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It’s no secret that Nate Campbell and Joan Guzman don’t like each other very much. Both fighters have exchanged insults in the lead up to their championship showdown on September 13 on Showtime. Making his first title defense, Campbell will risk his IBF, WBO and WBA Lightweight titles against the …

Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing has added three additional exciting undercard fights to the already stellar card on September 5 at Bally’s Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, NJ. The card will be broadcast live on GoFightLive.TV and with an intriguing double header, featuring “Mighty” Mike Arnaoutis, 19-2-2 (9), vs. Nasser …

Up until this past Monday, unbeaten WBC Youth Featherweight title-holder Matt “Sharp Shooter” Remillard, 14-0 (7), was scheduled to fight WBC Continental Americas Featherweight Champion Adalberto “Terrible” Borquez, 18-6 (17) on August 29 in “Title Wave,” live on ESPN Friday Night Fights from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. Remillard, …

Flashy boxer Nate “The Galaxxy Warrior” Campbell will make the first defense of his IBF, WBO and WBA Lightweight titles against undefeated two-division world champion Joan “Sycuan Warrior” Guzman on Saturday, September 13 at the Beau Rivage Theatre in Biloxi, Miss. Campbell, 32-5-1 (25), from Jacksonville, FL., picked up his …

I hated writing the words that make up the title to this piece, but after seeing a replay of Cotto vs. Judah last week, I had to admit that Zab doesn’t get due credit for something boxing fans find pretty important: fighting dangerous opponents. Sure, he loses to them more …

America has become too fixated on the fights that generate the most money. This acts as a force that steers the attention of fans and the media onto a mere fragment of the boxing world, rather than the whole. The history, the amateurs, the professionals–famous, unrecognized, or in need of …

While Cuba’s Olympic boxing team continues to perform head and shoulders above everyone else at Worker’s Gymnasium, the first crack has surfaced in the seemingly invincible cadre of boxers operating out of Havana. The first loss to be suffered by the Cubans came when 2008 Pan American Featherweight Champ Idel …

Banner Promotions president Art Pelullo and Golden Gloves president Rodney Berman won the purse bid for the vacant IBF Featherweight world championship fight between Cristobal Cruz and Orlando Salido. Cristobal Cruz of Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, has a professional record of 36-11-1 with 23 knockouts. He is ranked number three …

On Sunday, August 17, 2008, the last two U.S. boxers competed in the Quarterfinals with only one moving forward to the medal rounds and the other suffering a discouraging loss, frustrated with the judges and the scoring system. Welterweight Demetrius Andrade, arguably the most talented athlete on the U.S. boxing …

This past Friday, August 15, 2008, a boxing gala took place on the grounds of River Cree Resort and Casino in Canada. What was so special about the boxing event held in the Edmonton suburb of Enoch, Alberta? It was the first time that a pay-per view service provider broadcasted …

With less than two weeks to go, the principals for “History In The Making: Fallon Night Of Fights” are lining up. Tyler Hinkey, 4-0-1 (3), who is coming off of an explosive first-round knockout victory in Reno this past June, will face Christopher “Da Future” Green, 4-3-1 (3), from Denver, …

After a long reflection and several discussions with business partner Mr. Jean Bedard and trainer Stephan Larouche, former WBC World champion and InterBox President Eric Lucas, 38-7-3 (14), is considering a return to the ring. Eric Lucas has the best intentions in mind, but is fully aware that he has …