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Philadelphian super middle warlord Gee Culmer claimed his fourteenth victory after an epic battle with the Indianapolis hard man Mustafah Johnson at The Legendary Blue Horizon in Philadelphia on Friday night. However, the James Shuler Memorial Gym fighter didnʼt have everything all his own way this time. Johnson took the …

Looking to Once Again Prove the Criticʼs Wrong © Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing Tonight, Alfonso Gomez, 18-3-2 (8), will be stepping in the ring with WBA Welterweight Champion Miguel Cotto, 31- 0 (25), for what will be his first opportunity at capturing a world title. Gomez, who made a …

© Tom Casino A week before the big Calzaghe vs. Hopkins light heavyweight showdown, Sheffield’s Clinton Woods defends his IBF title against Antonio Tarver in Tampa, Florida. For Woods, this is his well deserved spot in the big league, topping an American bill as champion. A pro since 1994, Woods …

Some fighters like to tell the world of their ring prowess and professional achievements, while others prefer to stay quiet and carefully build their reputation with solid performances. This weekendʼs IBF/IBO Light Heavyweight unification clash in Tampa, Florida features two boxers who perfectly epitomise those two very different moulds of …

Click for larger image © Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing The biggest night for the light heavyweight division is just one day away. “TNT: Title Night in Tampa,” featuring the Antonio Tarver vs. Clinton Woods IBO/IBF title unification fight and undefeated WBC champion Chad Dawson’s title defense against former world …

Click for larger image © Javiel Centeno for Fight Wire Images One night before the light heavyweight world championship doubleheader in on Showtime Championship Boxing, ShoBox: The New Generation showcased four legitimate prospects in two close and thrilling match-ups. In the main event, a determined Edgar Santana escaped with a …

Boxing fans will be treated to back-to-back welterweight championship bouts when World Championship Boxing: Miguel Cotto vs. Alfonso Gomez and Kermit Cintron vs. Antonio Margarito is seen live Saturday, April 12 at10:00 PM ET/7:00 PM PT from Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. The fight will be available in HDTV, as …

Boxing’s quickest and deadliest gunslinger, Joe Calzaghe, is not only boxing’s current longest-reigning world champion, he is also the only active fighter in the top-five of boxing’s all-time list for consecutive successful title defenses. There isn’t a professional fighter — dead or alive — that has ever left the ring …

Yusaf Mack, 24-2-2, returned in style to defeat a game Mexican opponent, Ernesto Zamora, 15-13, at The Odeum in Villa Park, IL last night. Yusaf showed a little bit of ring rust but made a decent opponent look slow as he picked him off with a number of decent power …

Barry Hearn of Matchroom Sports chaired the final press conference yesterday for the ‘PrizeFighter’ Boxing show which takes place at the York Hall, Bethnal Green, tonight. Eight British Heavyweight Boxers will be competing in 3-round contests, the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final – all taking place in one exciting night of …

© Joe Esquivel Josesito Lopez and Edgar Santana tipped the scales at 140 pounds during Thursday’s weigh-in at the Miccosukee Casino in Miami, FL. James McGirt, Jr. weighed in at 166 ½ pounds while Carlos De Leon, Jr. measured 167 pounds.

The IBF has granted heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko an exception to fight Tony Thompson, 31-1 (19), the WBO mandatory challenger. The fight is expected to take place during July in Germany, on a date and site to be determined, it was announced today by K2 Promotions’ Tom Loeffler, and Klitschko …