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The World Boxing Association mourns the death of former world champion Antonio Cermeno on Tuesday morning in Venezuela. The information announced so far is that Cermeno was kidnapped and murdered. The WBA family condemns violence, and makes a public call to rescue values and respects human rights in the South …

Maeve Clarke and Lynn McEnery will get a weekend of 2014 National Elite semi-finals underway at the National Stadium in Dublin on Friday night. Paddy Barnes, Michael Conlan and Joe Ward, who are all ranked in the top ten in the World by AIBA in their respective weight classes, will …

Fight Week in San Antonio for the eagerly-anticipated boxing doubleheader, featuring the historic challenge by two-time Ukrainian Olympic gold medalist and 2013 Prospect of the Year, Vasyl Lomachenko, in only his second professional fight, against WBO featherweight champion Orlando Salido, continued its hot path in earnest today as both participated …

Terence Crawford says all the pressure is on Ricky Burns on Saturday night, as the pair battle for the Scotsman’s WBO Lightweight title at the SECC in Glasgow, live on Sky Sports – and says there’s nothing the 11,000 fans in the Arena can do to stop him [Crawford] from …

Fight Week in San Antonio for the eagerly- anticipated boxing doubleheader featuring the rematch between former WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and top-five contender and two-fisted Texan Bryan Vera began in earnest today as both participated in media workouts. In front of a packed Zarzamora Street Boxing Gym, …

Official statement from Amir Khan following the official announcement confirming that Marcos Maidana will fight Floyd Mayweather Jr on Saturday 3rd May. “Following the announcement by Floyd Mayweather that he will be facing Marcos Maidana on May 3rd I would like to clarify my situation for my fans and members …

Ricky Burns says that the top class sparring he’s had in the build-up will give him the edge in his WBO Lightweight title defence against Terence Crawford at the SECC in Glasgow on Saturday night, March 1, live on Sky Sports. Burns travelled down to Essex recently to mix it …

Gary Shaw Production’s super-lightweight contender and Puerto Rican star, Thomas Dulorme (20-1, 14 KOs), who’s ranked WBA # 3, IBF # 5, WBC # 6, and WBO # 14, will battle WBO # 6 and WBC # 11 rated contender, Karim “Hard Hitta” Mayfield (18-0-1, 11 KOs) battle for the …

After weeks of speculation, including feedback from fans across an array of social media platforms, boxing’s pound-for-pound superstar, pay-per-view king and WBC Welterweight Champion Floyd Mayweather Jr will face the dangerous, power-punching WBA Welterweight Champion Marcos Maidana on Saturday, May 3, live on Showtime PPV. Mayweather vs. Maidana, a 12-round …

IBF lightweight champion Miguel Vaquez, 34-3 (13), retained his belt last night in Macao, China with a unanimous decision over challenger Denis Shafikov, 33-1-1 (18), at Cotai Arena. Mexico’s Vazquez sucessfully defended his crown for the seventh occasion while former European light welter champ Shafikov of Russia suffers defeat for …

Driffield’s Curtis Woodhouse ended his boxing career on a high note Saturday night when he won the BBBofC British Light-Welterweight Title by split decision over the Champion – Darren Hamilton of Bristol. The Judges scored it 113-116; 116-115 and 116-114 in favour of Woodhouse. Afterwards, the former professional footballer confirmed …

Houston based light middleweight Jermall Charlo spoke with the media this weekend about his IBF title opportunity against reigning champion Carlos Molina on March 8 as part of the Canelo Avlarez vs. Alfredo Angulo fight card at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Jermall Charlo, Top Light Middleweight …