Promoter Lou DiBella has advised BoxingScene.com that middleweight contender Andy Lee (27-1, 19KOs) is ready and willing to fight WBA champion Felix Sturm (36-2-2, 15KOs) - and the Irish boxer has no issue with traveling to Germany to make the fight happen read more ...

Returning from his first professional loss, middleweight contender James Kirkland (28-1, 25 KOs) wasted little time in annihilating journeyman Dennis Sharpe (17-8-3, 4 KOs) on Friday night at the Dr. Pepper Ballpark in Frisco, Texas. Sharpe was down twice before Kirkland was declared a KO winner at 2:18 of round one read more ...

Middleweight contender Bryan Vera simply out worked former 154-pound champion Sergio Mora, throwing nearly 100 more total punches and 144 more power shots. Vera also landed the harder shots and even outjabbed the sluggish Mora read more ...

In a clash of former Contender fighters, Brian Vera (18-5, 11 KOs) won a ten round split decision over former WBC junior middleweight champion Sergio Mora (22-2, 6 KOs) on Friday night at the Convention Center in Fort Worth, Texas. Vera was the aggressor and applied pressure throughout while Mora showcased his defensive skills mixed in with flurries. Mora came on late and both were bloodied at the end read more ...

Kelly Pavlik is excited to get back into the ring as the co-main event underneath the Manny Pacquiao-Antonio Margarito bout to be held on November 13, 2010, in Dallas, Texas. Pavlik squares off against rugged Brian Vera, an alumnus of The Contender. “He’s a tough kid,” Pavlik said of his opponent. “He comes to fight and we know he’s not backing down. … But, I’ve got to be impressive, because I’m on the road back.” read more ...

ARLINGTON, TX - Former World Middleweight Champion KELLY “The Ghost” PAVLIK will be embarking on his professional comeback, headlining the televised undercard for the 12-round World Boxing Council (WBC) super welterweight championship between combined 10-time world champions CONGRESSMAN MANNY PACQUIAO and the “Tijuana Tornado” ANTONIO MARGARITO. Pavlik will be taking on Texan BRIAN VERA in a 10-round bout read more ...

There has been a change in plans for the comeback of former middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik. Pavlik, who lost the title to Sergio Martinez via decision in April, will still fight in the co-feature on the Manny Pacquiao-Antonio Margarito HBO PPV card at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, but instead of facing Daniel Edouard as originally planned, he will face Brian Vera read more ...

With an excited crowd behind him outdoors at the Uniprix Stadium in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on Friday night, 21-year old hometown Middleweight knockout artist David Lemieux (23-0, 22 KO) added his latest victim in 29-year old former title challenger Elvin Ayala (20-5-1, 9 KO), dropping Ayala three times en route to a first round stoppage read more ...