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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 …

Mohegan Sun Fight Night USA Saturday, October 28, 2006 Cappiello Promotions Doors Open: 6:30pm Showtime: 7:30pm

As training camp draws to a close, IBF World Champion, Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero, feels he is ready for war, as he prepares for his epic battle with Orlando Salido, who by most boxing insiders, is considered one of the toughest and most dangerous opponents in the 126 lbs division.

Over the years, Philadelphia has produced many men that have made great contributions to the sport of boxing both inside and out of the ring. From Bernard Hopkins and his improbable title run, to George Benton molding champion after champion, to Russell Peltz setting the bar on how to promote …

by Kevin Iole Click for larger image © Mary Ann Owen/For Showtime Boxing Everybody, whether 8 or 80, seems to remember a time when there was only one champion per division and all of the champions took on the toughest challengers all the time, even though such times never existed.

Briggs vows ‘to get everything right’ By Norm Frauenheim The Arizona Republic Options can be dangerous in a place where there aren’t many. Ask Shannon Briggs. He was born amid circumstances where there is only survival. Briggs was good at that, good enough to fight his way into a position …

Spanish Harlem star Edgar “El Chamaco” Santana (19-2, 12 KO’s) will take center stage in the main event on Wednesday night, November 15th, when DiBella Entertainment’s Broadway Boxing Presented by StubHub returns to the Grand Ballroom at Manhattan Center in New York City.