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Matthew Macklin has challenged Irish middleweight rival Andy Lee to put up or shut up following Lee’s claims over the weekend that Macklin would be one of his “easier” fights. Lee made the bizarre claim prior to a points win over Anthony Fitzgerald in Belfast having already called out Macklin …

Carl Frampton propelled himself into World title reckoning, ripping the European super bantamweight title from Kiko Martinez with a ninth round KO in front of a huge crowd at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast live on Sky Sports in ‘Unfinished Business’. Frampton became the first man to stop the Spaniard …

Scott Jenkins will play a lead supporting role when his Hatton Promotions stablemate Adam Etches boxes for his first title this April, but he feels it won’t be long until he’s top of the bill in a championship fight of his own. The exciting lightweight, 21, will look to add …

Irish super bantam phenom Carl Frampton continued his climb to the world stage with a shattering ninth round stoppage of Spain’s Kiko Martinez to annex the European title last night at Odyssey Arena in Belfast. Despite the end result, the bout was difficult, as expected, for the rising Belfast native …

Humberto “La Zorrita” Soto successfully defended his World Boxing Federation Light Welterweight title on Saturday night, February 9, scoring a hard-fought, but clear, unanimous decision over fellow Mexican Silverio Ortiz at the Arena Itson in Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, Mexico. After almost coming to blows at the pre-fight weigh-in both boxers …

WBC International and NABO Heavyweight Champion Johnathon Banks has suffered a thumb injury on his right hand which has postponed his rematch with Seth Mitchell, scheduled for Saturday, February 16 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

On Friday, Feb. 22, Gary Shaw Productions will present a doubleheader on ShoBox: The New Generation live on Showtime at 11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast, that features fighters with a combined record of 59-3-3 with 37 knockouts. Two of Shaw’s top prospects will be featured in each …

Unbeaten Lightweight prospect, Eudy Bernardo (16-0, 11 KOs) is 2-0 with two first round knockouts in 2013. The Dominican Republic native is on the fast track to a tremendous year in 2013 as he is quickly approaching his twentieth victory. Promoted by Boxing 360, Bernardo has all the tools to …

Exciting cruiserweight Menay ‘The Emperor’ Edwards looks to get his career back on track when he takes on former British champion Shane McPhilbin at York Hall on March 9th. Edwards (8-2) lost his last contest on points after a war against current WBO International champion Neil Dawson in a fight …

Sergey Rabchenko is quickly closing in on a world title shot, but cannot afford to overlook his next task, says trainer Ricky Hatton. The unbeaten Belarusian, 26, will make the second defence of his European light-middleweight crown against Italian champion Adriano Nicchi in Monte Carlo on March 30.

Undefeated WBO welterweight champion and Top-10 pound for pound fighter Timothy “Desert Storm” Bradley Jr. will make his 2013 debut, making his first title defense, against the No. 2-rated contender Ruslan Provodnikov, Saturday, March 16, under the stars at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif.

Carl Dilks’ relationship with boxing has been a stormy one featuring several highs, countless lows, and a cluster of controversies during the Liverpool Puncher’s six year career. The double Prizefighter entrant has had the privilege of providing spectacular knockouts on David Haye heavyweight title events but has also had to …