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Shane McGuigan has revealed the extent to which he and Boxxer are investing in Adam Azim’s development outside of the ring. On Saturday at London’s Wembley Arena, the promising junior welterweight fights Sergey Lipinets, a proven veteran of contests with Jaron “Boots” Ennis and…

Tony Sims considers George Liddard to have the potential to emulate Darren Barker and John Ryder.  Liddard, on Friday at the Indigo at London’s O2 Arena, fights Derrick Osaze in his 11th professional contest and that which perhaps represents his first true test. The…

Craig Richards has linked up with Tony Sims as he attempts to revive his career. The light heavyweight, who fights Padraig McCrory on the undercard of Lewis Crocker-Paddy Donovan at Belfast’s SSE Arena on March 1, had been training under Shane McGuigan but, having previously…

Albert Bell is no stranger to adversity. His career and life have had plenty. The former junior lightweight contender is now a lightweight, a change he is hoping will vault him to a new opportunity.  Bell, 26-0 (9 KOs), will return on April 12…

Super middleweight Diego Pacheco passed another test on Saturday, although his 12-round unanimous decision victory over Steven Nelson wasn’t easy. With the win, a fight with Edgar Berlanga might now be closer than ever. The 23-year-old Pacheco saw the step-up bout highlight both features…

World Boxing, the international amateur boxing organization which was founded in response to threats to boxing’s inclusion at the Olympics, has added eight more national federations to its memberships. The organization’s membership grew to 68 countries with the approvals of France, Croatia, Poland, Iran,…

LAS VEGAS – Backed by the confidence of a world-title belt, by the four pounds he’s been freed to add and the freshness of victory delivered by destructive body blows, Brandon Figueroa is ready to declare himself the best of the four featherweight champions. …

LAS VEGAS – ProBox TV’s push for prominence this year became a put-your-money-where-your-mouth-is proposition Tuesday, and CEO Garry Jonas did just that. Jonas’ ProBox TV won the purse bid for the coming IBF junior middleweight title eliminator between longtime Jonas fighter and former title…

Title-chasing Xander Zayas has backed Sebastian Fundora to beat Chordale Booker in their scheduled March 22 fight in Las Vegas. Puerto Rico’s Zayas, a 22-year-old who also competes in the 154lbs weight class, is of the opinion that Booker will struggle to cope with…