By Lwazi Ndzobongo: Luduma Galada is the new WBF featherweight champion after defeating David Kiilu at the Orient Theatre in East London on Friday night.

By Jason Pribila: Professional Boxing and ESPN2's Friday Night Fights found themselves at the Sommet Center in Nashville, TN., where Mexican Fernando Beltran Jr. and Harry Joe Yorgey each collected important wins in front of a national television audience.

By Paul Upham at ringside: Aboriginal boxer 'Cool' Willie Kickett continued his impressive unbeaten run with a ten round unanimous points decision win over WBO No.11 ranked Argentinean Vicente Rodriguez at junior lightweight on Friday night at the Wyong Leagues Club on the Central Coast of NSW, Australia headlining a card promoted by the Grange Old School Boxing and Angelo Hyder's 'Nitro Boxing'.

By Michael Coppinger at ringside in Washington, D.C: It was not long ago that Anthony 'The Messenger' Thompson, 26, was one of the mostly highly touted prospects in the sport. Winner of the 2000 National Golden Gloves at welterweight and 2001 United States Amateur champion, Thompson was quickly signed by famed boxing manager Cameron Dunkin. Somewhere along the way, Thompson's career hit a snag, with an upset loss to future 'Contender' Season 2 winner Grady Brewer.

By Michael Norby: Colombian junior middleweight contender Joel Julio made a powerful statement on Wednesday night after he pummeled robust grinder Jose Varela en route to a sixth round TKO victory at The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida, USA.

On Friday night (August 8) at the Coliseo Antonio R. Barcelo in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, world-rated super flyweight Jose Lopez forced Oscar Andrade to retire after round seven, and former Olympian Alex De Jesus TKO'd Adrian Navarrete at 1:23 of round twelve.

By Michael Norby: Undefeated light heavyweight power puncher Tavoris Cloud scored a career best victory on Friday night, after he overwhelmed former world champion Julio Gonzalez en route to a tenth round TKO in an IBF title eliminator at The Aragon Ballroom in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Jerry Glick reporting: Popular New York based heavyweight Vinny Maddalone crushed hapless Joe Sofle, in one round at BB Kings in Times Square New York, USA on a Broadway Boxing show.

By Raj Sharma: The gyms and training camps of fabled Big Bear, California, served as a fistic university for Dominic Salcido. The unbeaten prospect evolved from brawler to slick boxer while living in the mountain city and sparring some of boxing's biggest names.

By Andrew Wake: It's hard for any fighter with only six paid contests to garner interest in his name, but if you're from the North-West there's a good chance you're aware of upcoming junior-middleweight Jack Arnfield.

Prizefighter contender David Ferguson will be fulfilling a career ambition by fighting at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle next month.

Jerry Glick reporting: After winning titles in the junior-featherweight and junior-lightweight divisions Joan Guzman is challenging WBA,WBO, and IBF lightweight champion Nate Campbell for his belts on September 13 at Beau Rivage Resort and Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi.

Jerry Glick reporting: Ashley Theophane, the junior welterweight with the unusual name, made the most of his opportunity when he faced experienced DeMarcus 'Chop 'Chop' Corley recently in Rochester, NY, USA.

By Andrew Wake: It's less than two years since Bobby Rimmer left his position as assistant trainer at Billy Graham's famous Phoenix Camp to set up his own boxing academy in Stalybridge but already the 48 year old former welterweight has established himself as one of Britain's elite taskmasters.

By Ray Kilgore: Juan Diaz lost his IBF, WBA and WBO world titles in a shocking setback to underdog Nate Campbell on March 3 in Mexico. The Mexican, who was selected but ruled too young to compete for Mexico at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, doesn't downplay Campbell's victory, nonetheless the 135 pounder argues that Don King deserves credit as well, for the emotional beating he gave him in the 48 hours leading up to the bout.

Jamie Moore will challenge European junior-middleweight champion Zaurbek Baysangurov at Wigan's Robin Park Arena on Friday September 26.

By Craig Phillips: British middleweight James DeGale sealed his Olympic dream as he overcame Cuban boxer Emilio Correa this afternoon.

Heavyweight Audley Harrison's once-postponed bout with Martin Rogan rescheduled for the September 6 WBO world championship card at M.E.N. Arena in Manchester featuring Alex Arthur vs. Nicky Cook, plus Amir Khan, has been canceled due to a Rogan hand injury.

Derry Matthews and Martin Lindsay will duke it out in a final eliminator for the British featherweight title on September 20 at the Hillsborough Leisure Centre, Sheffield, as part of Hayemaker Boxing's inaugural 'Rhodes-show'.

Boxing4Schools are the pioneers behind the return of boxing in schools, B4S continues to expand throughout London and the S.E, With the launch of the B4S Frank Bruno Boxing Academy in Sept 08.

By Andrew Wake: It's hard for any fighter with only six paid contests to garner interest in his name, but if you're from the North-West there's a good chance you're aware of upcoming junior-middleweight Jack Arnfield.

Seminole Warriors Boxing has signed 2008 US Olympic team alternate Danny O'Connor.

Jabir Herbert Muhammad, the former manager of Muhammad Ali, has died following heart surgery at the age of 79.

Heavyweight Tyler Hinkey and his brother, super middleweight Derek Hinkey, both from Reno, NV, plus another prospect, lightweight Mike Peralta, will all be in action this Friday, August 29 at the Churchill County Fairgrounds in Fallon, Nevada.

This Wednesday, August 27, super featherweights Edgar Vargas and Fernando Quintero will square off in the six-round main event at the Marriot Hotel in Irvine, California.

By Raj Sharma: The gyms and training camps of fabled Big Bear, California, served as a fistic university for Dominic Salcido. The unbeaten prospect evolved from brawler to slick boxer while living in the mountain city and sparring some of boxing's biggest names.

By Paul Upham at Circular Quay: Bob Mirovic feels disrespected. He has been boxing for over twenty one years and holds the Australian heavyweight title. But while he struggles for exposure and every dollar he earns, professional footballers jumping into boxing are receiving more media attention and more money. It has to stop says Mirovic and he is promising to make a point when he faces former NRL star John Hopoate on September 10 at the Gold Coast Convention Centre in Broadbeach, Queensland,

After weeks of intense preparation, the wait has dwindled down to scant hours for IBF Junior Featherweight champ, Steve Molitor prior to his title defense against Ceferino Dario Labarda at Casino Rama in Rama, Ontario.

WBC heavyweight champion Sam Peter and WBC heavyweight champion emeritus Vitali Klitschko were in New York City today at Gallagher's Steak House to promote their upcoming bout on October 11 in Berlin on Showtime Championship Boxing.

Former WBO junior flyweight champion Hugo Cazares trained hard this afternoon at the Miguel J. Frau Gym in Bayamón, Puerto Rico and at the end stepped on the scale at 112½ pounds, a good weight for this day.

Jerry Glick reporting: The first time these two talented men crossed gloves, back in June of 2008, Challenger Sergio Mora slowly built up a late fight lead resulting in his becoming the first former 'Contender' contestant to win a genuine world title. Mora may not be able to knock people out, but he proved against defending WBC Jr. Middleweight Champion Vernon Forrest, 40-3 (29), that he can out fight many of the better fighters around today.

Edip Secovic, a former WAA boxing champion, was murdered following a knife attack at the pub he owned in the southern Vienna district at 6am today.

By Teddy Stenmark: I Contacted boxing manager Veli-Pekka Mäki recently to get the full line-up of their (P3 Boxing) big card at the 'Metro auto arena' in Tampere; Finland on the 30th of august which is headlined by former European middleweight champion, Amin Asikainen.

Former IBF junior middleweight champion Roman Karmazin, currently rated # 11 at 154 lbs. by the same New Jersey-based sanctioning body, looks to get back on track on the September 27 Shane Mosley-Ricardo Mayorga undercard in Los Angeles.