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British Boxer Lee Purdy fails to make weight yesterday as he weighed in against Devon Alexander of Missouri for tonights’ IBF Title Fight in Atlantic City. Purdy was still over the weight limit after two hours and has had to pay a financial penalty. Although the fight will still go …

Tonight at The Doubletree Hotel in Ontario, California, undefeated Jr. Middleweight prospect Taras Shelestyuk will look to make it three for three when he takes on Mario Angeles in a scheduled four round bout. The show is promoted by Thompson Boxing. Taras Shelestyuk, who is promoted by Banner Promotions, is …

Howard Goldberg: The next few months in the World Boxing Federation’s calendar are chaotic in a good way. Just watch the Schedule section on our website: There are fights scheduled in Mexico, Morocco, France, Switzerland, South Africa, Luxembourg, Belgium, Germany and a few more countries to be finalized rather soon …

Welsh lightweight prospect Mitch Buckland is on a mission to win as many titles as he can. The Cardiff southpaw, 19, has watched his older brother Gary win numerous belts in the past few years, but now he’s started a collection of his own.

Eddie Hearn has moved the David Haye v Manuel Charr undercard to Bolton after the Hayemaker withdrew from his proposed bout due to a hand injury. The show will now be taking place at Bolton Arena on June 29, live on Sky Sports, sponsored by Betfair. Gavin Rees will return …

Danny McIntosh is hoping to propel himself to a British title shot in a new division as he steps up a weight to take his place Prizefighter Cruiserweights III at York Hall on Saturday, live on Sky Sports.

Lee Purdy has warned Devon Alexander that he will put on an explosive show in Atlantic City as he bids to rip the IBF welterweight title from his grasp on Saturday night live on Sky Sports HD1. Lee Purdy tackles the St. Louis man at the famous Boardwalk Hall and …

Traing exclusively out of Floyd Mayweather Jr’s gym in Las Vegas, Nevada, 18 year old Junior ‘Special Boy’ Saba works with his uncle and trainer Tunde Ajayi. On first glance at a popular video of pad work on YouTube, you would assume it was Roger Mayweather and Floyd hitting the …

Irish middleweight contender, Andy Lee (30W-2L, 21KO’s) returned to United States yesterday evening to make a statement of intent at the jam packed BB King Blues Club, NYC in the latest edition of DiBella Entertainment’s Broadway Boxing Series. Lee’s opponent in the headlining bout of an entertaining eight fight card …

All five of the fighters in attendance at Wednesday’s Peterson vs Matthysse press conference at Lucille’s Bar & Grill (located inside B.B. King’s Blues Club) in New York City were confident and ready for fight night as they discussed their upcoming bouts taking place this Saturday, May 18 at Boardwalk …

Haroon Khan (1-0) will be starting his American adventure sooner rather than later as he takes on Vicente Medellin (0-5) on the undercard of the Lamont Peterson vs. Lucas Matthysse clash this weekend in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The younger brother of former Unified Super Lightweight World Champion Amir Khan …

Earlier this year Trad TKO Boxing Gym head honcho Johnny Eames announced that he will be promoting events in 2013, keeping to his word Johnny last night announced that his first UK event, tagged ‘Two Tribes Go To War’, will take place at York Hall, in Bethnal Green, London on …