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The acclaimed Off Broadway production Kid Shamrock returns with an exclusive run of 10 performances at the TADA Theater from Friday, November 25 to Sunday December 4. The heart-wrenching and inspiring true story of middleweight contender “Irish” Bobby Cassidy will be directed by former WBO heavyweight champion, Michael Bentt.

Live world championship boxing returns to Epix when newly-minted undefeated WBA heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin makes his first world title defense, against Cedric “The Boz” Boswell, Saturday, December 3. Presented by Sauerland Event, the live broadcast will emanate from Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland.

On Saturday, Barrie Jones (Ferndale, Wales) won the vacant Welsh Area Light Middleweight Title defeating Gary Cooper (Bargoed, Wales) on points. The ‘Inner Core Promotions’ show at Aberdare, Wales, featured five contests. Hatton Promotions hosted a fight-night at Lava & Ignite, Preston, which featured five four-round contests of local boxers. …

Middleweight Julio Cesar Chavez Jr retained his belt for the first time by halting challenger Peter Manfredo Jr last night at Reliant Center in Houston, TX. Manfredo was aggressive from the start, throwing punches but the quicker Chavez nullified most of those efforts by either backing away or picking off …

IBF feather titlist Billy Dib had a short night’s work on Saturday at Homebush Sports Centre in Sydney, Australia, knocking out previously undefeated challenger Alberto Servidei. Dib, 26 years of age, was making the first defense of the title he won in July by outpointing Mexican veteran Jorge Lacierva and …

The Irish Amateur Boxing Association have named a six-man squad for next week’s Olympic Test Event in London. The tournament, which will be contested on a last-eight basis in each weight category, begins at the ExCel, the venue for boxing at the 2012 Olympic Games, next Thursday.

When WBC Silver welterweight champion Selcuk Aydin takes on Jo Jo Dan on November 26th in Trabzon, Turkey, 25% of the income from ticket sales for the show will be donated for the two devastating earthquakes which destroyed big parts of the east-Turkish region Van in October and November.

With the proposed Lee Selby vs John Simpson British and Commonwealth title clash falling through Francis and George Warren pulled out all the stops to ensure that Friday’s BoxNation televised event at the York Hall in London was up to the standard of their previous couple of events. The brothers …

WBO cruiserweight champion Marco Huck renewed his promotional contract with Sauerland Event for two more years. “I am very happy with the way we have been working together over the years and I am looking forward to keeping up the great work”, says Huck.

You don’t see or hear of many top fighters calling out the name of Middleweight Champion Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez. Martinez, the WBC Diamond belt Middleweight Champion, and 2010 “Fighter of the Year” is currently riding a four-fight win streak (W12 Kelly Pavlik, KO2 Paul Williams, TKO8 Serhiy Dzinziruk, TKO11 Darren …

Unbeaten Middleweight John Ryder has signed a two-year promotional deal with Matchroom Sport. The 23 year-old from Islington impressed fans and pundits alike with his clinical second round stoppage win over Luke Osman at York Hall in Bethnal Green on November 9 on Sky Sports.

Rendall Munroe is dropping down a weight division to Bantamweight and has set his immediate sights on European champion – Jamie McDonnell. The former European and Commonwealth Super-Bantamweight champion will have his first fight in the 118lb division in early February.