Ricky Burns will look to retain his WBO lightweight crown tomorrow night at Emirates Arena in Glasgow, Scotland, meeting the challenge posed by Puerto Rican danger man Jose Gonzalez. Gonzalez, the number one WBO contender at 135 pounds, has whipsawed his way through 22 opponents since turning pro in 2008, halting 17 inside the distance. [...]
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On Thursday, at Nongbua school, Nakornsawan Province, Thailand, M150 OneSongchai Boxing put on a fight card against drugs in Paknamp, chaired by Mr. Chairoj Meedang, Nakornsawan governor. The main event featured "Machinery Fist" Puengluang Sor Singyu, the former WBO Bantamweight Champ, and Tanzania's Juma Fundi, who was stopped in the second round as Puengluang captured [...]
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The action this weekend is at Atlantic City's famed Boardwalk Hall as Devon Alexander put his IBF welter title at risk and Lucas Matthysse lays his WBC Interim light welter belt on the line. Alexander, 24-1 (13), meets unheralded Englishman Lee Purdy, 20-3-1 (13), while Matthysse, 33-2 (31), squares off with Lamont Peterson, 31-1-1 (16). [...]
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In the face of adversity, 'Wild' Will Tomlinson (21-0-1, 12 KOs) overcame a brave performance from Malcolm 'Stone' Klassen (27-6-2, 14 KOs) to retain his IBO super-featherweight title via a controversial unanimous points decision in an enthralling battle of wills at The Melbourne Pavilion overnight. All three judges looked favorably towards the defending champion for [...]
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Omar Andres Narvaez Vs Felipe Orucuta, In The Land of Silver on Saturday night, the action takes place at Buenos Aires' famed Estadio Luna Park as masterful southpaw Omar Andres Narvaez puts his WBO super flyweight crown at risk against the challenge of Mexican puncher Felipe Orucuta. An amazing defensive technician with few equals, 37 [...]
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Carl Froch Vs Mikkel Kessler, Three years after their thrilling initial clash, super middleweights Carl Froch and Mikkel Kessler are at it again on Saturday evening, this time at London's 02 Arena. On April 24, 2010, the pair met on Kessler's Danish home turf with Carl Froch's WBC on offer as part of the Super [...]
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A nice welter clash headlines an interesting bill at Home Depot Center in Carson, CA this Saturday with Marcos Rene Maidana and Josesito Lopez squaring off for the WBA Intercontinental strap. Also scheduled is a light middle scrap between Erislandy Lara and Alfredo Angulo for the Interim WBA crown and a USBA light middle title [...]
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WBC Light Heavyweight ruler Chad Dawson makes his way to Montreal's Bell Centre for a third time as the Connecticut resident faces 35 year old Quebec man Adonis Stevenson tonight in a battle of southpaws set for 12 rounds. Dawson has had a mixed bag of results at the Bell Center, losing to the WBC [...]
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WBO featherweight champ Mikey Garcia is in action tomorrow night as he places his belt at risk for the first time when he meets heavy-handed southpaw Juan Manuel Lopez at American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX. Fresh off his manhandling of hard as nails Mexican pressure artist Orlando Salido to capture the WBO title in [...]
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High drama is on the menu this evening at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY as WBA welter kingpin Paulie Malignaggi meets the challenge of burgeoning star Adrien Broner after a long, grudge filled press build up. Broner, 26-0 (22), is moving up from lightweight where he retained the WBC belt once following three WBO super [...]
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In a Liverpool derby part-deux at Bolton Arena in Bolton, England on Saturday, Paul Smith, 32-3-0 (18), fights Tony Dodson, 29-7-1 (14), for the vacant British super middleweight title three years after their first bout. The first fight was interesting, not captivating, but it had its ups and downs. Smith was cut early then Dodson [...]
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Twenty six professional fighters have laced up the gloves against middleweight Gennady Golovkin since the 2004 Olympic Silver Medallist joined the paid ranks and not one of them has defeated the Kazakh phenomenon; tonight at Foxwoods Casino in Mashantucket, CT, British hardman Matthew Macklin will take the Golovkin test. Matthew Macklin will not be the [...]
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On Saturday night in the great fighting city of Liverpool here in the United Kingdom, local heavyweight hope and current British and Commonwealth champion David Price aims for redemption in front of his adoring public at the Echo Arena against his conqueror Tony Thompson. The first fight, which also took place at the Echo Arena, [...]
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Amateur star Luke Campbell makes his professional debut tonight on an action packed Matchroom boxing show at Craven Park stadium in Hull. It looks to be a busy night as Kell Brook, Lee Selby, and Derry Mathews are also on the card. Campbell, who if you didn’t know him from the Olympic games, won the [...]
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Whenever Dereck Chisora fights, one thing is certain: things might get weird. The 29 year old Londoner is back in action on Saturday when he meets American visitor Malik Scott in a heavyweight contest that has the vacant WBO International strap on offer. Chisora is seeking to right the ship that began to list after [...]
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WBO light heavyweight boss Nathan Cleverly has been calling for tougher title defenses, and he could indeed have just that this Saturday night as the Welshman gets the home town advantage against big-punching challenger Sergey Kovalev at Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff. One can't blame Cleverly for wanting to face a higher level of opposition. Absent [...]
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Big show tonight at StubHub Center in Carson, CA where the outdoor venue sees two WBC title fights in the lighter weights. WBC featherweight ruler Abner Mares, 26-0-1 (14), looks to consolidate his hold atop the 126 pound division after winning world title belts as a bantam and super bantam, but the 27 year old [...]
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Tonight, we get to see another test for WBO Lightweight Champion Ricky Burns. Ricky is a good fighter and a very proud, professional world champion, and it isn’t a test really, it’s a defence of his world championship belt, but it feels like another test. Whether that is because I feel like there is more [...]
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In what could possibly be the most lucrative fight in the history of boxing, Mexico's Saul "Canelo" Alvarez puts his unbeaten record along with two world titles against Floyd Mayweather Jr Tonight. Alvarez, from Jalisco, Mexico, is unbeaten in 42 fights with 30 KO's. He has been a pro since 2005 and is unbelievably still [...]
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Montreal's Bell Centre will be the scene of tonight's WBC light heavyweight title contest as reigning champion Adonis Stevenson faces the challenge posed by former IBF champion Tavoris Cloud. Cloud, 24-1 (19), comes in with a massive edge in big fight experience, having held the IBF strap for four defenses over a three and a [...]
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