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Click for larger image © Ed Mulholland / Showtime Boxing In an upset last night at Bally’s Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, light welter Kendall Holt took Isaac Hlatshwayo to school, pulling away from the talented South African in the later rounds and dropping the visitor three times enroute …

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From left to right: Challenger Fernando Angulo (left) and WBA Lightweight Champion Juan Diaz (right) both weighed in at 134 pounds today at Tradiciones Restaurant in Phoenix, Ariz. Don King (middle) will present the Diaz-Angulo bout on Saturday from Chase Field in Phoenix. In the main event, WBO Click for …

Last night at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City, ex-heavyweight world title challenger David Tua won his fourth straight contest since a managerial dispute kept him out of the ring for two years. Late replacement Maurice Wheeler managed to survive until the seventh round but was unable to hold …

The discussion regarding the upcoming Superfighter Tournament and its potential participants battling it out in a one-night eight-man heavyweight elimination tournament with the victor receiving a five million dollar grand prize has brought out various names that want to take a shot at the cash, and the former heavyweight contender …

It was a good evening of fights in England last night with British Super Feather Champion Carl “Ingemar” Johanneson turning back the spirited challenge of Femi Fehintola and ex-WBC Super Middle titlist Glenn Catley making a successful comeback after three years away. At the Metrodome in Barnsley, Johanneson, 25-2 (18), …

The cheers had barely died down from WBA Super Bantamweight Champion Celestino Caballero’s spectacular third round stoppage of 46-1-1 Somsak Sithchatchawal on October 4th when bantamweight champion Rafael Marquez started making noise about moving up to 122 pounds to fight “Pelenchin’ for his title. Caballero (25-2, 18 KOs), unbeaten in …

Unfortunately, International Boxing Federation junior bantamweight champion Luis “El Demoledor” Perez was forced to vacate his title when he was unable to make weight yesterday in Phoenix as part of the Liakhovich – Briggs WBO Heavyweight Championship fight card on HBO on Saturday night.

The big names from sports, television and entertainment will join boxing trainer and ESPN/2 Friday Night Fights television analyst Teddy Atlas to help the needy in New York at the 10th annual Dr. Theodore Atlas Dinner on Thursday night, November 16, at the Hilton Garden Inn in Staten Island, New …

Tickets go on sale this Monday, Nov. 6, 2006 Popular Great Falls, VA middleweight JIMMY LANGE (27-3-1, 19 KOs) will battle Puerto Rican native FONTAINE CABELL (22-6-1, 17 KOs) of Alamonte Spring, FL in the ten-round Main Event of Major League Boxing’s six-bout card scheduled for Saturday, December 9, 2006 …

Is Floyd Jr. The Best Pound For Pound Fighter Of All Time? Floyd Mayweather, Jr is considered to be the best pound for pound fighter in boxing right now. In fact, if you ask him, he is the best pound for pound fighter in the history of the sport. So, …

This past Thursday night Cestus Management’s 160-prospect Donovan George scored an impressive fifth-round technical knockout victory against tough Haitian fighter Julio Jean. The fight took place on the under-card of the Top Rank promoted card which featured Kelly Pavlik.