By Derek Gionta: A man with a common name, yet uncommon goal of becoming a top-tier prize fighter will trade leather for the first time in just over a year on ESPN 2’s Friday Night Fights under card at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut.

Holly Holm impressively, if not spectacularly, defended her World Boxing Federation World Light Welterweight title on Saturday night May 11 in front of a sold-out crowd at the Route 66 Casino Hotel´s Legends Theater in Albuquerque

Reports suggest that Bob Arum is looking to stage Manny Pacquiao v Brandon Rios in Macau, China on November 23rd

Jose Gonzalez was put through his paces during a training session in Glasgow ahead of his WBO lightweight world title challenge this Saturday against Scotland’s Ricky Burns

By Derek Gionta: Made Men Promotions returned to the Serbian American Cultural Center in Weirton, West Virginia on Saturday night, hosting their second professional boxing show in front of a nice local crowd.

Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack & Resort in association with Roy Jones Jr. & TNT Promotions presents “Live Boxing” on Saturday April 6th, 2013. In the Main Event, Paul Spadafora attempts his next step of fighting himself into another shot at a World Championship when he faces Rob Frankel.

By Derek Gionta, ringside: Monessen, Pennsylvania’s Sammy Vasquez Jr. headlined another Team Vasquez-promoted card entitled Double Duty III at Elizabeth, PA’s Courttime Sports Complex on Saturday night. The welterweight prospect defeated Minnesota’s Hector Orozco over six one-sided rounds.

By Wayne Bartlett: It can only be described as a shame to see the lack of conditioning which is in danger of overcoming the ability of Odlanier Solis.

On Saturday night, February 16th, George "Honey Boy" Blades returned to the ring as the eight round main event, as well as serving a five bout card as promoter for the first time. A night of knockouts entertained the nice local crowd inside the DuPont Pavilion at the Indianapolis Fairgrounds.

By Derek Gionta, ringside: "The Pittsburgh Kid" Paul Spadafora won a ten round unanimous decision over a game Solomon "Mr. Jones" Egberime at the Mountaineer Racetrack and Casino’s boxing venue, The Harv, on Saturday night.