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Cosme Rivera will fight Lee Purdy for the IBF International welterweight title at the Wembley Arena in ‘London’s Finest’ on Saturday night live on Sky Sports following Carson Jones’ withdrawal due to illness. Former World title challenger Rivera is well known to the UK when his last visit ended in …

Fresh from impressing an enthusiastic South African audience, Preston’s Matty Clarkson has attached his focus firmly on titles as he aims to make 2013 a year to remember. Clarkson’s stirring 7th round stoppage over local fighter, Tshepang Mohale, on Saturday was the Coldwell Boxing star’s second straight victory since his …

Brian Rose will face Joachim Alcine at the Blackpool Winter Gardens on April 20, in ‘The New Life of Brian’, live on Sky Sports. The Lonsdale belt holder is ready to step up from the British scene as he hunts World honours and the 28 year old is excited about …

IBF/WBA/WBO/IBO World Heavyweight Champion Wladimir Klitschko will defend his titles against Francesco Pianeta at the SAP arena Mannheim, Germany on May 4. Francesco Pianeta was born in Cosenza, Italy and moved with his parents to Gelsenkirchen, Germany at the age of 6. He is 28 years old, undefeated and 6´3”.

Hatton Promotions are delighted to announce the signing of 2012 London Olympian Damien Hooper. The 22-year-old Australian light-heavyweight, who is from a proud aboriginal heritage, defeated Marcus Browne of the United States last summer prior to being edged out by Russia’s eventual gold medallist Egor Mekhontcev.

The fight business may not have been buzzing, but ultra-competitive roughhouse bouts between contenders Richar Abril and Sharif Bogere, Billy Dib and Evgeny Gradovich and Chris Van Heerden facing Matthew Hatton kept the hardcore fan on his or her feet. Here’s our roundup. On Friday evening,Dibella Entertainment and 50 Cent’s …

World championship boxing returns to Epix this month. Two- division world champion “King” Arthur Abraham will defend his WBO super middleweight crown against the former champion he dethroned, Robert Stieglitz, in a rematch of their “Fight of The Year”-contender of last summer.

Former junior welterweight world titlist Kendall Holt will be moving up to 147lbs after spending the majority of his career at or around the 140lb weight limit. The move to welterweight is coming at a time in Holt’s career where he is in search for the biggest fights he can …

Gary Buckland has been handed a major opportunity on the undercard of Martin Murray’s fight with Sergio Martinez in Argentina on April 27. The Welsh warrior, 26, will take on Fernando David Saucedo in a clash which should put the victor close to a world title fight.

Unbeaten British and WBA-interim super-bantamweight champion Scott Quigg hosted the first ever Hatton Academy workshop on Saturday afternoon and it was an event enjoyed by all. The Bury ace, 24, demonstrated the skills which have helped get him to the top and then handed out tips to individual participants. Such …

George Groves has signed a promotional deal with Matchroom Boxing. The unbeaten Commonwealth super middleweight star will box for the first time under his new promoter Eddie Hearn on the ‘London’s Finest’ bill at the Wembley Arena on London, live on Sky Sports.

In Sheffield on Friday night, Jez Wilson won the vacant British Masters Gold Middleweight Title by first round TKO. Wilson of Sheffield defeated Taz Jones of Abercynon, Wales in one and a half minutes. The ‘Fire on Ice’ fight-night promoted by Glyn Rhodes featured seven undercard bouts. At Burton-on-Trent, Steven …