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Middleweight titlist "Kid Chocolate" Peter Quillin has looked quite impressive in his recent fights. In his last three bouts combined, decisions against Winky Wright and Hassan N'Dam (to win a belt) and a seventh-round knockout of Fernando Guerrer...

Confession: My thoughts on Peter "Kid Chocolate" Quillin's chances in his title defense against Fernando Guerrero were impacted by his difficulty making 160 pounds on the day before the fight. Quillin was 1 1/2 pounds over and I really wondered if he...

How about some fighter picks for the two main bouts on Saturday's big Showtime PPV card at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Floyd Mayweather Jr. versus Robert Guerrero and Daniel Ponce De Leon versus Abner Mares? Here are some predictions on Mayweather...

Danny Garcia, Sergio Martinez and Amir Khan -- the favored fighters in their respective Saturday bouts -- were pushed to the limit in exciting, hard-fought decision victories.

After running rampant all over Fernando Guerrero for seven rounds, Peter Quillin proved he's the real deal -- and ready to test himself against the best middleweights in the world.

Often, in defending the sport of boxing against those who see it as pointless brutality, I point to the multitudes who have been lifted up by the sport. On an annual basis hundreds of children in the United States and thousands worldwide find the gym...

If the Saturday clash between WBA and WBC 140-pound champion Danny Garcia and ex-junior welter and welter titlist Zab Judah contains half the drama that the buildup to the fight has provided, then fans at Barclays Center and watching on Showtime will...

One might have expected a conference call featuring Danny Garcia and Zab Judah to devolve into a word war, a violent tennis match of insults and threats such as we saw when the Brooklyner Judah became insulted by Garcia's father/trainer Angel Garcia ...

WBO middleweight champion Peter Quillin, who fights April 27 at Barclays Center, will help kick off a campaign called "One Million Strong" on Friday at the NASDAQ MarketSite in Times Square. The boxer will take pictures with colorectal cancer surv...

When junior welterweight titlist Danny Garcia suffered a rib injury and had to postpone his Feb. 9 defense against former titlist Zab Judah until April 27 (Showtime) at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., Golden Boy promoter Richard Schaefer said ...

Action fighter Donovan "Da Bomb" George has decided to drop down in weight from super middleweight to middleweight, figuring his explosive power will be even better at 160 pounds than it was at 168. "At 160 pounds, no one can take my power," Georg...

First it was Sandy's wrath, and then Nemo left a calling card on the Tri-State Area, but Ring 8's awards gala could not be kept on the canvas. The event, which unfolded Sunday afternoon at Russo's on the Bay in Howard Beach, Queens, was originally se...

Blizzard be damned. Neither snow, sleet nor any other combo winter storm Nemo can put together will keep the Ring 8 awards gala from taking place on Sunday, Feb. 10 at Russo's on the Bay in Howard Beach, Queens. WBO middleweight champion Peter Qui...

The 26th annual RING 8 Holiday Event and Awards Ceremony will be held Sunday, Feb. 10, from noon ot 5 p.m. at Russo's On The Bay in Howard Beach, N.Y. Damage from Hurricane Sandy to Russo's On The Bay forced the event's postponement from Dec. 9 to...

Anytime a fight is postponed because of an injury, it's a bummer -- for the fighter, his opponent, the fans and everyone involved in the event. Training injuries are part of the hurt business of boxing. But it seems especially cruel when an entire...

It is a side to the business we squares can't wrap our brands around. You've been in training for six weeks, you've whittled your weight down, you've sparred 60 rounds, you're seeing the home stretch. The fight is almost here, the win is on hand, and...