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Serious, smart and sexy with a sledgehammer-like right hand, Laura Saperstein has touched off something of a mini-media frenzy in the UK while quickly becoming one of the hottest prospects in British boxing since making her pro debut last November. The former highly successful corporate lawyer has been the focus …

Go Fight Live is offering its first live boxing webcast of the new year, Thursday January 31, 2008 starting at 7:30 PM (EST) on www.gofightlive. tv The fists will be flying once again in New York, and GoFightLive’s “World Fight Night” will be there to cover all the action, as …

**With Slideshow** © Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing The documentary Orthodox Stance began its exclusive theatrical engagement at Cinema Village (www.cinemavillage.com) yesterday in New York City featuring Dmitriy Salita, a Russian immigrant, undefeated professional boxer and a religious Jew. Director Jason Hutt documents Salita’s journey over the course of a …

Last night at the Istora Bung Karno Arena in Jakarta, Indonesia, WBA Featherweight Champion Chris John kept his title when Panama’s Roinet Caballero could not answer the bell for the eighth round. Afterward, John resumed his campaign to lure Manny Pacquiao into the ring. Round one: John coming forward behind …

Eastern European domination of boxing’s glamor division continued last night as Russia’s Alexander Povetkin officially became the top up and coming heavyweight in the world with a twelve round handling of America’s best hope, “Fast” Eddie Chambers. In front of 3,500 fans in the packed state of the art Tempodrom …

Dominic Pesoli’s 8 Count Productions mark their ten year anniversary with an outstanding evening of world class professional boxing as they present “Celebration” on Friday, February 15th at Cicero Stadium. Said Pesoli, “I’m honored to enter my second decade promoting professional boxing. It’s been an incredibly rewarding experience presenting monthly …

Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Colin Lynes of Hornchurch made the first defence of his European Light Welterweight title against Finnish boxer Juho Tolppola at the Goresbrook Leisure Centre in Dagenham, Essex, England last night. It was a packed venue for the Barry Hearn (Matchroom …

© Jan Sanders / Goossen Tutor Promotions “Fast” Eddie Chambers doesn’t just carry his own hopes of world glory in to ring tonight, Saturday, January 26, he carries on his broad shoulders the expectancy of an entire nation. As we all know, the American’s once dominated a division that was …

On the the best kept secrets of the boxing world gets back in the ring tonight as WBA 126 lb Champion Chris John puts his belt at risk at the Istora Bung Karno in Jakarta, Indonesia. Challenging the lightning quick champion will be slugger Roinet Caballero, 22-7-1 (16), the reigning …

GBU World Middleweight Champion “Lady Ram” Laura Ramsey is calling out to IBF Ladies Middleweight Champion Mary Jo Sanders to a unification title fight between the top two currently active women boxers in the world.

HBO’s late-night boxing series kicks off the new year with a high-powered heavyweight showdown when HBO Boxing After Dark: Alexander Povetkin vs. Eddie Chambers is seen Saturday, Jan. 26 at 10:00 PM. (ET/PT), from the Tempodrome in Berlin, exclusively on HBO.

“Don King and Bob Arum tried to bring Boxing here,: said Sal Musumeci President and CEO of Final Forum Boxing, “Not only did we bring it here we leave here with a new champion with his eyes set on one of the World Champions!” Musumeci was on cloud nine following …