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It was a big night at the fights last evening at Uniprix Stadium in Montreal but one of the favorite sons of this boxing-mad metropolis went down in defeat as WBA Light Middleweight Champion Joachim Alcine was KO’d in the sixth by cagey longtime former WBO Light Middle/Welterweight Champion Daniel …

There were a few good bills last night in the USA and we start off in Chicago where ex-WBC Light Heavyweight titlist Tomasz Adamek, 35-1 (24), stayed on track for an upcoming cruiserweight title challenge to IBF Champion Steve Cunningham by forcing a seventh round stoppage of Utah man Gary …

The action in Germany last night was at the Rundturm Arena in Cuxhaven as one of the top women’s boxers in the world, Natascha Ragosina, retained her five world titles at super middleweight and men’s super middle contender Robert Stieglitz won an important comeback fight following his IBF title eliminator …

Popular Mexican fighter and former WBC lightweight world champion Jose Luis “El Terrible” Castillo, 56-8-1 (48), will get back in the ring against Argentine Sebastian “Iron” Lujan, 29-5-2 (20), in a 10 round welterweight battle on Wednesday, July 30, live on ESPN2 at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT. The co-feature …

After a good start in his fight against IBF # 4 super middleweight contender Robert Steiglitz, Fawaz Nasir was pulled out by his corner in the fifth round last night in Cuxhaven, Germany. Nasir started well and landed many times with his quick and sharp jab in the first two …

From WBC President Jose Sulaiman: Chad Dawson contacted the WBC to inform that he will not fight Adrian Diaconu for the undisputed light heavyweight championship and therefore is relinquishing the title, even though representatives of both fighters had participated in a purse offer that was won by the Romanian promotor, …

By Per Ake Persson IBF, WBO and IBO Heavy Champ Wladimir Klitschko weighed in 109.3 kg / 241 lb at yesterday’s chaotic weigh-in at a major shopping center in Hamburg, Germany that took place at noon. Challenger Tony Thomnpson came in at 247.5 lb / 112.3 kg. Thompson didn´t take …

Fasten your seatbelts! The undercard for “The Battle!”, the pay-per-view extravaganza headlined by the world championship fight between welterweight superpowers Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito, promises to be as explosive as the main event! Promoted by Top Rank, “The Battle!” takes place Saturday, July 26 at the MGM Grand Resort …

© Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing It was all smiles yesterday as Hennessy Sports hosted the official weigh-in ahead of tonight’s clash between fellow Mancunians (and mates!) John Murray and Lee Meager. In an aptly named ‘Strictly Business’ fightnight, Meager and Murray will slug it out for the vacant British …

Rumours coming out of Manchester suggest that world light welterweight champion Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton will promote his first fight card this September in Birmingham, England. As one of the most popular fighters in the world today and clearly the biggest in Britain, it’s generally thought that Hatton would have …

Bernard Dunne and Damian David Marchiano will come head to head for the first time in Dublin at 1pm today, Friday, July 11, to weigh in for this Saturday’s Hunky Dorys Fight Night at the National Stadium. Also on the scales will be the combatants in a pair of Irish …

The authentic bold Mexican beer Cerveza Tecate presents another hot-action boxing night from Corpus Christi, TX, as part of its continued efforts to bring the power of the sport to fans across the country. Tonight, the weekly Telefutura box series “Solo Boxeo Tecate” will showcase Miguel Angel Huerta, 26-9-1 (18) …