Belford Today reports that heavyweight Matt Skelton (21-1, 18KOs), holder of the Commonwealth (British Empire) title, has turned down a potential third fight with Danny Williams, who holds another version of the British heavyweight title. Instead Skelton will return on the Nov. 3 undercard to Joe Calzaghe-Mikkel Kessler super middleweight unification at the the Millennium Stadium in Wales. The opponent has yet to be named read more ...

WBC International heavyweight titleholder Oliver McCall (#2 in WBC rankings) and Juan Carlos Gomez (#4) presented themselves well prepared and in perfect physical shape at the official weigh-in at Kroyman's car dealership for their big clash this Friday night in Berlin's Estrel Convention Center. "The Atomic Bull" weighed in at 235 lbs. while "The Black Panther" brought 228 lbs. 9 fights are scheduled for read more ...

McCall: "Our first fight was like a war without knowing you enemy. I didn't know Gomez and wasn't prepared for the fight. But I won't make the same mistake again. I will not underestimate Juan Carlos Gomez this time. He's a great champion. I did a lot of video studies and I know how to beat him. This is a redemption fight to me. It's the first time I get the chance to face somebody I have lost to in a re-match. Also I see the read more ...

The fight for the WBC heavyweight world championship between world champion Oleg Maskaev and interim world champion Samuel Peter will be held at Madison Square Garden in New York City on February 2, 2008, as per the official statement of Don King Productions. The promotion rights for this fight were won by Don King Productions with an offer of $3,107,000.00, of which 55% will be for Maskaev and 45% for Samuel Peter. read more ...

WBA middleweight champion Felix Sturm (28-2, 12 KOs) is a busy man when it comes to boxing in recent months. He dethroned the Spaniard Javier Castillejo in a rematch in April 2007 to secure the WBA belt for the second time before risking it again just eight weeks after in Stuttgart against the unbeaten Noe Tulio Gonzalez Alcoba of Uruguay read more ...

The results of drug testing done on recent heavyweight title challenger Jameel “Big Time” McCline by the New York State Athletic Commission came back today and he is reportedly “100% clean.” Manager Scott Hirsch says McCline tested negative for any form of steroids in both his pre- and post-fight tests. The day before McCline’s challenge of Samuel Peter for the WBC Heavyweight Championship on October 6 at Madison Square Garden read more ...

The WBA Championships Committee has unanimously ordered an elimination fight between former world champions Nikolai Valuev and Sergei Liakhovich to determine the official challenger to WBA heavyweight champion Ruslan Chagaev. The negotiating period for Valuev-Liakhovich commenced today and will end on November 2. Should the parties not reach an agreement by November 2, the Championships Committee will hold a purse read more ...

The post fight press conference for the exciting "Dia De Los Diaz" fight card was brief but did have the key fighters of the night speak. Don King greeted the media and thanked the Sears Centre and the City of Chicago for their hospitality. He was quick to address comments made by HBO commentator and boxing analyst, Larry Merchant, regarding the lower than expected ticket sales for the event. Merchant stated that in Juan read more ...

The fight went to a decision and Ibragimov won the decision and I just have to get back in line and it doesn't mean that it's over," Evander Holyfield told reporters via telephone from Moscow following his loss to WBO heavyweight champion Sultan Ibragimov. The former four-time champion said he will assess his performance after he actually sees video of the fight and he'll take into consideration what people say about read more ...

WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan "The Baby Bull" Diaz (33-0, 17 KOs) claimed the IBF crown of Julio "The Kidd" Diaz (34-4, 25 KOs) with a ninth round TKO on Saturday night at the Sears Centre in Chicago, Illinois. Juan Diaz started punching in round one and never quit as he slowly drained away the resolve of Julio Diaz, who remained on his stool at the start of round nine. Time was :01 read more ...