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Legendary former light heavyweight champion Dariusz Michalczewski showed up highly motivated, agile and with excellent reflexes on Tuesday afternoon at a public workout in a big VW car market in Hamburg. While snow was falling outside in the cold city in the north of Germany, a large crowd of journalists, …

Since the retirement of Lennox Lewis, the “clinically dead” heavyweight division has been in search of a much-needed star to resuscitate the worst division in boxing. Let’s begin by looking at all the champions. In the WBA, John Ruiz reigns supreme. Now I am not going to knock the “Quiet …

Britain’s amateur lightweight star Amir Khan has pulled out of his latest bout, a move that fuels rumors that he is set to turn professional very soon. Khan is set to hold a press conference in England later today, however it is not known precisely what will be discussed, only …

Two-time world boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. was fined and ordered to perform community service but given no jail time on Wednesday in connection with a barroom fight. Mayweather entered a no-contest plea on Feb. 7 to a charge of misdemeanor assault and battery. Such a plea is not an …

Former kickboxing star Matt Skelton has thoroughly terrorized the heavyweight set in Britain, winning the British and Commonwealth championships despite having only been participating in professional boxing since August of 2002. Julius Francis, Michael Sprott, Michael Holden, Keith Long and Jacklord Jacobs have all fallen to the six-foot-three, 250-pound nightmare …

Question: Julio, you have wanted to fight Jose Luis Castillo for a long time. You finally got a shot at a world title in your last fight, won it and then gave it up voluntarily so you could get this fight with Castillo. Tell us about that and how training …

Injured heavyweight Joe Mesi’s bid to lift his suspension is on hold for at least another month while Nevada boxing officials await additional medical records. Keith Kizer, Nevada’s chief deputy attorney general, said the boxer’s father and manager, Jack Mesi, agreed this week to submit the records regarding Joe Mesi’s …

The death of Jimmy Young at the age of fifty-six was a sobering piece of information for most of us who grew up watching the great heavyweights of the 1970’s. I have written articles on Ali, Shavers, Lyle, Quarry, Ellis, etc…but never Jimmy Young. Why? Well that is a very …

Former IBF lightweight champion Paul Spadafora was sentenced to up to five years imprisonment today for the shooting of his grilfriend Nadine Russo. Five years would appear to be the maximum sentence for Spadafora as it is rumored that if he elects to complete a boot-camp program, he could be …

Moments ago, Australia’s Robbie Peden delighted his home crowd by stopping Nate Campbell in the eighth round, winning the IBF super featherweight title. The two fought once before, with Peden winning by stoppage on that occasion also. However, on this occasion, Peden did not allow Campbell to establish himself and …

After eight years as a professional, Robbie “The Bomber” Peden finally gets a world title opportunity as he meets Nate Campbell in Australia tonight for the IBF super featherweight crown. This will be a rematch of their brutal showdown in March of 2004 when Campbell dropped his hands in the …

Jeff LacyClick for larger image© Tom Casino A pair of potentially explosive match-ups will be shown during SHOWTIME’s Free Preview Weekend when two-time time World Boxing Council (WBC) Champion Jose Luis Castillo (51-6-1, 45 KOs) takes on former International Boxing Federation (IBF) titleholder Julio “The Kidd” Diaz (30-2, 22 KOs) …