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Donofrio Boxing’s “Boxing Under the Stars” took place this past Friday at the Meadow Brook Music Festival in Rochester Hills, MI and was an action-filled night. With four professional fights that didn’t go the distance, it was a host of battles all night long. Shortly before the card took place, …

Sheffield sports fans look to get behind their “Man Of Steel” Tickets for the “He’s Back” promotion are literally flying out of the door. Fight Academy boss Dennis Hobson stated today “It’s great that the Sheffield people are getting behind Clinton on his return to the ring. Clinton’s been out …

Dave Stewart has been training in the Alps for his attempt to follow in the footsteps of his heroes Jim Watt and Ken Buchanan. Stewart aims to become British lightweight champion just like his fellow Scotsmen Buchanan and Watt did in the sixties and seventies. Stewart, from Ayr but based …

Undefeated WBC Light Heavyweight Champion Chad Dawson and IBF Bantamweight title challenger Joseph Agbeko worked out for the media at the Washington Neighborhood Center in Sacramento, CA on Wednesday in preparation for their hotly anticipated fights this Saturday, September 29 at the Arco Arena in Sacramento. In what is sure …

Two of boxing’s all-time greats and true superstars, Roy Jones Jr. and Felix “Tito” Trinidad, will work Don King’s stellar fight card Saturday night at at Sacramento’s Arco Arena. The future Hall of Famers will join Don King at the final press conference on Thursday promoting Saturday’s world championship twin-bill …

Peter McDonagh has his first fight this year on October 5th aiming to put himself in the frame for the British Lightweight Title. Norwich’s Jon Thaxton defends his British Title against Dave Stewart (Ayr/London) at the York Hall in Bethnal Green, on a Hennessy Sports show in partnership with Title …

Unbeaten super middleweight prospect James McGirt, Jr. (17-0, 9 KOs) took a week off after his September 5th win by eight-round decision veteran Thomas Reid in New York City. McGirt, rated No. 36 by the World Boxing Council, went right back into training at McGirt’s Gym, owned by his father/trainer …

Crossing the Buffer Zone This past Friday night at Joseph Donofrio’s “Boxing Under the Stars” at Meadow Brook Music Festival in Rochester Hills, MI saw several good fights, including the victory of light welterweight Lanardo “Pain Server” Tyner, whom SaddoBoxing interviewed a few days earlier, over Marteze Logan. There were …

A few weeks back I had been sitting around thinking about 2007 thus far in the sport of boxing and the fights yet to come in these last few months when I decided for a change of pace. I wanted to do an overview of the sport and direction it …

Darren Barker is getting ready for his Octiber 5th comeback by sparring with WBA and WBC super-middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler this week. The Barnet Southern Area middleweight champion has not fought since death of his brother, Gary, in a car accident last December. Undefeated Barker, who won a gold medal …

By Per Ake Persson Spanish website espabox.com writes that the rematch between ex-WBA middleweight champs Mariano Carrera and Javier Castillejo will go ahead November 13 in Germany and not October 20 on the Sturm vs Griffin show in Halle / Westfalen. WBA and WBC super middle champ Mikkel Kessler is …

When Scott Lawton enters the ring on 6th October he will be contesting the Commonwealth title currently held by Amir Khan. The British Boxing Board of Control have confirmed in writing to Impact Boxing that all obstacles to Khan putting the belt on the line had been removed and that …