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Fight Night Live Fight Thursday, Sept. 28 9:30PM ET on Versus The first Fight Night Live card on Versus, which became the new name of OLN on Monday, features, in the main event, a ten-round lightweight battle between Carlos “Famoso’ Hernandez (42-6-1, 24 KOs) of West Covina, CA and Kevin …

“El Cepillo” Looking To Send A Message And Plans To Make Corrales The Delivery Boy! Click for larger image© Tom CasinoShowtime Boxing Former WBA Super Featherweight Champion Joel “El Cepillo” Casamayor, 33-3-1 (21), is going to face Diego “Chico” Corrales, 40-3 (33), for the third time on 7 October for …

Former heavyweight champion of the world, Primo Carnera of Italy, was born exactly one hundred years ago this coming October. Born in Sequals, Italy on 26 October, 1906, the man known as “The Ambling Alp” remains one of the best known and most fascinating off all heavyweight kings. And not …

The United States Marine Corps Boxing Team from Camp Lejeune, NC will compete at Foxwoods Resort Casino in the 3rd Annual Veterans Day Spectacular on Thursday, November 9, 2006. This action packed Olympic style amateur boxing event features a select team from the northeast. Included are representatives from the All …

Mexican welterweights Michel Rosales, 11-0 (10KO’s) of San Luis Potosi, Mexico and Jesus Soto Karass, 14-3-2 (11KO’s) of Los Mochis, Mexico will headline October Fury, the next installment of world class professional boxing presented by Chicago’s 8 Count Productions, which will take place on Friday, October 20th at Cicero Stadium.

NBC’S “Contender” star and wildly popular middleweight boxer, Joey Gilbert (12-1, 9 KOs) will headline a jam-packed Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing event on October 11 at the Westchester County Center in White Plains, New York, that will co-feature a USBA Title clash between world-rated junior middleweight contenders.

While enjoying his fighter Samuel Peter’s recent victory over James Toney and preparing for his other client, WBO Heavyweight Champion Sergei Liakhovich’s fight against Shannon Briggs, November 4 in Phoenix, powerhouse manager Ivaylo Gotzev says he’s been content to “monitor the situation with the WBC and all the deals going …

Click for larger image © David Oakley / Saddo Boxing Friday night at York Hall in London, England proved to be as enlightening as it was exciting. The crowd in attendance and those watching at home on Sky Sports, saw two week replacement opponent Ted Bami dominate Italy’s Guiseppe Lauri …

Commonwealth Heavyweight Champion Matt Skelton has passed up the opportunity to challenge for a major world title in his next outing, revealed the fighter’s promoter last week. It is believed that Team Skelton were offered a 23 December ate with newly crowned WBC Champion Oleg Maskaev, but turned down the …

Joel “El Cepillo” Casamayor has met with nothing but astounding success in his 11-year career. With 33 victories and 21 devastating knockouts, Casamayor has twice been a world champion. Despite three defeats, all coming on close decisions (two split, all disputed), and one draw, Casamayor still demands the respect of …

One of America’s brightest stars for its boxing future, 18-year-old prodigy Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade, leaves his Providence home this week for the first leg of what he hopes will be his Olympian journey, competing in the 2006 National Police Athletic League (PAL) Championships in Oxnard, California. Click for larger …

The World Boxing Association’s Executive Board recently ruled in favor of two-time world heavyweight champion John “The Quietman” Ruiz (41-6-1, 28 KOs), regarding a dispute about the Universum-announced October 28th date for the WBA elimination fight between Ruiz and No. 2 rated challenger Russlan “White Tyson” Chagaev (21-0-1, 17 KOs), …