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In an excellent matchup, Paulie “Magic Man’’ Malignaggi (23-1, 5 KO’s) defend his IBF junior welterweight title against mandatory challenger and IBF No. 1 challenger Herman “The Black Panther’’ Ngoudjo (16-1, 9 KO’s) on the 2008 premiere of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on Saturday, Jan. 5. The telecast begins at 9 …

By Per Ake Persson WBO junior middle champ Sergei Dzinziruk´s postponed defence against Czech Lukas Konecny will now go ahead as chief support to Ruslan Chagaev´s defence of the WBA heavyweight title against Brit Matt Skelton January 19 in Duesseldorf. This one was originally scheduled for November 30 in Karlsruhe.

Like a crowd-pleasing boxer that never takes a backward step, Showtime will come out swinging in 2008 with back to back fight cards the first week of January. On Saturday, Jan. 5, flashy, charismatic Paulie “Magic Man” Malignaggi (23-1, 5 KOs), of Brooklyn, N.Y., will make the initial defense of …

Undefeated world middleweight champion and “Fighter of the Year” candidate Kelly “The Ghost” Pavlik officially opened his Youngstown-based training camp today in preparation for his rematch against the man he dethroned, once-beaten Jermain “Bad Intentions” Taylor. Promoted by Top Rank and DiBella Entertainment, the 12-round Pavlik-Taylor II rumble will take …

Elite boxing trainer and ESPN2 “Friday Night Fights” expert analyst Teddy Atlas is a real life Santa Claus. Though the Dr. Theodore Atlas Foundation assists the needy 365 days a year, it is during the holiday season that Teddy and the foundation which carries on the legacy of his father …

Undefeated heavyweight prospect Alonzo “Big Zo” Butler suffered a detached retina during training and had to withdraw from his fight at River Rock Casino Resort in Richmond , British Colombia, on December 28.

Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Having returned from Las Vegas, I was eager to watch the Hatton vs. Mayweather fight again and to give a final overview of the night when The Hitman lost his ‘O’ The first thing I thought was that Rick looked …

I’m weird. I like weird things. As a young black male growing up in the inner city, one of my favorite songs was “Bohemian Rhapsody” by the British rock group, Queen. Weird for someone around my way. Of course, I loved Tupac, and I was raised on Ice Cube and …

It wasn’t the busiest of weekends in the world of boxing, but there were some good fightcards out there and on this occasion, we’re going to work backwards through time. We start off on Sunday at Challenge Stadium in Perth, Australia, where hometown sensation Danny Green finally managed to cage …

Danish cruiser Johny Jensen, a huge underdog, won the European Cruiserweight title with a second round stoppage of Italian Vincenzo Cantatore in front of perhaps 7000 fans at the huge Palalomattico in Rome on Friday night.

On Saturday December 15 at the Temeke Luxury Pub in Dar-Es Salaam, Tanzania, on a show promoted by Neleah Petro Promotions in cooperation with Risum Boxing, Kenyan super middleweight Samson Onyango and welterweight “Jesse” James Kimori closed out 2007 with action against locals Idd Kigula and George Mtagwa.

**With Slideshow** © Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing Ring Promotions and Cedric Kushner’s Gotham Boxing presented a night of boxing this past Thursday at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City featuring many favorite local fighters. In the main event “Mean” Joe Greene from Jamaica, NY improved to 17-0 (12) …