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Pensacola, FL, February 8, 2010 -- One day after the New Orleans Saints historic Super Bowl victory over the heavily favored Indianapolis Colts, Roy Jones Jr. reflected back to that August day he was invited to the Saints’ training camp by Head Coach Sean Payton and delivered a speech to the team, which turned into a pep talk for the upcoming season.

By David Boyle Dundalk’s undefeated lightweight Michael Kelly has had a tough professional career so to say the least.

Undefeated prospect James DeGale’s preparation for his upcoming fight at the Wembley Arena on Saturday has been perfect.

Boxing’s biggest puncher, Edwin Valero is targeting a showdown with pound ofr pound king Manny Pacquiao.

Daiki Kameda claimed the WBA flyweight title in front of his own fans via a 12 round decision over defending champion Den Kaowichit at the world Memorial Hall in Kobe, Japan on Sunday.

Jerry Glick reporting: Heavyweight Jason Estrada held very little back at the post fight press conference after dropping a unanimous decision to former IBF Cruiserweight Champion turned heavyweight, Tomasz Adamek. He was angry, not so much for losing the decision, but more because of the scoring of the judges, one of which gave the Polish Adamek as much as ten of the twelve rounds contested.

lightweight Brandon Rios broke down Jorge Luis Teron inside three rounds to remain unbeaten at the Convention Center in McAllen, Texas Saturday night.

Jerry Glick reporting: It was closer than Tomasz Adamek’s fans thought and hoped it would be but the Polish favorite who holds the IBF International Heavyweight Champion won a unanimous decision over Jason Estrada after twelve hard fought round before 10,123 screaming fans at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ on Main Event’s exciting seven fight show.

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.

The Adamek - Estrada fight is on! There was barely a dusting of snow in Newark, NJ, the streets are clear. Tickets in the lower bowl have completely sold out, but Prudential Center will continue to open up sections of seats as long as there is a demand.

NEW YORK (Feb. 5, 2010) – Veteran heavyweight Maurice “Sugar Moe” Harris, inactive for the previous 26 months, recently returned to the ring (Jan. 29) in Albuquerque, impressively winning a 6-round unanimous decision (60-54, 60-54, 58-56) against battle-tested Billy “The Kid” Zumbrun.

With one sudden, dramatic right hand Freddy “El Riel’’ Hernandez broke open an entertaining, dead-even fight to brutally knock out former world champion DeMarcus “Chop Chop’’ Corley at 1:48 of the fifth round Friday night.

The champion has had irresistible and perfect punching power so far while the challenger not only wants to win but create a reputation for himself under fire, but that hasn’t stopped SecondsOut’s team of fearless writers from making their confident picks for Saturday’s WBC lightweight world title between belt holder Edwin Valero and Antonio DeMarco at the Arena Monterrey in Nuevo León, Mexico on Showtime Championship Boxing.

By Jason Pribila: a Winter Storm bearing down on the East Coast, Philadelphia fight fans found shelter at the Legendary Blue Horizon friday night.

By Michael Norby: Former world champion Glen Johnson maneuvered his way into position for another shot at light heavyweight glory on Friday night with an impressive sixth round stoppage victory over Yusaf Mack at the NSU Arena at Don Taft University Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.

By Paul Upham: Now that the contracts for the May 1 Floyd Mayweather Jr-Shane Mosley welterweight boxing match have been signed, SecondsOut can reveal a stunning component of their agreement. In signing off on the deal, Mosley has given Mayweather complete control over the drug testing to be implemented, apart from any testing that is required by the Nevada State Athletic Commission.

By Andrew Wake at ringside: Nottingham’s Jason "2 Smooth" Booth added the vacant Commonwealth super-bantamweight title to the British belt he holds with an eleventh round stoppage of Matthew Marsh.

In light of the major snow storm expected to hit the Atlantic City area, Tropicana Casino and Resort and Star Boxing have decided to postpone Saturday night’s boxing show until Saturday March 6th, noting major concern for the safety of traveling fans, fight participants and the general public welfare.

According to German Newspaper BILD, WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko could defend his title against Nikolai Valuev in a summer showdown.

This Saturday night Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing presents an exciting six bout card at the Tropicana Casino and Resort in Atlantic City. Fighting on the card is one of Star Boxing’s brightest up and coming stars, Yathomas Riley

By Peter Lerner: In the fifth and final part of SecondsOut’s boxing survey South African Promoter Rodney Berman gives his opinion on his country’s best moments from 2009 and prospects for 2010

TORONTO, ON (Feb. 4, 2010) – Orion Sports Management, one of Canada’s top boxing promotional companies, presents a star-studded night of world championship boxing, featuring a pair of world title fights, Saturday night, Feb. 27, from Bayamon, Puerto Rico and Juarez, Mexico, live on Viewers’ Choice Pay Per View, and Shaw Cable.

The always-exciting Edwin Valero will defend his World Boxing Council (WBC) lightweight title against undefeated, once-beaten WBC 135-pound interim titleholder Antonio DeMarco in the main event this Saturday, Feb. 6, on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING on SHOWTIME (9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast).

STAR BOXING-On Saturday night Larry Flynt’s Hustler Club - NYC, Hustler Honeys will be out in full force at the Tropicana Casino and Resort in Atlantic City, adding to what is an already exciting night of fights being presented by Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing.

One night before Edwin Valero defends his WBC lightweight crown against Antonio DeMarco Freddy “El Riel’’ Hernandez of Lynwood, Calif., will take on former world champion, southpaw DeMarcus “Chop Chop’’ Corley of Washington, D.C., in the 10-round welterweight main event.

Two-time Olympic champion Guillermo “El Chacal” Rigondeaux, arguably the greatest amateur boxer of all-time, is showing more of his personal side with an announcement that he is donating his entire purse from this Friday night’s fight to the Children of Haiti Fund.

Two undefeated champions battled it out in the Max-Schmeling-Gym on Wednesday afternoon when ’King Arthur’ Abraham welcomed a special sparring partner.

Jason Booth insists he will walk away from boxing a happy man if he wins the Lonsdale belt outright tomorrow night (5th Feb).

Undefeated Cork based Cuban sensation Alexei Acosta turns 22 on Saturday week and he will be hoping for a double celebration when he features on the Yanjing Fight Night at the National Stadium in Dublin.

Hatton Promotions has confirmed that trainer Lee Beard will no longer be connected their company or work with former two weight world champion Ricky Hatton or his brother Matthew Hatton.

Kathy Duva, CEO Main Events –“Tomasz has to win against Jason Estrada before he can realize his dream of being the heavyweight champion. It’s a tremendous fight, people are watching it closely. We are delighted to be promoting it.”

LAS VEGAS (February 3, 2010) - It’s official. Boxing’s biggest superstar and six-time world champion Floyd "Money" Mayweather made his upcoming fight with welterweight mega-star and five-time world champion Sugar Shane Mosley, official today when he signed the contract that pits the two fighters against each other on Saturday, May 1 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas in a mega-bout which will be televised live on HBO Pay-Per-View®.

Arthur Pelullo and Gary Shaw, presidents of Banner Promotions and Gary Shaw Productions, respectively, today announced the signing of undefeated World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior middleweight world champion Sergei “Razor” Dzinziruk to an exclusive promotional agreement.

Scott Lawton will hope that hometown advantage pays off when he challenges Leva Kirakosyan for the vacant European Super Featherweight title on February 19th at Stoke’s Fenton Manor Sports Complex.

By Peter Lerner: “His death is a great loss to South African boxing. He was one of the most well-versed fighters in the country in terms of his skills, equally good defensively and offensively – something you don’t see so much nowadays.” Terry Pettifer, South African boxing writer

By Peter Lerner: Over the last few days Secondsout has been conducting a survey of different boxing experts about their picks from 2009 and prospects for 2010. So far we have heard from Swedish journalist Per-Ake Persson talking about Scandinavian and German, matchmaker Alessandro Ferrarini from Italy and manager/trainer Dave Coldwell giving us his opinion on British boxing.

Undefeated Canadian puncher David Lemieux headlines a six fight card at the Montreal Casino in Quebec, Canada on February 6 when he faces Jason Naugler for the vacant Canadian middleweight title.

NEW YORK (Feb. 2, 2010) — A winner of 12 in a row and unbeaten in his last 16 (15-0-1) dating to May 2006, World Boxing Council interim champion Antonio DeMarco (23-1-1, 17 KOs) of Tijuana, Mexico, will challenge devastating Venezuelan and WBC lightweight belt-holder, Edwin Valero (26-0, 26 KOs), in the main event this Saturday, Feb. 6.

The rematch between heavyweights Tony “TNT” Grano and Mark “Oak Tree” Brown headlines the March 12 pro boxing card in Fox Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn.

On Saturday February 6th, Atlantic City’s welterweight contender Shamone Alvarez will look to get his career back underway when he takes on Mexican knockout artist, Alexis Camacho. The show, promoted by Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing, will take place at the Tropicana Casino and Resort.

Following the withdrawal of Danny Williams, Derek Chisora will now face Sheffield’s Carl Baker in a British title eliminator at Wembley Arena in London on February 13.

Pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao has been named the 2009 fighter of the year by the Boxing Writers Association of America

Carl Johanneson ends a ring exile of almost two years when he returns at Nottingham’s Harvey Hadden Centre on Friday night (5th Feb).

After 17 years the wait is over as sure-fire future Hall of Famers Bernard "The Executioner" Hopkins and Roy "The Terminator" Jones Jr. collide in a long awaited rematch that will add the final chapter to their 17-year rivalry.

By Anthony Ivory: With a new year comes a time for change. A chance to make that perfunctory New Year’s resolution, which most of us waiver come the first week in February.

International Boxing Organization lightweight champion Mlungisi Dlamini died on Friday, Jan. 29, after an automobile accident in his native South Africa. He was 27 years old.

Showtime Sports present a fight card from Mexico for the first time in nearly 12 years when Edwin Valero defends his WBC lightweight crown against Antonio DeMarco on February 6.

On Saturday February 6th, heavyweight fan favorite, Vinny Maddalone (32-6, 23) will get the weekend fireworks started early when he takes on Dominique Alexander (19-7-1, 9KO) in an eight round heavyweight match-up at the Tropicana Casino and Resort in Atlantic City, NJ. The show, promoted by Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing, and broadcast live on GoFightLive.tv, is headlined by welterweight prospect, Atlantic City’s own, Shamone ’The Truth" Alvarez (20-2, 11KO) taking on knockout

Prizefighter returns later this month with the first ever junior-middleweight competition.