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Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Bobby Rimmer spoke to SaddoBoxing this morning to confirm that Michael Gomez will be fighting for the WBU Lightweight title in March. Former British Champion Gomez, 34-8 (24), will face Scottish boxer Lee McAllister, 25-1 (5), in Aberdeen, Scotland on …

Stoke-on-Trent’s professional boxing promotion and management outfit, Impact Boxing, have announced that their next event will take place at the city’s Kings Hall on 1st March. The show will feature seven bouts with lightweight hopeful Scott Lawton headlining.

New York State Heavyweight Champion Derric Rossy appeared before the Chinese Press at the Venetian in Macau China yesterday, Rossy discussed the upcoming fight with Heavyweight Ray Mercer and Rossy stole the show.

Philadelphia born super middleweight Yusaf Mack entered the sport in the year 2000 and started out full throttle. He built up his resume to 17-0-2 (11) and had earned himself a shot at capturing the vacant USBA Super Middleweight title October of 2004 when he faced Shannon Miller at Philly’s …

Reigning IBF junior welterweight champion Paulie “The Magic Man” Malignaggi (24-1, 5 KOs) will serve as honorary captain of the New Jersey Ironmen, a member of the first-year professional Major Indoor Soccer League, Friday night (Jan. 25) at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

Eric Fields was scheduled to fight on the “Battle At The Boat” boxing card at the Emerald Queen Casino on January 19, 2008 against Donnell Wiggins (24-9-3, 14KOs) when the call came a week ago offering a fight against former World Champion Kelvin Davis (24-8-2, 17KOs).

Surfs Up and the waves are not the only thing breaking on Miami Beach. “The Legend Begins” presented by Miami Fight League hits Miami Beach January 23rd, 2008. Miami fight fan favorite Juan Arroyo, 35-5-4 (16), headlines the card and takes on Ilido Julio, 35-14-1 (31), in the Main Event.

Promoters Art Pelullo/Banner Promotions and Rodney Berman/Golden Gloves Promotions will present a sensational fight card on Friday, March 7, 2008, in the Fox Theatre at Foxwoods Resort Casino, located at 39 Norwich Westerly Road in Mashantucket , Connecticut . The main event and co-featured bouts will be televised on ESPN’s …

World middleweight title contender “Ireland’s” John Duddy is looking forward to fighting again in his adopted New York City home for the first time since last May, when he battles tough Tunisian brawler Walid “Tempete de Sable” Smichet (17-3-1, 13 KOs) in the 10-round, off-TV co-feature on the February 23rd …

Sacramento’s Otis Griffin and Yerington’s Jesse Brinkley will be fighting for the vacant WBC-USNBC super middleweight title on February 22 nd in Reno. The Griffin/Brinkley fight won’t just be a War For the West – it is now for the vacant USNBC belt and world ranking implications. As former reality …

“Champions of Tomorrow” Friday night at Foxwoods Resort Casino One sure sign of respect in boxing is when a fighter calls out a potential opponent in the media. It’s rare for a boxer with only 11 pro fights to be such a target, especially one coming off of a 15-month …

© Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing I sat on the train on my way to Madison Square Garden on Saturday night looking forward to an evening of boxing. Although they are passed their primes, I looked forward to seeing two legends of the ring face each other in the main …