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Tonight at the Northern Quest Casino in Airway Heights, Washington, the amazing Manuel Medina will contend in his twenty first major world title bout when he meets South African Cassius Baloyi for the both the vacant IBF and the IBO Super Featherweight crowns on a Banner Promotions bill. A five …

Undefeated lightweight prospect Mike Gonzalez will be featured in the co-main event on Friday June 16 at Cicero Stadium on the internationally televised Destiny, an action packed, world class professional boxing card, it was announced today by Dominic Pesoli, President of 8 Count Productions and Bob Arum’s Top Rank Incorporated.

This year marks the twentieth anniversary of one of the most emotionally draining years for British boxing fans. We were subject to both massive highs as well as agonising lows in 1986. We were put through such emotions by some of our most popular and well known boxers – men …

Undefeated British Bantamweight Champion Martin Power clashes tonight with an unbeaten challenger, Isaac Ward, tonight at London’s historic York Hall on a Maloney Promotion card televised by Sky Sports. Power, of nearby St. Pancras, has built up an 18-0 (7) record by slashing through such good domestic opposition as Dale …

The great summer of boxing continues this coming Saturday evening at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas when Jose Luis Castillo and Diego Corrales renew hostilities for the WBC lightweight title. Their first bout last year was certainly for me the fight of 2005 with one of the …

The luck of the Irish hasn’t been very good lately for the Clancy brothers, unbeaten heavyweight James Clancy (7-0, 1 KO) and undefeated cruiserweight Mark Clancy (4-0-1), who both live and train in the Boston area. Their respective boxing careers, unfortunately, have stalled due to cancelled fights, injuries and other …

In a superb clash of domestic super middleweights at York Hall on Friday, Carl “The Cobra” Froch sent Brian Magee crashing to the canvas in the 11th round with a chilling right uppercut to retain his British and Commonwealth crowns and keep his dream of winning a world title alive. …

Plus The Rest Of The Froch – Magee Undercard On the undercard of Maloney Promotion’s Carl Froch – Brian Magee bill from York Hall this past Friday, undefeated prospect Gary “Hot Stuff” Woolcombe claimed the British Southern Area Light Middleweight title with a controversial seventh round stoppage of Gilbert Eastman. …

Judging heavyweights is one of the more difficult aspects of any boxing historians. It is easier to rate middleweights from different era since there is a set weight for the division. Heavyweights are totally different since heavyweights have become bigger, in particular over the past three decades.

Stoke light-welterweight Gary Reid turned in a stylish performance at Bethnal Green’s York Hall last night to demolish Bexleyheath hot-shot Leo ‘The Lion’ O’Reilly, referee Ken Curtis stepping in to halt Leo’s suffering with just twelve seconds of the 2nd round remaining. Jamaican born Reid has built himself something of …

There were three high level bouts last night on Universum Promotions’ bill in Munich, with WBO Light Middle Champ Sergiy Dzinziruk at the forefront. The undefeated Ukrainian southpaw turned away challenger Sebastian Lujan over twelve rounds by scores of 118-110, 117-110 and 116-111. Stipe Drews kept his European Light Heavyweight …

WBO Bantamweight Champion Jhonny Gonzalez saw off that organization’s super flyweight champion Fernando Montiel last night, capping off a Golden Boy Promotions extravaganza from the Home Depot Center in Carson City, California. Gonzalez, 33-4 (28), took a departure from his normal slugging style and engaged Montiel, 32-2-1 (24), in a …