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As the summer winds down to an end, New York based promoter Lou DiBella wanted to end it on a “slamming” note. Matisyahu, the “Hasidic Reggae Sensation,” rocked the house in truly stellar fashion. This Broadway Boxing card that featured four of the hottest prospects in New York City right …

Flamboyant light welterweight Paul “Magic Man” Malignaggi returned to action for the first time since being sidelined by injury last night at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City. Malignaggi kept his undefeated record with an eight round decision win over unheralded Jeremy Yelton. The fight was a complete shutout …

Also in action on the boxing card held last night at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City, Dmitriy “Star of David” Salita kept his unbeaten record with a ninth round technical knockout of Shawn Gallegos. Salita, trained by Oscar Suarez of Naseem Hamed and Acelino Freitas fame, is becoming …

Lou DiBella’s light middleweight hopeful Sechew Powell impressed the crowd at the Hammerstein Ballroom, New York by knocking out former world champion Santiago Samaniego early on in the third round last night. Powell, otherwise known as “The Iron Horse,” stole the show when he last appeared in a boxing ring …

“I will go in there, study him for the first two rounds and see what his plan is. I will figure him out and break him down. Once that fight is taken care of, I will get ready again. I think my trainer wants me to fight Casamayor next.”–Santa-Cruz has …

SaddoBoxing is pleased to announce another fantastic prize giveaway. ESPN is set to televise a fight card at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on October 15 featuring the stars of the first season of “The Contender” reality boxing series. The main event of the evening will be the rematch …

“CES’ Prime Time Fights” features three title fights tomorrow night (Friday, August 26), headlined by World Boxing Council USNBC super middleweight champion Joey “KO Kid” Spina’s (16-0, 11 KOs) first title defense against dangerous challenger Anwar Oshana (23-4, 13 KOs), at the Rhode Island Convention Center in Providence. Jimmy Burchfield’s …

Seattle’s light middleweight prospect Walter Wright (8-1, 4 KO’s) will face the tenacious Billy Lyell (7-2, 2 KO’s) from Warren, Ohio Saturday night in Tacoma’s Emerald Queen Casino, I-5 showroom. “This fight will be sure to have you sitting on the edge of your seat.” said promoter, Brian Halquist, “Right …

In a lot of ways, IBF Cruiserweight Champion O’Neil Bell is old-fashioned. He lets his fists do the talking in the ring, he believes in class and sportsmanship, and unlike many today, he thinks that a World Champion should be just that – a champion of the world. “You see …

Tropical Storm Katrina is bearing down on South Florida, but the storm might not be anything like the havoc created in the ring at Hard Rock Live arena tomorrow (Friday) night. The long awaited pay per view showdown between “Merciless” Ray Mercer (34-5-1,25 KO’s) and Shannon Briggs (42-4-1, 36 KO’s), …

“I’d like to match him with Calvin Brock, Monte Barrett or any other top ten rated heavyweight because I think he has all bases covered to become the unified champion.”–Dan Goossen has no doubt about Audley Harrison’s star potential. Goosen – Tutor is one of the top promoters in the …

Colombian light welterweight terror Juan Urango defends his WBC Latin American belt against tough Brooklyn based challenger Andre Eason on the undercard of Showtime’s big pay-per-view card taking place tomorrow night in Hollywood, Florida. Urango is one of the best up and coming 140-pound contenders and needs to put on …