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Any super middleweights in the world feel like trying to shock the boxing world by becoming the WBO super middleweight champion? All you need do is make yourself available to fight current champion Joe Calzaghe in his sixteenth defense of the title this February. No official release has been made …

As reported exclusively by Saddoboxing.com last week from Frank Warren himself, a Tszyu-Hatton fight would be made over the weekend or other options would be sought for Hatton. Matters seemed to have come to a head when Tszyu finally acknowledged his agreement to the fight by calling a press conference …

Emmett Linton beat Marcos Primera on Saturday night in a middleweight encounter held in Tacoma, Washington, USA. Linton edged out Primera with a unanimous ten round decision. Linton took the win and has improved his record to thirty-three wins, three losses with two draws. Little Rock, Arkansas middleweight Jermain Taylor …

Blue-collar boxer Christopher “The Mechanic” Smith will attempt to dismantle David Estrada in an International Boxing Federation (IBF) elimination bout for the No. 2 ranking Friday, Jan. 21, on the SHOWTIME boxing series, “ShoBox: The New Generation.” In the eight-round co-feature, unbeaten junior middleweight contender Sechew “Iron Horse” Powell will …

Emmett Linton (32-3-2, 15KOs) and Marcos Primera (17-8-2, 11 KOs) will battle it out on Saturday night at the thirty-fourth installment of the Battle at the Boat series. Linton is attempting to make a re-appearance to the “top ten” list of middleweights and has had plenty of experience in the …

The newly crowned NABF featherweight champion, Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero (14-0-1, 7KOs), and Andre Ward (1-0, 1KO), the only US Olympic gold medalist from the 2004 Games in Athens, will be featured on Youth Outlook TV every Sunday in January on the WB20 (check your local listings). After capturing the …

© Mike Cleary Top British promoter Frank Warren was kind enough to speak with us about some of the high profile fights that his promotional company Sports Network has been trying to make for the near future. Read on for the latest news from England’s number one promoter regarding the …

Highlights from the best and most memorable fights of the year will be shown when SHOWTIME presents “SHOWTIME BOXING: Best Of 2004” on Saturday, Jan. 8, 2005, at 10 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast). The informative, fast-paced, entertaining thirty-minute telecast will be co-hosted by SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING’S Steve …

A New Year yields fresh opportunities for the world’s greatest fighters to adjust their positioning in the mythical pound-for-pound stakes. Such honors are always subject to fierce debate throughout the boxing industry, but if the majority of fans and supposed experts were asked to set aside their personal preferences, I’m …

WHO NEEDS PBS? ESPN2 will redefine the term “educational television” on Jan 21 when “Friday Night Fights Main Events Special Edition” features four boxers on its broadcast who have attended at least two years of college: Juan Diaz, Billy Irwin, Calvin Brock, and Clifford Etienne. Below is some educational information …

On January 28th Scott Harrison will defend his WBO featherweight title against a very dangerous opponent in the form of Victor Polo. It’s a fight that Scott wants in order to show the boxing fraternity and the American media that none of the other big names such as Marco Antonio …

Quebec’s light middleweight prospect Joachim Alcine will return to the ring in mid-February against Alex Bunema. The fight will be held at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Alcine’s last fight provided the chief support to Interbox mainman and former world champion Eric Lucas’s return to action. Alcine, who …