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WBA-IBF featherweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez is apparently well aware of WBO champion Scott Harrison’s desire to step his competition up a notch. Marquez was due to fight Manny Pacquiao in a rematch of their controversial first fight last year, the fight was scheduled but Marquez’s huge purse demands could …

Unbeaten Brooklyn junior middleweight Yuri Foreman (16-0, 7 KO’s) will face Jesus Soto of Mexico (11-2-1, 10 KO’s) in the main event of the third installment of DiBella Entertainment’s Broadway Boxing Presented by Mohegan Sun slated for February 24, 2005 at the Grand Ballroom at the Manhattan Center. DBE president …

Northeast Promotions in Association with Cappiello Promotions presents A NIGHT OF THE IRISH at the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation – Foxwoods Resort Casino, in the Fox Theatre, on Friday March 18th 2005, presented Live on ESPN 2. Headlining the 7 card bout will be Irish Kevin McBride (31-4 26KO’s) from …

Professional boxing returns February 25 to the home of “Irish” Micky Ward for the first time in more than a decade when NABA light heavyweight champion George Khalid Jones headlines NER Promotions’ inaugural professional boxing show, “Championship Boxing Returns to Lowell,” February 25 at Lowell Memorial Auditorium in Lowell, Massachusetts. …

Some fights in a boxer’s career symbolize crucial turning points and they’re importance is not always evident beforehand. Many a valued prospect with a great deal of potential has been gunned down by a journeyman who has been looked at as just another stepping-stone by the fighter and his handlers. …

The career dream of European heavyweight champion Luan Krasniqi is within reach. On April 16 the 33-year-old German is fighting the one year younger American Lance Whitaker in an official WBO heavyweight title eliminator. “That’s great news for me,” Krasniqi said, who last defended his European belt on 4th December …

Undefeated Junior Middleweight Yuri Foreman Headlines 2005’s Third Installment of DiBella Entertainment’s Broadway Boxing Presented by Mohegan Sun on Thursday February 24 at the Grand Ballroom at Manhattan Center Undercard features a bevy of New York talent and a former Olympian on the rise. Unbeaten Brooklyn junior middleweight Yuri Foreman …

The heavyweight clash between Ukrainian prospect Taras Bidenko and Rumanian powerhouse Konstantin Onofrei is now available as rebroadcast on www.boxing.de 24h/day for free. Bidenko, 14-1 (9), beat Onofrei, 19-2 (13), by technical knockout in round 7 at Sportzentrum in Saden, Austria, in December 2004. Beginning at 18:00 four fights of …

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 takes on former International Boxing Federation (IBF) titleholder Julio Diaz and undefeated Jeff Lacy risks his IBF super middleweight crown against once-beaten Rubin Williams on …

Alright fight fans, the majority of this week’s boxing action begins on Thursday, so without further ado, we’re going to dive right in at the deep end. That being said, the event being held at the Palace Indian Gaming Center in Lemoore, California represents deep water for some of the …

Judah Calls Out Oscar After Knocking Off Spinks! Click for larger image© Curtis McCormick Zab Judah pulled off a masterful display last weekend in St. Louis, finally delivering on the long unrealized potential that his abundance of skill, speed and raw power have promised for so long. Judah admitted that …

Rumors are circulating that former undisputed welterweight champion Cory Spinks will continue his career in the light middleweight division, despite the possibility of a third and deciding fight with Zab Judah for his old titles. The light middleweight division has proved to be a haven for welterweights in recent times …