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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) …

Less than three weeks remain in the year fight fans and OH WHAT A YEAR IT HAS BEEN! I will be the first to admit this year has knocked me off my feet on more then one occasion. With that being said, here is a quick look at the remaining …

Recent events, upcoming bouts and rumors of the sport at a glance Well fight fans, Christmas is almost here and if you’re anything like me this time of year, it is almost impossible to accomplish everything you need to in a single day, let alone keep up on the latest …

Light heavyweight contender Danny Green looks for a return to world glory on Sunday, December 16, 2007 when the 34 year old slugger challenges reigning WBA champion Stipe Drews on a Green Machine Promotion at Challenge Stadium in Perth, Australia.

Tonight at at 8:00PM features part four of Gleason’s “Chamber Music and Boxing” series. World-renowned musicians with harps, cellos, violas, and a double bass will set up in one ring while the boxers will set up in another ring.

After a week of pre-fight publicity that saw them hold a press conference in Los Angeles and attend a sold out championship soccer match South of the Border, WBC featherweight champion Jorge “Nino de Oro” Linares and WBA super featherweight champion Edwin “El Aniquilador” Valero are now ready to meet …

**With Slideshow** © Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing The east coast provides a host of new professional boxers every year. New prospects hope to become contenders while others are satisfied becoming nothing more than opponents. As some of them begin to become recognized for their skill or personality there is …

15,670 fans piled in Madison Square Garden on December 20 1946 to watch Youngstown, Ohio’s Tommy Bell face off against Ray Robinson for the welterweight title vacated by Marty Servo in September of the same year. Those in attendance and around the world had one question that night before the …

Frenchman Brahim Asloum won the a world title in his third attempt, moving down to light fly, where he outscored Argentinian Juan Carlos Reveco this past weekend in Le Cannet. Asloum thus became the first Frenchman to both win an Olympic Gold and a World title in the pros.

Undefeated Brooklyn middleweight Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin closes out a perfect year with his eighth fight of 2007 on Thursday night’s (December 13) “Holiday Hits,” against tough Minnesota import Troy “TNT” Lowry (27-7, 16 KOs) in an eight-round Special Attraction, co-promoted by Ring Promotions and Cedric Kushner’s Gotham Boxing, at …