Alexander Povetkin vowed he was "full of respect" for Chris Byrd as the two heavyweights tuned up for their IBF eliminator in Erfurt on Saturday night. The 2004 Olympic gold medal winner today revealed how Byrd was among his boyhood idols but warned he won´t let it show in the ring. "I have the utmost of respect for Chris Byrd," Povetkin said at the official press conference. "He used to be one of my idols when I was younger read more ...

According to a recent interview with Top Rank president Bob Arum, if WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (32-0, 29KOs) wins his rematch with Jermain Taylor (27-1-1, 17KOs), the next target would be a pay-per-view showdown with Bernard Hopkins (48-4-1, 32KOs) in June. Arum told Kevin Iole of Yahoo Sports that the original plan was to match Pavlik with undefeated John Duddy in January and then do a read more ...

Four days ahead of their highly-anticipated IBF eliminator in Erfurt, Alexander Povetkin and Chris Byrd displayed their skills in public during Tuesdayґs official press work-out. The former IBF/WBO champion was the first man in the ring. Instructed by father and coach Joe, Byrd proved his mobility and speed. "I am in great shape," he vowed. "Iґve been through so many twelve-round fights in my career. My experience will help me." read more ...

"I actually fear that Calzaghe will do all match spoiling efforts to try to block me out of the game," says WBC/WBA super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler (39-0, 29 KOs) . "So I´ll obviously have to face him the hardest way of all and smash him within the distance." Now just 12 days away from the much anticipated super middle triple unification clash with fellow undefeated WBO reigning read more ...

Ex-EBU middleweight champ Amin Asikainen scored a ten round decision over Frenchman Christope Karagoz in the headliner of P 3 Boxingґs show on October 22 in Helsinki. Russian jr. welterweight Dennis Shafikov stopped Frenchman Nizar Boubaker in the second while Juho Tolppola and Aleksander Saltykov fought to a technical draw read more ...

Felix Sturm: That was a great fight from both of us. We gave everything and showed our technical skills. I have seen myself with two rounds ahead on the scorecards as I had the clearer and better punches. This was a thrillig and emotional fight. We have to have a rematch. That would be very important for the boxing business. I'm ready for a rematch wherever it can be realized. Randy deserves it, he is a great boxer read more ...

WBA middleweight champion Felix Sturm (28-2-1, 12 KOs) retained his world title with a twelve round draw with mandatory challenger Randy Griffin (24-1-3, 12 KOs) in a very tough fight on Saturday night at the Gerry Weber Stadion in Halle/Westfalen, Germany. Sturm had a good first round, landing sharp jabs and a nice uppercut. Griffin was aggressive, but had problems getting past Sturm's peek-a-boo defense. Griffin upped read more ...

A world twinbill was announced on Saturday in Osaka, Japan. WBC bantamweight champ Hozumi Hasegawa (22-2, 7 KOs) will risk his belt against top-ranked European titlist Mimone Maludrotto (26-1, 9 KOs), Italy, on January 10 in Osaka, Japan. Hasegawa, a slick-punching southpaw making his fifth defense, may experience a tough defense against the game and durable challenger. On the same bill, unbeaten WBA bantam ruler read more ...

Lucian Bute 21-0 17KO) stopped IBF super-middleweight champion Alejandro Berrio (26-5 25KO) in the 11th round, landing a short left hand counter from the hard charging Columbian and the pouncing on the opportunity pummelling the champion with vicious head shots before referee Marlon B. Wright jumped and stopped the action. Berrio who was out on his feet had to be carried back to his corner while a joyous Bute dropped read more ...

In an important heavyweight bout, #4 rated Juan Carlos Gomez (42-1, 35 KOs) scored a twelve round unanimous decision over #2 rated Oliver McCall (51-8, 36 KOs) to claim the WBC International championship on Friday night at the Estrel Center in Berlin, Germany. The quicker 34-year-old Gomez was able to outbox the 42-year-old former heavyweight champion to compile a big lead. McCall turned up the heat over the last few rounds read more ...