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WBC World Super Middleweight Champion Carl “The Cobra” Froch has directed his venom at Jermain Taylor and his team after a boxing website suggested that Froch was sidelined until June with a rib injury. Froch believes it’s just another in a long line of tactics for Taylor and his promoter …

It will be a tale of two cities when two-division world champion Miguel Cotto returns to the “Mecca of Boxing,” Madison Square Garden and World Middleweight Champion Kelly “The Ghost” Pavlik makes his world title defense a real homecoming at the Chevrolet Centre in Youngstown, Ohio. Cotto and Pavlik headline …

The past year has seen Henry Castle rip his way up the lightweight ranks in Britain, knocking off one seasoned rival after another until he now stands at the brink of gaining his first professional championship. Castle will challenge English lightweight title holder Scott Lawton on Friday, January 23 at …

John Murray is getting ready to make Lee McAllister pay for calling him a ‘cry baby’ when they fight for the Hennessy Sports boxer’s British Lightweight title on Saturday, January 17. Murray, of Manchester, will make the first defence of his title at the Robin Park Arena in Wigan and …

Old-time boxing returns Friday might, February 6 as Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment and Sports, Inc. (CES) presents “February Frenzy,” featuring many of New England’s most promising prospects, at Twin River Event Center in Lincoln, Rhode Island.

The new-look middleweight prospect James McGirt, Jr., 19-1-1 (9), has developed an invaluable relationship, like a younger brother, with former world light heavyweight and current title challenger Glen Johnson as they’ve sparred together for their upcoming fights.

Rafael “El Torito“ Concepcion, 12-3, returns to the ring February 3 against former world champion Kermin Guardia, 37-8, in Brooklyn, New York. This will be Concepcion’s second fight back since his enthralling battle with Jorge Arce last September in Mexico and he has his sights firmly set on becoming world …

Star Boxing’s fast rising light heavyweight prospect, Yathomas Riley, 4-0 (3), will return home to Florida when he fights on the undercard of the “Hard Knocks At The Hard Rock” show at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, FL, on Wednesday, January 14 against Evjeny Stardoubstev, who is …

In a stunning upset, WBO Super Middle Champion Denis Inkin was outpointed on Saturday by undefeated challenger Karoly Balzsay at the Bordelandhalle in Madgeburg. Inkin had come into the bout fresh off a twelve round handling of Colombian knockout artist Fulgencio Zuniga last year for Joe Calzaghe’s old WBO title …

Longtime WBO mandatory welterweight challenger Michael Jennings will finally get his shot at world honors when he faces deposed WBA titlist Miguel Cotto on Saturday, February 21 at Madison Square Garden in New York. It’s a massive opportunity for the 31 year old boxer from Chorley, England, fighting one of …

Irish Olympic hero Darren Sutherland returned to the gym today to continue his assault on the world super middleweight title. Sutherland, 26, has his second professional at Robin Park Arena, Wigan on Friday, March 6 when he faces a selected opponent over six rounds. The Dubliner, who stopped Georgi Iliev …

Chicago fan favorite Eric “El Loco” Estrada will battle Canadian prospect Steve Cannell in a six round super bantamweight bout on Friday, January 23 at Cicero Stadium, it was announced today by Dominic Pesoli, President of 8 Count Productions. The Estrada/Cannell bout is part of “New Year’s Revolution”, an outstanding …