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Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa today announced the schedule of events for Fight Week, June 6-10, which will culminate Saturday night, June 10th, with “Fight To The Finish”, the 12 round, light heavyweight championship bout between light heavyweight king Antonio Tarver and undisputed middleweight great Bernard Hopkins.

On June 16, 2006, the Cicero Stadium in Cicero, Illinois, will be laced with TNT as Cestus Management’s own “Weapon of Mass Destruction”, Don “Da Bomb” George, makes his long awaited return to the squared circle. It is a fight that makes his manager, Cestus Management’s Gina Lacovou, very excited. …

There can be few busier men in British boxing than Werrington’s Scott Lawton. Not only is Scott ranked as one of the UK’s leading lightweights but he is also the man behind North Staffs promoters Impact Boxing. Lawton’s Team Impact now boasts a roster of seven professionals and five coaches …

WBO/IBF Super Middleweight Champion Joe Calzaghe has reported re-injured his troubled left hand during training sessions and has had to pull out of his planned triumphant homecoming set for July 8 in Cardiff. Calzaghe was rumoured to be facing ex-light heavy world champion Glenn Johnson and will now have to …

Tonight on an Errol Anderson promoted bill at the Aston Villa LC in Birmingham, England, British Welterweight Champion and Commonwealth king Kevin Anderson clash on what is sure to be a classic slugfest. Muttley (Lee Woodley), 20-1 (11), secured the British title with a close, hard fought points win over …

Martin “Too Much” Power made a very impressive second defence of his British Bantamweight crown as he dominated tough challenger Issac Ward before finishing him off with a booming right hand in the eighth round at the York Hall in Bethnal Green during a Maloney Promotion on Tuesday night. Ward, …

Cassius Baloyi and Manuel Medina crossed paths last night at the Northern Quest Casino in Airway Heights, WA and engaged in a spirited clash that saw several swings in momentum. Hanging in the balance was the vacant IBF Super Feather title as well as Baloyi’s IBO belt. As expected, Medina …

British and Commonwealth Cruiserweight Champion Mark Hobson looks to defend his titles tonight in Barnsley, England, against challenger John “Buster” Keaton on a superb bill put on by Sports Network. With ten of his thirteen losses coming by way of stoppage, Keaton, 25-13 (15), may not last the distance with …

The clock is well and truly ticking on Ross Minter. The English welterweight champion now finds his mandatory contender John O’Donnell breathing down his neck following Alan Bosworth’s decision to return to his natural light welterweight division. Minter was due to make a voluntary against Bosworth in May, with the …

How much would you pay for a boxing show featuring light heavyweight champion Antonio Tarver, three-division titlist Marco Antonio Barrera, and heavyweight legend Larry Holmes? $30, $40, $50? More? How does $14.95 sound? In an unprecedented move to bring some of the most exciting moments from boxing’s classic bouts to …

Last night on a Maloney Promotion at the York Hall in London, Martin Power retained his British Bantamweight title for the second time with a dominating eight round stoppage over brave Northern tourist Issac Ward. In front of a rabid hometwon crowd, Power looked magnificent from the off by dropping …

The word making rounds in British boxing circles is that former IBF Light Heavyweight titlist Glen Johnson will be the man opposing WBO/IBF Super Middleweight Champion Joe Calzaghe at Millenium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales on 8 July. Should that be the case, expect the already brisk ticket sales for the …