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British bantamweight Lee Haskins is aiming to make boxing history as he sets his sights on winning a major world title in 2012. No British boxer has ever won a world title at Super Flyweight and it was over fifteen years ago since Welshman Robbie Regan won the WBO Bantamweight …

In the main event of a seven bout card at Resorts Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, promoted by Team Snooki Boxing in a cooperative venture with Final Round Promotions, featherweight contender Irish Patrick Hyland of Dublin, Ireland, won an eight round decision over Emmanuel Lucero of Mexico City, Mexico, …

In the preliminary bout to the Patrick Hyland-Emmanuel Lucero main event of a seven bout card at Resorts Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, promoted by Team Snooki Boxing in a cooperative venture with Final Round Promotions, heavyweight contender Derric Rossy of Medford, New York, won his first bout in …

The World Boxing Organisation have promoted Coatbridge’s Ricky Burns, who previously held their Super Featherweight title, as their “full” Lightweight Champion following his victory against Michael Katsidis at Wembley Arena. This ruling comes after Mexican legend Juan Manuel Marquez’s decision to vacate his WBO Lightweight title to fight full time …

Honors keep rolling in for Star Boxing’s world ranked Junior Middleweight Delvin Rodriguez, the latest being yesterday’s announcement by the Boxing Writers Association of America (“BWAA”) that last July 17th Star Boxing-promoted event between Rodriguez and Pawel Wolak, aired live on ESPN Friday Night Fights, had been selected as the …

At the end of the year, when several highly respected publications, including ESPN, Sports Illustrated, and Yahoo! Sports named Andre Ward their Fighter of the Year, it seemed that the people around the 2004 Olympic gold medalist were even more thrilled than he was. Though grateful for the awards he …

Due to a left biceps injury sustained while training on Monday, January 30, Andre Berto will be unable to compete in his scheduled February 11 Showtime televised bout against Victor Ortiz at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev., forcing a cancellation of the event on that date.

Scott Quigg is being lined up for a world title eliminator if he successfully defends his British super-bantamweight title against Jamie Arthur this weekend. The unbeaten Bury fighter is ranked third in the latest IBF and WBA ratings, far higher than any of his domestic rivals.

Five-time world champion Cory Spinks won a unanimous decision over Sechew Powell on Saturday at the Shrine Mosque in Springfield, Mo., in an elimination bout to determine the IBF junior middleweight No. 1 ranking, and hometown cruiserweight B.J. Flores moved closer to a world title match by stopping Colombian veteran …

Jamie Arthur reckons his American ‘moles’ have delivered the blueprint for shocking Scott Quigg this weekend. The Welshman starts a huge underdog when he challenges for Quigg’s British Super-bantamweight title, at Bolton’s Reebok Stadium on Saturday (4th February).

Carl Frampton sent out a chilling warning to his rivals with a stunning seventh round knockout of Kris Hughes as he defended his Commonwealth Super Bantamweight title at York Hall, Bethnal Green. In the build up to the fight, much of the focus was on a potential fight with British …

Within the last week the World Boxing Organisation has announced that three weight World Champion and future Hall of Famer Juan Manuel Marquez has decided to vacate their “full” Lightweight title to campaign as a Welterweight, according to a recent statement that was released by the WBO. Also contained within …