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From the office of WBC President Jose Sulaiman: The purse offer for the mandatory title defense of light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson versus mandatory contender Adrian Diaconu will take place on Friday, August 10, in Mexico City. The WBC will present a honorary belt to former champion Jessie James Leija …

Two-Time IBF world champion, Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero will be featured on the Emmy Award winning Latin TV show “Latin Eyes”. The show will air this Saturday August 4, 2007 on KRON 4 in the Bay Area at 4pm PST and again on Sunday 8/5 at midnight.

Click for larger image © Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing Tuesday afternoon at Tavern on the Green in New York City, DiBella Entertainment announced their upcoming middleweight championship fight between Jermain Taylor, 27-0-1 (17), and Kelly Pavlik, 31-0 (28), from Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ on September 29, 2007. …

It’s a big crossroads fight for the super middleweight division tonight at the Pierre Charbonneau Centre in Montreal, Canada as undefeated local hero and NABF/NABA/NABO titlist Jean Pascal looks to hold off the challenge of former world middleweight title challenger Kingsley “King Sharp Knuckle” Ikeke. Born in Port Au Prince, …

Undefeated Heavyweight Contender Kevin “The Great American Hope” Johnson (15-0-1, 6KO’s) arrived in Doraville, GA yesterday in his usual peak condition, ready to put on the performance of his career against the hard hitting Damian “Bolo” Wills (22-1-1, 16KO’s) this Friday at the Far West Rodeo. Johnson’s registered his best …

In a rematch of a leading candidate for Fight of the Year, Rafael Marquez will defend his WBC super bantamweight title against former champion Israel Vazquez this Saturday, Aug. 4, on Showtime at the Dodge Arena in Hidalgo, TX. In the first half of a Showtime Championship Boxing telecast that …

Promising heavyweights Kevin “The Kingpin” Johnson, 15-0-1 (6), and Damian “Bolo” Wills, 22-1-1 (16), clash in the main event on “ShoBox: The Next Generation” on Friday, Aug. 3 on Showtime at 11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast. The doubleheader, promoted by Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing, will originate from …

Former WBC top contender and unbeaten heavyweight “Baby” Joe Mesi takes another step towards his goal of a world title shot on August 18 against veteran Sherman “The Tank” Williams in the 10-round co-main event on the “Pinnacle FiteNite” pay-per-view show at the South Towne Exposition Center in Sandy, Utah. …

Ray Hatton today told talkSPORT, the UK’s only national commercial speech radio station, that the “super-fight’ between son Ricky and welterweight champion “Pretty Boy” Floyd Mayweather, has been on the cards for 18 months. Speaking to Alan Brazil and Graham Beecroft on the Alan Brazil Sports Breakfast Show, Hatton said: …

In a rematch of a leading candidate for Fight of the Year, Rafael Marquez will defend his WBC super bantamweight title against former champion Israel Vazquez this Saturday, Aug. 4, on Showtime at the Dodge Arena in Hidalgo , Tex. In the first half of a Showtime Championship Boxing telecast …

By Per Ake Persson Cuban cruiser Yoan Pablo Hernandez, promoted by Sauerland Event, will battle American Lawrence Chapman on the Abraham vs Gevor show August 18 in Berlin. Hernandez got a very easy win last time when he took out Norwegian Thomas Hansvoll in the first round. French flyweight Brahim …

Witter, who has become a football fan since being converted to a follower of Doncaster, will be a guest on the pitch for the game against the Premiership champions which marks the official opening of Rovers’ new home – the Keepmoat Stadium. The Yorkshire boxer defends his world title for …