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Golden Gloves put on a great show last night at the Emperors Palace Casino in Kempton Park with some of the biggest names in the country on the bill. In the headlining bout, ex-IBO Lightweight Champion Isaac Hlatshwayo went up another weight class and won the vacant IBO Welter crown …

Weekend Results And A Look Ahead There are some big fights coming up Down Under but first we take a look at a fight card that took place this past Friday night at the Knox Netball Centre in Ferntree Gully, Melbourne. Former Commonwealth and Nigerian Welterweight Champion Fatai “Kid Dynamite” …

Friday night at Coliseo Angel Espada, Puerto Rico, local man Jose Miguel Cotto failed in his second attempt to win the WBA Lightweight title. The older brother of WBA Welterweight Champion Miguel Angel Cotto faced Thailand’s Prawet Singwangcha for the vacant crown but at the end of twelve rounds the …

“Rocky Mountain Mayhem – Return of the Champ” May 18 at Broomfield Event Center Heavyweight contender Cedric Boswell is a Sonny Liston look- alike but what “Bos” wants more than anything is to capture the world title belt that the late Liston once wore around his waist. Bosell (23-1, 18 …

Last night at the Civic Centre in Motherwell, Scotland, local hero and British Welterweight Champion Kevin Anderson held onto his belt against the crafty former Commonwealth Light Welter titlist Eamonn Magee on a Barry Hearn promotion. It was a difficult night for the reigning champion, as Anderson was coming off …

Peter Manfredo made a succsessful comeback last night at the Twin River Event Center in Lincoln, RI as the “Pride of Providence” proved too much for opponent Ted Muller, stopping the Illinois man at 1:19 of round nine. Manfredo moves to 24-7 (13) while Muller drops to 19-11-2 (9). In …

Trainer Robert McCracken and promoter Mick Hennessy still believe that Junior Olympic Gold Medallist and English Welterweight Champion John O’Donnell is a major talent, despite the inaccurately reported setback he suffered at the weekend. The just turned 21-year-old with strong Irish heritage lost to Christian Solano on the undercard of …

Potteries promoters Impact Boxing will present women’s professional boxing for the first time at Fenton Manor Sports Complex this evening. Derby solicitor Juliette Winter will face Yarkor “Chavez’ Annan from Ghana in a super bantamweight contest as part of a seven fight card. Annan, from the same Bukom gym in …

A bevy of DiBella Entertainment youngsters, including superstar welterweight contender Andre Berto, have been added to the spectacular Jermain Taylor-Cory Spinks card set for Saturday night, May 19 at the FedEx Forum in Memphis. Unbeaten Winter Haven, Florida native Andre Berto (17-0, 15 KO’s) takes on Martinus Clay (12-14-2, 4 …

He is the undisputed middleweight champion of the world. And it is that word, “undisputed”, that grabs you when one speaks of Jermain Taylor, 26-0-1 (17), and his accomplishments, because in today’s world of alphabet titles and paper champions, it is rare to find a consensus top dog in any …

In an intriguing matchup, youth meets experience when Ulsterman Eamonn Magee attempts to annex the British Welterweight title from Scot Kevin Anderson tonight on a Matchroom promotion at the Concert hall in Motherwell, Scotland. Anderson has a professional record of 18 wins and only one defeat and as well as …

On Wednesday night at Studio Mel’s in Montreal, WBC International titlist Adrian “The Shark” Diaconu made short work of Rico Hoye, shattering the former world title challenger in less than three vicious rounds. Six inches shorter than Hoye at 5 foot 9, Romanian native Diaconu was able to penetrate his …