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In anticipation of the impending rubber match between super bantamweight world champions Israel Vazquez and Rafael Marquez, Showtime will re-air both scintillating boxing matches between the offensive-minded sluggers in their entirety on Saturday, Feb. 2 at 11 p.m. ET/PT. The instant classics—titled Marquez-Vazquez I & II—will also air on SHO2 …

With less than a month to go to the heavyweight unification showdown on February 23rd between WBO Champion Sultan Ibragimov and IBF Champion Wladimir Klitschko at Madison Square Garden in New York City, anticipation is reaching a fever pitch and tickets are rapidly being snatched up by fans eager to …

International Boxing Federation junior welterweight champion Paulie “The Magic Man” Malignaggi has started off the new year in grand fashion, appropriate for one befitting a young world champion with his flamboyant personality and crossover appeal. First, The Ring magazine selected Malignaggi (24-1, 5 KOs) as its 2007 Comeback of the …

Unbeaten super middleweight prospect James McGirt, Jr. (18-0, 9 KOs) and his father/trainer, James “Buddy” McGirt (73-6-1, 48 KOs), former two-time world champion and 2002 Trainer of the Year, are on a special mission together. The McGirts, born and raised in Brentwood (NY) but now living and training in Vero …

Two-time world champion Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero comes to the University of San Francisco to show support for the 2008 USA Boxing Championships taking place February 1-3. On Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at 1:30 pm, Guerrero will hold a sparring session on campus at Hagan Gym located at 222 Stanyan …

Click for larger image © Star Boxing “Punchin’ at the Paradise” which is promoted by Joe DeDuardia’s Star Boxing will continue its eighth installment on Thursday, January 31st at the Utopia Paradise Theatre in the Bronx, NY. The card will host a rare triple co-feature; former world champion Lou Del …

The Steel City’s favourite son Clinton Woods has landed a stunning shot at former undisputed world light-heavyweight champion Antonio Tarver in April. Woods will travel to Tarver’s Florida hometown Tampa on April 12 to defend his IBF light-heavyweight crown.

A second light heavyweight world title fight has been added to the April 12 edition of Showtime Championship Boxing, Ken Hershman, senior vice president and general manager, Sports & Event Programming, Showtime announced today. IBF light heavyweight champion Clinton Woods will defend his title against IBO titleholder and former undisputed …

Two-time WBA heavyweight champion John “The Quietman” Ruiz (42-7-1, 29 KOs), rated No. 3 by the WBA and No. 6 by the WBC, returns to the ring March 8 against Jameel “Big Time” McCline on the Oleg Maskaev-Samuel Peter card in Cancun, Mexico.

Risum Boxing and Larsen Boxing today announced a new cooperation that will see super featherweight Kim ”Golden Boy” Poulsen (6-1, 1 KO) and super middleweight Fawaz Nasir (11-2, 6 KOs) enter the ring for six round bouts against opponents TBA on February 9 at the Mediacentre in Aabybro, Denmark. The …

With tensions near the boiling point, promoters have been forced to increase security at this Thursday’s (January 31) weigh-in and press conference for the Friday, February 1, boxing event at the Palace of Auburn Hills. “Fire & Ice” will feature Motown’s undefeated lightweight sensations Lanardo “Pain Server” Tyner and Vernon …

By Per Ake Persson German press writes today that former IBF and WBA super middle champ Sven Ottke could be coming back to face Dariusz Michalczewski May 24 in Hannover. Michalczewski, 48-2 and former longtime WBO light heavy ruler, should have fought another oldtimer in Graciano Rocchigiani but “Rocky” have …