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Tonight In Germany, European heavyweight champion Luan Krasniqi was unable to decisively make challenger Timo Hoffman pay for his pre-fight taunts as the fight was collectively scored a draw. No winner could be found between the two and as such, Krasniqi retains his European title. A return bout with Hoffman …

Jeff “Left Hook” Lacy is one of boxing’s most promising fighters and will be looking to build on that reputation as he defends his IBF super middleweight belt tomorrow night in Las Vegas against the ever-dangerous Omar Sheika. Lacy has only seventeen professional fights on his resume, and although the …

Click for larger image © Tom Casino Jose Luis Castillo prevailed over Juan Lazcano in the struggle for the vacant WBC lightweight championship earlier this year, the complete opposite of the fortune spectrum from his challenger on Saturday. Joel Casamayor suffered his second career defeat to Diego Corrales, no shame …

Age, experience and wear and tear, merely some of the things that drastically separate Jermain Taylor from William Joppy. Success of late is another being that Taylor is the undefeated and rising former Olympian thought to be the successor to Bernard Hopkins’ middleweight legacy. Joppy however has not fared so …

Jeff Lacy stopped Syd Vanderpool to become the IBF super middleweight champion. One might think that for such a young man and at such a tender stage of his career, turning from being the hunter to the hunted might be a daunting proposition for the young Floridian. However, Lacy shows …

German middleweight star Felix Sturm continued the trend of vicious body punches that was started this year by the likes of Arturo Gatti, Bernard Hopkins and Felix Trinidad by stopping French toughguy Hassine Cherifi with a single left hook to the body in the third round tonight in Germany. The …

WBC lightweight championship. JOSE LUIS CASTILLO (50-6-1, 45 KOs), First weight: one ounce over, second weight: 134.4-pounds. JOEL CASAMAYOR (31-2, 19 KOs) First weight: one ounce over, second weight: 135-pounds. IBF super middleweight championship. JEFF LACY (17-0, 14 KOs) Weight: 168 -pounds. OMAR SHEIKA (26-6, 17 KOs). Weight: 166 pounds. …

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. Arturo Gatti will defend his WBC super lightweight title against two-time former champion James Leija on Jan. 29. The thirty-two-year-old Gatti, 38-6 with 29 knockouts, won the title last Jan. 24 when he decisioned Italian Gianluca Branco. He kept the crown in July with a one-punch knockout …

Berlin – European heavyweight champion Luan Krasniqi and his stable mate, former WBO middleweight champion Felix Sturm, are ready to fight on the boxing event Saturday, Dec. 4, at Estrel Convention Center, Berlin. The event is a cooperation of Universum Box-Promotion and Sauerland Event. Krasniqi, 27-1 (13), will make the …

Ricky Hatton Click for larger image © Mike Cleary How many of today’s top fighters went unbeaten in there first thirty-seven fights? Not as many as you might think. Even fewer won all thirty-seven. Therefore, it’s mighty puzzling why a fighter with a record of 37-0, who regularly attracts crowds …

Former undefeated WBA super flyweight champion Alexander Munoz lost his title tonight at the Entertainment Center in Laredo, Texas, USA to Martin Castillo by a unanimous twelve round decision. Munoz was down twice in the fight and the judges scorecards eventually indicated that Castillo was a winner by a considerable …

Heavyweight prospect Dominick Guinn suffered another disastrous loss tonight in Bally’s Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, USA when he lost a decision to fellow contender Serguei Lyakhovich. Trainer Ronnie Shields is not having the best of times these days as he has experienced high profile losses with Evander Holyfield …