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ESPN2’s Tuesday Night Fight’s show will be headline by Julio Diaz tomorrow night. Except the former IBF lightweight champion will not be facing Tomas Barrientes as expected. Instead, Diaz will face the challenge of late replacement Russell Jones. Diaz has but one early stoppage win since being beaten in ten …

***Tons Of Exclusive Photos*** Part one of this article left off with Matthew Macklin’s third round stoppage of Leo Laudat and now we get back into the swing of things with the next scheduled bout. 2004 US Olympian Rock Allen of nearby Philadelphia was due to make his professional debut, …

To promote his upcoming August 20 showdown against Javier Castillejo at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, IL, Fernando Vargas will throw out the first pitch at the Chicago Cubs-St. Louis Cardinals game on August 12 at Wrigley Field. On August 20, in addition to the Vargas-Castillejo bout, fight fans will …

Click for larger image© Tom Casino/Showtime As the evening fell on what would be an exciting and electrifying night, the purple and blue sky and the swaying palm trees were the perfect backdrop for one of the most memorable nights in boxing for all of Florida. We witnessed the younger …

Six-foot-nine, 275-pound heavyweight contender Tye “Railroad” Fields headlined the fight card held at the Orleans Hotel and Casino this past Friday.Click for larger image© Mark DeSisto Fields celebrates his third round stoppage over veteran Saul Montana. Fields’ record is now thirty-four wins against one loss, with thirty-one knockouts.Click for larger …

This bout between Ring Magazine’s third and fifth ranked heavyweights provides so many questions. Can Hasim Rahman produce the form that shocked the heavyweight landscape four years ago? Can he build on a recent career best performance against Kali Meehan? Is Rahman ready to show some run of consistency? There …

This Saturday in Chicago, Don King will present another exciting evening of boxing action. The headline bout of the card will be a WBC final eliminator between Hasim Rahman and Monte Barrett. Former champion Rahman and New York hardman Barrett will fight for the right to face WBC heavyweight champion …

Regardless of being knocked down and ultimately stopped for the first time in his boxing career, former WBC super middleweight champion Robin Reid says he will be back in action. Reid told The Guardian that he was not hurt by Lacy’s punches and gave assurances that, despite being thirty-four, he …

Reports are circulating that longtime WBO cruiserweight champion Johnny Nelson may be about to entertain the challenge of WBU champion from Wales, Enzo Maccarinelli. The plan was for Nelson to take on Italy’s Vincenzo Cantatore, but at thirty-eight, times is pressing for Nelson and retirement has already been on his …

“Indonesian Thin Man” Chris John is still the WBA’s featherweight champion after scoring a technical knockout after nine rounds on home soil this past weekend. John remains undefeated at thirty-six wins with one draw and twenty knockouts. Australian Browne suffered his third loss; one was to WBC featherweight champion In …

Manchester’s rising star John Murray made an emphatic American debut with a devastating display in St. Petersburg, Florida on Saturday night. Murray blitzed his American foe Johnny Walker throughout six action packed rounds on the undercard of Robin Reid’s failed World title challenge against Jeff Lacy. Murray is famed for …

Above is a question frequently directed at British fighters over the years. The perceived promotional protection is not exclusive to Scott Harrison. Any British fighter with a hint of potential over the last decade or so was seemingly milked dry domestically before achieving consideration to fight the elite. So why …