When government funding ceased three years ago for the New York City Police Athletic League (“PAL”) Cops & Kids Boxing program, The Dr. Theodore A. Atlas Foundation absorbed operational costs, expanded its reach into education, and today it is making life-changing differences for hundreds of inner-city youths between the ages of 10 and 21.

Stephen Foster Jr has been handed a crack at the British super-featherweight championship – provided he triumphs next week. The Salford ace, 31, was on the brink of a world title fight 11 months ago but lost his European title when he was shocked on points by Ermano Fegatilli.

Chicago’s Polish Prince and world ranked light heavyweight Andrzej Fonfara will return to battle on Saturday, March 17th at Windy City Fight Night 22, it was announced today by Dominic Pesoli, President of 8 Count Productions. The heavy-handed 24-year-old Fonfara, sporting a record of 20-2-1 with eleven knockouts continues to draw very large “loud and…

Promoter Ahmet Oner has shocked Sauerland Event by winning today’s purse bid for the intercontinental middleweight championship between Sauerland’s prospect Dominik Britsch and former intercontinental champion Benjamin Simon at the IBF office in New Jersey. Oner’s winning bid was 183,000 US Dollars while Sauerland was hoping to get the nod with 131,400 US Dollars.

Undefeated 2008 U.S. Olympian Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade believes his February 10 main-event fight against former USBA junior middleweight champion Derek “Pooh” Ennis, for the vacant NABO junior middleweight title, is a continuation of a well designed plan, eventually landing him a world title fight later this year or in early 2013.

Current European and Irish Elite light-heavyweight champion Joe Ward will open his Irish title defence with a semi-final clash against Davey Joe Joyce at the Irish Daily Star sponsored National Elite Championships at the National Stadium on Friday. The three-rounder is a repeat of the 2011 semi-final which Ward won 8-2 en route to claiming…

Rising cruiserweight Henry Namauu scored the biggest win of his career Saturday evening by decisioning Contender Season 4 participant Joell Godfrey over ten rounds at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma. Headlining Halquist Productions’ 85th edition of “Battle at the Boat”, Namauu was the busier of the two fighters throughout the evening, racking up points…

Captain Boyd “Rainmaker” Melson kept his perfect record in tact following a one-sided six round unanimous decision over brawny veteran Shawn Rawley Wilson Saturday evening at New York City’s Roseland Ballroom. With a standing-room-only crowd backing him, Melson was in complete control of the junior middleweight bout from bell to bell, putting together stinging multi-punch…

Jamie Arthur is planning to gallop to victory when he bids to upset British super-bantamweight champion Scott Quigg next month. The Welshman is preparing for the challenge by racing against horses being ridden by his model wife, Karen.

‘Dazzling’ Darren Barker has plenty of exciting options in front of him for his next fight but his promoter Eddie Hearn says they are ready to strike this week. Barker announced himself on the World stage with a gutsy challenge against pound-for-pound star Sergio Martinez in Atlantic City in October, and his performance should lead…

Scott Quigg believes it will be 18 months before he is ready to bring world title glory to hometown Bury. Undefeated Scott, 23, is already ranked third in the IBF and WBA world super-bantamweight rankings, but is happy to ply his trade at domestic and international level for now.