By: Marc Livitz: As is the case in professional sports in the United States, many of its respective players and athletes come from various and unique types of backgrounds. The roads taken to eventual glory or possible collapse are often determined by the will, determination and above all good decisions or lack thereof made by the athlete in question.

Cagri Ermis reached the highlight of his up-and-down career on Saturday night when he captured the vacant WBF Middleweight title by defeating Portuguese boxer Vitor Sa at the Braamkamp 1 arena in Hamburg,Germany.

Juan Carlos “Zurdito” Sanchez won a 12 round unanimous decision to dethrone Rodrigo “Gatito” Guerrero and claim the IBF super flyweight title at the Union Arena in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico on Saturday.

Welterweight prospect Samuel Vargas scored an impressive first round knockout over Manolis Plaitis at the Hershey Center in Mississauga Ontario, Canada on Saturday night.

Featherweight Orlando Cruz scored an impressive 11th round knockout over Alejandro Delgado on Friday night at the Palm Bay Community Center in Palm Bay, Florida.

Robert Guerrero has responded to Paulie Malignaggi’s open letter calling him out earlier tonight.

For 12 rounds last December, Lamont “Havoc” Peterson and Amir “King” Khan battled it out in one of the most compelling championship bouts of 2011.

Dear Robert: For the past 3 months, you and your team have attempted to trick the media and boxing public into believing that you were on a short list to fight the best fighter in the world, Floyd Mayweather.

Matthew Macklin will take on the Argentinian Sergio Martinez for the world middleweight title at Madison Square Garden on March 17th.

Amir Khan has revealed that a rematch with American Lamont Peterson is ’99 per cent there’.

Undefeated Puerto Rican welterweight prospect, Thomas Dulorme was scheduled to fight Jose Reynoso on ShoBox February 17, but Reynoso pulled out with a hip injury.

Matchroom Sport can confirm that the IBF have made Carl Froch the mandatory challenger to face champion Lucian Bute for his super-middleweight title.

The four fighters who will compete in 12-round bouts at the American Bank Center Arena in Corpus Christi, Texas on February 18 and their respective promoters took part in a national media conference call on Wednesday.

By Peter Lim: In a showdown between young, undefeated prospects, Bahodir Mamajanov will face Maurice Hooker at the Houston Athletic Fencing Center this Saturday, Feb. 11. It will be Mamajanov’s ninth fight in as many months as a pro. The card will be staged by Savarese Boxing Promotions.

The contracts for the Zab Judah Vs Vernon Paris elimination bout have been signed and filed with the IBF, and tickets will go on sale today (Feb 9th).

Yoan Pablo Hernandez has set his sights on a quick return after receiving some bad news earlier this week.

Quebec welterweight Manolis Plaitis is traveling to Ontario for Saturday night’s showdown, seeking to avenge his stable-mate’s loss last October to welterweight Samuel Vargas, in the continuation of a heated Canadian provincial arch-rivalry series.

Promoter Bob Arum has confirmed that Manny Pacquiao will face WBO light-welterweight champion Tim Bradley in Las Vegas on June 9 as long as the undefeated American can agree terms.

Date February 10 Location Uncasville, Connecticut, USA vacant WBO NABO light middleweight title Demetrius Andrade w ko 2 Angel Hernandez welterweight Raymond Serrano w pts 10 Kenny Abril Location Chainart, Thailand vacant PABA super flyweight title Petch Kokietgym w pts 12 Rodel Quilaton light flyweight Nethra Sasiprapa w pts 6 Albert Alcoy minimumweight Pigmy Kokietgym w ko 4 Bimbo Nacionales

By Matthew Hurley: There is nothing quite like a gifted young fighter connecting on a visceral level with his hometown. Hero worship is prevalent in every sport but boxing is such a personal and emotionally draining experience for fighter and fan that once a connection is made it just grows tighter and tighter as the fighter’s career moves on.

By Derek Bonnett: As we encounter another new year, the landscape of the boxing scene continues to evolve. With old champions acting out the final stages of their careers and new ones emerging to fill the void, boxing maintains a state of homeostasis and keeps fight fans intrigued even amid the dubious officiating and cries of scandal.

By Tom Gray: “My Dad noticed changes with my balance and speech," remembered Norris. "I just felt different and knew something was wrong. I pushed through and tried to hide it because I’m a warrior – that’s what I do.”

By Tom Gray: Terry Norris is arguably the greatest 154lb fighter in boxing history. The Texas native, known as “Terrible”,compiled an astonishing amateur record of 291-4 before embarking on a rollercoaster professional career, which saw him capture four junior middleweight world titles, and pound for pound recognition.

By Tom Gray: Darren Barker’s drive to become world champion has only intensified since his 11th round knockout defeat at the hands of Sergio Martinez in October. The affable boxer puncher fought courageously against the pound for pound star but the experience and natural talent of ‘Maravilla’ was ultimately decisive.