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WBO NABO Welterweight titlist Shamone Alvarez entertained a hometown crowd last night as he turned back the challenge of Chicago’s Germaine Sanders at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ. Former IBF Light Welter Champ Juan Urango was also in action as the Colombian slugger stopped fellow southpaw Nasser Athumani in …

Don King hosted a press conference this week in Chicago attended by Juan Diaz and Julio Diaz formally announcing their lightweight world championship unification match (WBA, WBO, IBF) at Sears Centre in nearby Hoffman Estates, Ill., on Oct. 13. Both proud Mexicans were respectful of one another, but said and …

To kick-off the exciting promotion of the highly anticipated Miguel Cotto and Sugar Shane Mosley Welterweight World Championship fight on November 10 at the “Mecca of Boxing”, New York City’s Madison Square Garden, the fighters will engage in a three-city media tour starting Wednesday, September 5 in San Juan, Puerto …

Frank Maloney returns for the new boxing season with a smashing bill at London’s famed York Hall on Friday, September 21, 2007. The East End’s celebrated bantamweight Ian Napa headlines the show with a British title defense in what is sure to be a thrilling contest between two razor sharp …

Former British Lightweight Champion Lee Meager is out to do a better job on Laszlo Komjathi on September 7 than Amir Khan managed to do last year. Meager returns to action next week for the first time since he was out-pointed by fellow Hennessy Sports boxer Jon Thaxton for the …

By Per Ake Persson The African Warrior, Evans Ashira, will take on Canadian Ian MacKillop on Team Palle´s promotion September 14 in Horsens with the vacant IBA junior middle title at stake. Ashira has previously held the IBA belt at 160. Lightweight Martin Kristjansen returns after the tough fight against …

Vivian Harris arrived in England today,confident of beating Junior Witter for his WBC Light-Welterweight Title at the Doncaster Dome on Friday, 7th September. After completing his training in Las Vegas, America, Harris is aiming to win a third world title fight in Europe after twice beating Oktay Urkal in Germany.

Enjoy an evening of entertainment and awards when WBC President Jose Sulaiman and the World Boxing Council honor the children’s charity World Boxing Cares on Tuesday, October 9, 2007 at the Gotham Comedy Club at 208 W. 23rd St, NY, NY from 7-10:30PM.

At the Lucky Eagle Casino in Rochester, WA on Saturday, October 6, the Northwest Boxing Association Heavyweight Championship belt is on the line for Eric “Night Train” Boose, who hails from Puyallup, WA with a twelve win, one loss, record. The 27 year old Boose, a former Boise State football …

On Tuesday, September 18, the South Street Seaport Museum in New York presents “Pugilists and Popcorn”, a forum on boxing cinema presented by Fighting Irishmen: Celebrating Celtic Prizefighters 1820-Present in association with the South Street Seaport; film clips and lively discussion on Hollywood’s fascination with the sweet science.

McBride: “I’m coming here (NYC) to win. I’m a big heavyweight and I proved myself against (Mike) Tyson. A lot of people said Kevin McBride wouldn’t beat him and I did. Talk is cheap and I have to do it October 6. “You’re supposed to be as good as your …

Junior Witter hopes beating Vivian Harris will lead to a world title unification fight or a long-awaited showdown with old rival Ricky Hatton. The WBC light-welterweight champion makes his second world title defence against mandatory challenger Harris, of New York, at the The Dome at Doncaster Lakeside on Friday, September …