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In a match-up of top super middleweight prospects, undefeated 2004 Olympic bronze medalist Andre Dirrell (14-0, nine KOs) will take on once-beaten Anthony Hanshaw (21-1-1, 14 KOs) in a 10-round showdown Friday, May 2, live on SHOWTIME (ShoBox: The New Generation, 11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast).

The best boxing on television continues this Saturday on SHOWTIME. The premium network will honor Israel Vazquez and Rafael Marquez for their unforgettable trilogy with the premiere of a two-hour documentary entitled Vazquez-Marquez: The Trilogy airing on SHOWTIME Saturday, May 3 at 10:45 p.m. ET/PT. The Trilogy will re-air on …

IBF Cruiserweight champion Steve “USS” Cunningham isn’t sitting around waiting for his next fight. The champ is currently in Las Vegas helping former IBF Heavyweight champion Chris Byrd prepare for his maiden voyage into the Light-Heavyweight ranks when Byrd takes on Shaun George May 16th in Las Vegas.

Jack Loew, trainer of world middleweight champion Kelly “The Ghost” Pavlik, read with great interest the remarks made earlier this week by Gary “The Rocket” Lockett, the No. 1 contender who will be challenging Pavlik for the title in June. “I see where Lockett has become inspired by Joe Calzaghe’s …

Four-time world champion Chevelle “Fists of Steel” Hallback, 26-5-2 (11), is one of the most recognizable, experienced and respected woman boxers in the world. Her June 13 showdown against WIBA featherweight champion Jeannine “G9” Garside, 7-0-1 (3), in the 10-round co-feature feature for the vacant International Female Boxers Association (IFBA) …

Let’s Get It On Promotions is excited to announce that championship boxing returns to Reno on June 13. WBC USNBC Super Middleweight titlist Jesse Brinkley, 30-5 (21), is set to face Canadian Light Heavyweight Champion Jason “Notorious” Naugler, 18-7-1 (11).

After a long illness, the mother of esteemed longtime Top Rank publicist Lee Samuels, Irene Rose Samuels, 83, sadly passed away over the weekend. Lee, his brother Curtis and his sister Phyllis have arranged a viewing and service on Saturday, May 3, 11 a.m. ET at Laughrey Funeral Home, 1 …

Junior Witter is looking forward to impressing a big TV audience in the next defence of his WBC light welterweight title at the Trent FM Arena Nottingham on Saturday, May 10. Witter, of Bradford, England, is aiming to end the undefeated record of mandatory challenger Timothy Bradley, of Palm Springs, …

Philadelphia’s newest boxing sensation, Danny Garcia, 5-0 (5), is ready for the big stage as he’s scheduled to fight Manuel Bocanegra, 7-8-1 (5), Saturday May 3, 2008 on the Oscar De La Hoya vs Steve Forbes card.

Following a twelve month absence from the ring, Stokeʼs Danny Johnston will fight twice within three weeks. He will contest the International Masters Title at light middleweight against Birminghamʼs Terry Adams at Trentham Gardens on June 6 but will prepare with a four round warm-up contest against veteran Peter Dunn …

English lightweight champion John Murray hopes that beating fellow unbeaten lightweight prospect John Fewkes next week will lead to a British title shot. Murray, of Manchester, 23-0, is expecting a tough first defence of his English title against Fewkes of Sheffield, 17-0, when they meet at the Nottingham Arena on …

No. 1 contender and mandatory challenger Gary “The Rocket” Lockett, 30-1 (21), from Cwmbran, Wales, has vowed to follow in the footsteps of two-division world champion and fellow stablemate Joe Calzaghe by winning his debut fight in America. The Rocket Man challenges middleweight kingpin Kelly Pavlik, 33-0 (29), from Youngstown, …