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By Per Ake Persson European Middleweight Champ Amin Asikainen´s defence against Sebastian Sylvester that was set for Bamberg May 26 has again been postponed as Sylvester suffers from a bad cold. Pekka Maeki, Asikainen´s trainer and promoter, says he was informed Monday of Sylvester´s illness. “I didn´t know that being …

Hennessy Sports are bringing their hallmark brand of competitive championship boxing to the “seni07 Combat Sports Show’ at ExCeL London in Docklands with “SENI:BOX,’ the launch event of the three-day showcase of Combat Sports, Martial Arts and Extreme Fitness that debuts in the Capital. Fittingly, the bill on May 18th …

IBA world lightweight champion Stevie “Lil’ But Bad” Johnston has been training in Colorado Springs since May 1 to re-acclimate himself to the area’s high altitude for his May 18 title defense against WBC Latino & WBA FEDEBOL super featherweight champion Humberto “El Fuerte” Toledo in the 12-round main event, …

Time Warner’s HBO Pay Per View arm (formerly known as TVKO) has announced that this past Saturday night’s WBC Jr. Middleweight title between Oscar de la Hoya and Floyd Mayweather, Jr. has set the all time record for PPV sales in any sporting event. The official tabulation was 2.15 million …

Sunlight slices its way into Barry’s Gym through two massive doors that are thrown open to bring in the warm and refreshing Las Vegas breeze. Joan Guzman stands in the center of the ring with a slight daydream look as he stares toward the incoming sunlight. The balmy, sunny day …

Literally packing as he spoke from his home in Tallahassee, Florida, undefeated light heavyweight Tavoris Cloud prepared to leave for Chicago and his main event battle with Jim Strohl this Friday night at Cicero Stadium at “Mano A Mano”, another evening of world class professional boxing presented by Dominic Pesoli’s …

The WBC Medical Convention was a huge success. There are many new technologies that are being explored that will make boxing a safer sport. So far the WBC has improved conditions by adding the fourth rope, the attached thumb, cutting the number of rounds to 12; as well as many …

Sycuan Ringside Promotions’ undefeated cruiserweight prospect Shawn “The Sioux Warrior” Hawk appears in an eight-round bout May 11 in Lewiston, Idaho. Hawk, who has a record of 13-0-1 with 11 knockouts, is scheduled to meet Dennis McKinney, a veteran of more than 70 bouts and his most experienced opponent to …

The Northwest Boxing Association Heavyweight Championship is on the line when Vili “The Tongan Warrior” Bloomfield, who is an Everett, WA native and weighs in around 225 lbs. will face Eric “Night Train” Boose, who hails from Puyallup, WA with a ten win one loss record.

Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing It was a busy Sunday afternoon at Manchester, England’s Altrincham Leisure Centre for the VIP Promotions fightcard which saw the return of former British Super Featherweight Champion Michael Gomez. Gomez had not fought since January 2006, after a somewhat odd …

After nearly a three year lay-off, Francisco “Panchito” Bojado made his return to the ring on the eve of Cinco de Mayo. Bojado improved to 17-2 (11) after winning a unanimous decision over journeymen Dairo Jose Esalas, who falls to 29-8 (24). Just before Bojado’s comeback fight, SaddoBoxing had the …

Felled during the prime of life at just 29 years of age, the passing of former two weight world champion Diego Corrales has unified the normally fracticious boxing fraternity in a shared state of mourning. Just after 7pm on Monday night, Corrales was driving a motorcycle on Ft. Apache Rd …