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Mario Veit Defends Against Dennis Inkin 21 October in Halle/Saale Super Middleweight Mario Veit, from Cottbus, who has been with Universum for nearly 10 years, has made it again: on October 21st he will headline the Universum Champions Night in Halle / Saale, which will be shown live from 10:00 …

Third Time Lucky For Hobson? On Friday night at the Grosvenor House Hotel in Bethnal Green, London, England Mark Hobson will be given his third shot at the WBU Cruiserweight title and this time he hopes that it will be his arm raised aloft after the dust settles. Standing opposite …

By Josh Stewart courtesy of the Long Island Press Long Island Heavyweight Rossy Knows He’s In The Pain Game It’s 10:45 a.m., and the BQE is a parking lot. You wait for the angst to rise in the pit of Derric Rossy’s stomach, as he’s running late for his workout …

Unbeaten prospect Matt “Sharp Shooter” Remillard moves up in weight to fight undefeated Jose Hernandez for the vacant WBC Youth super featherweight championship September 23 in the 10-round “Night of the Rising Stars” co-feature at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford. “Night of the Rising Stars,” promoted by Jimmy Burchfield’s …

This Thursday living legend and former heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield hits New York with promoter Murad Muhammad as the pair plan to announce the details for the next fight of “The Real Deal”. Long written off by the media, the 43 year old Holyfield, 39-8-2 (26), kept his dreams to …

On the heels of his stunning victory over James Toney on Saturday night in Los Angeles, Samuel “The Nigerian Nightmare” Peter has his eyes set on WBC heavyweight champion Oleg Maskaev. “We want Maskaev, now,” said Dino Duva, Peter’s promoter. “I will be contacting Dennis Rappaport (Maskaev’s promoter) to begin …

Without throwing a single punch, the reputation of IBF Heavyweight Champion, Wladimir Klitschko was enhanced over the weekend. Due to the result in a fight between two other prominent heavyweights, the pro record of “The Steel Hammer” now commands even more respect. In handing James Toney his first loss in …

Woozel, Boxing, and Me is Rusty Rubin’s most recent book. Over the past two years, the industrious Mr. Rubin has written three books. (I should forewarn the readers that I co-authored Mr. Rubin second book, Billy Soose, The Champion that Time forgot. I also contribute to Mr. Rubin magazine.) This …

As Joan Guzman plows through another grueling sparring session, his body is soaked with sweat each time the bell sounds ending a round. But rather than use a towel to dry the undefeated former world champion, Guzman’s trainer uses an American Express card as a make-shift squeegee–and a motivational tool. …

“Knezevic Scared Of Another Hiding!” says Manager “Old cougars hunt best,” smiled newly crowned Austrian superwelterweight champion Gotthard “The Cougar’ Hinteregger and the 39-year-old continues his comeback with an appearance at Vienna’s City Hall on October 28. Hinteregger’s fight will constitute the main attraction of an amateur meeting, but further …

Where Will The Top 10 Be At This Time Next Year? I am going to go straight to the meat of the subject, so to speak. We all know how bad off the once most prestigious division in the sport has been as of late. Well, actually the last couple …

Bradford’s Junior Witter is on the verge of making history. On our next event on Friday 15th September at the historic Alexandra Palace, he attempts to become the first ever British super lightweight to win a WBC title, the most prestigious in the sport. This will be the first time …