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A Worldwide Web replay of Saturday’s excellent showdown between undefeated Adrian Diaconu and Chris Henry will be available all this week at DonKingTV.com and can be accessed with a simple click. Diaconu won a close, unanimous decision to become the interim World Boxing Council light heavyweight champion in a match …

On Friday night Carson Jones went from journeyman to prospect, with an impressive lopsided decision win over Jose Luis Gonzales on ESPN2’S “Friday Night Fights” telecast from the Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, OK.

© Tom Hogan / Golden Boy Promotions Like all fights of latter period Bernard Hopkins, last night’s greatly anticipated showdown with Joe Calzaghe at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas was an ugly, untoward bout that proved difficult to score and generated a great deal of controversy as …

Big time Continental action this weekend and we start off with bouts that carried world title implications! On a big card at Sala Polivalenta, in Bucharest, Romania, Montreal based Romanian Adrian Diaconu, 25-0 (15), had his hands full with previously undefeated American slugger Chris Henry, 21-1 (17), but won the …

On Saturday night in Buenos Aires, Argentina the place to be was the Ce De M Number One Club where local hero and South American/WBO Latino Bantamweight Champ Diego Oscar Silva, 22-1-3 (11), retained his WBO belt with a third round knockout of Cordoba’s Santagio Allione, 13-6-1 (4), in a …

Last night at Bordelandhalle in Magdeburg, Germany, middleweight sensation Sebastian Zbik kept his undefeated record with a convincing twelve round win over stocky warrior Marco Schultze to retian the WBO Intercontinental belt for the third time. The taller Zbik, 22-0 (8), controlled the pace of the bout and largely avoided …

In a battle of former world title-challengers, Evans “The African Warrior” Ashira, 29-3 (15), knocked out former European champion Mamadou Thiam, 42-7 (39), in round six of a scheduled twelve on Saturday night, April 19, in Frederiksund, Denmark. Ashira, a promotional free agent who once went twelve hard rounds with …

At Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, OK last night, heavyweight prospect Kevin “Kingpin” Johnson, 19-0-1 (6), retained his undefeated record with a solid ten round points win over Arkansas veteran Terry Smith, 30-5-1 (18). 28 year old Johnson enjoyed a eight year youth advantage and employed his more nimble skills …

Last night at London’s historic York Hall, Ryan Rhodes kept his unbeaten streak at light middle intact by knocking out reigning British titleholder Gary Woolcombe in nine rounds on a Frank Maloney promotion. 31 year old Rhodes regained the British title despite not having actually fought at 12 stone/154 lb …

Two good cards last night with some of the country’s best in action on a busy Friday night in Ratcha Anachak Thai. We start off in the North-East city of Buriram where WBC Asian Boxing Council Super Feather king Thong Por Chokchai, 18-5-1 (11), made the first defense of his …

There wasn’t a lot of action Down Under last night, but there were two important bouts, one each in New South Wales and Victoria. Cruiserweight Lawrence Tauasa retained his IBF Australasian belt, needing only two rounds to bring the challenge of opponent Eduardo Jesus Oscar Rojas to a halt at …

© Tom Hogan / Golden Boy Promotions Despite the fact that Bernard Hopkins fights in an unorthodox style, known to lead with head followed by a punch, Joe Calzaghe has full confidence that referee Joe Cortez will keep things Kosher when they meet tomorrow night in The Planet Hollywood Ring …