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With the cruiserweight division now seeming the most talented out of all the heavier weight classes at this point in time, and probably the only weight class to boast talents that rival some of the lower weights. David Haye, Enzo Maccarinelli, O’Neil Bell, and the former champion Jean Marc Mormeck, …

38 year old Spanish warhorse Javier Castillejo walked into the Color Line Arena in Hamburg, Germany after being given very little chance to upset reigning WBA Middleweight titlist Felix Sturm last night but the ex-WBC Light Middle kingpin walked away a winner after stopping the German in the tenth round. …

Part two: Where The Modern Era Meets The Old School Saddoboxing: How are Monty Meza Clay and Verquan Kimbrough doing? Tom Yankello: They’re doing good. In fact, we’re going to have a card at The Mountaineer with both of them. It’s going to be on ESPN2 on August 11. Edner …

Cestus Management’s top 140-pound contender, “Mighty” Mike Arnaoutis, suffered a cut during sparring which has caused the cancellation of his July 29, HBO Boxing After Dark showdown with “Vicious” Vivian Harris. Arnaoutis was immediately taken to a specialist who informed the fighter and his management company that the fight would …

Click for larger image © Mark DeSisto / Saddo Boxing The MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada was buzzing with more pre-weekend energy than usual on Friday in anticipation of Saturday’s rematch between two of this generation’s top boxers, Shane Mosley and Fernando Vargas. The two Southern Californian based fighters …

Tonight at the Color Line Arena in Hamburg, Germany, Felix Sturm and Wladimir Sidorenko put their WBA titles at risk against challengers Javier Castillejo and Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym, respectively. Sturm, 25-1 (11), puts his middleweight belt on the line for the first time since winning it against Maselino Masoe in March …

The business of boxing has changed a lot. It has been banned from schools and there aren’t many young people taking it up these days. And what’s more concerning, the young people that are doing it, I believe, are not getting coached properly. Anyone can fight but young people have …

Click for larger image© Karl Stubbs Impact Boxing Featherweight Imran Khan has become the newest member of the Impact Stable by signing professional terms and if all goes according to plan he should have his debut at The Kings Hall, Stoke on 30th September. Khan had a glittering career as …

Apparently unlike boxing promoter Lou DiBella and his world middleweight champion, Jermain Taylor, Australian Sam “King” Soliman is not one for clowning around. Responding to a recent article on SI.com whereby DiBella announced that he is negotiating a fight between Taylor (25-0-1, 17 KOs) and the light-hitting recent winner of …

Following his defeat to Matt Skelton last Saturday, Brixton’s Danny Williams has been given the spot as mandatory challenger for British heavyweight champion Scott Gammer. Scott “The Hammer” Gammer, 29, claimed the British title with a ninth round stoppage of Chesterfield’s Mark Krence, and will now likely face Williams as …

Part one: The Heavyweight Division & Training Paul Spadafora Tom Yankello is one of the best young trainers in the sport today, currently coaching heavyweights Calvin Brock and Brian Minto among others. SaddoBoxing: You’ve worked with Calvin Brock for a few years now. Give us your thoughts on his win …

Due to ongoing negotiations for a heavyweight title fight, Gotham Boxing has announced that Shannon Briggs will not compete on the July 26th card at the Manhattan Center. Instead, promoter Cedric Kushner has signed up a pair of title fights. In the first championship fight, Cuban star Eliseo Castillo (20-1-1, …