A failed pre-fight drug test administered by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA), coupled with the Nevada State Athletic Commission’s (NSAC) legal inability to hold a formal hearing on the matter of licensing Lamont Peterson for his Saturday, May 19 rematch against Amir Khan until Tuesday, May 15, has forced the cancellation of the event.

Cork’s Luke Thomas has been named Irish captain for Saturday’s Senior Cadet clash with Scotland in Cork. Ireland will meet the Scots at the Rochestown Park Hotel on Leeside. Thomas, a bronze medal winner at the 2011 European Junior Championships, meets Scottish light-middleweight Daniel Purves on the night.

Tickets are now on sale for ESPN Friday Night Fights’ “Crossroads”, set for Friday, July 13th at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois. Presented by 8 Count Productions and Warriors Boxing, the event will be headlined by a ten round light heavyweight clash between former world champion Glen “The Road Warrior” Johnson and Chicago’s popular…

Eamonn O’Kane roared to victory in the all-Irish Prizefighter Middleweights at the King’s Hall in Belfast, but saw fellow Dungiven fighter Paul McCloskey stopped by ‘Chop Chop’ DeMarcus Corley. O’Kane defeated JJ McDonagh in the final and was a deserved winner, not least for his part in the fantastic opening quarter-final of the night. The…

Gavin Rees and Derry Mathews meet again for the European lightweight belt on the undercard of Kell Brook’s July 7 show at the Motorpoint Arena, Sheffield, which features another European title rematch in Kerry Hope vs. Greg Proksa, live on Sky Sports. Rees and Mathews fought for the Welshman’s European lightweight title in Newport in…

Ricky Hatton has fired back at Dave Coldwell, trainer of Hatton Promotions light-middleweight star Ryan Rhodes. Coldwell claims that Hatton Promotions are not acting in the boxer’s best interests after ‘The Hitman’ started training his big fight rival Sergey Rabchenko. Sheffield’s Rhodes attempts to regain the European crown when he meets Hatton Promotions stable mate…

Lucian Bute has been bothered by an infection in his foot since last Saturday. However, the condition is improving and InterBox and Bute are confident that Lucian will be able to fight according to schedule. A specialist/doctor has prescribed antibiotics to Bute to treat the infection. He will meet with doctors again later this week…

This past Friday night at Harrahs in Chester Dhafir Smith boxed his to a ten round unanimous decision and in the process captured the Pennsylvania State Light Heavyweight title. That fight was the main event of a card of bouts promoted by Joey Eye Boxing Promotions and David Feldman.

Veteran boxing promoter Lenny Fresquez has predicted that “The Reckoning,” featuring a June 15 rematch between French knockout-artist Anne Sophie Mathis and Holly “The Preachers Daughter” Holm, will be the 2012 Female Fight of the Year. “The Reckoning,” presented by Fresquez Productions, will be held at Route 66 Casino Hotel in Albuquerque, New Mexico. “I…

WBA Light Heavyweight Champion Beibut Shumenov returns on June 2 to make his fourth title defense against former super middleweight world title challenger Enrique Ornelas at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nev. in a fight that will be televised live on Fox Sports Net and Fox Deportes.

Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao began his U.S. training camp today at Freddie Roach’s Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood, Calif. Pacquiao is in his final five weeks of intense workouts as he prepares for his world title defense against undefeated junior welterweight champion Timothy “Desert Storm” Bradley. Pacquiao began the day with a 6:45 a.m. run…