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By Per Ake Persson Spotlight Boxing won the purse bids on Tuesday for WBA middle champ Felix Sturm´s mandatory defence against American Randy Griffin. Spotlight beat both Arena Box Promotion, Don King Production and its main company, Universum Box Promotion, with an offer for 1 678 555 UISD. When and …

Former undisputed cruiserweight champion O’Neil Bell still hasn’t let March 17th go. On that day in France , hometown hero Jean-Marc Mormeck turned a fight into a track meet in the final four rounds of his championship rematch with “The Supernova’ and heisted the WBA and WBC title belts via …

Chester based novices Kevin Buckley and Chris Goodwin will both appear on Impact Boxing’s next event which is scheduled for 29 September at Fenton Manor Sports Complex in Stoke. Opponents have yet to be secured for the duo who will be presented as part of the undercard to Stoke’s Scott …

Former Contender season 1 star and world title challenger Jonathan “Reid Dawg” Reid 34-6 (19) will fight one time mega-prospect Rashiem Brown 17-3 (14) on August 24. The fight will be the co main event at the New Alhambra in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania. Reid, who is fighting for the first …

Three days before Showtime presents the highly anticipated rematch between the two best little men in boxing, Rafael Marquez and Israel Vazquez, the network will air their dramatic first fight – a “Fight of the Year” candidate from March 3, 2007. On Wednesday, Aug. 1, at 11 p.m. ET/PT, Showtime …

Former IBA Cruiserweight king Bobby Gunn 17-3 (14) has had his scheduled August 11 fight moved to the August 25. The fight, which will be taking place in Fairfax Virginia, was moved due to lack of time to find a quality opponent, as he was indifferent about the level of …

Gleason’s Gym will hold their monthly boxing show on August 4 at the world famous establishment at 77 Front Street in Brooklyn. Admission is $20 for the general public and $10 for gym members or amatuer boxers who have their USA boxing book in hand.

Arena Box Promotion have announced that Cuban amateur stars Guillermo Rigondeaux and Erislandy Lara have joined what is arguably the fastest growing stable in Europe. Both have signed five year contracts. The two disappeared from a Cuban boxing team in Rio de Janeiro recently and there have been wide speculation …

Sports Network have teamed up with Event Travel to offer fight fans exclusive packages for Joe Calzaghe’s mega fight with Mikkel Kessler on November 3, 2007. Set for the magnificent Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, the fight will see Calzaghe’s WBO and Ring super-middleweight titles on the line, with Kessler’s …

The slugfest that was Israel Vazquez vs. Rafael Marquez will continue on Saturday, Aug. 4, live on SHOWTIME when World Boxing Council (WBC) super bantamweight champion Marquez makes his first 122-pound title defense against the belt’s previous owner, Vazquez, in “La VENGANZA!” at the Dodge Arena in Hidalgo, Texas. This …

CES Boxing puts on a packed card August 10 at the Twin River Event Center in Lincoln, RI headlined by top cruiserweight Matt Godfrey, who faces fast handed ex-heavyweight Derrick Brown in a dangerous bout.

“Takin’ It To The River,” featuring WBC No. 2 rated cruiserweight Matt “Too Smooth” Godfrey, continues the “The Budweiser Night at the Fights” series, promoted by Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment & Sports, Inc., on August 10 at Twin River Event Center in Lincoln, Rhode Island.