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Unbeaten middleweight sensation Edwin “La Bomba” Rodriguez, a former two-time national amateur champion, fights Saturday night, January 17 in his first scheduled eight round bout against Brad Austin on the off-televised HBO undercard, headlined by the Andre Berto vs. Luis Collazo WBC welterweight title fight at the Beau Rivage Resort …

Arena Box Promotion has won the purse bid for the WBC Cruiserweight Final Eliminator between Herbie Hide and Matt Godfrey. The fight will likely take place in late March or early April. The winner of the elimination bout will face the winner of the WBC Cruiserweight Championship between Giacobe Fragomeni …

Neither rain, nor sleet, nor snow could keep the Pavlik Nation from the Chevrolet Centre in Youngstown this morning to purchase tickets to World Middleweight Champion Kelly “The Ghost” Pavlik’s homecoming title defense against No. 1 contender Marco Antonio Rubio.

WBO Light Heavyweight title challenger Yuti Barashian, 25-4 (17), ruled out any chance he may have to win Zsolt Erdei’s title in their clash tonight at the Bordelandhalle in Magdeburg, Germany as the 29 year old southpaw was unable to make the divisional weight limit of 175 pounds yesterday. The …

Arena CEO Ahmet Öner was very pleased with the spectacular performance of his rising Cuban stars Yuriorkis Gamboa, Odlanier Solis and Erislandy Lara at the season premiere of ESPN’s “Friday Night Fights” last night in front of 3,500 spectators at Terrible’s Primm Valley Casino Resorts in Primm, Nevada. “This was …

CatBox Entertainment announces the return of professional boxing to Remington Park in Oklahoma City on Friday, February 13, 2009, for a “guys night out” the evening before Valentine’s Day. Boxing warriors preparing to battle on February 13 include knockout artist and undefeated Oklahoma Lightweight Champion Noah Zuhdi, 5-0 (5). Zuhdi …

Undefeated junior lightweight prospect, Carney “Beeper” Bowman will return to action on Saturday, January 25 at the Cambria County War Memorial Arena in Johnston, Pennsylvania, it was announced today by Chet Koerner, President of TKO Boxing Promotions. The 25 year old Bowman, 12-0-0 (5), is coming off the most impressive …

Boxing promoter Tommy Egan believes he has agreed a deal that will solve a huge Irish boxing problem, thus revolutionising the sport in this country. For decades, many fighters from The Emerald Isle have been faced with a dilemma when entering the paid ranks. They ponder whether or not to …

Former world title challenger Elvin Ayala has joined forces with Las Vegas based TKO Boxing Promotions in an exclusive promotional agreement, it was announced today by Chet Koerner, its President. The 27 year old Ayala, carrying a record of 18-3-1 (8), will return to the ring at the inaugural “Fight …

Daniel Santos will make his first defense of the WBA Super Welterweight Championship he won in July when he faces Interim WBC Super Welterweight Champion Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez on February 14. The addition of the Santos vs. Martinez world championship to the previously announced HBO-televised card promoted by Don King …

Wayne Elcock and Matthew Macklin will square off in the ‘Battle of Brum’, the biggest Birmingham boxing derby in living memory at the Aston Arena on Saturday, March 14. The fight Birmingham has been waiting for will become reality when Elcock makes the second defence of his British Middleweight title …

Click for larger image © Al Stevenson Beijing Olympian Tony Jeffries is looking forward to his first professional fight under new trainer Joe Gallagher. The Bronze Medallist has started training at Gallagher’s new location, the Denton gym which was previously home to Billy ‘The Preacher’ Graham in suburban Manchester, England. …