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IBA President Dean Chance has officially stripped Franklin “Ya Ya” Lawrence of Indianapolis, Indiana of his Heavyweight Continental Championship belt.

James Kimori added another victory to his ledger on Saturday, September 27, at Jivanjee Gardens in Nairobi, Kenya, but it was not as satisfying as he had hoped. Opponent Joseph Odhiambo was cut from an uppercut from Kimori already in the first round, and the referee decided he couldn’t continue.

London’s York Hall has long been recognized as the spiritual home of British boxing and the historic venue also draws some of the most ferociously partisan fans to be found anywhere. It is into this cauldron that European bantamweight champion Carmelo “The Belgian Butcher” Ballone will place himself on Friday, …

**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Yesterday at the Municipal Hall in Colne, Lancashire, England, VIP Promotions’ Steve Wood hosted an afternoon of boxing which saw the return of Irish-Mancunian former two-time British Super Featherweight Champion Michael Gomez. Gomez was back out for the first time since his …

IBF Cruiserweight World Champion, Steve ‘USS’ Cunningham, was quick to praise the performance of his former championship opponent, Krzysztof ‘Diablo’ Wlodarczyk 41-2 (3KOs), who is taking part in the Polish television version of American hit series ‘Dancing with the Stars’. ‘USS’ Cunningham and ‘Diablo’ have had two epic title battles. …

Danny McIntosh is confident he will go on to fight for bigger titles after Saturday’s English Light Heavyweight title challenge against Steve Spartacus. The Norwich boxer has won all of his seven fights and will be seeking to keep his home fans happy when he takes on experienced Ipswich warrior …

One year ago, Kelly “The Ghost” Pavlik transformed himself from the No. 1 middleweight contender into world middleweight champion and boxing folk hero. It was on Saturday, September 29, 2007, in Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall, that Pavlik pulled himself off the canvas after a second round knockdown, served up by …

© Tom Hogan/Golden Boy Promotions Former world champions Ricardo Mayorga and Shane Mosley may not be top caliber light middleweights anymore but they refuse to go away quietly as they rocked the Staples Center in Los Angeles last night with a thrilling back and forth epic that saw both men …

After many years as a nearly man, Panama’s Guillermo Jones finally fulfilled his promise as he ripped the WBA Cruiserweight title from reigning champion Firat Arslan at the Color Line Arena in Hamburg, Germany. Arslan began the bout applying the kind of pressure that had won him the title against …

The packed Arena Mexico in Mexico City saw a torrent of action last night with four titles being fought over and by the time the smoke cleared, there were two new champions. Edgar Sosa, 33-5 (17), once again kept hold of his WBC Light Flyweight crown, outboxing hardened Filipino visitor …

Salem, New Jersey’s, Mark ‘Oak Tree’ Brown 14-1 (7), is the new WBF Americas Heavyweight Champion after a dramatic knockout of Tony Grano 14-1-1 (12), in just over 1 minute of the eighth round last night at the Harbor Yard Arena, Bridgeport, CT The plucky Brown, who overcame two knockdowns …

The European super-bantamweight champion picked up his gong at a swanky awards ceremony in Birmingham on Saturday night. Munroe (16-1) held off fierce competition beating British middleweight champion Wayne Elcock, Carl Froch and amateur star Frankie Gavin to one of the most prestigious prizes in domestic boxing. Leicester’s punching dustman …