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Moving up to 112 lb, Carina “La Reina” Moreno showed superior skills while dominating opponent Sharon Gaines last night in a one-sided thrashing at the Tachi Palace in Lemoore, CA. In the early rounds, Moreno went right at Gaines, finding a home for the overhand right from the opening bell. …

Undefeated two-time world light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson took time out of training for his world title defense rematch against Antonio Tarver to comment on the retirement of undefeated two-division world champion Joe Calzaghe of Wales. “I applaud Joe’s decision,” said Dawson.” It’s obvious he and his family gave it …

© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing 2009 has already been blessed with two electrifying bouts in boxing’s most stacked division when Andre Berto successfully defended his WBC version of the welterweight crown against Louis Collazo, followed up by Shane Mosley’s complete destruction of Antonio Margarito to claim the WBA title. …

Light heavyweight Yusaf Mack is on the verge of one of the biggest fights of his career, as he meets opponent Chris Henry tonight at Wicomico Civic Center in Salisbury, MD for the NABA and NABF titles.

A talented, exciting fighter that fans need to keep a close eye on, undefeated, world-ranked Andre Ward of Oakland, CA., defends his NABO super middleweight title against once-beaten Henry “Sugar Poo’’ Buchanan of Chesterfield, SC. tonight on ShoBox: The New Generation on Showtime at 11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the …

© Emily Harney Joey Spina: 177.5 lb Matt Gockel: 174 lb

Daniel Edouard released the following press release concerning his potential fill in for Ricardo Mayorga. “Recently I have been offered a sensational opportunity to fight in place of Ricardo Mayorga against Alfredo Angulo at the Bank Atlantic Center, Sunrise, FL on Friday, February 14,” said Edouard.

© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing All four of the fighters who will be featured on Saturday’s excellent doubleheader on Showtime Championship Boxing participated in a final press conference that was open to the media and the public. It was held at The Village at Orange in Orange , Calif.

Boxing’s next generation of stars will be present and accounted for on Saturday, March 7, when Golden Boy Promotions presents an explosive triple-header boxing event featuring the top young talent in the sport at HP Pavilion at San Jose, CA located in the heart of Silicon Valley. The HBO Boxing …

Middleweight contender Mahir “The Lion” Oral has extended his promotional contract with Arena Box-Promotion for three more years. “I took my time to think about the offer”, states Oral. “Finally, I made my decision and I am one hundred percent convinced that it is the right one. There is no …

The last time Vic Darchinyan was involved in a Showtime Media Poll, he was a near-landslide choice to lose. Only six of 31 picked him to defeat Cristian Mijares last Nov. 1 on Showtime. Well, we know how that fight turned out. This time, the roles are reversed and Darchinyan …

Legends are made from incidents such as what 2008 US Olympic first alternate Danny O’Connor experienced last weekend in Canada. O’Connor’s glove split after he pounded pro-debuting Greg Jimenez’s body with monster-like hooks en route to a win by four round decision off-television on ESPN Friday Night Fights show, headlined …