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Just minutes after he brutally destroyed WBC super middleweight champion Markus Beyer, probably knocking the German veteran into retirement, two-belt champ Mikkel Kessler stood and spoke with the media and well-wishers near his dressing room at Parken Stadium. Someone mentioned that the now 38-0, 29 KOs Dane had picked a …

Two-time world champion Jaime “The Hurricane” Clampitt has announced that the surgery performed on her right hand three weeks ago at the Lahey Clinic, was a complete success and she is now hoping for a 2007 return to the ring, as long as her hand heals completely. “It feels good,” …

This Friday two of British boxing’s most dangerous journeymen will square off for the right to be known for the rest of their days as “Champion of Great Britain”. With 29 losses between them, Lee Swaby and John “Buster’ Keaton are grizzled veterans of the British circuit but, nevertheless, the …

WBO Heavyweight Champion, Sergei Liakovich 23-1 (14), will make his first title defense against WBO No. 3 ranked Heavyweight Contender, Shannon Briggs 47-4-1 (41) on November 4, 2006 at Chase Field, in Phoenix, AZ. In an exclusive interview we had the opportunity to discuss the Heavyweight division and his upcoming …

Last night in Manchester, England Joe Calzaghe defended his WBO and IBF Super Middleweight titles in a bitterly contested brawl with challenger Sakio Bika. The Welshman couldn’t decide on what role he would play; when Calzaghe boxed, Bika had no answers to the fast handed southpaw who made him look …

Peter Manfredo, Jr. – (in ring after the fight) “I told everyone I was on a different level (than Spina). I never wanted to take this fight. I never wanted to hurt anybody from Rhode Island, but he kept running his mouth. He made his money, but he took the …

England’s most exciting fighter, David Haye, will make the third defence of his European crown against unbeaten Italian Giacobbe Fragomeni on Friday, November 13 at the world-renowned York Hall in Bethnal Green, London. In an announcement made a week ago, promoter Frank Maloney confirmed that the cruiserweight clash has been …

Living legend “Iron” Mike Tyson has been training in Phoenix and Las Vegas to prepare for Friday night’s official kick-off of “Mike Tyson’s World Tour” pay-per-view event at the Chevrolet Centre in Youngstown, Ohio. Tyson (50-6, 44 KOs), former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world, boxes veteran Corey “T-Rex” Sanders …

Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Gammer Retains British Heavyweight Title With Emphatic Points Win In a dominant first defence of his British Heavyweight title, Welshman Scott Gammer, now 17-0-1, retained his Lonsdale belt along with his undefeated record against a resilient Micky Steeds on a …

By Gregg Davies WBO and IBF super middleweight champion, Joe Calzaghe, makes his 19th defence this Saturday night at Manchester’s MEN Arena against Cameroonian, Sakio Bika. The reoccurrence of a hand injury has stifled the Italian Dragon’s progress following his impressive win over Jeff Lacy in July, but the Welshman …

HBO Sports Crosses The Pond For Late-Night Action Now in its tenth season, HBO’s hit late-night boxing series heads overseas for HBO Boxing After Dark: Joe Calzaghe vs. Sakio Bika, to be seen Saturday, Oct. 14 at 11:00 PM (ET/PT) from the M.E.N. Arena in Manchester, England on HBO. The …

Undefeated Chicago middleweight prospect Michael Walker will square off against hard hitting Santo Domingo native Alberto Mercedes on the shared 8 Count/Top Rank October Fury card, next Friday, October 20th at Cicero Stadium, it was announced today by Dominic Pesoli, President of 8 Count Productions.