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In a shocking turn of events, boxer Najal Turpin, a contestant on the soon-to-be aired “Contender” series committed suicide yesterday. Turpin held a professional record of 11-1 and had taken part in the reality TV show in an effort to gain recognition and to help his young career. All participants …

Frank Maloney, former manager of once undisputed world heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis has made statements to the British press denouncing Vitali Klitschko’s claims that Lewis ran scared of a rematch with him. Maloney, once at the centre of all things Lewis, an influence that faded with time, came to his …

Exciting cruiserweight fighter Ezra Sellers has decided that now is the time when he will walk away from boxing for good. The Washington, DC southpaw once held the IBO cruiserweight belt, a title he won after a thrilling battle with England’s Carl Thompson. Having competed with several of the best …

Bradford’s Junior Witter intends to underpin his position as one of the world’s most highly regarded light welterweights by making an impressive defence of his Commonwealth title against South Africa’s Lovemore N’dou on Saturday night at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles. “I have already proved I am the best …

Northeast Promotions, in association with Cappiello Promotions, is bringing live boxing to Foxwoods Resort and Casino. The main event will feature an attractive heavyweight bout as Kevin “The Clones Colossus” McBride 34-4-1, 26 ko’s, makes his return to the ring against Kevin “Big Dog” Montiy, 15-2-1, 12 ko’s. McBride, who …

Fight Skool student Nigel Wright is aiming to be the first graduate on the new series when he challenges the English Light-Welterweight Champion Young Muttley for his title on Friday 11 March at the Doncaster Dome. Wright, 25, excelled as an amateur winning two senior ABA titles and representing England …

EXXECUTION DAY POSTERClick for larger image When Howard Eastman addressed the media in the presence of Bernard Hopkins, stating that Hopkins is not the world’s best fighter, he did nothing to assuage suspicions that he was being disrespectful; however, Eastman guaranteed that the Hopkins he faces in Los Angeles on …

British cruiserweight prospect David Haye shows no signs of slowing down despite being stopped in five rounds two fights ago by Carl Thompson. Until that point, Haye had been fast-tracked to the IBO cruiserweight title, stopping the likes of Arthur Williams on the way. He could find no way past …

British super featherweight champion Alex Arthur will be in the ring on April 9, facing Craig Docherty with his title on the line and more than that. Arthur will be looking to remain in the win column after arch-rival Michael Gomez’s shock defeat last Friday. Arthur, who lost a five …

Newly crowned undisputed welterweight champion of the world Zab Judah of Brooklyn, New York took a gamble by accepting short money to fight a Cory Spinks rematch. It was a bold move by Judah who had faith in his ability to beat Spinks, and he did it impressively in the …

As Wladimir Klitschko and his management try to tempt current IBF heavyweight champion Chris Byrd to Germany for a fight, there is a strong possibility that Byrd will opt to fight mandatory challenger Monte Barrett. Barrett recently earned his chance to fight for a title in impressive fasnhion by knocking …

Click for larger image© Mike Cleary Riath Hamed, business manager for his brother Naseem Hamed is said to have been advising current amateur star Amir Khan. It is well known that British promoter Frank Warren has gone to some lengths to try to persuade Khan to turn professional under his …