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In what will be the first World Boxing Federation title fight of 2013, Frenchman Tony Averlant and Mounir Toumi of Germany will clash for the vacant International Light Heavyweight championship on January 12 at the Palais des Sports in Saint-Quentin, France. Former European Union Champion Averlant, who brings a stellar …

Undefeated junior middleweight prospect and Maryland native, Alantez “Sly as A” Fox (8-0-1, 4 KOs), will try to carry the successful momentum from his last outing into his next as he squares off against fellow Maryland native Julius Kennedy (7-2-1, 3 KOs) in his first main event attraction. The bout …

The “Sweet Science” is a magnificent sport. The warriors of Boxing are some of the most gifted athletes in the world. While I humbly praise it as the best sport in the world for the heart and triumph it takes to compete, the politics bat away at the mind of …

On Saturday night January 19, former world title challenger Elvin Ayala (26-5-1, 12 KO’s) will take on Curtis Stevens (22-3, 16 KO’s) in a Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut in a bout to be televised by the NBC Sports Network. For the thirty-one year old Ayala, this fight is a …

Halquist Productions’ Battle at the Boat 90 featured high paced action in which only one fight went the distance. In the main event, Rob Frankel put on an overwhelming performance that concluded in the fifth round. Scheduled for 10 rounds, Frankel (31-12-1, 6 KO’s) came away with the unanimous technical …

An interesting situation exists in the super middleweight division as IBF champion Carl Froch’s attempts to rematch WBA champion Mikkel Kessler have been made more complex by Froch’s mandatory defense obligations. For his next fight, Froch has been ordered by the IBF to face his number one challenger, Adonis Stevenson, …

Boxing has produced yet another controversial decision as local super featherweight Rances Barthelemy was awarded a unanimous decision verdict over Arash Usmanee on Friday night at Magic City Casino in Miami, FL. Both fighters came into the contest with undefeated professional records following sterling amateur careers but Cuban born Miami …

Mexican power-puncher Marco Antonio Rubio has decided to relinquish the World Boxing Federation Super Middleweight title, in order to return to the middleweight division and focus on getting another shot at a world title in what is one of the sport’s most prestigious weight classes. Rubio fought his fellow countryman …

Calum Cooper, Rob Hunt, Steven Pearce and Mark Thompson are the final names in the mix for the first Prizefighter night of 2013, live on Sky Sports from the Civic Hall in Wolverhampton in Kal Yafai and the Betfair Prizefighter Welterweights III. Midlands trio Cooper (4-0), Hunt (16-1-2) and Pearce …

After participating in a series of gruelling clashes in 2012, Driffield’s Curtis Woodhouse begins the New Year in a similar manner as he tackles unbeaten Colne prospect, Shayne Singleton, in what promises to be an excellent Yorkshire/Lancashire collision.

Cruiserweight Zack Mwekassa talks about his career, life, training and more. Saddoboxing had the excellent opportunity to scoop up a quick interview with Congo born South African Cruiserweight contender Zack Mwekassa, 13-3 (12). Born and living in a harsh culture and environment, Mwekassa has worked extremely hard to build himself …

Excellent news fight fans; the featured undercard attraction of the now canceled Andre Ward vs. Kelly Pavlik clash will hold the show on March 2nd from the Galen Center in Los Angeles, California as United States of America and Canada face off in a thrilling Heavyweight title eliminator between Chris …