By Anson Wainwright: When Vyacheslav “Steel Power” Uzelkov, 25-1 (16), steps into the ring this weekend to challenge...

By Alec Kohut: Rest in Peace, Angelo Dundee… Snooki the Promoter and the Return of Joe Palooka… I must confess that I have...

John J. Raspanti: For all his talents as a trainer, Angelo Dundee had one trait that everyone who knew him admired...

By Steve Kim (Photo © German Villasenor): This weekend at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, HBO televises a doubleheader featuring WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (against Marco Antonio Rubio) and Nonito Donaire (versus Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. for...

It’s official. Boxing superstar Floyd "Money" Mayweather will return to the ring, step up in weight and challenge three-division World Champion Miguel Cotto for his WBA Super Welterweight World title in what will be a gargantuan showdown between two future Hall of Famers who bring excitement and fierce competition every time they step

Allan Scotto: Hey, fans! Welcome to Ask Gerry Cooney, where you get to ask former heavyweight contender “Gentleman” Gerry Cooney any boxing-related...

By Steve Kim: The last time we spoke to Steve “USS” Cunningham, he was in the final stages of preparing for this weekend’s bout in Frankfurt, Germany against Yoan Pablo Hernandez in an attempt to regain the IBF cruiserweight title. As I wrote last week, there are two ways to see the world. The first is to join the Navy, which Cunningham did. The other way is to do what Cunningham...

Steve Kim: Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer has announced that Amir Khan will be headlining May 19th at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The question is...

By Steve Kim (Photo © Chris Farina / Top Rank): On the night of October 22nd at the WaMu Theater at Madison Square Garden, Nonito Donaire was involved in the easiest yet most unfulfilling night of his career against the reluctant (to say the least) Omar Narvaez, whose...

By Steve Kim: The latest hysteria involving the fight that won’t happen in May or June centers on the listed purses (courtesy of the Nevada State Athletic Commission) for both Manny Pacquiao’s and Floyd Mayweather’s recent fights in Las Vegas. There is a great disparity...

Tons of fresh news Links...

Gabriel Montoya: When the World Series of Boxing was first announced, the idea was met with some derision by what can be called mainstream boxing...

By Steve Kim: There are two ways to see the world. One would be to join the military. The other is to become a professional cruiserweight. Steve Cunningham has done both. Next week in Frankfurt, Germany, he faces Yoan Pablo Hernandez once again in an attempt to reclaim his IBF title. It will be just his latest trip to Germany in a career that included forays to South Africa and Poland...

To round out the SHOWTIME Championship Boxing tripleheader headlined by the highly-anticipated rematch between Victor Ortiz and Andre Berto, Golden Boy Promotions and DiBella Entertainment have announced two more high-impact fights from the MGM Grand Gard

By Daniel Kravetz: At 4:30 p.m. on a cold Thursday afternoon, Danny Davis was coasting around the ring by the front entrance of Joe Hand Boxing Gym, extending his mitts in a crooked “W” and delivering rapid instructions. “Jab-hook-jab! Again! Again!” Across from Davis, a solidly-built teenage...

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, an

Anson Wainwright: In late 2009, Juan Carlos Salgado put the boxing world on notice, knocking out previously unbeaten Jorge Linares (who had been...

Allan Scotto: Hey, fans! Welcome to Ask Gerry Cooney, where you get to ask former heavyweight contender “Gentleman” Gerry Cooney any boxing-related question...

By Steve Kim: Promoter Bob Arum labeled the reports surfacing over the weekend regarding Miguel Cotto facing Manny Pacquiao on June 9th as “totally premature.” While the Puerto Rican star may take on the “Pac-Man” once again, key issues like the purse and the catchweight...

Roberto Jose Acevedo has been added...

Alec Kohut: Kelly Pavlik is out of Youngstown, Ohio. He’s been in Oxnard, California now for a week and is settling into life with a new trainer and a new outlook. Pavlik will turn 30 in April and is probably facing his last chance at regaining his position among the top fighters in the world.

By Steve Kim: Ken Hershman and Stephen Espinoza have not been at their jobs all that long at HBO and Showtime, respectively. However, their networks already have their first quarter of boxing programming set. When people think about big-time boxing in America, it’s usually...

Before a sell out crowd at New York City’s famed Roseland Ballroom, DiBella Entertainment kicked off the 2012 season of its "Broadway Boxing" series with an exciting nine-bout card. Headlining the card was Brooklyn’s undefeated NABF light welterweight

In a battle of undefeated prospects, Boxing360’s Joel Diaz Jr. and Guy Robb went toe to toe on Showtime’s ShoBox "The New Generation" series at the Palms Casino in Las Vegas (Friday).

In a night of knockdowns and stoppages on ShoBox: The New Generation, Guillermo Rigondeaux won a world title in only his ninth professional fight by knocking out the defending World Boxing

Martin Mulcahey: Tonight, boxing fans get to welcome the NBC Sports Network to our fraternity, tuning in live or recording a good card, considering the...

By Steve Kim (Photo © German Villasenor): Rising bantamweight Leo Santa Cruz kicks off his 2012 campaign in Ensenada, Mexico against Alejandro Hernandez. 2011 was a productive year for “Teremoto” who notched four stoppages in as many outings, becoming a bona fide prospect...

By Steve Kim: Despite whatever rhetoric has been uttered recently, the truth of the matter is that Floyd Mayweather was always going to fight on May 5th at the MGM Grand against someone other than Manny Pacquiao. Pacquiao, in turn, was always going to choose an opponent from a...

Don Juan Fighting Promotions and Hennessy Sports announced today that they will co-promote the March 31 homecoming show, “March Badness,” showcasing undefeated Buffalo light heavyweight Lionell “Lonnie B” Thompson against 2008 Haitian Olympian Azea “The Haitian Hitman” Augustama in the

Former world heavyweight champion Sergei "The White Wolf" Liakhovich is not fighting this Saturday because his scheduled opponent, "Fast" Eddie Chambers, failed in a timely fashion to notify Team Liakhovich that he was pulling out of their fight due to broken ribs, which resulted in the cancellation of their fight as well as insufficient time to find a suitable replacement for Chambers..

Super Middleweight Champion Andre Ward to Serve as Guest Analyst On Tomorrow’s (Friday’s) ShoBox Telecast

Mikey Faragon 137 vs. Andres Ledesma 136...

Entering into its ninth consecutive year, DiBella Entertainment’s (DBE) Broadway Boxing series kicks off the 2012 schedule with an exciting 10-bout card this Saturday night at New York City’s famed Roseland Ballroom. Headlining the card will be Brooklyn’s undefeated NABF light welterweight champion, Gabriel "Tito" Bracero (18-0, 3KO’s) defending his title

By Steve Kim: Kathy Duva admits finding out last Friday that Eddie Chambers- slated to face Sergei Liakhovich in the main event on the inaugural edition of “Fight Night” on NBC Sports Network (Saturday, 9 p.m., ET/6 p.m., PT from the Asylum Arena in Philadelphia)- pulling out of his...

Due to the fact that there was only to be partial representation of fight officials who were involved with the December 10, 2011 Amir Khan vs. Lamont Peterson bout at tomorrow’s scheduled appeal hearing

Undefeated super featherweight prospect Joel Diaz, Jr. is a true throwback fighter, always in top shape and ready to go just in case a call comes seeking a late replacement for a high-profile fight.

Anson Wainwright: From obscurity to standing among the top middleweights in the world, it’s been a meteoric rise for Martin Murray. The 29-year-old from...

Allan Scotto: Hey, fans! Welcome to Ask Gerry Cooney, where you get to ask former heavyweight contender “Gentleman” Gerry Cooney any boxing-related question you’d like...

By Steve Kim (Photo © German Villasenor): For featherweight Daniel Ponce de Leon, his 10th year as a professional was one he’d rather forget. Yeah, he made some money as he appeared on HBO twice in 2011 but he was 0-for-2 in a pair of bouts against Adrien Broner and Yuriorkis Gamboa...

Boxing fans around the world will get the chance to put their questions direct to two of Britain’s greatest world champions when Ricky Hatton & Amir Khan take par

On Saturday, February 25, four of boxing’s most compelling athletes will begin 2012 in pivotal HBO Boxing After Dark televised...

Many of Canada’s best boxers will be in action February 18, highlighted by the return of world super middleweight contender Adonis "Superman" Stevenson, on the stacked "Fast & Furious Boxing Series"

Integrated Sports Media, the pound-for-pound king of sports distribution in North America, will broadcast a World Series of Boxing ("WSB") event, live from the Foro Polanco in Mexico City

Philadelphia junior middleweight Derek "Pooh" Ennis plans to use unbeaten 2008 U.S. Olympian Demetrius "Boo Boo" Andrade as a springboard February 10 in their main event fight for the vacant North American Bo

The card has been finalized for the January 19 "Championship Boxing at the Hilton Garden Inn" at Nicotra’s Ballroom in the Hilton Garden Inn in Staten Island

Allan Scotto: Welcome to this week’s edition of The Barbershop, a column designed to give you a forum to speak your mind about our question(s) of the week or any boxing...

By Gabriel Montoya: So much of a fighter’s life is spent waiting for that right fight. Off-TV bouts are great if you are building yourself, the way Palmdale, CA super featherweight Joel Diaz Jr. is. But the key to success in the game of fighting for money is to be ready at all times. You never...

Old-time boxing returns Saturday night, February 11 to the Hershey

Marco Huck believes speed will be key to defeat WBA Heavyweight Champion Alexander Povetkin when they clash in Stuttgart on February 25.

This week, undefeated super bantamweight (122 lbs) Luis "Orlandito" del Valle (14-0, 11KO’s) is finishing up preparations in Newburgh, New York for his bout against José Beranza (34-21-2, 26 KO’s