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JOSE LUIS CASTILLO. “It took me a while in my last two fights to get warmed up, but if Corrales comes to me, this fight is going to be a brawl with each of us taking our best shots at one another. The winner will be the one who is …

Joe Calzaghe travels to Germany to defend his title against his previous one round KO victim. Their first fight was in April 2001, when Joe was arguably at his peak, coming off knockouts against Omar Sheika and Richie Woodhall. Since then he has defended seven more times with Charles Brewer …

EARL: THIS IS A MUST WIN FIGHT FOR ME. Graham Earl is determined to add the Commonwealth belt to his trophy case and isn’t about to let anyone stand in his way. The British Lightweight Champion defends his crown in a double title fight with Commonwealth ruler Kevin Bennett in …

Former light heavyweight champion of the world and four weight world champion Roy Jones awaits the winner of the upcoming Glen Johnson-Antonio Tarver rematch, confident that he will be in line to face the eventual victor. Jones’ activities outside of the ring have included attending promotional events, working on his …

Australian super middleweight contender Danny Green has sensationally parted ways with his trainer, boxing legend and former multi-weight world champion Jeff Fenech. Green recently lost a WBC world title bid to current champion Markus Beyer in Germany and the Australian was considered the interim champion of the organization. Having admittedly …

This Saturday, May 7, 2005, it will be the clash of the two top lightweights in the world as Diego “Chico” Corrales puts his WBO trinket against WBC and Ring Magazine’s lightweight Kingpin Jose Luis “El Temible” Castillo in a fight that is sure to be one of the best …

What on earth happened to the featherweight division? Within a single year this once vibrant division transformed from a high-profile, ultra-competitive territory to a collection of good fighters not fighting one another and a few young stars not ready for the intensity of world-class competition. Make no mistake, the featherweight …

This match-up oozes with “Fight of the Year” potential. Barely two months since his emphatic victory over Julio Diaz, Castillo braces for the defining fight of his career, personifying the fierce pride and work ethic that sets both he and Corrales apart from the pack. Further to the accolades separating …

When Felix “Tito’ Trinidad climbs through the ropes on May 14 at the MGM Grand, it will be his first proper outing for the best part of four years. He got in a few rounds against Hassine Cherifi, but realistically, Cherifi was never going to offer much resistance. Ricardo Mayorga …

JUAN MANUEL MARQUEZ. I want to fight the best. I would love to fight Marco Antonio Barrera or Eric Morales, and would be willing to move up to 130 pounds. I want a rematch with Manny Pacquiao, so we can find out who really won our fight. But I am …

“I’m looking forward to this fight and I’m okay that it takes away the comfort zone of me staying in Wales by having to go out to Germany. The adversity will help me get pumped up to knock out Mario Veit once again.”–Joe Calzaghe. British-based world champions don’t travel all …

With such a huge lightweight fight between Jose Luis Castillo vs. Diego Corrales taking place this coming Saturday, May 7, I figured this was as good a time as any to give my two cents on the state of the lightweight division. Once again, I used quality of opposition, and …