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European cruiserweight champion David Haye is preparing hard for the biggest fight of his professional career as not only will he be defending his European title, but his defence against Italian Giacobbe Fragomeni will also be a final eliminator for the WBC cruiserweight title. Haye, who normally trains on the …

Due to an injury to Ross Puritty, Gotham Boxing has signed heavyweight Abraham “The African Assassin” Okine as the replacement face David Tua in the main event this week at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City on Friday night, November 3 on “Marathon Extravaganza” fight card presented by Gotham …

Alpha Omega Entertainment Group, Inc. has announced a one-year, eight-event professional boxing series to be broadcast on NESN, starting December 1 (8-10 PM/ET) of a show taped live October 28 at Mohegan Sun. Alpha Omega’s broadcast team consists of blow-by-blow announcer Ed Berliner, color analyst Mike DeLisa and rotating boxing …

It only seems like hard-hitting Shannon “The Cannon’’ Briggs – bleached-gold dreadlocks and all – has been around forever. “It’s funny,” he said, “because when everyone thinks of me, they think I am old because I fought George Foreman and Lennox Lewis, and other guys. But those fights were when …

Last night at the historic York Hall in London, former British and Commonwealth Lightweight Champion Graham Earl of Luton had another of his trademark close calls in defeating Spanish based Argentine fighter Angel Hugo Ramirez by decision to annex the vacant WBU title and Essex phenom Kevin Mitchell captured the …

Last night at the Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, Kermit Cintron blasted his way to the vacant IBF Welterweight title by out slugging the game but outgunned Mark Suarez in five action packed rounds. It was bombs away from the very first round as both combatants let fly …

Two of the Washington area’s top boxers will serve as co-headliners and a highly-anticipated, super lightweight contenders’ rematch highlight a six-bout fight card presented by Major League Boxing set for Saturday, December 9, 2006 at the Patriot Center. Northern Virginia fan favorite JIMMY LANGE (27-3-1, 19 KOs) will return for …

Undefeated Hartford, CT native Mike “Machine” Oliver lived up to his nickname tonight, earning a unanimous decision victory over Cathederal City, California’s Adam Carrera, at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, CT. Oliver improved to 17-0, 7 KO’s, while easily outpointing his game opponent, Carrera.

Two big, fiery punchers  — ‘Mighty Mike’ Arnaoutis, rated #1, and Ricardo Torres, rated #2 –  will battle for the vacant World Boxing Organization (WBO) Jr. Welterweight Championship on the Pacquiao vs. Morales III ‘Grand Finale’ championship boxing event at the Thomas and Mack Center on Saturday, Nov. 18. Aranaoutis, …

Carlos Baldomir, who despite not having lost a fight in more than nine years, came out of virtual obscurity last January to register upset victories over Zab Judah and Arturo Gatti, takes on boxing’s pound-for-pound champion Floyd Mayweather for Baldomir’s welterweight championship. “PRETTY RISKY”— Mayweather vs. Baldomir for the World …

The first world heavyweight championship ever staged in the state of Arizona is shaping up as a day and night–sun and stars–event with the retractable roof open at Chase Field in Phoenix for the entire card on Saturday, Nov. 4. The co-featured main events are WBO heavyweight champion Sergei “White …

British Super Featherweight Champion Carl Johanneson is not one to overlook an opponent and has dismissed all talk not relating to his upcoming defence against undefeated Bradford based fighter Femi Fehintola. When Johanneson, 24-2 (17), silenced a York Hall crowd with an emphatic fourth round stoppage over local favourite Billy …