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Two of the most exciting fighters in boxing will battle on May 9 when world-rated light heavyweight contender Beibut Shumenov takes on former IBF super middleweight champion Alejandro “Naco” Berrio.

George Hillyard wants to put 18 months of frustration behind him and gain revenge in the process by beating Tyan Booth at the York Hall on April 11. The Canning Town crowd pleaser has only had one fight in the last 18 months but a chance to avenge a 2006 …

Two time world champion Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero, opens his new boxing gym “Ghost Guerrero Boxing and Fitness Club” today April 3, 2009 with a Grand Opening celebration from 4:00-7:00 pm. Good friend and special guest, four-time world champion Carina “La Reina” Moreno, will be in attendance to show support …

Philadelphia’s undefeated junior welterweight prospect, Danny “Swift” Garcia, 11-0 (7), makes his way back to the ring April 11, 2009 on the Winky Wright vs. Paul Williams card set to take place at the Mandaly Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, NV. Garcia will square off against Puerto Rico’s …

After months of negotiations, the world heavyweight title blockbuster between Wladimir Klitschko and David Haye has finally been signed. The eagerly awaited showdown will officially take place on June 20 at a venue soon to be decided. Former WBC, WBA and WBO cruiserweight champion Haye will challenge consensus number one …

Click for larger image © Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing WBO Champion Kendall Holt and WBC Champion Timothy Bradley worked out for the media yesterday in preparation to their 140-pound world title unification fight on Showtime this Saturday, April 4 at 10:45 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast.

If the media members who participated in the Showtime Media Prediction Poll have called it correctly then Timothy Bradley’s going to walk away victorious over Kendall Holt Saturday on Showtime. But it will it be close. Bradley, the WBC champion, and his WBO counterpart Holt clash in an eagerly awaited …

By Per Ake Persson Spanish all-time great Javier Castillejo, 40, comes back April 4 in the big indoor bullfighting arena in Leganes against compatriot Pablo Navascues. Castillejo, 62-8-0-1 and a world champ at both junior middle and middleweight, comes off a bad KO loss to Sebastian Sylvester last year and …

© Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing SaddoBoxing went along to see St. Helens boxer Gary Davies yesterday as he makes his last minute preparations before Friday night’s clash against Matthew Edmonds for the British Bantamweight title. Pulling up to the Leisure Centre off the Warrington Road in Prescot, England, I …

The overwhelming fan underdog in his last fight in Montreal, Canada, a controversial loss to Lucian Bute, 30-year-old Librado Andrade is looking forward to the cheers that will undoubtedly rain down on him Saturday night from the boxing-crazed Bell Centre crowd. Andrade, 27-2 (21,) is ranked No. 3 in the …

NABF light welterweight champion Frankie “El Gato” Figueroa feels every fight is like a chess match and he plans to put former two-time world champion Randall Bailey into a checkmate position Friday night on ESPN2 during their scheduled 12 round IBF title eliminator in Memphis. The winner between IBF No. …

He’s called “Fast Eddie” for having, arguably, the fastest hands in the heavyweight division. He could be called “Steady Eddie,” for the consistent, workmanlike manner he conducts his business in the ring. But in the aftermath of his disciplined victory at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles over former WBC …