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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 …

Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Friday night saw a cracking start to the New Year as Esham Pickering faced Sean Hughes in a Hennessy Promoted fight night for the British Super Bantamweight title, billed as “The Re-Match”, at the Meadowside Leisure Centre in Burton-on-Trent, England. …

By Per Ake Persson German super middle Danilo Haussler is sidelined with an injury and the rematch against European titlist Cristian Sanavia is off or at least postponed. Sanavia will still make a voluntary defence of the title though and a very likely challenger is Dane Mads Larsen. Date and …

With less than two weeks to go before his first ever British title fight, London based light heavyweight Peter Haymer has been tearing through sparring partners at an alarming rate as he prepares for a rematch with reigning British champion Tony Oakey on a Frank Maloney promotion at York Hall …

Last night, Madison Square Garden was the scene of a massive Don King Productions bill headlined by a ten round clash between former multi-weight world champions Roy Jones Jr., and Felix Trinidad at light heavyweight. Despite being the naturally smaller man, Trinidad largely went forward during the bout in an …