By Craig Phillips: Nottingham’s Carl Froch cemented his position as the No.1 contender in the super middleweight division when he easily stopped Pole Albert Ryacki in four very one sided rounds on Witter-Bradley undercard.

By Wayne Bartlett: Timothy ‘Desert Storm’ Bradley pulled off a stunning upset this Saturday after dethroning World Boxing Council light-welterweight champion Junior Witter via split points decision over twelve hard rounds.

By Andy Rivera: Denver , Colorado’s Mike Alvarado remained unbeaten with a seventh round tko win over Michel Rosales Friday night at Isleta Casino in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

By Jason Pribila at ringside: The New Alhambra in Philadelphia, USA played host to an eight fight card presented by Peltz Boxing and Joe Hand Promotions on Friday evening. The main event featured undefeated welterweight prospect Mike Jones defending his home turf against Gilbert Venegas of Chicago by unanimous points decision.

By Michael Norby: Former junior welterweight world title contender Mike Arnaoutis successfully defended his USBA 140lb title on Friday night after he out-boxed the previously unbeaten Lanardo Tyner over twelve rounds at Bally’s Casino and Hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA.

WBO flyweight world champion Omar Narvaez made the thirteenth successful defence of his belt with an 8th round TKO stoppage win over challenger Ivan Pozo on Friday in Pabellon Central, Spain.

By Wayne Bartlett: In a performance beyond his boxing years, 22 year old Paul Truscott captured the vacant Commonwealth featherweight title tonight with a unanimous points decision over tough Ghanaian Osumanu Akaba.

By Lwazi Ndzobongo: Amon Baloyi knocked out Irvin Buhlalu in the fourth round to claim the South African lightweight title at the Orient Theatre in East London, South Africa on Sunday.

By Paul Upham: Oscar De La Hoya didn’t get the knockout win for the hometown crowd, but he still put on an impressive points winning performance over the twelve round distance on Saturday night, outdoors at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California, USA televised on HBO World Championship Boxing. Steve Forbes didn’t get the win, but he earned the respect of those who appreciated his determined and professional performance.

At Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan, Norio Kimura, rated # 8 WBC and # 15 WBA at 140 lbs., successfully defended the Japanese junior welterweight belt for the twelfth time with a fifth round TKO over Daigoro Yamamoto. The stoppage came at 2:37 with Kimura raining punches on a bloodied Yamamoto. The show was presented by Yokohama Hikari Promotions.

By Geoffrey Mpenda at ringside in Nairobi, Kenya: Timebomb International Promotions put on a six-fight afternoon card at the Club Afrique featuring seasoned veterans as well as up-and-coming talent on Friday night.

At the Home Depot Center in Carson, California, lightweight Vicente Escobedo outpointed Roberto Arrieta over ten rounds and welterweight Jeffrey Resto also posted a ten round decision over Hector Alatorre.

By Michael Norby: In a powerful and eyebrow raising performance, super middleweight prospect Andre Dirrell enjoyed a career best victory on Saturday night, after he stopped Anthony Hanshaw in the fifth round of a scheduled ten at The Chumash Casino and resort in Santa Ynez, California, USA.

By Michael Norby: Unbeaten junior middleweight prospect Julio Cesar Chavez Jr overcame a seventh round ankle injury to knock out Italian boxer Tobia Guiseppe Loriga in the penultimate ninth round on Saturday night at the Plaza de Toros Jurquilla in Queretaro, Mexico.

In his first bout in over a year, former IBF lightweight champion Paul Spadafora returned to impressively outpoint Shad Howard over eight rounds at the Avalon Hotel in Erie, Pennsylvania. Reportedly, Spadafora’s reflexes and boxing skills looked solid in winning on all cards by 80-72.

At the Coliseo Antonio R. Barcelo in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, world-rated super featherweight Roman Martinez unanimously outpointed a determined Christian Favela over ten rounds. Scores were 99-91, 98-92 and 97-93.

By Michael Norby: In a fast paced yet one-sided 152lb catchweight contest, Ukrainian tough guy Andrey Tsurkan stopped the always gutsy Jesse Feliciano on Friday night, in the eighth round of a scheduled ten at The Utopia Paradise Theatre in The Bronx, New York, USA.

By Michael Norby: Former junior welterweight world champion Juan Urango moved into prime position for another title shot on Wednesday night, after he knocked out Argentinean veteran Carlos Wilfredo Vilches in the fourth round of an IBF eliminator at The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida, USA.

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By: Mike Sloan in Las Vegas: Joe Calzaghe figured his light heavyweight title fight with Bernard Hopkins would be difficult. He probably expected it to get ugly and dirty, too. Calzaghe didn’t expect it to be that tough, that ugly and at times, that dirty.

Audley Harrison made a winning return to the ring after more than 14 months out with a fifth round stoppage win against Jason Barnett.

Nathan Cleverly scored a unanimous eight round points win over Antonio Baker at the Thomas And Mack Center in Las Vegas on Saturday night.

In a battle of former world title-challengers, Evans Ashira knocked out Mamadou Thiam in the sixth round.

Adrian Diaconu claimed the WBC Interim light-heavyweight title at the Sala Polivalenta in Bucharest,Romania Saturday night with a 12 round unanimous decision over Chris Henry.

By Michael Norby: Unbeaten heavyweight prospect Kevin Johnson scored a ladder climbing points win against gritty veteran Terry Smith on Friday night, after he boxed his way past the experienced bruiser over ten rounds at The Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, Oklahoma, USA.

By Wayne Bartlett: Ryan Rhodes turned in a vintage performance at the York Hall Friday night to dethrone British light middleweight champion Gary Woolcombe with a stunning ninth round knockout.

On Wednesday night (April 16) at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City, super middleweight Peter Quillin decisioned Antwun Echols over ten rounds and heavyweight Chazz Witherspoon also posted in ten round points victory over Domonic Jenkins. Proceeds from the show went to The Laureus Sport for Good Foundation charity.

Former NABF lightweight champ and world-title challenger Michael Clark got back in the win column with a ten round unanimous decision victory over Leo Martinez, and picked up the vacant Ohio State 135 lbs. title at the Million Air Hanger in Columbus, Ohio. Scores read 97-93 and 98-92 twice.

Bantamweight prospect Yan Barthelemy remained unbeaten after Saturday night’s impressive six round unanimous decision win over Colombian veteran Jose Garcia Bernal at St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, Florida.

Sebastian Sylvester clinched a 12th-round knockout in defence of his European middleweight title to become WBA king Felix Sturm´s next mandatory title challenger on Saturday night

At the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Washington, a recently inactive Ola Afolabi overcame an early points deficit to stop Eric Fields at 0:55 of the tenth and final round to win the vacant NABO cruiserweight title.

By Andrew Wake: Chad Dawson retained his WBC light-heavyweight strap, picking up a 12 round decision over Glen Johnson in Tampa, Florida on Saturday night.

By Andrew Wake: Many people, this reporter included, scoffed early this week when Antonio Tarver told the world that he was still the greatest light-heavyweight fighter out there but, after his stellar display against Clinton Woods in Tampa, Florida this evening, he may well have been telling the truth.

By Jason Pribila Ringside in Atlantic City: Although it was never a secret that the winners of Saturday Night’s WBC and IBF welterweight championship bouts were going to meet later this summer, no one would have thought that the fight would not need any promotion.

Irishman Bernard Dunne scored a shut out 10 round decision win over former world titleholder Felix Machado at the Breaffy House Resort, in Castlebar, Ireland on Saturday night(April 12).

By By Lwazi Ndzobongo: Cassius Baloyi regained his IBF super-featherweight title from fellow countryman Mzonke Fana with a 12 round majority win in Mafikeng, South Africa on Saturday night.

Despite knocking down Marcus Magee twice, Danny Williams looked decidedly sluggish over six rounds in Tampa, Florida on Saturday night.

By Wayne Bartlett: Martin Rogan defeated Sunderland’s David Dolan in the final to become the first heavyweight ’Prizefighter’ winner at the York Hall in London on Friday night.

One night before the light heavyweight world championship doubleheader four legitimate prospects in two close and thrilling match-ups.

By Jason Pribila, ringside in Atlantic City: Top Rank Inc. presented an evening of boxing Friday Night at the Tropicana Hotel Casino, a short walk from where Miguel Cotto-Alfonso Gomez and Kermit Cintron-Antonio Margarito will do battle on Saturday Night. If tonight’s show was to serve as an appetizer for Saturday’s main course; boxing fans won’t have to worry about going to bed hungry.

Fawaz Nasir improved his record on Friday night in Aarhus Denmark, when he dominated Tanzanian Maneno Oswald before knocking him out in the second round.

Classy Canadian super bantamweight Steve Molitor retained his IBF title for the fourth time at the Casino Rama in Ontario, Canada on Saturday night (April 5) by virtue of a 12 round unanimous points win over Fernando Beltran Jr.

At the Prairie Band Casino & Resort in Mayetta, Kansas, heavyweight Cisse Salif got back on the winning track with a first round knockout over Clinton Boldridge. Salif starched Boldridge with a right cross at 1:59. After winning four out of five bouts in 2007, Mali-born Salif had dropped decisions to Taras Bidenko WBA Inter-Continental heavyweight title and fast-rising Cuban Odlanier Solis early this year.

On a Teiken-promoted show at the brand new JCB Hall in Tokyo, Japan, OPBF champion Hiroyuki Enoki and Japanese titlist Takakhiro Aoh, fought to a rare unanimous draw. The regional unifier was also a world 126 lbs. eliminator to determine the next challenger for WBA featherweight champion Chris John.

WBA middleweight world champion Felix Sturm defended his title with a 7th round stoppage of Australian Jamie Pittman in Düsseldorf, Germany on Saturday night.

At the Coliseo Roberto Clemente in San Juan, Puerto Rico, WBO junior flyweight champion Ivan Calderon continued his winning ways with a comfortable points victory over former fellow WBO 108 lbs. champion Nelson Dieppa, and ex-WBA flyweight king Eric Morel stopped former Olympian Carlos Valcarcel in six rounds.

IBO welterweight world champion Isaac Hlatswayo from South Africa won his second consecutive fight over Australia’s Robert Medley on Friday night at the Croatian Club in Punchbowl, Australia.

By Craig Phillips: Oldham based Mongolian Choi Tsevenpuneev caused a major upset when he became the first man to beat Liverpool’s Derry Matthews, and took Matthews’ WBU featherweight title in the process on Saturday night on the Khan-Kristjansen undercard at the at the Bolton Arena in Lancashire, UK.

By Craig Phillips: Amir Khan cemented his position as the WBO’s number one lightweight boxing contender by stopping Dane Martin Kristjansen in seven rounds at the Bolton Arena in Lancashire, UK on Saturday evening.

By Wayne Bartlett: In boxing, a fighters will to win is a huge factor in winning fights. But as Jonathan Thaxton found out against Yuri Romanov on Friday night - it sometimes just isn’t enough.