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It was a torrid evening between the ropes last night as there were several fightcards of importance taking place. The most important show took place on a DiBella Entertainment promotion at Manhattan Center in New York with South African bantamweight Silence Mabuza posting a unanimous decision over the tough as …

As speculation continues to mount surrounding the selection of “Super” Joe Calzaghe’s next opponent, the Welsh Wizard goes into his scheduled July 8 outing at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium still riding high from the utter domination of Jeff Lacy less than two months ago. “Against Lacy, I think that I fought …

Cedric Kushner will formally announce the launching of his new boxing promotional company, Gotham Boxing, on Tuesday, April 25 in New York. The first fight card has been appropriately titled “The Premiere” and will feature former world title challenger Shannon Briggs on May 24 at the Grand Ballroom at Manhattan …

World Boxing Association super welterweight champion Alejandro “Terra” Garcia defends his title against former world champion and local favorite Jose Antonio Rivera, reviving the legendary Mexican-Puerto Rican rivalry in boxing at the DCU Center in Worcester on May 6.Garcia-Rivera shapes up as the latest edition of memorable brawls featuring Mexican …

This past Tuesday, Lou DiBella, of DiBella Entertainment, was at Gallagher’s Steak House in New York to announce another fantastic card of the monthly Broadway Boxing series to showcase the boxing superstars of tomorrow. The show will be held tonight in the Grand Ballroom at Manhattan Center The main event …

Chris Byrd (39-2-1, 20 KOs) defends his IBF heavyweight title against IBF No. 1 contender and former WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (45-3, 40 KOs) on Saturday, April 22, at the new SAP Arena in Mannheim, Germany, on HBO. The scheduled 12-round bout is promoted by K2 Promotions and will …

Legendary promoter Don King has signed undefeated Chicago heavyweight prospect Mike Mollo (15-0, 9 KOs) to a promotional agreement. Mollo will make his debut under the DKP banner on May 6 against International Boxing Federation No.7-ranked DaVarryl Williamson (22-4, 18 KOs) at the DCU Center in Worcester, Mass. Mollo wants …

Undefeated cruiserweight prospect “El Peligroso” BJ Flores and Main Events Inc. have come to an agreement to part ways, giving the young and talented fighter the opportunity of free agency. At 15-0 with 10 knockouts, the highly skilled and charismatic Flores is looking to elevate his career to the championship …

An injury has forced former two-time World Boxing Council lightweight champion Stevie “Lil’ But Bad” Johnston (38-3-1, 17 KOs) to pull out of his May 26 championship fight against Herman “Black Panther” Ngoudjo (13-0, 9 KOs) at the South Coast Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. In his March 31st …

For close to 15 years, boxing superstar Oscar De La Hoya has captivated the world with his exploits in and out of the ring. ImpreMedia’s newspapers, in particular, La Opinión, the leading Spanish language daily newspaper based in Los Angeles, has been following De La Hoya’s accomplishments from the beginning …

This time last year Kermit Cintron was the welterweight division’s top prospect. Hailed as an unstoppable wrecking machine, he was tipped to be the next Felix Trinidad or “Hitman” Hearns. Set to fight for the WBO belt on the big Shane Mosely card in Vegas, Cintron was expected by many …

When we’ve all been expecting some really good fights for this coming year, it seems that boxing has gone topsy turvy once again. Here in Britain, were all waiting for Ricky Hatton to fight the likes of Gatti, Mayweather or Corrales but it seems that his new advisors have decided …