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Frank Maloney has captured the coveted “Promoter of the Year” award of the European Boxing Union. The announcement from the Rome based EBU comes as no surprise as the London based promoter has worked tirelessly to deliver many European title fights.

NABF Welterweight champ Saul Alvarez, 27-0-1 (20), kept busy with a ninth round KO of Jeferson Luis Goncalo, 12-4-3 (5), last night at Parque Xcaret in Cancun, Mexico There was another NABF belt on the line with local flyweight Wilbert Uicab, 25-5-1 (16), seeing off tough Filipino import BJ Dolorosa, …

Former world title challenger Juergen Braehmer retained his European light heavyweight title last night at the Koenig Pilsener Arena in Oberhausen, Germany. The 30 year old southpaw needed just one round to snuff out the ambition of European Union titlist Antonio Brancalion, 32-7-2 (8), who saw a seven bout win …

There were two good shows north of the border last night and we’ll start off in boxing mad Montreal at The Casino. Undefeated welterweight Antonin Decarie, 22-0 (6), kept on track for a world title challenge as the 26 year old pulled off a letter perfect performance against opponent Victor …

Top women’s welterweight Holly Holm, 24-1-3 (7), retained her WIBA belt by stopping Duda Yankovich, 11-1 (5), in the fourth round at Isleta Casino in Albuquerque, NM. Holm has now gone 18 bouts without a loss. At the Mahi Shrine Temple in Miami, FL, light middle Carlos Molina, 17-4-1 (5), …

At Salle Marcel Dufour in Louvoil, France, Salem Bouaita, 20-14 (7), regained his old European Union super bantam belt by knocking out Spain’s Jorge Perez, 7-2-1 (4), in the eighth round. Sala Rapid in Bucharest, Romania, saw undefeated light welter Jo Jo Dan, 25-0 (13), retain his NABA and WBC …

The disarray caused by David Haye dropping out for his June 20 challenge of world heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko has been put to rest with the announcement that WBA “champion in recess” Ruslan Chagaev will step into the breach for the bout, scheduled for Veltins Arena in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Chagaev …

Former world title challenger Alejandro Valdez will make his return to the ring tonight against Genaro Carmago headlining a seven bout action packed card at the Explanada Tecate in Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, Mexico . The Valdez/Carmago super bantamweight bout is scheduled for ten rounds.

On Friday, June 26th, fight fans at the Desert Diamond Casino in Tucson, Arizona will get a first-hand look at the brightest young stars in the boxing universe. Undefeated middleweight Daniel “The Golden Child” Jacobs, rising junior middleweight star Erislandy Lara and 2008 United States Olympic Bronze Medalist Deontay Wilder …

Tickets for the series premiere of Golden Boy Promotions’ highly anticipated “Fight Night Club,” are going at a brisk pace with a sell-out of the event expected. There are still a limited number of VIP and Mezzanine seats left and the remaining General Admission tickets left for fans looking to …

Three-time world light heavyweight champion and “Rocky Balboa” co-star Antonio Tarver will be featured on the next “TV One Access,” when host Tatyana Ali and correspondent Quddus celebrate the hottest 40-year-olds in Hollywood. “The Big 4-OH!” is an hour-long special produced by TV One’s monthly entertainment news program, “TV One …

It will be a case of double trouble where the Fury’s are concerned in Wigan on Saturday, June 13th with cousin’s Tyson and Phill Fury appearing on the Hennessy Sports “Rule Britannia” event at the Robin Park Arena. The show will be live on ITV4 and is headlined by John …