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There were two fight cards of consequence this weekend Down Under and we start on Friday’s action in New South Wales where there was a high level cruiserweight clash in the Sydney suburb of Blacktown. WBO Oriental Champion Lawrence Tauasa, 30-5-1 (17), won the 14th of his last 15 bouts …

It was a massive week of fights in Argentina this weekend and the action began early as Hugo Hernan Garay met Yuri Barashian for the vacant WBA Light Heavyweight title in famed Luna Park Stadium in Buenos Aires on Thursday. Australian Danny Green was scheduled to defended his WBA crown …

After the very emotional discussions right after the European heavyweight championship between Sinan Samil Sam and Paolo Vidoz in Ankara, Turkey on Friday night, Arena CEO Ahmet Öner gained broad support for his reaction to the draw. After the dust had settled, Öner talked to the involved officials, who made …

Open letter from Chris “The Mechanic” Smith to Top Rank, Star Boxing, Hall of Fame Promotions and Los Leones: First and foremost, the Top Rank matchmaker promised me a rematch with Jesus Soto Karass. I recently found out that Karass is now fighting David Estrada.

By Per Ake Persson WBA Middle Champ Felix Sturm retained the title with an impressive display of slick, sharp boxing against American challenger Randy Griffin in the headliner of Universum´s show at the Gerry Weber Stadium, in Halle, Germany.

**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing It was a noisy atmosphere last night at the Everton Park Sports Centre in Liverpool, England, where David Barnes made his first defence of the British Light Welterweight title against former champion Barry Morrison. In a Matchroom Sports promoted fight night, Scot …

Former two-time British Light Middle Champ Jamie Moore will step through the ropes tonight on a Tommy Egan Promotion at the National Basketball Arena in Dublin, Ireland and the Salford warrior will be targeting reigning champion Ciaran Healy for the Irish title. Also on the card are Paul Hyland and …

Tonight, the action in East London will be happening at the Orient Theater as top American lightweight Zahir Raheem comes to South Africa in an IBF final title eliminator against local hero Ali “Rush Hour” Funeka. Raheem, 29-2 (17), is perhaps most famous for defeating Mexican legend Eric Morales in …

© M.A. Sayer / Arena Boxing After the dust had settled in Ankara, Turkey last night, the controversial draw between Sinan Samil Sam and Paolo Vidoz in their European Heavyweight Championship bout still led to lots of discussions. “The Bull from Bosporus ” had been the more active fighter over …

© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing Ten months after a wildly controversial ending to their first fight, WBO Junior Welterweight Champion Ricardo Torres and No. 2 contender Kendall Holt both weighed in at 139 pounds yesterday ahead of their rematch tonight on a special edition of ShoBox: The New Generation, …

Hennessy Sports in association with River Cree Resort and Casino annouce that tickets are now on sale for the August 15, 2008 “Hennessy Sports Championship Boxing Series” from the venue at River Cree in Edmonton, Canada. Featured combatants will include England’s undefeated Commonwealth Middleweight Champion “Dazzling” Darren Barker, 17-0, former …

With super bantamweight Alex Valdez’s big win over Anytei Laryea in Chicago, broadcast as the main event on Solo Boxeo on June 20, Los Angles based Espinoza Boxing Club continued it’s progress towards producing future world champions such as Junior Featherweight King Israel “El Magnifico” Vazquez and recently retired former …