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Danny Williams will tame the Bedford Bear Matt Skelton before he goes on the hunt for the Beast from the East Nicolay Valuev. Williams takes on Skelton for the Commonwealth Heavyweight title on February 25 at the ExCeL London and the winner could meet man-mountain Valuev, the new WBA World Champion, next. The Brixton banger…

© Curtis McCormick With only New Year’s Eve left to celebrate, British and Commonwealth Lightweight Champion Graham Earl is chomping at the bit for January 27th to come around so he can celebrate his holidays all in one go, roughly a month too late. And the Luton man is steaming about having to reschedule the…

“I’m starting to become the king of the two week notice fights.” So proclaims unbeaten welterweight contender James “Spider” Webb, as he prepares for his last-minute offer to challenge Mark Suarez on January 7 at Madison Square Garden. The winner will be declared the IBF welterweight mandatory challenger, and will also get a good look…

Dominic Pesoli’s 8 Count Productions, home of the best in Chicago boxing, along with Kathy Duva’s Main events and Miller Lite and TCF Bank present the first professional card of the new year as Showbox, “The New Generation” visits Chicago for the first time on Friday, January 6th at Cicero Stadium. Headlining the evening is…

Stevie Johnston & Prince Badi “Collision Course, A Night of Champions” Jan. 27 PPV from The Tropicana in Atlantic City Silverhawk Boxing kicks-off the New Year with a knockout evening of pay-per-view entertainment, “Collision Course, A Night of Champions,” featuring three world title fights and two other championship matches, January 27 at the Tropicana Casino…

Hennessy Sport?s Billy Corcoran has played Father Christmas by offering Bradford?s Femi Fehintola the opportunity to challenge for the English super featherweight title he won in October with a devastating third round stoppage of former British champion Roy Rutherford. “I have just heard that I can make a voluntary defence of my belt on January…

160lb Gunslingers Shoot It Out Power-punching middleweights Gary Lockett and Ryan Rhodes predict it will be an early night for one of them when they collide for the Vacant WBU World Middleweight title on Saturday 11 March at the Newport Sports Centre. Welshman Lockett, 29, is regarded as the hardest puncher in the domestic 160lb…

SKY Sports have singled out Hennessy Sports promoted John Murray as their “Shooting Star’ for 2006. Pundit Jim Watt selected the Manchester fighter as the one to watch following a spectacular year that saw him make sensational debuts in America and Canada and, last time out on a SKY televised event, become the first ever…

UNDISPUTED MIDDLEWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION JERMAIN TAYLOR DONATES TO THE LEAVANDER FUND ***Arkansas star to be honored December 22, 2005 at Rimrockers game at Alltel Arena*** December 22, New York- It’s the most wonderful time of the year and the holiday spirit is in the air. DiBella Entertainment’s Undisputed Middleweight World Champion Jermain Taylor (25-0, 17…

Colorful boxing manager Norman “Stoney” Stone today announced his retirement from his Massachusetts home. Stone had been two-time world heavyweight champion John “The Quietman” Ruiz’ manager and cutman for the past 20 years dating back to Ruiz’ amateur days. “I’m done,” Stone said. “I’m tired of boxing and last week’s bad decision was the last…

Memorandum by Tim Lueckenhoff, Presidentof the ABC In order to properly ensure the health, safety and welfare of boxers and to effectively regulate professional boxing in the United States, it is mandatory to ensure that the imposition of a medical suspension by one boxing commission is reciprocally enforced by all other boxing commissions. See, 15…