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The Lightweight Division of the “The World’s Greatest Ever Boxer” reads like a “Who’s Who” of boxing. Featured are seven Americans and eight Hall of Famers, ranging from Joe “The Old Master” Gans who fought in the late 19th century all the way up to contemporary great Floyd Mayweather, Jr., …

Showtime Sports Super Six World Boxing Classic Group Stage 1 dates have been released to the media. The groundbreaking six-man super middleweight tournament announced last week will debut with two Group Stage 1 matchups on Saturday, Oct. 17, with the third Group Stage 1 bout taking place on Saturday, Nov. …

Unbeaten American star Andre “The Matrix” Dirrell has come out all guns blazing ahead of his Super Six showdown with WBC Super Middleweight Champ Carl Froch on October 17th. Froch will have home advantage for the clash with promoter Mick Hennessy confirming that the fight will take place at the …

**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Saturday night at the York Hall in Bethnal Green, London, England, Hennessy Sports promoted a fight night headlined by the British Light Heavyweight title clash between Commonwealth Champion Nathan Cleverly and English Champion Danny McIntosh. Cleverly of Cefn Forest, Wales, enters the …

July 20th, 2009 will go down as one of the most historic days in boxing. More than thirty of the United States top promoters met at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City to discuss the current state of boxing and the need to establish a unified boxing promoters association. …

Chicagoans Gadiel Andaluz and Oscar De La Cruz will battle in a lightweight cross town showdown this Friday night, July 24th, in the co-main event at the UIC Pavilion as part of an outstanding six bout undercard, The show is headlined by a ten round heavyweight battle between Chicago’s Fres …

Bob Arum, CEO of Top Rank, announced today that the mega-fight between boxing’s No. 1 pound-for-pound king and the reigning Boxing Writers Association of America’s (BWAA) Fighter of the Year, Manny “PacMan” Pacquiao, and the pride of Puerto Rico and three-time world champion Miguel Cotto is official. “Manny Pacquiao and …

Undefeated Top-Five super welterweight contender and The Son of The Legend, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, has been forced off the card for the upcoming “Latin Fury 10” due to a training camp injury.

© Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing It was a typical English summer evening on Friday; rain, rain and more rain! But it didn’t dampen the spirit of fans enjoying an evening of boxing at Wolverhampton Civic Hall in the West Midlands. PJ Rowson and Errol Johnson of First Team Promotions …

Amir Khan moved up a weight class, challenged a far more experienced reigning champion and even defied his legion of critics to win the WBA light welterweight title last night at the MEN Arena in Manchester, England. Khan got off to a fast start once the bell rang and the …

A big light heavyweight showdown took place tonight at London’s York Hall with Nathan Cleverly emerging as the new British champion after defeating Danny McIntosh. Already the Commonwealth titlist, Cleverly had one last obstacle to clear in the form of English belt holder McIntosh in order to begin the long …

Amir Khan hopes to put the smile back on boxing’s face after a sad week when he challenges Ukrainian Andriy Kotelnik for his WBA Light Welterweight championship belt tonight at the MEN Arena in Manchester, England. For Kotelnik, this is the third defence of the title he won from Welshman …