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© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing All four fighters on this Saturday’s Showtime world championship doubleheader appeared at the site of their upcoming showdowns, the Agua Caliente Casino for a final press conference on Wednesday to discuss this weekend’s fights. In an excellent battle of unbeatens, Timothy Bradley (24-0-1 NC, …

HBO Plus’ exciting “Next Boxing Generation” series returns to Mexico for its final episode of 2009 on Saturday, December 12, for an action-packed night of professional boxing at the Auditorio Miguel Barragan in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. In the main event, highly regarded Nicaraguan contender Rene “Super Chirizo” Gonzalez takes …

Jamie Arthur is just one win away from a shot at the British featherweight champion Martin Lindsay. The Cwmbran slugger faces Mickey Coveney at Newport Leisure Centre on Friday (11/12) and if victorious will challenge Lindsay at the same venue on February 5.

Although cruiserweight Ola Afolabi had his five-fight win streak snapped at the hands of Marco Huck in their 12-round WBO title tilt on Saturday in Germany, both Afolabi and his promoter Dino Duva believe the British-born fighter illustrated that he belongs with the elite of the division.

A few months ago I did a commentary on my boxing channel (also seen on this website) that lambasted the mainstream media for poor coverage of boxing. In that commentary I pointed out that boxing’s product was back to being as good as anytime in it’s history. What boxing really …

Lee Haskins has been told that his double title battle with Commonwealth super-flyweight champion Don Broadhurst will define his career. The Bristol southpaw’s British title will also be on the line the pair clash at Newport Leisure Centre on Friday night. Manager Chris Sanigar said: “If Lee wins this fight …

WBA heavyweight champion David ‘The Hayemaker’ Haye has told fellow titleholder Vitali Klitschko to ditch the voluntary contenders and unify the sport’s marquee division. The elder Klitschko brother puts his WBC belt on the line against American Kevin Johnson in Berne, Switzerland this coming Saturday (December 12) and Haye, fresh …

“Ahmet Öner and Arena have led me to position #3 in the WBC ratings. I am very happy with our collaboration and I’m looking forward to another three successful years”, said heavyweight sensation Odlanier Solis after renewing his promotional contract with ARENA for another three years. The three time world …

It’s the last major boxing event of 2009 and on Saturday, December 12th, Golden Boy Promotions and DiBella Entertainment are pulling out all the stops to deliver the biggest and best fight card top to bottom of the year. Headlining this stacked 12 fight card is an HBO “Boxing After …

TKO Boxing Promotions produced not only the sizzle but the steak at a news conference luncheon today at Gallagher’s Steak House in midtown Manhattan. Partners Chet Koerner and Chris Middendorf, President and CEO of TKO Boxing Promotions, respectively, announced the signing of amateur welterweight standout Mikael Zewski who will be …

By Per Ake Persson Arena Box Promotion returns to the Kugelbake-Hall in Cuxhaven January 23 with a big show headlined by middleweight Mahir Oral, heavyweight Konstantin Airich and super middle Christian Pawlak.

Last Friday in the main event of a nice combined boxing and mixed martial arts card promoted by Marshall Kauffman the Sovereign Center in Reading, Pennsylvania, Julio Cesar Matthews won the biggest fight of his career by defeating Harvey ‘Candy Man’ Jolly. Matthews, 9-0 (5), a southpaw from Reading, Pennsylvania, …