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AIBA World Junior champions Willie Donoghue and Ciara Ginty both claimed Irish belts at the Open Youth Championships finals at Dublin’s National Stadium tonight. Current European and EU Youth champions Gary Cully and Kristina O’Hara also emerged victorious at IABA headquarters.

Cruiserweight regular champion Dennis Lebedev and the champion in recess, the Panamanian Guillermo “Felino” Jones’ teams reached a definitive agreement for the promoting of the rematch fight between both fighters. The bout will take place in April in Russia in a venue and date to be announced.

Former national amateur standout, Semajay Thomas heads to the nation’s capital, Washington D.C. to continue his professional boxing career this Saturday night, January 25, making his second start in the paid ranks. Following his highly anticipated professional debut this past August 30 at Cicero Stadium, Thomas, 1-0-0, will return to …

2013 was an exceptional year for Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing. It was a year that saw Star Boxing fighters appear on every major network: HBO, Showtime, ESPN, and NBC Sports Network. 2013 also saw the emergence of many of Star Boxing’s up and coming fighters. The year was highlighted by …

Highly decorated Chicago amateur boxer Jose Felix Quezada will make his much anticipated professional debut on Friday, February 7 at the UIC Pavilion. In preparation for his pro debut, the nineteen year old Quezada, advised by local entrepreneur Rick Ramos will hold a public media workout on Saturday, February 1 …

Just a couple of days away from the first night of the initial Showtime Championship Boxing event in 2014, read what the Lamont Peterson vs. Dierry Jean trainers, fighters and promoters had to say at the final press conference, at Hamilton Live in Washington, D.C. on Thursday: Lamont Peterson, IBF …

Arguably the two most rugged operators in the cruiserweight division renew acquaintance this Saturday when WBO king Marco ‘Kapt’n’ Huck and veteran nemesis Firat Arslan collide at the Hanns Martin Schleyer Halle in Stuttgart. Their initial ‘bang up’ in November 2012 was a truly brutal affair and, though Huck retained …

Super-middleweight contender ‘Saint’ George Groves admits he has turned down an ‘unsatisfactory’ offer to fight heated rival Carl Froch, but insists it is a fight he wants to take place sooner rather than later. “I am unsure why Carl Froch has todayreleased a statement implying I do not wish to …

“There has been plenty of speculation over the last few weeks regarding my future. As it stands we are looking closely at two options George Groves and Julio Cesar Chavez Jnr. “Yesterday, we made a seven figure offer to George Groves for a second fight that would have seen him …

It may be freezing in our Nation’s Capitol, but the four fighters competing in this Saturday night’s Showtime Championship Boxing doubleheader at 9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast, braved the cold to sit down with Showtime cameras at the DCB Fit Boxing Gym to discuss their upcoming bouts. …

Hull stars Luke Campbell, MBE, and Tommy Coyle face tough tests in their opening bouts of 2014 at the Hull Ice Arena on February 22, live on Sky Sports. Campbell faces Southern Area Super Featherweight title challenger Scott Moises in his fifth pro contest, with the 26 year old from …

Lamont Peterson is adamant he has overcome his devastating knockout loss to Argentine bruiser Lucas Matthysse. The IBF Light-welterweight champion steps back into the ring this weekend, live on BoxNation, when he goes up against the undefeated and big-hitting Dierry Jean at the DC Armory in Washington DC. The bout …