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Juan Manuel Marquez, the WBC Super Featherweight World Champion, and challenger, Ricardo Rocky Juarez, both weighted in under the WBC 30 day pre-fight weight limit in Mexico City and Houston, from their respective training camps. Marquez (47-3-1, 35 KO’s) weighed in at 132.1 pounds and Juarez (27-3, 19 KO’s) was …

In front of a packed house at the Inwood Boxing Academy in New York City, former smoker circuit king Ronnie “The Rottweiler” Kerner was presented with a special championship belt which represents him as the five boroughs champion of New York City’s smoker circuit boxing. The belt was presented by …

While Britain’s Ricky Hatton makes big headlines on both sides of the Atlantic, Bradford’s Junior Witter moves on with a potentially tricky defence of his WBC Light Welter title against Vivian Harris on Friday, September 7. Home advantage will be once again be in Witter’s favour as the Doncaster Dome …

David Tua: “It’s great fighting in Utah. I never thought I’d be fighting here. It’s going to be a great card. I’m honored to be fighting with these great fighters. I want to thank Mr. Montana for this opportunity.” Saul Montana: “I appreciate being here. I’m ready to fight this …

Compelling storylines will unfold, often punctuated by knockouts, as a cast of professional boxers reach the crossroads of their respective careers on Saturday night in the Pinnacle FiteNite pay-per-view show at the South Towne Exposition Center in Sandy, Utah. “Pinnacle FiteNite” is a pro boxing pay-per-view series emanating for a …

Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing is proud to announce Alfredo Escalera Jr, (14-0, 11KO’S) the son of former World Champion Alfredo “Salsero” Escalera, will make his New York debut live from the Utopia Paradise Theater, broadcast on ESPN2 Friday Night Fights. The undefeated hard hitting Puerto Rican, Escalera Jr. will face …

By Per Ake Persson WBC and WBA super middle champ Mikkel Kessler signed today at a press conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, his part of the contract for the megafight November 3 in Cardiff against WBO ruler Joe Calazaghe. Kessler told reporters he didn´t view fighting away from home would be …

Junior Witter claims his WBC light-welterweight title showdown with Vivian Harris in Doncaster on September 7 will decide who is the best ten stone fighter in the world. The Bradford switch-hitter faces his New-York based challenger in his second defence of the most-coveted world title at the The Dome at …

Nadeem Siddique claims he is heading for the top of the British lightweight scene now he is taking boxing seriously. The undefeated Bradford boxer has won British Masters and Central Area titles up at welterweight and boxes Tom Glover (Maldon) over six rounds at the The Dome at Doncaster Lakeside …

On Sept 8 Fernando Vargas faces off against Ricardo Mayorga on PPV in a bout of egos and will. Although there is no title at stake, it promises to be an all out war for what many are predicting to be a short night. While the two former world champions …

Classic Entertainment & Sports, Inc. (CES) president Jimmy Burchfield announced today that Matt “Too Smooth” Godfrey and his manager, Brett Hallenbeck, have agreed to relinquish his NABA, USNBC and WBC Continental Americas cruiserweight title belts. Godfrey (16-0, 9 KOs) will retain his NABF cruiserweight championship. He is rated No. 2 …

Victor Oganov is “The Destroyer.” The World Boxing Organization (WBO) No. 8 super middleweight contender has fought 26 times and knocked out each of his opponents in seven rounds or less personifying his nickname. Oganov (26-0, 26 KOs), of Syktyvkar, Russia, will look to continue that dominance when he battles …