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Hennessy Sports regret to inform that Travis Dickinson has withdrawn from Saturday night’s MaxiNutrition Knockout final with Bob Ajisafe due to a leg injury picked up in training. Dickinson will now be replaced by Preston’s ‘Magic’ Matty Clarkson, who will compete for the coveted MaxiNutrition trophy live on Channel 5.

Ricky Hatton sees some similarities between his epic clash with Kostya Tsyzu nine years ago and Sergey Rabchenko’s dust up with Anthony Mundine. The Hitman was relentless as he upset the odds by forcing the Aussie legend to quit on his stool after 11 rounds in front a raucous Mancunian …

Popular, hard-hitting WBC Light Heavyweight Champion Adonis Stevenson (24-1, 20 KOs), of Montreal, will defend against top-10 contender Dmitry Sukhotskiy (22-2, 16 KOs) of Russia, in the main event of a Showtime Boxing: Special Edition quadrupleheader Friday, Dec. 19, live on Showtime at 9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West …

Showtime Sports will close out its 2014 boxing calendar with the return of WBC Light Heavyweight Champion Adonis “Superman” Stevenson as he defends his title against top-10 ranked Russian challenger Dmitry “The Hunter” Sukhotskiy in the main event of a Showtime Boxing: Special Edition on Friday, Dec. 19, live on …

Boxing legend Bernard Hopkins insists the reason he chose to fight feared knockout artist Sergey Kovalev is because he only wants to take on the very best. The reigning WBA and IBF light-heavyweight champion faces the Russian ace and current WBO champion Kovalev in a mouth-watering unification clash this weekend, …

Rightcross Entertainment and Hatton Promotions proudly announce a new opponent for light-heavyweight sensation Damien “Super” Hooper on the Night to Remember III card this Saturday (November 8) at Sleeman Centre, Chandler. Hooper’s original foe, Joseph Kwadjo, had his visa declined by the Australian Embassy late last week, leaving Australia’s hottest …

Hidenori Otake will be the toast of Japan if he takes WBA Super Bantamweight title off Scott Quigg after his sponsors vowed to name a beer after him if he returns with the belt from the sold out Echo Arena in Liverpool on November 15, live on Sky Sports Box …

In what is a fascinating blend of styles, light-heavyweights Bob Ajisafe and Travis Dickinson meet for a second time on Saturday at Glow, Bluewater, in the final of the MaxiNutrition Knockout tournament, live on Channel 5. Ajisafe, the reigning British champion, is a product of Brendan Ingle’s Wincobank stable and …

What was your verdict on the first fight between Tony Bellew and Nathan Cleverly and who did you believe was the winner? The first fight was a superb battle between two determined fighters and it is one of the reasons why the animosity is still there three years later. I …

American heavyweight ‘Fast’ Eddie Chambers believes gym mate Tyson Fury will score a repeat victory over bitter rival Derek Chisora on November 29 and put himself right in the mix for a shot at the world heavyweight championship in 2015. Chambers, of course, boxed for the world heavyweight title in …

Ricky Hatton was reunited with old foe Kostya Tszyu for the first time since their epic 2005 battle at the weekend. ‘The Hitman’ enjoyed his finest moment when he won the IBF light-welterweight title by forcing the world class Aussie to retire on his stool in front of 22,000 fans …

Former two-time British light-welterweight champion Lenny Daws moves back into title contention on November 8 at Glow, Bluewater, Kent, when he meets Frenchman Chaquib Fadli for the vacant EU title on Channel 5. Had it not been for the judges’ scorecards, however, Daws could well have been crowned European champion …