IBF super-middleweight champion Lucian Bute and challenger Carl Froch both weighed in inside the 168lbs limit ahead of their world title showdown at the Capital FM Arena in Nottingham on Saturday night.

By James Walton: Saturday night is the homecoming of nottingham’s finest Carl Froch(28 wins 2 defeats).The Cobra is boxing’s answer to the great Brian Clough in Robin Hood land

Undefeated Canadian Lucian Bute is fully aware of how difficult Carl Froch will be to break down when he defends his IBF super-middleweight crown against Froch in Nottingham on Saturday night but he insists he will find a way because he is a ‘Winner’.

By Marc Livitz: Pound for Pound great Manny Pacquiao and his trainer, International Boxing Hall of Fame elect Freddie Roach took part in a brief yet insightful international media conference call today from their home base of Hollywood, California.

By Derek Bonnett: Boxing’s best remained on the move as some serious changes unfolded in the SecondsOut world rankings. A former champion moved up in weight to regain a SecondsOut ranking. A newly crowned champion made his first defense to establish some stability in his division and one of boxing’s most avoided contenders punctuated his case for a world title shot.

By Mikko Salo: Former super middleweight beltholder Mikkel Kessler made a dazzling entrance into the light heavyweight division on Saturday night in Copenhagen, Denmark. The ”Viking Warrior” knocked out Allan Green with one thunderous left hook in the 4th round in an exciting bout between two former Super Six contestants.

By Tom Gray: He speaks in a quiet and unassuming tone, frequently avoiding eye contact, as he reminisces on a spectacular twenty two year professional career which may still not have come to an end. His face belies the sacrifice of that journey and a stranger would never guess that this diminutive and innocent looking man was once a glorious gladiator, who waged war against some of the finest fighters in the world.

By Clive Bernath: It seems that I’m not the only one that believes Tim Bradley can shock the world and defeat Manny Pacquiao when the pair clash for ‘Pacman’s WBO welterweight title at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on June 9. As soon as it was announced that the undefeated Bradley was next up for arguably the world’s No.1 boxer I envisaged a possible upset.

By Mikko Salo: Pure stroke of business genius. That is what promoter Frank Warren pulled off last week. David Haye vs Dereck Chisora has everything. It gives us the biggest moneymaker of a fight that doesn`t have the names Mayweather, Pacquiao or Klitschko attached to it.

WBO flyweight champion Brian Viloria, 31-3-(18), scored a ninth round tko win over old foe Omar Nino Romero, 31-5-2-(13), at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City, Metro Manila, Philippines on Saturday It was sweet revenge for Viloria, who had previously lost and drawn against his rival in two previous bouts.