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Irish heavyweight champion Kevin “The Clones Colossus”McBride (32-4-1, 27 KOs) has drawn inspiration from his adopted hometown’s professional baseball team – 2004 World Champion Boston Red Sox – for his monumental fight against former two-time champion “Iron” Mike Tyson (50-5, 44 KOs), June 11th in “Capital Explosion” at the MCI …

Unbeaten Irish middleweight John Duddy (9-0, 9 KOs), one of the hottest prospects in boxing, feels genuinely honored to be fighting June 11th at historic Madison Square Garden. Duddy, now fighting out of Queens, faces Texas middleweight champion Victor Lares (10-1, 3 KOs) on the Cotto-Abdullaev undercard. “Fighting at Madison …

SHOWTIME continues its tradition of sensational match-ups when unbeaten junior welterweights Americo Santos and Isaac Mendoza square off on “ShoBox: The New Generation” Friday, May, 20, 2005. In the co-feature from Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, Okla., undefeated Allan Green will take on tough Hawaiian Rocky Smith in a light …

“I genuinely think I’ll win beyond a shadow of a doubt.”–Ricky Hatton on his upcoming fight with Kostya Tszyu. © Mike Cleary Almost no one outside of his dedicated fan-base gives Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton a shred of a chance to pull off an upset over heavily favored IBF light …

Standing seven feet tall and weighing 300 plus pounds, Russian heavyweight (I’ll say) Nicolai Valuev is the proverbial man mountain. Despite his obvious physical attractions, Valuev has remained somewhat of an unknown quantity. Although fighting mainly in his native Russia, and of late, his adoptive Germany, he has also travelled …

It’s just days away – the 12 round IBF championship showdown that will crown a new king in the cruiserweight division on Friday, May 20 at the Seminole Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood, Florida. Both O’Neil Bell and Dale Brown, are ready for the fight of their lives. “I’ve had …

WBA jr. welterweight champion Vivian Harris will headline the June 25 “Thunder & Lightning” undercard when he defends his crown against Carlos Maussa in a 12 round co-feature bout, it was announced today by Main Events CEO Kathy Duva. HBO Pay-Per-View will broadcast the bout live, beginning at 9pm ET/6pm …

DiBella Entertainment has signed unbeaten junior welterweight sensation Dmitriy “Star of David” Salita (21-0, 12 KO’s) to an exclusive promotional agreement, it was announced today by Salita and DBE president Lou DiBella. Salita.at will make his fourth appearance on the Big Apple stage when he headlines Broadway Boxing Presented by …

It is a sobering thought, but perhaps Felix Trinidad’s reign of fire through the middleweight divisions would never have existed had he taken on Ronald Wright all those years ago. Of course, Trinidad devised another course, as did so many others, except Fernando Vargas, and the consensus is that even …

Kevin “The Clones Colossus” McBride spard in spirited fashion with Terrance Lewis at Petronelli’s Gym, where he’s preparing for his June 11 bout against Mike Tyson, 9PM ET/6PM PT distributed by Showtime PPV. -Kevin also amped up the conditioning with some jumping rope and shadow boxing. Quotes from Kevin McBride …

Maloney Promotions officially announce the new date for the much-anticipated British and Commonwealth Lightweight title showdown between Graham Earl and Kevin Bennett as Sunday, June 19th. Historic York Hall in London’s East End will host the fight card, which will now include popular British Southern Area Lightweight titlist Rob Jefferies. …

When I think about the fights that I have witnessed, a select few jump immediately to mind. The kind of fight where you learn more than just how skilled a man is, it’s the kind of fight that strips a fighter to his core and displays it for all to …