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Manny Pacquiao and Freddie Roach were named 2008 Fighter of the Year and Trainer of the Year, respectively, by the Boxing Writers Association of America. Pacquiao and Roach, boxing’s dynamic duo, were honored for a year that can only be described as Henry Armstronesque. The Pinoy powerhouse captured the WBC …

By Per Ake Persson European Super Middle Champ Karo Murat reportedly defends the title against Italian Lorenzo Di Giacomo, a former European Union champ and European two-time challenger at middleweight, on May 30 at a site to be announced in Germany.

Super Channel, Groupe Yvon Michel and Hennessy Sports team up to bring Canadian fight fans a stirring afternoon of boxing action on Saturday, April 4, featuring the return of super middleweight contender Jean Pascal, and the sixth pro fight of stellar prospect Logan Cotton McGuinness, live from the Casino de …

Boxing’s No.1 pound for pound king and reigning Fighter of the Year, Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao and world junior welterweight champion Ricky “Hitman” Hatton invite their Filipino and British fans to the famous Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood, California, this Monday, March 30, where they will walk the red carpet and speak …

Tyson Fury believes that heavyweight newcomer David Price should heed his own advice and issue a restraining order against him if he is to have any chance of making it in the pro ranks. Price has yet to step between the ropes as a pro but the Beijing bronze medallist …

Lenny Daws is predicting that Peter McDonagh will be in for a nasty surprise when they clash for the English Light Welterweight title on a Hennessy Sports show at the York Hall on April 11. McDonagh has said that he believes Daws is struggling to boil down to Light Welterweight …

If the action inside the ring is remotely close to the ongoing war of words that has been waged outside of it, then the Timothy “Desert Storm” Bradley and Kendall “Rated R” Holt showdown will be a strong contender for “Fight of the Year.” In what is being called the …

Undefeated Carl “The Cobra” Froch and Jermain “Bad Intentions” Taylor participated in a press conference on Wednesday in London where Froch was joined by a host of U.K. journalists and television crews, while Taylor took part via satellite from his training camp in Miami, FL. In a highly anticipated world …

Unbeaten in 25 fights with 18 knockouts, and ranked in the top five by three of the four major world sanctioning bodies, Maywood, California’s Urbano Antillon has more than earned his right to a major fight on premium cable television or for a world championship, yet the top names at …

Promoter Brian Peters believes that Wayne McCullough is still some way from a crack at newly crowned WBA Super Bantamweight champion, Bernard Dunne. McCullough sent an open letter to Dunne yesterday, challenging him to put his new title on the line against him in an all Irish world title fight. …

Click For Larger Image © David Martin Warr Promoter Don King has filed a protest with the British Boxing Board of Control, World Boxing Organization and World Boxing Association on behalf of Marco Antonio Barrera claiming his accidental clash of heads with Amir Khan during the first round of their …

© Lawrence Lustig Ryan Brawley lived up to his billing as bookmakers’ favourite to become the Prizefighter Lightweight Champion. Brawley, 23, claimed a unanimous points decision victory over Liverpool’s Stephen Burke in the conclusion of a thrilling evening of tournament boxing featuring eight British lightweights.