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Boxing legend Oscar de la Hoya is set to return to action for the first time since losing by ninth round knockout last year in a bid for the undisputed middleweight championship. Bernard Hopkins put paid to De La Hoya’s middleweight ambitions, and De La Hoya will return to the …

Following his stoppage loss to Hawaiian prospect Brian Viloria this past weekend, boxer Ruben Contreras suffered serious injuries and now lies in a come, induced by doctors at the California hospital where he is receiving treatment. Contreras suffered bleeding on the brain a a result of his fight with Viloria, …

The time is almost at hand for the huge IBF light welterweight title fight between champion Kostya Tszyu and undefeated challenger Ricky Hatton. The fight will take place in Hatton’s Manchester in the early hours of the morning, and the world’s media will be on hand to provide massive coverage …

Nova Scotian heavyweight Kirk Johnson will return to the ring later this month against Cuban heavyweight Yanqui Diaz. The fight will take place at the Pechanga Resort and Casino in California and it is Johnson’s first significant action since being blown out in two rounds by Vitali Klitschko. Diaz’ last …

Fresh from his self-imposed retirement and third-time championship crowning, WBA heavyweight champion John Ruiz will have to try and overcome the biggest physical obstacle currently in boxing today in his next mandatory defense: Russian giant Nicolai Valuev. Valuev took out former contender Clifford Etienne in three rounds very recently and …

Eric “Little Hands of Steel” Morel of Puerto Rico will take his second chance at a world title in succession as he goes into battle against WBO super flyweight champion Fernando Montiel on July 16. Former champion More’ls last title tilt was ended by current WBA champion Martin Castillo, and …

Undefeated Venezuelan WBA flyweight champion Lorenzo Parra returns to action against another undefeated fighter in his next bout. Parra will defend his championship against Frenchman Brahim Asloum, whose record stands at eighteen wins against no defeats. As the European flyweight champion, Asloum has faced such names as Alexander Mahmutov, Noel …

British, European and WBU light middleweight champion Wayne Alexander will play a part in the coming week’s boxing excitement as he faces Christian Bladt of Denmark on June 4. Alexander is only one fight removed from his stunning one-punch stoppage of fellow British domestic contender Takaloo. Alexander’s current record stands …

Well fight fans, welcome back and I hope you had a great weekend. For those of you who were fortunate enough to see Jesus “El Matador” Chavez vs. Carlos “El Famoso” Hernandez, we can only hope that they decide to fight each other again, and soon. It was a classic …

May 28, 2005. The Staples Center in Los Angeles, California was filled to the rafters with over twenty-thousand fans that were saying goodbye to a legend as Julio Cesar Chavez, Sr. made his final walk to the ring, at least in California, and defeated “Mighty” Ivan Robinson over ten heats. …

By Robin York www.scottharrison.net The long awaited clash between Scotland’s’ WBO Featherweight king Scott Harrison and Manchester’s Michael Brodie is almost upon us. Billed as ‘The Battle Of Britain’, this fight has been eagerly awaited for over a year now and in that time both fighters have changed dramatically. Brodie …

It’s just a week or so away to the fight now and I thought a short message about me preparation would go down well. Every time I have gone into training for each fight, I feel that I have improved and been getting better and better and none more so …