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The WBA super bantamweight championship fight between undefeated defending champion Guillermo “El Chacal” Rigondeaux and former world champion Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym has been canceled from this Saturday’s card at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.

While no titles will be at stake, there are several interesting match-ups on the bill when Euro Event promotes at Gigantium Arena in Aalborg, Denmark this Saturday, December 15. Headlining the card is local favorite Kasper Bruun (15-0-1) taking on Belgium-based Moroccan Tarik Madni (17-4-1) over eight rounds at Light …

During the last KO Drugs held in Kingston, Jamaica, the World Boxing Association tested its new electronic scoring system, created to be used in the future. The technology department of the WBA developed the software to be used in tablets. The officials’ attending the program in Jamaica had the opportunity …

Waterford’s Rohan Date bowed out of the European U/23 Championships following a narrow loss to Oleg Nekludov of the Ukraine in Russia today. The 2010 and 2009 AIBA World Youth and Junior champion edged the three-rounder 10-9 to deny Date a place in Friday’s quarter-finals at the Sports Palace in …

Golden Boy Promotions President Oscar De La Hoya, former Unified Super Lightweight Champion Amir “King” Khan, his opponent, unbeaten Carlos Molina and the four other pugilists fighting this Saturday, December 15, live on Showtime at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast, at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena …

One of boxing’s greatest ambassadors, two time Heavyweight Champion of the World ‘Terrible’ Tim Witherspoon, becomes the latest big name to join the board of the newly revitalised Malta Boxing Commission. The American superstar, who has been appointed Honorary Vice President, joins fellow legend, two time, two division Champion of …

Fresh from a stint in the Australian jungle, former world boxing champion David ‘The Hayemaker’ Haye returned to English soil last week having bared his soul, and various other parts, to the nation on ITV1 show ‘I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!’. He returned a changed man, six kilograms …

Golden Boy Promotions comes home for the holiday on Saturday, December 15 with an extravagant gift-basket filled with boxing presents for Los Angeles area fight fans and an unprecedented event at Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena headlined by British superstar Amir “King” Khan making his ring return against Carlos Molina …

Darren Barker reignited his World title ambitions with a brutal four round demolition job on Kerry Hope in the Betfair ‘Christmas Cracker’ at the London Olympia on Saturday night. Barker was boxing for the first time in 14 months since bravely challenging Sergio Martinez in Atlantic City and against fellow …

Over the last few days, an exciting HBO Boxing After Dark triple header was announced for January 19th. Opening HBO’s 2013 boxing calender are top Featherweights Miguel Angel “Mikey” Garcia (30-0-0 26 KO’s) and battle-hardened WBO titleholder Orlando “Siri” Salido (39-11-2 27 KO’s), who face off in an intriguing 12 …

Three of the fighters who’ll be fighting on CBS Television Network’s portion of an unprecedented boxing marathon on CBS and Showtime this Saturday, Dec. 15, at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena participated in a media workout Monday at the Ponce De Leon Boxing Gym in Montebello, Calif. The three …

Trad TKO coach Barry Smith has left the cold of London behind, for the much warmer and sunnier climes of Malta, where he will undertake the final preparations of Steve Martin, ahead of the twenty five year old from Pieta’s first tilt at Championship honours this coming Friday. Barry, whose …