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Tomasz Bonin, the WBC 11th ranked heavyweight who is on his way to Wembley Arena to take on David Haye, the face of British boxing, on 27 April has released the first comments from his Polish training camp.

Bonin is clearly not making the journey to the UK just to make up the numbers, but to inflict a severe dent into any ambitions Haye may have in the heavyweight division.

�I am very excited abut fighting David Haye! Very excited!� Bonin said from his base in the Polish mountains.

�I am fully aware that he�s marked the favourite by the media and fans when we fight, but they forget he never boxed at full heavyweight before. I am a full heavyweight and I consider myself a grown-up fighter. I’m not a young kid anymore, I’m very experienced and I�ve had more than 200 amateur fights. Read more

(Tucson, Arizona) — It�s the classic fight. World champion vs. number one ranked contender. On Friday, March 30th, current WBO Bantamweight titleholder, Jhonny Gonzalez, is risking his coveted belt against Colombia�s Irene Pacheco at Desert Diamond Casino�s Diamond Center. And as if the night needed more enticement, David �The Destroyer� Lopez will be featured in a 10-round event. Tickets to see these fights and more, range from $25 to $100 in advance and go on sale starting March 1st.. Read more

Detroit, MI (March 30, 2007) �Light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins will be a guest analyst on ESPN2 Friday Night Fights, taking the place of famed ringside analyst Teddy Atlas, who is off this week. Hopkins, who will be joined by ABC sports commentator Todd Harris, will provide play-by-play action for the fight card which features local favorite Mary Jo Sanders (23-0, 7 KOs), the IBA middleweight champion and the daughter of former Detroit Lions tight end Charlie Sanders, against f ormer WIBF cruiserweight champion Valerie Mahfood (19-12-3, 9 KOs) for the IBA Female World Championship. The fights will take place at Wayne Hall of Cobo Center in Detroit starting at 9 p.m.

Additionally, Laila Ali, ranked by Ring magazine as the No. 1 pound-for-pound female fighter in the world, will be in-studio helping analyze the Sanders-Mahfood fight. The co-feature will match top 10-ranked Joel Julio (29-1, 27 KOs; ranked WBA #4, IBF #4, WBO #5, WBC #7) against Thomas Davis (11-3-2, 1 ND, 7 KOs).

As if next Saturday’s world title fight between undefeated super middleweight champion JOE CALZAGHE (42-0, 31 KO) and Season One Contender finalist PETER MANFREDO (26-3, 12 KO) wasn’t big enough, the bout became even bigger.

The title fight, in which Calzaghe will attempt to defend his crown for the 20th time, will be broadcast live from Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales on HBO, Saturday, April 7, at 5 P.M. EDT / 2 P.M. PDT as part of HBO’s Free Preview Weekend in the U.S. A replay will air later that evening at 10 P.M. ET/PT. Read more

Britain�s most avoided fighter John O�Donnell believes that he should be in the shakedown for the British welterweight title this summer. The standout 21-year-old confirmed his credentials with an impressive win over fellow undefeated puncher Stuart Elwell last Friday to claim the English championship on the Hennessy Sports and GoldenPalace. com �Cobra�s Hood� event at the Nottingham Arena. It seems, however, that in order to get a tilt at the British he will have to wait for the Championship to be contested on two more occasions. Read more

Boxing promoter Frank Warren today told talkSPORT, the UK�s only national commercial speech radio station, that WBO champion Joe Calzaghe has his sights set on a title unification bout with WBC and WBA super middleweight Mikkel Kessler following the Dane�s defeat last weekend of Mexican Librado Andrade after a unanimous points decision where he retained his crowns.

Speaking on the Breakfast Show to Alvin Martin and Graham Beecroft ahead of Calzaghe�s fight with Peter Manfredo Jnr on 7th April at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Warren said: �With Joe, you never know what�s going to happen with him. He�s a really good fighter. He�s the best fighter I�ve ever been involved with in my time in boxing. I think he�ll win the fight [against Manfredo]. But I think it will be a really tough, competitive fight. If he comes through that then we�re looking to do a unification with [Mikkel] Kessler.. Read more

Memphis, March 29-Undefeated World Middleweight Champion Jermain ?Bad Intentions? Taylor will put his titles on the line for the fourth time when 154-lb world champion Cory ?The Next Generation? Spinks moves up to middleweight to challenge him on Saturday night, May 19th, at FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee. DiBella Entertainment and Don King Productions will present the boxing extravaganza, which will be Taylor?s second championship defense in Memphis.

The victor in this compelling title encounter pitting Taylor (26-0-1, 17 KO?s), the youthful megastar and favorite son of Arkansas against Spinks (36-3,11 KO?s), fighting out of St. Louis, Missouri, will emerge as a leader in boxing?s best pound for pound rankings. HBO Sports World Championship Boxing will televise. Taylor first captured the undisputed middleweight championship against the legendary Bernard Hopkins on July 16, 2006 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, NV, with a 12 round split decision triumph, and defended the title for the first time against Hopkins on December 3, 2005 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas with a unanimous decision victory.

Taylor has since defended his title twice in 2006, first in Memphis in a controversial draw against Winky Wright on June 17, and last December 9 defeating former champion Kassim Ouma in Little Rock. Read more

Carl Froch is a man on a world title mission. Rather than sit back and bask in the glory of his devastating punch perfect win over world operator Sergey Tatevosyan at the weekend, the Nottingham puncher has called on the Russian???s countryman Dennis Inkin to meet him in a final eliminator. British and Commonwealth super middleweight champion Froch, boxing in front of his loyal hometown fans at the Nottingham Arena, became the first ever to stop Tatevosyan after flooring him with a spectacular right hook in the second round. Tatevosyan beat the count, but was rescued shortly after whilst under a barrage of punches from the merciless ???Cobra???..

The win cements his place in the world top two. He was already ranked at #3 by the WBO and WBC but Lucian Bute ??? who was ranked above him in both ??? was taken the distance last time out by Tatevosyan and has opted to contest a final eliminator for the IBF championship. Read more

MUNICH, Germany (March 28, 2007) - Cruiserweights Virgil “Quicksilver” Hill and Henry “The Gentleman” Maske square-off Saturday, 10-plus years since they originally fought in the same venue, in the 12-round special attraction headlining “The Rematch” pay-per-view card, live from Olympia Hall in Munich.

“The Rematch,” promoted by WHS International, will be broadcast live in the United States on cable and satellite pay-per-view starting at 4 PM/ET, 1 PM/PT. The event is being distributed for pay-per-view by Integrated Sports and will be available via iN Demand, DirecTV and TVN for a suggested retail price of only $24.95. Read more

WBC number one cruiserweight and European champion David Haye has a new target at 200 lb with Jean-Marc Mormeck’s recent world title win over hated rival O’Neil Bell. “I’m really looking forward to fighting Mormeck,” said Haye. “I think our styles will make for a great tear up but I’m convinced that I have the ability to beat him. Haye has a letter from the WBC confirming that Mormeck must face the lanky London powerhouse and Haye’s promoter Frank Maloney feels a sense of deja vu.

“Having already taken Lennox Lewis to the top, I firmly believe David has what it takes to rule the cruiserweights,” said Maloney. “We also believe David can win the world title at heavyweight but he’s at a very dangerous stage of his career and must dispose of Tomasz Bonin before we can start looking too far ahead.” Read more

2004 U.S. Olympian Jason “Big Six” Estrada, coming off of his first pro loss, promises to unveil a new, relatively svelte physical look April 6 for his six-round fight against Alvin Manley (11-1-2, 3 KOs) at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.

In his last action (Nov. 17, 2006), Estrada weighed 257 pounds and lost an eight-round majority decision on Showbox: The Next Generation to Travis Walker (21-0-1, 17 KOs), 2003 National Golden Gloves champion, who “Big Six” had fought and beaten three times in the amateurs. Read more

Mikkel Kessler retained his WBC super middleweight title by unanimous decision against Librado Andrade before a crowd of approximately 25,000 at Parken Arena in Denmark. All three judges all scored the fight 120-108 for Kessler. Kessler improved to 39-0 with 29 knockouts, previously unbeaten Librado Andrade dropped to 24-1 with 18 KOs.

24.03.07 - Heavyweight prospect Tony Grano (8-0-1, 7 KO’s) scored a first round knockout victory over John Turlington (5-11-1, 4 KO’s) on Friday night at Foxwoods Resort and Casino in Ledyard, CT. Grano, the 2005 United States Amateur Heavyweight Champ, pounced on the journeyman Turlington from the moment the bell sounded to begin the bout. Read more

Connecticut heavyweight prospect, Tony Grano, the 2005 United States Amateur Heavyweight Champion, returns to the ring Friday night at the Foxwoods Resort & Casino in Connecticut. Grano (7-0-1, 6 KO) risk his undefeated record, when he takes on Missouri’s John Turlington in a six-round undercard attraction. The bout will be Grano’s second in a one-month span, having earned a unanimous decision victory over Boston’s Tyrone Smith on February 23rd at Mohegan Sun. Read more

Celebrating its 100th professional boxing card, Foxwoods Resort & Casino (39 Norwich Westerly Rd., Mashantucket, CT) will be hosting ?�??�??Foxwoods FightCentennial?�??�?� ?�??�??? headlined by the highly anticipated world lightweight title unification fight between World Boxing Organization champion ACELINO ?�??�??POPO?�??�?� FREITAS (38-1, 32 KOs), from Salvador, Brazil and undefeated World Boxing Association champion JUAN ?�??�??EL TORITO?�??�?� DIAZ (31-0, 15 KOs), from Houston, Texas, Saturday, April 28. Promoted by Art Pelullo/Banner Promotions and Don King/Don King Productions. Tickets to ?�??�??Foxwoods FightCentennial?�??�?� ?�??�??? priced at $250, $150, and $100 — are now on sale and can be purchased at: Foxwoods Resort Casino Box Office - 800-200-2882, and online at www.foxwoods.com.

Freitas and Diaz will be seeing each other for the first time when they embark on a two-city media tour, along with their promoters Pelullo and King, respectively, hosting media luncheons in Boston on Tuesday, April 3 and New York, Wednesday, April 4. Time and locations will be announced next week.

(Sydney, Australia: 23rd March 2007) ?�??�??? In response to a suggestion from Arturo Gatti?�??�??�s promoter Main Events this week that he is out of the mix for a July 14 match, IBF super lightweight world champion Lovemore ?�??�??Black Panther?�??�?� Ndou hit back at the politics in boxing that hurts the sport. ?�??�??I?�??�??�m always in the mix!?�??�?� Ndou said, from his Sydney home..

?�??�??The fans want to see great fights and that is what I bring to the ring. It is no secret that Lovemore Ndou comes to fight and entertain the fans. One of the biggest problems in boxing is that is always about winning, but if you never test yourself and fight the best, what does your record really mean? Lets reward the boxers who really want to fight and not stand in their way. Real warriors want to beat the toughest challengers, not be handed victories.?�??�?� Read more

LAS VEGAS, NV - The Countdown clock is ticking with six weeks remaining before the highly anticipated ‘The World Awaits’ super fight between Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather, Jr., Saturday, May 5 from MGM Grand in Las Vegas live on HBO Pay-Per-View. Golden Boy Promotions is pleased to offer media members a schedule of weekly international media conference calls beginning Wednesday, March 28, and continuing throughout April until fight week begins May 1. The series will kick-off with a special early camp “check-in” from both fighters starting with Floyd Mayweather (2:00pm EST/11:00am PST) who will be immediately followed by Oscar De La Hoya (2:45pm EST/11:45am PST.) Subsequently, calls will take place every Wednesday beginning at 2:00pm EST/11:00am PST. Read more

The future good citizens of Nottingham will roar on local favourite Carl Froch tonight when he faces Sergey Tatevosyan in a 12 round international super middleweight contest at the Nottingham Arena, after event sponsors GoldenPalace.com donated 100 tickets to his favourite charity. Over the last year Froch has become a patron for the ‘Help A Nottinghamshire Child’ scheme at the ‘NCCL Galleries of Justice’ museum, one of the Midland’s leading Tourist Attractions. In between the 1780’s and 1980’s the museum site was used as prison and courts..

Now its all about prevention rather than punishment. Read more

Back in the United States after a disappointing weekend in France, former undisputed world cruiserweight champion O?�??�??�Neil Bell has plenty to say about the circumstances surrounding his 12 round decision loss to Jean-Marc Mormeck in their highly anticipated rematch.

?�??�??I had a lot of respect for Mormeck before that fight and I considered him a warrior,?�??�?� said Bell. ?�??�??But after he ran from me for the last four rounds because he knew he was ahead on the scorecards, I have nothing good to say about the man. He should be ashamed of himself and he should apologize to all boxing fans for spoiling what could have been the Fight of The Year.?�??�?� .. Read more

HBO’s hit late-night boxing series showcases an emerging super middleweight star when HBO Boxing After Dark: Mikkel Kessler vs. Librado Andrade is seen Saturday, March 24 at 9:45 PM ET/PT from Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, Denmark, exclusively on HBO. The HBO Sports team will be ringside for the event, which will be available in HDTV, as well as closed-captioned for the hearing impaired and presented in Spanish on HBO Latino. HBO2 playdates: March 25 (7:45 AM, 4:45 PM) and 27 (11:45 PM). Times are ET/PT.

In his HBO debut before a home crowd, super middleweight titleholder Mikkel Kessler wants to make a major impression on American audiences. Boasting a perfect record (38-0, 29 KOs), the 27-year-old Dane, who is a powerful, technically skilled puncher, has helped raise the profile of the 168-pound division on the global boxing scene. Clips of his last fight (with Markus Beyer) were shown on BOXING AFTER DARK last October. Read more

Promoters Art Pelullo/Banner Promotions and Dennis Hobson/Fight Academy, in association with Top Rank, Inc., will present a sensational fight card on Saturday, June 23, 2007, at the Thomas & Mack Center, located at 4505 S. Maryland Parkway in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main event will be televised on HBO?�??�??�s World Championship Boxing..

MAIN EVENT ?�??�??? 12 ROUNDS, JR. WELTERWEIGHTS ?�??�??? IBO WORLD TITLE - RICKY ?�??�??Hitman?�??�?� HATTON, 42-0, with 30 KOs, Manchester, England, vs. JOSE LUIS ?�??�??El Temible?�??�?� CASTILLO, 55-7-1 with 47 KOs, Hermosillo, Mexico. Read more

CARDIFF, WALES (March 22, 2007) — Boxing’s current longest-reigning world champion JOE CALZAGHE, former NABO champion and current Top-Five contender PETER MANFREDO, Jr., the first alumnus from “The Contender” to fight for a world title, and five-division world champion SUGAR RAY LEONARD, will host a media conference call to discuss their world title rumble, This Tuesday! March 27, beginning at 2 P.M. ET / 11 A.M. PT.

Calzaghe (42-0, 31 KOs), from Newbridge, Wales, has been world champion since 1997 and will be making his 20th title defense — which, if successful, would place him in a fourth-place tie on boxing all-time list with Larry Holmes and Bernard Hopkins — against Manfredo (26-3, 12 KOs), from Providence, RI, Saturday, April 7, at Millennium Stadaium in Cardiff, Wales.

HBO will televise the fight live at 5 p.m. ET / 2 p.m. PT with a replay later that evening at 10 p.m. ET/PT. Over 25,000 tickets have been sold to a Calzaghe homecoming Manfredo and Leonard have plans to spoil. Leonard is planning to celebrate the 20th anniversary of his “upset victory of the year” over undisputed middleweight champion Marvelous Marvin Hagler by watching Manfredo pull off his own “upset of the year.” Leonard has been advising Team Manfredo for this fight.

Floyd Mayweather welcomed his uncle Roger Mayweather?�??�??�who has been the fighter?�??�??�s lead trainer for most of his career?�??�??�back to the gym and his Las Vegas training camp this week for his May 5 super fight with Oscar De La Hoya. Mayweather, who did not hire another trainer in his uncle?�??�??�s absence, is ecstatic to have his lead trainer back in his corner after a six-month and one-fight absence. De La Hoya vs Mayweather, the ?�??�??World Awaits,?�??�?� takes place at MGM Grand in Las Vegas and will be broadcast live on HBO Pay-Per-View.

?�??�??When he got to the gym we picked up where we left off and things were back to normal,?�??�?� said Floyd Mayweather. ?�??�??It?�??�??�s great to have my Uncle back and I never thought to pick someone else to train me, as I truly believe that my Uncle is the best in boxing and there is absolutely no substitute for what he can do.?�??�?� .. Read more

Tyan Booth hopes to become the latest star to emerge from the Ingle production line and can take a step towards that goal by winning his first title in Nottingham on Friday.

The Nottingham welterweight contests his first title as a professional against Walsall?�??�??�s Darren Gethin when he fights for the Midlands Area Welterweight Championship on the Hennessy Sports and GoldenPalace.com ?�??�??Cobra?�??�??�s Hood?�??�??� event at the Nottingham Arena.

Booth has won nine of his ten fights so far after emerging from the same amateur boxing club in Nottingham as Carl Froch, the British and Commonwealth super-middleweight champion who faces the highly-ranked Russian Sergey Tatevosyan in a 12-round contest as main event on the same show.

Booth is promising his home city crowd a better display than his last at the same venue in November. Read more

Boxing has always been a tough business. It?�??�??�s even tougher when those who claim to be ?�??�??champions?�??�??� continue to run from real challenges in search of easy paydays that keep deserving contenders from getting their opportunity to shine. People?�??�??�s middleweight champion Edison Miranda is not shy about discussing this topic.

?�??�??The middleweight division always had proud champions willing to fight everyone, like Marvin Hagler, Carlos Monzon, and Sugar Ray Robinson,?�??�?� said Miranda. ?�??�??Now we?�??�??�re stuck with paper champions like Jermain Taylor and Arthur Abraham, who are disgracing this division.?�??�?�

?�??�??Pantera?�??�??�, who is taking a well-deserved rest after his most recent win, a dominating victory over highly touted Allan Green in an HBO-televised bout on March 3rd, was just getting started. Read more

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