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It’s easy to dislike Adrien Broner.  Or, more precisely, it’s easy to dislike the incarnation of himself that the hard-throwing kid from Cincinnati wants the fans to see.  Viewed by some as a Floyd Mayweather clone—as much for his attitude as anything else—Broner is both good and sure of himself.  Add a championship title to the resume, and the 22-year-old has plenty of legitimate reason to believe that he’s near the top of the class of the super featherweight division.
Eloy Perez has somewhat quietly amassed a stellar 22-0 record, but …

To say Team Abdusalamov is confident their fighter is the next big thing in the heavyweight division is an understatement. They are certain of it. “This guy beats everybody, including the Klitschkos. He’s too big and strong. Nobody can even go more than a few rounds with him in sparring.”
“My fighter will beat everybody in the heavyweight division; it’s only a matter of time,” says Boris Grinberg of AB Boxing, manager and father figure of undefeated Russian heavyweight Magomed …

On March 16th, undefeated George Groves is back in action, as he’ll have a rematch against Kenny Anderson and attempt to defend his British super middleweight title. The fight will be held at Wembley Arena. Right here, you can watch a special video interview with George Groves, as he discusses his upcoming fight, what happened in the first match and more. When they met at the end of 2010, Groves ended up scoring the 6th round TKO, but before that, he got put down for the first time in his …

Interbox president Jean Bedard and super middleweight titleholder Lucian Bute held a conference call this afternoon to discuss Bute’s next bout. There have been plenty of rumors and speculation about his next opponent, with most signs indicating that it would be Carl Froch, fresh off his Super Six defeat to Andre Ward. Now though, it appears like Bute could be headed in a different direction – Andre Dirrell.
Dirrell just fought for the first time after taking nearly two years away from the sport, following his fight against Arthur Abraham, which …

Gary Shaw Productions and undefeated WBO Asian Pacific bantamweight champion, Jundy “Pretty Boy” Maraon (14-0-1, 11 KOs) have come terms with an exclusive promotional agreement.  Jundy hails from Sominot, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines and looks to someday fight in the United States.

Two-time world champion Steve “USS” Cunningham (24-3, 12 KOs) has arrived in Frankfurt, Germany. On February 4, the American veteran will face IBF Cruiserweight Champion Yoan Pablo Hernandez (25-1, 13 KOs) in a hotly-anticipated rematch at the Fraport Arena.

Yesterday we brought you a special video interview with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., conducted by Top Rank’s Crystina Poncher. Today, we have another JCC Jr. video for you, a clip of him training at the Wild Card in preparation for his fight against Marco Antonio Rubio. The fight is just over a week away at this point, and Chavez Jr. held a media day workout session. Sporting a new beard, Chavez Jr. looks fit, focused and determined, as well as thicker and stronger than ever.

On Friday, February 17, 2012, boxing returns to the Cicero Stadium in Chicago, Illinois, when  SM Promotions presents “International Rumble in Cicero”.  Former super-middleweight slugger, Sammy Merza (16-1, 12 KOs), now full time boxing promoter, created SM Promotions with the goal of bringing boxing back to the” Windy City” in spectacular fashion.  The card is headlined by undefeated woman’s super featherweight champion Amanda Serrano, and co-headlined by undefeated prospect Joel Diaz Jr., who was just featured on Shobox.

Former world champions Victor Ortiz and Andre Berto participated in a media conference call to discuss the upcoming rematch of the 2011 Fight of the Year on Saturday, Feb. 11, live on Showtime from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Take a look at what both Ortiz and Berto had to say about the upcoming rematch, where they are in their careers, how things might be different now, and more.

Bombs Away on St. Patrick’s Day: La Bomba vs. Da Bomb
As reported last week, middleweight contender Andy Lee has been taken off the upcoming St. Patrick’s Day card at Madison Square Garden on March 17th.  While it is unfortunate the Irish-native Lee has been taken off the card, he has been replaced with an absolute barn burner of a fight, pitting top-five super middleweight contenders, Edwin “La Bomba” Rodriguez (20-0, 14KO’s) (IBF #5, WBA #8, WBA #9) and Don “Da Bomb” George (22-1-1, …

To round out the SHOWTIME Championship Boxing tripleheader headlined by the highly-anticipated rematch between Victor Ortiz and Andre Berto, Golden Boy Promotions and DiBella Entertainment have announced two more high-impact fights from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. on Saturday, Feb. 11.
In a 10-round junior middleweight showdown before the main event, Cuban star Erislandy Lara returns for the first time since his controversial fight against Paul Williams to battle fellow contender Ronald Hearns. Opening the SHOWTIME Championship Boxing …

The Filipino Flash Climbs to Super Bantamweight and Faces Ex-Titlist Vazquez Jr:
On February 4, Nonito Donaire makes his first voyage into the waters of the 122-pound division by taking on recently deposed titlist Wilfredo Vazquez, Jr. With titles at 112, 115, and 118, Donaire looks to add another belt to his collection as he continues jumping weight classes. And listening closely to Donaire’s team talk about their man’s future, their planned stay at 122 won’t take very long, with their eyes already set on the featherweight division.
Donaire has entrenched himself …

Right here you can check out a special video interview with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Chavez is winding down his preparations for his upcoming fight against Marco Antonio Rubio. In the video, JCC Jr. was interviewed for a few minutes by Top Rank’s Crystina Poncher. Have a watch right here.

Goonzales vs. Stevenson Now Official
Fan Base Promotions returned a signed contract Wednesday Night (2/25/12) signalling  that Jesus “El Martillo” Gonzales will indeed fight Adonis “Superman” Stevenson on February 18th  in Montreal at the Bell Centre. The reason for the  9 delay was twofold:

Star Boxing and Times Union Center officials are pleased to announce that Wishing Well Pictures has chosen the arena to film scenes for their upcoming boxing film “The Challenger”. Filming will begin on Saturday, February 4, 2012 at the KO at the TU Boxing event. Boxing fans in attendance for the event, whose main event features Joe “The Future” Hanks (18-0, 12KO’s) vs. Rafeal “The Cuban-Cajun Giant” Pedro (21-9-1, 15KO’s), will be asked to stay for filming to be extra’s in the movie.