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Boxing superstar Amir ‘King’ Khan and former WBO Heavyweight champion – Shannon ‘The Cannon’ Briggs, were honoured guests for the official grand opening of Dubai’s most outstanding fitness and boxing facility – EMD Fitness. The centre of excellence, located in Sunset Mall, is the brainchild of the UAE’s leading professional …

The middleweight division could be the best weight class in the sport today, featuring a talented cast of characters from nearly every continent on the globe but will the titles ever be unified? Just who is top man at 160 pounds? That’s impossible to determine until the major players face …

The super flyweight elimination bout between Denkaosen Kaovichit and Kohei Kono will take place March 26, 2014. Both parties reached an agreement and signed the contracts for the vacant title of the 115 pounds and the fight is scheduled to be staged in Tokyo. The Committee of Championships of the …

David Price has teamed up with legendary trainer Tommy Brooks after a brief spell with Adam Booth. The former British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion will now base himself in his hometown of Liverpool, with Tommy Brooks flying in for training camps. Brooks has one of the most accomplished resumes in …

2013 has given thriving promoter, Dave Coldwell, a lot to smile about. The head of the Coldwell Boxing family heads into the New Year on the back of a successful twelve months that have seen a number of his stable make rapid developments with a chosen few occupying positions in …

Mike Tyson was the youngest heavyweight champion of all time and in 1987 voted, “World’s Most Popular Athlete.” Now he joins a select list of legendary fighters who became boxing promoters. Jack Dempsey Jack Dempsey, the “Manasa Mauler,” stopped boxing after this fight against Gene Tunney. He promoted a few …

Reigning WBA Super and IBA Light Heavyweight Champion Beibut Shumenov (14-1, 9 KO’s) celebrates his fourth anniversary as world champion next month but he really didn’t arrive on the worldwide boxing scene until this past December 14th in his Showtime debut. The 30-year-old Shumenov set a light heavyweight record for …

Click the Image for more Stuart Hall Vs Vusi Malinga Photos In a bumper Christmas Fight-night at Leeds First Direct Arena, Saturday night, Stuart Hall of Darlington won the vacant IBF Bantamweight Title by Unanimous Points decision (117-110; 117-110; 116-111) over South-African Vusi Malinga. The thrilling but gruelling contest saw …

IBF super bantam boss Kiko Martinez lit up Pabellon Esperanza Lag in Elche, Spain last night as he came through his maiden defense with flying colors, schooling experienced former world titlist Jeffrey Mathebula. Martinez continues his career turnaround, just ten months after his stoppage loss at the hands of Carl …

Omar Andres Narvaez solidified his hold on the super flyweight division with a dominant display last night as the WBO champion retained his title by battering challenger David Carmona at Villa La Nata Sporting Club in the Buenos Aires suburb of Benavides, Argentina. Mexico’s Carmona, 17 years younger than Narvaez …

The top super flyweight in the world returns to action tonight as Omar Andres Narvaez puts his WBO crown at risk for the ninth time, facing the challenge posed by Mexico’s David Carmona at Villa La Nata Sporting Club in Benavidez, Argentina. Narvaez, 40-1-2 (21), is two fights removed from …

Big time boxing makes a rare appearance in Leeds tonight as Darlington hero Stuart Hall gets a surprise IBF title shot against experienced South African campaigner Vusi Malinga at the First Direct Arena. Hall, 15-2-1 (7), is getting this opportunity on the strength of his recent win against America’s Sergio …