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When boxing promoter Don King could not come to acceptable terms to deliver the services of his heavyweight contender DaVarryl “Touch of Sleep” Williamson to fight unretiring WBC “champion emeritus” Vitali Klitschko, he unknowingly set in motion the circumstances for another fight. Klitschko later announced he was going to face …

World Boxing Council No. 1-ranked mandatory challenger Adrian “The Shark” Diaconu, scheduled to fight for a title against WBC lightweight champion “Bad” Chad Dawson at Arco Arena in Sacramento, CA suffered a training injury on Thursday forcing him to pull out of the Sept. 29 match.

Power-punching Mike Jones, one of the hottest prospects in the welterweight division, goes for his eleventh knockout in 11 pro fights when he boxes Richard Lee Hall, of Rocky Mount, NC, in the eight-round semifinal Friday evening, Oct. 5, at the New Alhambra, Swanson and Ritner Streets, in South Philadelphia. …

The press conference/weigh-in for promoter Joseph Donofrio’s “Boxing Under the Stars” event will be held at the Wingate by Wyndham Hotel at 6:00 pm on Thursday, September 20, 2007. The Wingate by Wyndham Hotel is located at 2200 Featherstone Road in Auburn Hills, Michigan.

With tickets for “UNDEFEATED,” the welterweight championship fight between Floyd Mayweather and Ricky Hatton, having sold out immediately earlier this morning, MGM MIRAGE will host closed circuit viewing at several properties, including MGM Grand, where tickets went on sale today. The championship card scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 8 at the …

“I’m happy and appreciative that my fight with Martin Honorio has been rescheduled,” said IBF Featherweight Champion Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero. “I want to thank my management team, Goossen Tutor, Goldenboy and Showtime for the opportunity to showcase my skills on a national stage.

Gleason’s Gym is pleased to invite you to participate in a first-of-it’s-kind travel opportunity! Gleason’s Gym is flying from New York City to Las Vegas to attend this much anticipated fight, held at the MGM Grand on December 8, 2007.

Undefeated World Junior Welterweight Champion Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton of Manchester, England is greeted by fellow Englishman and Los Angeles Galaxy Star Midfielder David Beckham at the Los Angeles Galaxy vs. Houston Dynamo game on Sunday, September 16, 2007 at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California. Hatton was Beckham’s …

Impact Boxing’s next event, scheduled for 29th September at Fenton Manor Sports Complex, has been postponed due to injuries to Chris Edwards, Jimmy Doherty and Scott Miller. Chris Edwards is suffering from a slight muscle strain to his right thigh and has been withdrawn as a precaution since he is …

Two weeks into his first training camp in Vero Beach with new trainer James “Buddy” McGirt, Irish heavyweight champion Kevin “The Clones Colossus” McBride is even more confident of beating Andrew Golota in their October 6 crossroads fight at Madison Square Garden.

On a Matchroom Promotion on Friday night at the Ice Rink in Kircaldy, Scotland, British Welterweight Champion Kevin Anderson turned back the hopes of “Fearless” Francis Jones with a dramatic 12th and final round stoppage. The challenger entered the bout on the strength of a fifth round KO of former …

It was a good weekend in South America, so let’s get to it with a round up of what went on in Argentina as WBO Flyweight Champ Omar Andres “The Huracan” Narvaes, 25-0-2 (16), retained his belt for the eleventh time with a stoppage of overmatched Nicaraguan import Marlon Marquez, …