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The highly anticipated rematch between WBA-IBF featherweight champion and Manny Pacquiao will take place on February 5th in the New Year. Marquez barely retained his titles in a highly disputed draw with Pacquiao in May of this year and subsequently fought Orlando Salido in a marking time fight. Pacquiao returns …

Undisputed welterweight champion Cory Spinks will defend his titles once again in a rematch against former light welterweight champion Zab Judah on January 15th. Judah has already dropped a decision to Spinks in a fight he claims he was unfairly adjudged to have lost. Spinks has taken on all comers …

Heavyweight Clifford ‘Black Rhino’ Etienne saved the day at the Louisville Gardens in Louisville, Kentucky by stepping in for injured former world champion Riddick Bowe against journeyman Kenny Craven. Craven was not as enthusiastic as the crowd on hand for the main event of the card though as Etienne, taking …

Sensationally, Marco Antonio Barrera performed another miracle in the ring tonight as he became a world champion of three weight classes by taking bitter rival Erik Morales’ WBC and IBF super featherweight titles in a true classic of the ring. In a fight that perhaps eclipses the excitement and intensity …

It could have been Nedal Hussein’s step into the bigtime, instead it was a hugely disappointing performance by the super bantamweight from Australia who dropped a twelve round decision to reigning WBC champion Oscar Larios. The arena was gaining in electricity but Hussein could not find it inside of him …

The MGM Grand began to buzz as IBF bantamweight champion Rafael Marquez and challenger Mauricio Pastrana made their way to the ring. The rematch of a fight in which Marquez took a decision over Pastrana came about because Marquez wanted to see if he could stop Pastrana, something he had …

In the sparsely populated arena of the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, USA, Puerto Rico’s Ivan ‘Iron Boy’ Calderon retained his WBO minimumweight championship with a slick display of movement and accurate counter punching against Nicaraguan challenger Carlos Fajardo. The opening bout of HBO’s quadruple fight pay-per-view attraction was a …

Mexico City’s Rafael Marquez may be the hardest puncher pound for pound in the game today. The list of opponents that the IBF bantamweight champion has stopped is impressive. Among others, two-time world champion flyweight and super flyweight terror Mark Johnson was knocked out for the only time up to …

We are fortunate enough to be able to look back through boxing history, study the careers, and marvel at the impact of the great Mexican fighters. Men such as Salvador Sanchez and Julio Cesar Chavez are but two of the many great champions that make up the proud tradition of …

Jack Dempsey, the movie from 1983 stars Treat Williams and Sally Kellerman. The “Manassa Mauler’ walks across the screen and shows the life of Jack Dempsey. With him in the movie, it represents the last picture show of him since he died that year. The film opens in Utah in …

Mexico’s IBF super bantamweight champion Israel Vazquez will lay his title on the line against undefeated challenger Art Simonyan of Armenia, currently fighting out of California, USA. The fight will take place on the 28th of December at the Sycuan Resort & Casino, El Cajon, California, USA. Fresh from his …

Jose Antonio Aguirre emerged as the winner of the battle of former minimumweight champions tonight at the Plaza Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. His opponent, Kermin Guardia certainly had his moments in the fight, most notably when he had Aguirre down on the canvas in the eighth round. …