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By Ciaran Gibbons **With Slideshow** © Ciaran Gibbons / Saddo Boxing Cardiff, Wales, successfully hosted the ‘WBC Night of Champions’ Festival from Thursday 29th thru Saturday 31st July of this year. The high profile event – which celebrates boxing achievements – takes place every four years. The three day Festival …

After losing to Juan Manuel Marquez last year, Juan Diaz changed his style in hopes of reversing the outcome in last nights rematch at Mandalay Bay Casino in Las Vegas, NV but despite boxing smarter, Diaz was again handed defeat in a battle for the WBA and WBO lightweight titles. …

Big show last night at 02 World Arena in Hamburg with a WBA, and Interim WBC and a European title at stake along with appearances by two former world champions on the comeback trail. WBA super middle titlist Dimitri Sartison, 27-1 (17), made his first defense a good one, handling …

The IBF super flyweight title changed hands last night at El Palenque De La Feria in Tepic, Mexico as South Africa’s Simphiwe Nongqayi was toppled by challenger Juan Alberto Rosas. 38 year old Nongqayi won the WBF super fly strap in just his 11th pro bout and after three defenses …

Click the above Image for more Photos by Jim Everett 17 months after Juan Manuel Marquez defeated Juan Diaz for the WBA and WBO lightweight titles, the pair go at it once again as they square off tonight at Mandalay Bay Casino in Las Vegas. Both boxers are coming off …

Tonight at 02 World Arena in Hamburg, WBA super middle king Dimitri Sartison puts his WBA super middle title on the line for the first time, facing experienced challenger Khoren Gevor. The Kazakhstan born titlist, 26-1 (17), won the vacant belt last November with a sixth round stoppage of little …

Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing and Warriors Boxing presented an action-packed seven bout card last night before a jam packed house at the Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, OK. The show, broadcast live on ESPN’s “Friday Night Fights” was headlined by IBF #3 rated welterweight contender, Delvin Rodriguez taking on England’s …

On Saturday night August 7th, Havoc Boxing will make its initial foray in to boxing promotion as the upstart Promotion presents a terrific night of boxing at the Aviator Sports Complex in Brooklyn, New York. In the main event, Former world Bantamweight champion Mauricio Martinez will take part in a …

Four dedicated, determined fighters with a combined 64 wins with 41 knockouts will be featured when ShoBox: The New Generation returns Friday, Aug. 6, on Showtime at 1 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast. In yet another ShoBox battle of unbeatens, world-ranked bantamweight Chris Avalos (16-0, 13 KOs), of …

After countless months of rumors and hype, Orangeville natives Logan Cotton-McGuinness (11-0-1, 5 KO’s) and Buzz Grant (9-3, 4 KO’s) are set to square-off in one of the most anticipated grudge matches in Ontario boxing history on Saturday, September 25 at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga, Ontario, for the NABA …

Veteran Maurice “Sugar Moe” Harris, winner of the 2002 ‘Thunderbox Heavyweight Tournament,” is fully prepared to take advantage of his USBA title shot against Nagy “Dominican Dynamite” Aguilera, August 6 in Hinkley, Minnesota. Harris (23-14-2, 10 KOs) had only fought twice in previous six years, prior to signing a promotional …

Click the above Image for more Weigh In Photos Today at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, NV the fighters weighed in for tomorrow night’s “Fight of the Year: The Rematch” featuring the Unified Lightweight World Championship fight between Juan Manuel Marquez 50-5-1 (37) and Juan Diaz 35-3 …