By Matthew Hurley: As the most important fight of his career fast approaches, Juan Manuel Marquez is champing at the bit to get at Manny Pacquiao. Convinced that the only way he will finally put his controversial rivalry with the Filipino icon to rest is by knockout, ’Dinamita’ has been concentrating almost exclusively on the strength and power of his upper body.

SecondOut’s team of writers put their reputations on the line to predict the outcome of two of this weekend’s big fight when Austin Trout defends his WBA light middleweight title against Puerto Rican boxing legend Miguel Cotto.

Radio Rahim talks exclusively to rapper turned promoter 50 Cent about his move into boxing,his relationship with Floyd Mayweather, his future in the sport amongst other things.

Radio Rahim talks exclusively to Manny Pacquiao ahead of his December 8 clash with bitter Mexican rival Juan Manuel Marquez at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on December 8. Pacquiao reveals his strategy for facing Marquez for a fourth time, why he chose him as his next opponent and much more.

British boxing legend Ricky Hatton has announced his retirement after being knocked out in the ninth round by Vyacheslav Senchenko at the MEN Arena on Saturday night. The 34 year-old, who had not fought since being savagely knocked out by Manny Pacquiao in May, 2009, returned to the ring in the hope of finishing a successful boxing career with a win but sadly that was not to be.

SecondsOut’s Dylan Cox speaks exclusively to Ricky Hatton ahead of his comeback fight against Vyacheslav Senchenko at the MEN Arena in Manchester on Saturday night. In the exclusive SecondsOut interview Hatton talks about seeking redemption,,getting down to the welterweight limit of 147lbs and much more.

By Marc Livitz: If the third time’s a charm, then is the fourth time a deterrent? The Manny Pacquiao versus Juan Manuel Marquez saga will achieve the distinction of being called a tetralogy on December 8 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

By Matthew Hurley; He was blessed with smooth boxing skills and crunching power in both hands. But his inner demons led him down a self-destructive path that robbed him of his career, his family and his sense of self-worth.

By: Marc Livitz: Across the wide spectrum of professional sports the majority of athletes remain unsatisfied with simply going through the motions of their respective trade. The desire to gain notoriety, whether for famous or infamous reasons is present in all avenues of sport, or so it may seem.

SecondOut’s army of writers once again put their reputations on the line to predict the outcome of two of the big fights from the UK and America on Saturday night. At the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City Antonio DeMarco from Mexico defends his WBC lightweight title against unbeaten puncher Adrien Broner while in Nottingham, England, Carl Froch makes the first defence of his IBF super-middleweight against Yusaf Mack.