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The Fun-Filled Evening to Include an Outstanding Comedy Show, Meet and Greet with Boxing Greats and World Boxing Cares Honorees Tuesday, October 9 at the Gotham Comedy Club in New York City World Boxing Council President Jose Sulaiman and friends will be on hand at Gotham Comedy Club in New …

Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Friday night at The Guildhall, Preston, England in a Wally Dixon promoted event billed as “The Homecoming”, WBU Welterweight Champion Michael Jennings defended his title against Vladimir Khodokovski of the Ukraine. The popular Jennings, a former British Champion from Chorley, …

Congratulations to Kelly Pavlik for a well-fought fight last night. He captured the middleweight title in a way that Jermain Taylor couldn’t and couldn’t defend. The alleged dissension in the ranks behind Team Taylor, the weight issues and Taylor’s “wasted punches” are excuses that belong to another day, the night …

Joseph Agbeko scores upset to win IBF Bantamweight Title! In a dominating performance, WBC Light Heavyweight Champion “Bad” Chad Dawson, 25-0 (17), stopped late sub Epifanio Mendoza, 28-5-1 (24), in the fourth round at the Arco Arena in Sacramento, CA. The champion came into the fight and did what was …

A new top dog emerged in the middleweight division last night at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City as ruling WBC and WBO Champion Jermain Taylor was gunned down by a gutsy Kelly Pavlik in the seventh round of a thrilling slugfest. Pavlik’s steady drive through the divisional rankings, highlighted by …

In front of 4,000 fans last night at the Ewe Arena in Oldenberg, Germany former WBA Heavyweight titlist Nikolay Valuev resumed his career after suffering his first professional loss and world title to Ruslan Chagaev back in April. The seven foot “Russian Giant” squared off with six foot five inch …

Wayne Elcock held his long awaited coming out party at the Skydome Arena in Coventry, England on Friday night as the Birmingham middleweight outboxed the highly decorated Howard Eastman in an entertaining scrap to annex the British title. Elcock came into the clash as the clear underdog, having failed in …

Over the last two years Olympic silver medallist Amir Khan has performed his own form of alchemy by turning his runners-up medal into gold. By signing professional terms with Frank Warren and by becoming the darling of the media Khan has already become financially secure. The Bolton fighter has won …

After a long wait and much speculation, Ronnie “The Rottweiler” Kerner is set to conquer the boxing world as the new “King of Four Rounders”. Kerner is set to be the co-feature with his close friend Bobby Gunn Saturday, November 17th at the ABC Sports Complex in Springfield, Virginia. Click …

Danish super featherweight prospect Kim “Golden Boy” Poulsen improved his record to 5-1 (1) with a shutout unanimous decision-victory via scores of 40-36 on all three cards over previously undefeated Polish hope Tomasz Kwiecien, (1-0), last night in Soumagne, Belgium. Poulsen delivered probably his best performance to date, in what …

Escobedo wins NABO Featherweight belt! In just over a month since defeating Rey Bautista in the Second Annual Golden Boy Promotions Boxing World Cup, WBO and IBA Junior Featherweight Champion Daniel Ponce de Leon, 33-1 (30), needed just five rounds to take out the rugged Columbian Reynaldo Lopez, 27-6-2 (19), …

Photo ©Jane Warburton/SaddoBoxing Haye to hold October 3rd press conference ahead of Mormeck title fight Former European cruiserweight champion David “The Hayemaker’ Haye will hold a one-off press conference on Wednesday, October 3 at Club 24, 24 Kingley Street London W1 at 11.30am for 12.00 noon to formally announce his …