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Unbeaten cruiserweight B.J. “El Pelogroso” Flores plans on going from prospect to contender with an impressive winning performance January 13 against Chris “Cold Steel” Thomas for the WBF and NBA cruiserweight titles at Knox Arena in Olive Branch, Mississippi.

“Bad Blood” spills over January 12 in Minnesota as bitter archrivals Anthony “The Bullet” Bonsante and Matt “The Predator” Vanda finally meet in the ring in a Minnesota dream match at The Target Center in Minneapolis.

Professional boxing returns to greater Chicagoland’s premier entertainment venue, Star Plaza Theatre located at I-65 & US 30 in Merrillville, Indiana, on Friday, February 9th, when Octavius James’ One In A Million Inc. presents “Slug Fest “07.” With just days until Christmas, tickets to Slug Fest make the perfect stocking …

Is “Iron Mike” Boxing’s Most Tragic Figure? One night when I was about 12 or 13 years old, my father comes running in the house, yelling for me to “Get dressed, I don”t want to be late! We have an hour to make it on time!” “Late for what, Pop?” …

SaddoBoxing had the chance to catch up to Emmanuel Steward over the weekend at Starlight Inc’s “Beauties And The Beats” fightcard in Detroit, Michigan and spoke to the legendary trainer/manager about the closing of the Kronk Gym. Mr. Steward had worked out a deal with the city to keep Kronk …

As surely all boxing fans know by now, the much anticipated super fight between Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather has been announced officially to take place at The MGM Grand in Las Vegas. This choice of venue was no surprise to anyone, what with Vegas being a virtual …

British Heavyweight Champion Scott Gammer’s promoter/manager Paul Boyce confirms that he has rejected the overtures of Audley Harrison’s new promoter Sports Network and turned down an offer to meet “A-Force” at London’s Wembley Stadium in February.

Christmas came early for Potteries’ boxer Chris Edwards when Impact Boxing confirmed that the English flyweight champion will face Dean Robinson again but this time for the coveted British title. Edwards put paid to the Huddersfield man’s English title ambitions with an eighth round stoppage at Stoke’s Kings Hall in …

WBA junior middleweight champion Jose Antonio Rivera (38-4-1, 24 KO’s) is not interested in taking the easy road, and his upcoming defence against unbeaten Travis Simms (24-0, 18 KO’s) is merely the latest indication that he is only willing to face the toughest challengers out there. However, while Rivera has …

In front of 12,000 screaming fans in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, WBO Super Feather Champion Joan Guzman retained his title with a twelve round unanimous decision win over challenger Antonio Davis on Monday night. The result was never in doubt as Davis was clearly out of his depth, having never …

The hotly anticipated bantamweight rematch between Commonwealth titlist Tshifhiwa Munyai and British Champion Martin Power, “Payback or Playback”, takes place on January 26 at the Goresbrook LC in Dagenham, England. The last time the pair met in June of this year, Munyai, a late replacement, forced Power’s corner to pull …

Click for larger image © David Oakley / Saddo Boxing Friday night saw the re-emergence of Howard “The Battersea Bomber” Eastman as a major player in the middleweight division, as the previous king of Europe showed he’s still dominant at domestic level, with a twelfth round knockout of friend Richard …