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By Scott Gilfoid: With three consecutive poor performances under his belt, #5 WBO Ricky Burns (36-3-1, 11 KO's) is excited about getting back in the ring this month to face little known fringe contender #13 WBC Dejan Zla...

Ricky Burns, who lost his lightweight world title in March, will return to face Dejan Zlaticanin in an elimination bout with another world title shot on the line when they meet June 27 at the Braehead Arena in Glasgow, S...

(Photo credit: Naoki Fakuda) By Jermill Pennington: How childish of me to take the opportunity to say I told you so. However, I never grew up so I'm fine with it. Last week I posted an article entitled "Sergio Martinez, ...

By Dan Ambrose: HBO commentator Roy Jones Jr. believes that former WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez (51-3-2, 28 KO's) lost the fight to Miguel Cotto (39-4, 32 KO's) last Saturday night mainly because Martinez ov...

By Yannis Mihanos: They say that the importance of victory depends on the kind of adversity you face. Last Saturday night Miguel Cotto (39-4, 32 KO's) became a four weight division world champion by defeating WBC middlew...

By Bradley Dee: If you recall my earlier article here, I predicted that Miguel Cotto (39-4, 32 KO’s) had a great chance at beating WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez (51-3-2, 28 KO’s) in their fight last Satur...

(Photo by Will Hart) By Allan Fox: After seven years as a pro, WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (29-0, 26 KO's) will be fighting his first well-known opponent in former IBF/WBA 160-pound champion Daniel Geale (...

By Allan Fox: WBO light welterweight champion Ruslan Provodnikov (23-2, 16 KO's) says he's going into his fight this Saturday night against unbeaten #13 WBO challenger Chris Algieri (19-0, 8 KO's) like he's the challenge...

By Chris Williams: Miguel Cotto (39-4, 32 KO’s) did his thing last night in beating up and taking the strap of an older fighter with bad knees in WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez (51-3-2, 28 KO’s), but let�...

Moving up from a lighter weight class against an established and elite middleweight seemed daunting odds in Miguel Cotto’s history-seeking bout.

Capping a career that included 10 titles in six weight divisions, an Olympic gold medal and 10 world titles, the Golden Boy found a permanent home.

By Dan Ambrose: WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (39-4-32 KO's) will be back in the ring to defend his WBC title in December, according to his promoter Bob Arum. There are two dates that Arum is looking at for Cott...