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Former super middleweight world champion Eric Lucas was the star of the show tonight as he returned to action in the light heavyweight division by scoring a technical knockout over veteran American Tony Menefee. The American, just a few fights shy of compiling a one-hundred fight ledger complained vigorously to …

Undefeated, hard-hitting Puerto Rican sensation Miguel Cotto will be featured in the top undercard bout of the Vitali Klitschko-Danny Williams world heavyweight championship fight on Saturday, Dec. 11, live on HBO Pay-Per-View from The Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Cotto will make the first defense of his …

Despite all his pre-fight bravado, Argentina’s Nazareno Ruiz was barely in the argument tonight in Edinburgh Scotland as native son ‘Amazing’ Alex Arthur scored his nineteenth win against a single loss with a widely scored unanimous decision. Arthur showed maturity and skill to navigate his way to the twelve round …

Leva Kirakosyan, the Russian born fighter whose last fight was a losing effort in a WBU super featherweight title fight against Manchester’s Michael Gomez, returned to the UK in style tonight by knocking out Leeds born fighter Carl Johanneson in the first round. Johanneson who lives in and has fought …

Chicagoland fan favorite, junior welterweight David Diaz, 25-0 (13KO’s) has thrown down the gauntlet to his fellow world ranked lightweights and junior welterweights as he prepares for a hometown clash with heavy handed Colombian veteran, Jaime Rangel, 29-6-1 (25KO’s) as 8 Count Productions and Miller Lite presents the “THE BEST …

The fight for the WBA featherweight championship between champion Chris John and challenger Jose Rojas ended suddenly in the fourth round when the two fighters clashed heads. Both fighters suffered bad cuts and were determined to be unable to continue to fight and as such the contest was called off. …

Tonight in the Entertainment Center, Laredo, Texas, USA WBA super flyweight champion Alexander Munoz will lay his championship on the line and challenger Martin Castillo will be giving his all to take it. Munoz is undefeated in his campaign as the champion and with a nickname like “El Explosivo,” he …

The Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada will see some great live boxing action tonight as former super middleweight world champion Eric Lucas headlines the show in his comeback fight. Lucas has not been idle since being stopped by Australia’s Danny Green for the interim WBC super middleweight title, he …

What follows is the full transcript of the national press conference that took place on December 1st involving world heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko, his brother Wladimir Klitschko, trainer Fritz Sdunek and personal manager Bernd Boente. Opening Comments. Boente: To begin with, I would like to say that this training camp …

Super middleweight contender Antwun echols withstood a fierce assault from his opponent Jameel Wilson in Northern Quest Casino in Airway Heights, Washington, USA tonight and stormed back to score a stoppage of his own in the seventh round. With the win, Echols remains as a viable super middleweight property for …

Return of The King – Barrera Defeats Morales in Climax of Their Historic Trilogy; Larios Retains Crown with Win Over Hussein. It was a night to remember last Saturday at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas as Marco Antonio Barrera and Erik Morales concluded their historic trilogy before a packed …

Alex Arthur is a man who firmly contradicts many of the traits associated with your stereotypical Scotsman: always bubbly, talkative, well-spoken and very charismatic. Oh yeah, and he’s an extremely gifted boxer, something that firmly sets him apart from the vast, vast majority of his countrymen. Having received rave reviews …