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Last night under the bright lights at Madison Square Garden in New York, IBF Heavyweight Champion Wladimir Klitschko regained his pre-2003 form and displayed the best boxing skills in the division enroute to stopping an outgunned Calvin Brock in the seventh round. Maybe it came down to Brock not being …

In a battle of aging former world champions, Manuel Medina grabbed the top spot in the IBF super featherweight rankings with a victory over Kevin Kelley on the Klitschko – Brock undercard last night at Madison Square Garden. The long limbed, high volume style of 35 year old Medina, 67-15 …

Could the two best Super Bantamweight prospects in the world right now beheaded for a showdown sometime in 2007? They will if unbeaten USBA champion Mike “Machine Gun” Oliver, his promoter Richie Capiello and trainer “Iceman” John Scully have anything to say about it.

Any questions that hovered over Irish prospect Bernard Dunne were silenced last night in the twenty six year old’s hometown of Dublin where he thrashed former titlist Esham Pickering for the vacant European Super Bantamweight crown on a Brian Peters promotion. The tone was set from the start as Dunne …

Belarus lightweight Yuri Romanov has built a career on upsetting favorites since turning pro four years ago and the twenty four year old spoiler did it again last night in Ciudad Real, Spain. Reigning European Champion Juan Carlos Melero was in the process of giving Romanov a boxing lesson and …

Moments after the “Pretty Risky” Floyd Mayweather Jr., vs. Carlos Baldomir title fight in Las Vegas last Saturday, I ran into Hall of Fame trainer Emanuel Steward. Emanuel had just finished commenting on the fight as part of the HBO broadcast team and graciously gave me a few minutes of …

Click for larger image © Jim Everett / Saddo Boxing Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York City is sure to be the highlight of a whirlwind week of promotion for the Wladimir Klitschko – Calvin Brock IBF Heavyweight title fight . First and foremost, Klitschko, 46-3 (41), …

Last night at Borough Hall in Hartlepool, England, local boy and European Champion Michael Hunter faced Canadian tactician Steve Molitor for the vacant IBF Super Bantamweight Title. Both fighters came into the contest, billed as “World Class” by Matchroom Promotions, with unbeaten records but there was big home support for …

44 year old heavyweight Evander Holyfield continues to defy the odds and took another step on his quest to regain a world title as the living legend topped Fres Oquendo last night at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. The bout was almost over before it started as Holyfield canvassed …

It was 12 rounds of pure, unadulterated fury in the main event of 8 Count Promotion’s Chicago Chill card tonight in Chicago, IL as USBA Featherweight Champion Rogers Mtagwa went to war with Mexican challenger Martin Honorio. This was a spiteful contest from the first bell as both men tore …

Tonight in Dublin, Ireland, popular domestic prospect Bernard Dunne steps up in class to faces former European, Commonwealth and British Super Bantamweight Champion Esham Pickering for the vacant European title. For Dunne, 21-0 (13), this marks his litmus test at continental level after the Dublin man started the first three …

The World’s Most Famous Arena Hosts a Heavyweight Championship Bout, Live Tonight, Exclusively On HBO. New York’s landmark sports and entertainment arena will play host to a heavyweight championship matchup when WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING: WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO VS. CALVIN BROCK is seen live from Madison Square Garden in New York on …