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Undefeated world champions Terence Crawford, Omaha’s favorite son, and Cuban sensation Yuriorkis Gamboa, who both boast identical 23-0 (16 KOs) records, will host a news conference announcing their World Lightweight Championship fight this Thursday, May 8 at the CenturyLink Center in the Bud Light Zone in Omaha, Nebraska. The news …

Former world title contender, Marvin Cordova Jr. (21-2-1, 11 KOs), is ready to make a comeback. Cordova Jr. is hungrier than ever, after serving a 3-year prison term for crimes he was arrested for in April of 2010. Cordova Jr., who now resides in Las Vegas, NV, recently completed a …

WBC welter champion Floyd Mayweather Jr grabbed a tiger by the tail last night as the pound for pound king was mauled over large parts of his unification clash at MGM Grand in Las Vegas with WBA champion Marcos Maidana. Maidana shot out of the gate from the first bell, …

Let’s just get this straight, WBA welterweight titlist Marcos Maidana is a rather one dimensional pressure fighter. Yes, what he does, he does very well, but everyone is well aware of his game plan going into tonight’s unification title fight with WBC welter champion Floyd Mayweather Jr at the MGM …

BLUE CORNER RED CORNER MAIN EVENT – WBC, WBA & RING MAGAZINE WELTERWEIGHT TITLES – 12 ROUNDS Floyd MAYWEATHER vs. Marcos R. MAIDANA Las Vegas, NV Santa Fe, ARG 45-0 (26 KOs) 35-3 (31 KOs) Weight: 146 lbs. Weight: 146.5 lbs. WBC SILVER WELTERWEIGHT TITLE – 12 ROUNDS Amir KHAN …

Interim featherweight champion of the World Boxing Association Jesus Cuellar, from Argentina, is set to defend his championship for the first time. The fight will be against the former champion Rico Ramos tonight at the Hard Rock Café Hotel in Las Vegas.

Chicago’s most popular professional boxer, Donovan “Da Bomb” George will return to action on Friday, June 20, headlining the next installment of the acclaimed “Fight Night” series in the Windy City’s Premier Boxing Venue, the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana. The 29-year-old George, born and raised in Chicago, made his …

“Diamond Boy” Manuel Charr is heading to Moscow again to face former world champion Alexander Povetkin on May 30 for the WBC international heavyweight championship. “This will be an awesome fight”, says Charr. “I am very proud that I got invited to fight Povetkin and reached an agreement with his …

Aussie prospect Damien “Super” Hooper wants to test his mettle in the UK. The unbeaten 22-year-old from Toowoomba, Queensland, represented his country at the 2012 London Olympics and has been itching for a return to the European nation since signing for Hatton Promotions early last year. This past weekend, he …

Boxing superstar Floyd Mayweather has contemplated calling it quits but says it is only legacy which is keeping him from throwing in the towel. The pound-for-pound ace has admitted he is in two minds about whether he wants to continue boxing, with the allure of adding to his already glittering …

During Friday and Saturday, Las Vegas will see in action seven boxers who have been world champions or currently own the World Boxing Association black and gold championship. The first to get into the ring, will the featherweight Interim champion Jesus Cuellar from Argentina, who will fight Rico Ramos, who …

A focused Floyd Mayweather stated that Saturday’s Showtime PPV showdown with Marcos Maidana could be the best performance of his storied career, knowing that Marcos Maidana has knockout percentage of more than 80 percent. “Everybody keeps asking who is going to crack the May-Vinci Code,” said Mayweather. “This guy has …