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Martin Power takes boxing back to it’s old traditions when he defends his British bantamweight title at York Hall on May 30th against Isaac Ward. Why is this show taking boxing back to it’s old tradition?. Tuesday night was always the traditional night for British boxing at the Shoredith Town …

“The Golden Boy” Oscar de la Hoya arrived at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas to a throng of fans less than one hour before champion Ricardo “El Matador” Mayorga, who was celebrated upon his entrance as well. Both fighters looked confident and fit as they made their way thru …

Peter, Minto And Marrone All Win Big At Mohegan Sun Since it’s Kentucky Derby week, let’s use some racing jargon to describe Duva Boxing’s big Friday night in Uncasville, CT. Promoter Dino Duva registered a heavyweight trifecta at Mohegan Sun Arena with three impressive performances on ESPN2’s Friday Night Fights.

WBC Continental Americas middleweight champion “Ireland’s” John Duddy (16-0, 14 KOs) has signed an exclusive promotional agreement with Irish Ropes. The formal announcement was made yesterday at Jack Demsey’s Restaurant in New York City. Duddy, now rated No13 by the WBA, has fought for Irish Ropes his entire pro career. …

The last few days have been filled with press release after press release announcing that Fighter A wants to call out Fighter B, but it seems as if no one wants to fire back. I see these press releases drifting around the internet, and they certainly make for good fodder, …

Undefeated junior welterweight Wayland Willingham (8-0, 4 KOs), a native of Albany, N.Y. boxing out Atlanta, Ga., will step up in competition when he faces Shad Howard (12-6-3, 6 KOs) in an undercard feature bout Friday, May 19th at the Washington Avenue Armory in Albany. “Wayland has a tremendous amount …

Click for larger image © Team Hatton Saddo Boxing caught up with Ricky Hatton for this exclusive audio interview and itunes boxing podcast where he talks about his future, meeting Floyd Mayweather and his upcoming fight with WBA welterweight champion Luis Collazo in Boston 13th May. You don’t want to …

The 20th anniversary celebration of SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING continues with a WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLEHEADER on Saturday, May 6, on SHOWTIME (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast). In one of the 12-round world title fights, Alejandro “Terra” Garcia (25-1, 23 KOs) Click for larger image© Tom CasinoShowtime Boxing defends …

Fighters Make Predictions for De La Hoya vs Mayorga “The Golden Boy’ to take on “El Matador’ May 6 for WBC 154-Pound Crown LOS ANGELES—The stage is set and the world will be watching May 6 when “The Golden Boy” Oscar De La Hoya returns to the ring to challenge …

It’s the classic crossroads matchup – two unbeaten fighters zooming to the top finally meet with the winner being allowed to move forward while the loser is forced to regroup. On May 18, cruiserweights Felix Cora and Vadim Tokarev will put their undefeated records on the line when they face …

By Keith Chadwick Impact boxing Ltd stage their latest show at Stoke’s King’s Hall on Saturday night with lightweight Scott Lawton heading a six fight card. Having slipped to a disappointing draw against the much bigger Surinder Sekhon last time out, Scott, who is looking towards a possible shot at the vacant …

Home sweet home. In some major sports, home field advantage is huge and often can be the difference between winning and losing. Not so in the sweet science, however, where performance and what one does in the ring counts most. “Once the bell rings, it is just you and your …