By Michael Norby: After a banner year in his late blooming career, middleweight world champion Sergio Martinez has been named SecondsOut Fighter of the Year, 2010. A championship winning victory over Kelly Pavlik and a stunning second round knockout win over Paul Williams put the Argentinean head and shoulders above the rest, and deservedly so.

By Michael Norby: Just one month shy of his 46th birthday, the seemingly indomitable Philadelphian Bernard Hopkins lifted himself off the canvas twice to force a 12-round majority draw against WBC and IBO light heavyweight world champion Jean Pascal on Saturday night at The Pepsi Coliseum in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.

By Michael Norby: WBA junior welterweight world champion Amir Khan produced an initially skillful and then deeply brave performance on Saturday night to overcome a determined and powerful challenge from hard-hitting Marcos Maidana, to win on points at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

By Michael Norby: In front of tens of thousands of fans at the most spectacular venue that spectacular venue-rich America could offer, boxing’s super superstar Manny Pacquiao won an amazing eighth world title in as many weight divisions (WBC 154lbs) after he pummeled Antonio Margarito for 12 full rounds on Saturday night at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, USA.

By Michael Norby: Although just seven fights into his professional career, undefeated Cuban bantamweight Guillermo Rigondeaux seems poised to explode onto the world stage. On Saturday night, the two-time Olympic gold medalist gathered his biggest scalp so far after defeating former interim WBA world champion Ricardo Cordoba by split decision points at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, USA.

By Michael Norby: Undefeated middleweight contender Julio Cesar Chavez Jr may be only 24-years-old but for much of his career he has heard the voices and read the words of commentators and fans, urging the legend’s son to step up his competition level. On Saturday night, in San Antonio’s Alamodome, Chavez met John Duddy a tough, battle-hardened Irish fighter brimming with ambition and licking his chops at the prospect of a world title shot awaiting tonight’s winner.

By Michael Norby: In a clash of welterweight crowd pleasers, undefeated Argentinean Carlos Abregu piled further misery onto the career of Richard Gutierrez on Saturday night with a clear but exciting ten round unanimous decision victory at the Monterrey Arena in Monterrey, Mexico.

By Michael Norby: Undefeated WBC lightweight world champion Edwin Valero has made a career out of demolishing opponents inside the distance. The Venezuelan possesses freakish power and on Saturday night, his fiery fists were out in full force as he thumped Mexican boxer-puncher Antonio DeMarco for nine full rounds, forcing the beaten fighter’s corner to stop contest before the tenth could get underway at the Monterrey Arena in Monterrey, Mexico.

By Michael Norby: Unbeaten Puerto Rican southpaw Juan Manuel Lopez made his featherweight debut one to remember on Saturday night as he hoisted aloft the WBO world title after a sensational seventh round TKO victory over Steven Luevano at the Wamu Theater in Madison Square Garden, New York, USA.

By Michael Norby: Undefeated former US Olympian Andre Ward made a stunning entrance into Showtime’s Super Six World Boxing Classic on Saturday night, after he chopped up Denmark’s Mikkel Kessler en route to a dominant technical decision victory his hometown Oracle Arena in Oakland, California, USA.