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Billy Joe Saunders dethroned WBO Middleweight World Champion Andy Lee with a 12-round majority decision Saturday on Showtime Boxing International from Manchester, England by scores of scored 115-111, 114-112 and 113-113. In a matchup of tactical southpaws, an explosive third round from Saunders (23-0, 12 KOs) was the difference. The …

Lucas “Big Daddy” Browne has the opportunity to make history when he faces Ruslan Chagaev at the Akhmat Arena in Grozny, Chechnya, on March 5. Australia has never had a world champion in the heavyweight division, but the 36-year-old from Sydney aims to change that by ripping the WBA crown …

Fighters featured on tonight’s HBO Boxing After Dark and HBO Latino shows shared their final thoughts at the final press conference today at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York. Former heavyweight world title contender Bryant “By – By” Jennings (19-1, 10 KOs) of Philadelphia was joined at the …

Heavyweight world champion Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder and bruising Polish challenger Artur Szpilka took time out of their intense training schedules to exchange some words on a media conference call Wednesday before they meet in the ring on Saturday, January 16 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, live on Showtime …

WBO Middleweight Champion Andy Lee and undefeated challenger Billy Joe Saunders held separate media workouts in Manchester, England, as they conclude preparations for their eagerly awaited showdown this Saturday, Dec. 19, live on Sho Extreme at 5 p.m. ET/PT from Manchester Arena. Ireland’s Lee (34-2-1, 24 KOs) will make the …

Andy Lee (34-2-1, 24 KO’s), WBO Middleweight Champion, is a fighter primed and ready to defend his world title against Billy Joe Saunders (22-0, 12 KO’s), the #1 WBO mandatory and undefeated challenger. The world title bout takes place this Saturday evening, December 19, at the Manchester Arena, Manchester, England …

London 2012 Olympic Silver medallist Fred Evans has turned professional, signing a long term management deal with Chris Sanigar. Fred enjoyed a thrilling amateur career where he won gold for Wales at the 2011 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Ankara and had previously won gold at the 2007 World Cadet …

Ferndale’s Barrie Jones will defend his Welsh Light Middleweight title against the experienced Bradley Pryce at the Newport Centre on Saturday 6th February. The contest will be the chief support to Craig ‘The Kid’ Kennedy’s final eliminator for the British Title against London’s Tony Conquest. Jones is on a good …

Undefeated Omar “Panterita” Figueroa (26-0-1, 18 KOs) won an intense slugfest over former world champion Antonio DeMarco (31-6-1, 23 KOs) in primetime Saturday night on Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on NBC from the AT&T Center in San Antonio. Figueroa earned the unanimous decision in an action-packed battle that saw the …

The world’s leading boxing channel BoxNation has entered even more British homes following its launch this week on the UK’s biggest TV service, Freeview. ‘The Channel of Champions’ is the undisputed number one home of boxing, airing 24 hours – 7 days a week, as it showcases exclusively live world …

Sam Evans is aiming to end the year with another scintillating performance at the Banks’s Stadium in Walsall. The Ricky Hatton-trained welterweight was due to box earlier this month but had to pull out due to a virus. Now he’s fighting fit again and is ready to prove it against …

This past Saturday night at the AT & T Center in San Anonio, Heavyweight Travis Kauffman (30-2, 22 KO’s) and former two-time world title challenger Chris Arreola engaged in a action packed bout that saw Arreola get a dubious split decision by scores 114-113 twice for Arreola and 114-113 for …