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Much more than his title belt will be on line Saturday night, July 16 when USBA Heavyweight Champion Maurice “Sugar Moe” Harris makes his first defense against Derric“The Shaolin Fist” Rossy at Resorts Casino Hotel in Atlantic City. Harris needs to erase the memories of his last fight in order …

Lee Purdy hopes successfully defending his British welterweight crown against Craig Watson this weekend will book a return clash against Denton Vassell. Colchester’s Purdy narrowly lost on points to Vassell in a Commonwealth title challenge last year, but in April shocked Watson to become British champion.

No sooner had new WBA Super Bantamweight Champion Rico “Suavecito” Ramos had his arm raised victoriously after his seventh-round knockout of defending champion Akishumni Shimoda last Saturday night in Atlantic City, when WBA Interim titlist Guillermo “The Jackal” Rigondeaux issued an instant challenge to the 24-year-old Ramos for a supreme …

© Click the above image for more images from Jane Warburton Sunday afternoon, at the Municipal Hall (Muni) Colne, Steve Wood / VIP Promotions hosted a fight-card which featured four bouts. As always, it was a good atmosphere and a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon! The contest between …

County Mayo’s Henry “The Western Warrior” Coyle returns home next month when he challenges for the WBF Light Middleweight title against Italy’s Elio Cotena at the Royal Theatre, Castlebar on Friday, August 12th. The Chicago based Geesala native will headline a bill which also features Dublin’s undefeated Patrick “The Punisher” …

Former Prizefighter winner – Ovill McKenzie is ready for his rematch with Tony Bellew next week and the Shinfields Boxer is keen to settle a score against the Liverpudlian. The pair met at the Echo Arena, Liverpool, in December for the Commonwealth (British Empire) Light Heavyweight Title. ‘Bomber’ Bellew was …

Light middleweight Paul Williams posted a debatable majority decision last night over highly touted prospect Erislandy Lara last night in the main event of a big show at Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall. Williams was coming off a crushing second round KO in a rematch with WBC middleweight champ Sergio Martinez …

Not all fights predicted to be barnburners actually live up to that billing but last night at Home Depot Center in Carson, California, WBA lightweight champion Brandon Rios and challenger Urbano Antillon produced a short but thrilling war of non-stop action. Both combatants had made their careers on forcing opponents …

WBA super fly champion Hugo Fidel Cazares lived up to his nickname “El Incredible” last night at Plaza de Toros Eduardo Fontanet in Mazatlan, Mexico. The 33 year old southpaw was fighting in his home state of Sinaloa for the first time in eight years and in Mexico for only …

IBF super middleweight king Lucian Bute made sure his homecoming tonight at Romexpo in Bucharest, Romania was a successful outing by ending the challenge of Jean Paul Mendy in explosive fashion. Bute started the first round probing fellow southpaw Mendy’s defenses with the jab and edged in closer with very …

In the main event of a nine bout amateur and professional card by Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing held at Paradise Theatre in the Bronx, NY, the perfect professional record of Super Middleweight Bryan ‘The Spartan’ Pappas of Yonkers, New York 12-0 (12) received its first minor blemish. His opponent journeyman …

For the first time since 2005, IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute will box in his native Romania as the Montreal resident faces the challenge of his number one contender Jean Paul Mendy in an all-southpaw clash tonight at Romexpo in Bucharest, Romania. Bute is back in the ring less …