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Hennessy Sports proudly present the British middleweight championship between titlist Wayne Elcock and challenger Darren McDermott to be held at the Aston Events Centre in Aston, Birmingham, England on April 25, 2008 with full undercard support. Tickets are priced to sell at £40 unreserved seating, £75 outer ringside reserved seating …

In 2004, Peter Manfredo Jr. was one of the best up and coming prospects in the junior middleweight division. Hailing from the boxing rich city of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, he had amassed a record of 21-0 (10), winning the EBA, IBU and WBO NABO titles along the way. It seemed …

Matthew Macklin will have heavyweight support in his corner when he faces the toughest test of his career this weekend. The reigning Irish middleweight champ headlines the Ladbrokes.com Fight Night on Saturday in a clash with former World Champ Yori Boy Campas at the National Stadium, Dublin. Macklin though will …

Stoke welterweight Gary Reid has been presented with the opportunity to avenge an eight round points reversal at the hands of John Fewkes last October. Despite taking the fight to Fewkes last time, Reid lost the decision by two rounds and felt hard done by afterwards. Most recently, an under …

It was an exciting night of boxing last Friday before St Pattyʼs day, March 14, on another great CES card. The atmosphere was electric at Twin Rivers Event Center in Lincoln, Rhode Island as the fan favorite and New England star Peter “The Pride of Providence” Manfredo Jr. got back …

© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing What’s Next For The Hayemaker? After a crushing win over his nearest rival in the cruiserweight division, Enzo Maccarinelli, David “The Hayemaker” Haye has two options. He can either stay at cruiserweight, weight drained and in the shadow of boxing’s ultimate division, or he …

Top Rank, Final Forum Boxing and Aviator Sports present “Fists a Flying” on Thursday April 3, 2008 at Aviator Sports in Brooklyn NY. “From the minute the bell rings non-stop action!” said Final Forum’s Sal Musumeci. “People will be thrilled with the bouts and it’s all through the combined efforts …

© Sumio Yamada /Sycuan Ringside Promotions Sycuan Ringside Promotions announced today that WBO 130-Pound Champion Joán Guzman has signed a multi-fight-multimillion dollar contract with their promotional company.

Stokeʼs novice welterweight, Scott Miller, will make the journey to South Shields on Thursday for his first pro fight outside the Potteries. Miller, victorious in his first two starts in the professional code, will face 22 year old Chris Mullen in his home town. The contest will represent Millerʼs second …

WBC minimumweight champion and female fighter of the year, Carina “La Reina” Moreno, 16-1 (5), gets back in the ring March 20, 2008 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose CA. Moreno will lock horns with Mayela “La Cobrita” Perez, 7-5-1 (6), from Saltillo, MX in a four round bout …

By Per Ake Persson Universum won today´s purse bids for WBA heavyweight champ Ruslan Chagaev´s mandatory defence against Nikolai Valuev with an offer for 4,354,840 USD. Sauerland Event bid 3,541,021 USD and Don King Productions 3,000,000 USD. Chagaev vs Valuev II is likely to go ahead in Germany May 31.

The American Metal and Iron Fight Night at the Tank boxing series in San Jose, California, has tapped into one of boxing’s most popular names and potent marketers by bringing in Showtime Boxing analyst Al Bernstein to be the key spokesperson for the series this year. Al will augment this …