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Saturday, June 16 at 9:30 PM ET/PT, from the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, CT The main event features a 12-round junior welterweight championship showdown, as Lovemore N’Dou (45-8-1, 30 KOs) of Sydney, Australia puts his title on the line against the flashy and popular Brooklynite Paulie Malignaggi (22-1, 5 …

Duva Boxing will present Friday Night Fights: Staten Island Knockouts on Friday night, June 29, at the St. George Theater on 34 Hyatt Street, in conjunction with the Dr. Theodore Atlas Foundation. Duva Boxing president Dino Duva has announced that part of the proceeds from event ticket sales will go …

The documentary feature film “Orthodox Stance”, about Brooklyn’s Dmitriy Salita, a 25-year old immigrant from the Ukraine, who is both a top professional boxer and a rigorously observant Jew, will have its World Premieres at the Silverdocs: AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival in Silver Spring, Maryland, now through Sunday, June 17, …

Crown Boxing, a Las Vegas company that has been promoting professional fight cards for the past two years, has announced that the Crystal Clear Sports Network will televise future bouts. Crown Boxing matchmaker Frank Luca said his company will launch its affiliation with CCSN on June 15 at the Orleans …

Quotes from He’s Baack! Witness The Return of a King: Jones vs. Hanshaw” Los Angeles press conference at the historic Los Angeles Sentinel, the West Coast’s largest African American newspaper. Ken Miller, Editor, Los Angeles Sentinel: “It’s an honor to welcome the media for this historic occasion, for arguably one …

The “fight” doesn’t stop for many boxing legends when they retire and a large proportion of them fall on very hard times when their ring careers are over. Nobody is more aware of this than Branco Sports Productions and has consequently dedicated their “Triple Header Championship” extravaganza at the Orient …

By Per Ake Persson The Mikkel Kessler vs Joe Calzaghe megafight is now close to a deal reports both Team Palle and Danish newsagency Ritzau. It appears that Team Palle have accepted all demands from Sports Network with further details being worked out. One obstacle might be the date: Team …

After compiling an impressive 5-1 record against fighters from Thailand in Golden Boy Promotions’ inaugural Boxing World Cup in October of 2005, the warriors of Mexico are back to defend their title against the Philippines’ finest in the 2007 World Cup, the sport’s only international competition. In the main event …

Hennessy Sports have regrettably cancelled their promotion in Montreal on July 6th following the unfortunate withdrawal of John Murray from the headline contest. The lightweight – who made history by becoming the first ever Brit to win a WBC World Youth Championship – was due to defend his title against …

The path to the summit is clearly mapped out for Carl Froch, the future face of world boxing. The Nottingham “Cobra’ has three Championship fights in the pipeline, including a challenge for the WBC Title currently held by Mikkel Kessler. First up for the 29-year-old is a mandatory defence of …

Photo ©Tom Casino/Showtime The Albert brothers, the first family of sports broadcasting, gathered with friends and colleagues from Showtime at Room Fifty5 on the West side of Manhattan last night to celebrate youngest brother Steve’s Trifecta. Steve Albert, perennial host and play-by-play man for the acclaimed series Showtime Championship Boxing, …

Former IBA Americas light middleweight champion Matt “The Predator” Vanda continues his mission to return to world title contention when he faces bitter cross-town rival Kenny “KO” Kost on Friday night in the 10-round main event, headlining “The Brawl In St. Paul: A Father’s Day Special,” at “The Legendary Roy …