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Crowd-Pleasing, Talented, Undefeated Up-And-Comers Look To Keep Momentum Going At 11 p.m. ET/PT On SHOWTIME From Chumash Casino Resort, Santa Ynez, Calif. Two of boxing’s most-talented, world-ranked, unbeaten prospects look to elevate there status to legitimate world title contenders when James “Mandingo Warrior’’ Kirkland (18-0, 16 KOs) and Timothy “Desert …

The 39th annual North American Boxing Federation convention was inaugurated today by Governor Felix Gonzalez Canto in Cancun, Mexico, with the attendance of 200 delegates from the U.S.A., Canada and Mexico. The NABF voted unanimously to adopt the 30 and 7-day weigh-ins for NABF championship fights.

World rated light heavyweight Victor Oganov has offered to step in for the injured Manny Siaca who was scheduled to face Danny Green on May 30 in Perth. Organov has offered to fight for free. Further to this, his trainer Jeff Fenech has offered a wager of $50,000, however Team …

It is with great disappointment I inform you that we have had to cancel Danny Green’s up coming fight with Puerto Rico’s Manny Siaca. Last night I received a fax from Siaca Snr stating that his son has a chronic stomach ailment. He has been instructed to take a full …

The NABF featherweight title will be the prize when Rogers Mtagwa, of Philadelphia, PA, and Aldo Valtierra, of Mexico City, meet over 12 rounds for the vacant belt on Friday evening, July 20, at the New Alhambra, Swanson & Ritner Streets in South Philadelphia. Telefutura/Univision will televise the Mtagwa-Valtierra championship …

A high stakes clash took place in the light heavyweight division last night at the Hard Rock Hotel in Hollywood, Florida with former world titlists Glen Johnson and Montell Griffin going at it hammer and tongs in an IBF eliminator. For eleven rounds they battled it out with the short …

Steve Spartacus claims Tony Oakey is “made for him’ and expects their clash of styles to make for a thrilling fight in Friday’s showdown for the vacant British Light-Heavyweight Title, being shown live by Sky Sports. Spartacus and Oakey will swap blows in the top of the bill feature on …

The main event features the highly anticipated return of one of boxing’s most recognizable and talented pound-for-pound fighters, the former undisputed light heavyweight champion Antonio “Magic Man” Tarver of Tampa, Fla. Tarver will face the “Kosovo Kid” Elvir Muriqi (34-3, 21 KOs) for the vacant International Boxing Organization (IBO) 175-pound …

This “Universum Champions Night” is our 250th promotion,” said Universum promoter Klaus-Peter Kohl. “How nice it is that it’s again in Hamburg. Our first boxing promotion was in 1984 in the Alsterdorfer Sporthalle. Now we are in the Color Line Arena. In the interim, a lot has happened. We not …

Boxing’s current longest-reigning world champion, Joe Calzaghe, will wing over from Wales to the high definition studio at ESPN to make his debut as in-studio guest analyst on “ESPN2 Friday Night Fights” with award-winning host Brian Kenny, this Friday May 18, beginning at 9 P.M. EDT Calzaghe (43-0, 32 KOs), …

Main Event: IBA World middleweight champion “Ireland’s” John Duddy (19-0, 15 KOs), Queens, NY via Derry, N. Ireland vs. Dupre “Total Package” Strickland (18-1-1, 7 KOs), Slidell, LA, 10 rounds, non-title. Co-Feature: New York State middleweight champion Pawel “Raging Bull” Wolak (14-0, 9 KOs), Brooklyn, NY via Poland vs. Anthony …

Jose Armando Santa Cruz, former interim WBC lightweight world champion, and explosive bantamweight Nestor Rocha joined the exclusive stable of Golden Boy Promotions today, looking for the best fights and a chance to earn a World Title. Santa Cruz (24-2-13 KO’s) earned the WBC interim world lightweight belt by beating …