sensational style at Bethnal Green’s York Hall last …

Two-time world champion Manny Pacquiao, who has been in all-out fierce sparring the last two weeks, will step on the scale and weigh in today at the Wild Card Gym in Hollywood, Calif. A World Boxing Council (WBC) representative will be there to announce the weight.

Former world title challenger Corey “Primetime” Johnson and prospect “Classy” Chris Gray, both promoted by Silverhawk Boxing, registered impressive wins this past weekend on two different shows. Detroit super middleweight Johnson (34-3-2, 11 KOs) completely dominated veteran Virgil McClendon (22-10, 8 KOs), pitching a “shutout” last Saturday night in his …

The spotlight focuses on heavyweights this week as new Silverhawk Boxing stable-mates Gerald “The Jedi” Nobles and Robert “Desert Storm” Davis are featured in the main event and co-feature, respectively, on the “Thursday Night Fights” show at The Plex in Charleston, South Carolina. “Thursday Night Fights” is presented by Jim …

Hard-hitting Ray Narh, of Pittsburgh, PA, knocked out veteran Justo Sanchez, of Howell, UT, in six rounds Friday, Oct. 20, at the Chevrolet Center. The 28-year-old Narh used the match as a warmup for his Nov. 17 bout at the New Alhambra in Philadelphia, PA, where he and unbeaten lefty …

Dominic Pesoli, President of 8 Count Productions has announced plans for Cicero Chill, the next huge card of world class professional boxing at Cicero Stadium on Friday, November 10th, headlined by a twelve round USBA featherweight title fight between Mexico City’s Martin “El Brochas” Honorio and Tanzanian native Rogers “The …

Currently preparing for his November 11th title bout against Wladimir Klitschko at Madison Square Garden, America’s only undefeated heavyweight contender, Calvin “The Boxing Banker” Brock, has released the following statement in support of the Superfighter tournament. Calvin Brock: Superfighter is one of the best concepts I know of that can …

With a couple of fights falling out at the last minute and the added pressure of a packed house, promoters Andrew Stokes and Billy Stanick pulled off yet another successful boxing show and continue to bring in quality prospects(Marcus Upshaw, Rommel Rene and Omri Louther)from around the country. Knowing how …

It has been a solitary existence in the gym for light middleweight prospect Anthony Small, 12-0 (7), of the Deptford section of London, England as he prepares for his return to action this evening. The 25-year-old Muslim celebrates Ramadan this month and is currently fasting during the day. Consequently, Small …

Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Harvey Sports International’s chief Kevin Houston announced this morning that he will hold a night of Championship Boxing at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry, England on Tuesday, 5 December. The event, billed as “The Kings Cup” is to commemorate the …

PACQUIAO VS MORALES III ‘THE GRAND FINALE’ ON NOV 18! Three-time world champion Erik ‘El Terrible’ Morales weighed 142 pounds today and said he felt “unbelievably strong” while at a press conference in Mexico City. Morales has been training in the mountains at the Otomi which is north of Mexico …