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ESPN will pay special tribute to iconic boxing writer and sports historian Bert Sugar today on ESPN Classic with fifteen hours of programming beginning at 3 p.m. ET. Sugar passed away on Sunday at the age of 75. Sugar was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2005. According to the Hall's website, Sugar wrote more than 80 books, including "The 100 Greatest … [Read more...] about ESPN Pays Tribute to Boxing Writer Bert Sugar on ESPN Classic

Young 23-year-old undefeated fighter Danny Garcia (22-0, 14KOs) of Philadelphia takes on the toughest challenge of his career when he faces Mexican boxing legend "El Terrible" Erik Morales (52-7, 36KOs) for the vacant WBC light welterweight title (140-pounds) (Morales was stripped of the WBC belt after failing to make weight at the scales and fined $50,000). … [Read more...] about Watch it Live: Erik Morales vs. Danny Garcia, James Kirkland vs. Carlos Molina on HBO

Saturday night's NBC Sports Network Fight Night broadcast will feature a triple header that includes two 10-round heavyweight non title fights, Sergei Liakhovich vs. Bryant Jennings and Tomasz Adamek vs Nagy Aguilera, and the main event Zab Judah vs. Vernon Paris in a 12-round junior welterweight non title match. … [Read more...] about Watch Zab Judah vs. Vernon Paris, Tomasz Adamek vs. Nagy Aguilera, and Sergei Liakhovich vs. Bryant Jennings

De La Rosa & Brunson in Co-Feature Junior Middleweights Roberto “La Amenaza” Garcia (30-3, 21 KOs) and “The Truth” Antwone Smith (21-3-1, 12 KOs) will meet in the 10-round main event on ESPN’s Friday Night Fights presented by Corona Extra March 23. Friday’s show will air at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN2 HD, ESPN Deportes, and ESPN3 from Pharr, Texas. The card is presented by … [Read more...] about Garcia & Smith in Main Event on ESPN’s Friday Night Fights

They don’t call promoter Spencer Fearon ‘Mr Boxing’ for nothing, the man who boxed under the name ‘The Spirit’ has turned the London Boxing scene on it’s head, since making the move to promoting, and in the process his Hard Knocks Boxing Promotions organisation has rightfully earned the reputation of putting on the best shows in the Capital, bar none. … [Read more...] about Shamrock Showdown II – Choi Headlines, Lindsay Returns and Fearon Showcases New Signings

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, (March 20, 2012) -- With many exciting boxing events on the horizon for 2012. Grind 2 Def Entertainment is pleased to announce the signing of a multi-year consultant deal with Las Vegas, Nevada based live event ticket retailer, Vegas Ticket Boss. … [Read more...] about GRIND 2 DEF ENTERTAINMENT INKS CONSULTANT DEAL

On Saturday night at the Club Sportlife in Kiev, Ukrainians Vitaliy Kopylenko and Timur Akhundov captured World Boxing Federation Intercontinental titles with stoppage victories over Vasyl Tarabarov, also from Ukraine, and Hungarian Arpad Vass. … [Read more...] about Kopylenko, Akhundov Lifts Intercontinental Titles

HBO World Championship Boxing presents Sergio Martinez vs. Matthew Macklin for the WBC diamond middleweight title live from the famed Madison Square Garden in New York on Saturday night March 17, 2012. … [Read more...] about Watch Sergio Martinez vs. Matthew Macklin Live on HBO World Championship Boxing

Rising British boxing star Kell Brook will fight Matthew Hatton the younger brother of Ricky Hatton in a 12 round welterweight bout live from Motorpoint Arena, Sheffield, Yorkshire, United Kingdom on Saturday, March 17, 2012. … [Read more...] about Watch Kell Brook vs. Matthew Hatton Live

KELL BROOK’S winning run looks set to continue with victory over Matthew Hatton in Sheffield on Saturday night, according to the betting on Betfair. The undefeated welterweight star is the big odds-on favourite at 1-9 to retain his British and WBA inter-continental titles. … [Read more...] about BROOK BIG BETTING FAVOURITE AHEAD OF HATTON CLASH