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Last night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, NV, Manny Pacquiao made a mockery of the lengthy pre-fight buildup with opponent Ricky Hatton, turning what had been promoted as a titanic battle of light welterweight warriors into a one-sided hammering that ended with Hatton KO’d before he even hit …

European Light Middleweight Champion Jamie Moore retained his title for the first time by smashing the challenge of Roman Dzuman in the second round at Crow Tree Leisure Centre in Sunderland, England. Just as in his title winning effort against Michele Piccirillo two month ago, Moore was simply on fire, …

© Hoganphotos / Golden Boy Promotions Boxing’s pound for pound best is always a subjective title. Who is the best fighter at any weight in any current era of boxing? If you look at the history of the sport, certain matchups spring to mind. Leonard v Duran, Leonard v Hearns, …

© Hoganphotos / Golden Boy Promotions Tonight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas comes the much anticipated clash between Ricky Hatton of Manchester, England and Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines as they fight for the IBO Light Welterweight title. This week droves of British fans have once again traveled …

A good fight card takes place tonight at Crow Tree Leisure Centre in Sunderland, England headlined by Jamie Moore’s maiden European Light Middle title defense against Ukraine’s Roman Dzuman. Moore, 31-3 (22), finally got an opportunity to fight for the European crown two months ago after years of false starts …

A year after losing his WBA belt and undefeated record to Panama’s Anselmo Moreno, featherweight Wladimir Sidorenko gets an opportunity to win back his title tonight at Halle 7 in Bremen, Germany. 32 year old Hamburg based Ukrainian southpaw Sidorenko, 21-1-2 (7), won the WBA crown in early 2005 and …

Click for larger image © Hoganphotos / Golden Boy Promotions Ahead of tonight’s massive fight card at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, the principal boxers all weighed in. 12 rounds, IBO Light Welterweight title Ricky Hatton: 140 lb Manny Pacquiao: 138 lb

Undefeated Carlos Abregu met the canvas twice last night before sending Irving Garcia there with just one second remaining in the fourth round for a TKO win in the welterweight main event on ShoBox: The New Generation. It was an action-packed fight that had the Chumash Casino Resort crowd on …

IBF and WBA Super Bantam titlist Celestino Caballero walked into the Arena Roberto Duran in Panama City, Panama on Thursday as the recognized world champion at 122 pounds but left with a tarnished reputation after winning a controversial spilt decision victory over South African challenger Jeffrey Mathebula. Caballero started the …

© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing Carlos Abregu puts his unblemished 26-0 (21) record on the line tonight as the Argentine slugger will face Puerto Rico’s Irving Garcia, 17-3-3 (8,) in the 10 round welterweight main event at the Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, CA.

Legendary boxers James “Buddy” McGirt, Sr. and “Irish” Micky Ward began a friendship in 1986 that continues today. They will reunite May 22 at “Rage At The River,” promoted Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment, Inc. as head trainers of fighters on that show. McGirt, two-time world champion in two different weight …

Featherweight sensation Jennifer Salinas will return to the squared circle this Saturday night, May 2 in a scheduled four round bout against Christina Leadbetter at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, VA. Returning after a two and half year absence following the birth of her second child John-Pablo, 26 year old …