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Prepare yourselves this week for a bumper edition of “This Week in Boxing” beginning on Thursday in the super middleweight division. England’s Carl Froch is known as “The Cobra,” and indeed, his forked tongue precedes his boxing appearances these days as his many taunts and challenges to the world’s top …

Making his first start in six-and-a-half months, Wladimir Klitschko will take on undefeated Eliseo Castillo in an important heavyweight bout Saturday, April 23, in Dortmund, Germany. The match will be shown on HBO After Dark at 9:45 PM ET/PT. Question: Bernd, what is the latest on WBC Heavyweight Champion Vitali …

On the eve of his US debut against WBC #11 Henry Porras at the Avalon venue in Hollywood, British and Commonwealth super middleweight champion Carl Froch has once again undermined Joe Calzaghe’s attempts to avoid fighting him. “I am starting to feel sorry for the Calzaghes,” began Froch. “Every time …

“This fight is going to be up close and I plan to blood and guts it out and I will win this fight. I just want to fight the best and he is it.”-Diego “Chico” Corrales. Hollywood gave the world Alien vs. Predator, a movie pitting the two most ruthless …

Desert Diamond Casino and Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions are going to celebrate Cinco de Mayo in style as they present another elite boxing card live from the Diamond Center. The Thursday, May 5, 2005 “Boxeo de Oro” show will be shown to a worldwide audience on HBO …

After personal problems manifesting outside of the ring that lead to a stint in jail, Diego Corrales could be on the path of reclaiming his dominance in boxing. Earning his respect in the super featherweight and lightweight divisions, at five-feet-eleven-inches and a seventy-inch reach advantage, he has the tools to …

IBF mandatory challenger Cosme “Chino” Rivera (28-7-2, 20 KOs) plans on shocking the boxing world May 14 when he fights defending champion Zab “Super” Judah (33-2, 24 KOs) in the 12-round co-feature, headlined by Tito Trinidad-Winky Wright, for the undisputed (IBF, WBC & WBA) welterweight titles on HBO PPV from …

Sports Network’s forthcoming blockbuster shows already includes Ricky Hatton v Kostya Tszyu and Scott Harrison v Michael Brodie and promoter Frank Warren is delighted to add another super-fight to that list: Matt Skelton v Danny Williams for the British Heavyweight title. It’s the biggest all-British heavyweight clash since Lennox Lewis …

Former four-time world heavyweight champion Evander “The Real Deal” Holyfield is this week’s special guest on New England Ringside Radio Show, Thursday night (6-8 PM) on WWZN 1510 The Zone. The two-hour New England Ringside Boxing Radio Show – hosted by Ted Bodenrader, Anthony Pepe, Rick Brutti and Joe Bills …

British and Commonwealth super middleweight champion Carl Froch and Hennessy Sports trainer Robert McCracken came to blows last week. This, however, was not the result of a wind-up gone bad in the team gym or to settle a dispute over some archaic boxing fact, but rather in the interests of …

Translation from Spanish to English by Sergio Martinez. “I’m as good as Morales and Barrera, and just need a good promoter to get me fights against those guys to prove that I belong with the elite boxers of the world. I also want to finish my business with Manny Pacquiao …

Washington state boxing promoter Brian Halquist has signed amateur boxing sensation Roger Cantrell to a promotional contract, BHP President, Brian Halquist announced today. “Cantrell finished fifth in the USA Boxing Nationals last month. Cantrell, from Puyallup, Washington, won the Tacoma Golden Gloves the past two years and was awarded the …