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Coldwell Boxing’s maiden show of 2014, scheduled for February 7 at the fantastic Ice Sheffield, received a significant boost today as Bolton’s Haroon Khan was added to the card as he looks to add another victory to his flawless ledger. The 2010 Commonwealth Games Bronze medallist returns to the city …

Former Undisputed boxing World Cruiserweight and Heavyweight Champion – Evander ‘Real Deal’ Holyfield, entered the Celebrity Big Brother house tonight shackled to Luisa Zissman who came second in ‘The Apprentice, UK, 2013.’ Holyfield said he was confident of winning the UK Reality show – despite not really knowing what the …

Japan, Land of the Rising Sun and a country where they like big fights in the middle of the week, saw three world title contests take place on Tuesday, two at Ota-City General Gymnasium in Tokyo and one at the remarkably named Bodymaker Colosseum in Osaka. Osaka saw a clash …

The Championships Committee of the World Boxing Association has ruled that Gennady Golovkin keeps his champion status. The request made by the middleweight champion was denied for the moment due to the fact he was already granted a special permission for a fight prior to his mandatory commitment. However, even …

Ricky Burns will defend his WBO Lightweight title against Terence Crawford, at the SECC in Glasgow, on March 1, live on Sky Sports. Burns makes the fifth defence of his crown against American hotshot Crawford, the unbeaten Omaha star with 16 KO wins from his 22 bouts. Tickets for the …

Hammer-fisted Aussie contender, Lucas “Big Daddy” Browne, is happy to step up to the challenge offered by Tyson Fury on Twitter. The giant Englishman recently used the micro blogging site to set out the names on his wish list for 2014. Browne was mentioned alongside Deontay Wilder, Dereck Chisora and …

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 …