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Maccarinelli eyes new Banks date
Friday 2nd January 2009 10:36AM
Enzo Maccarinelli will get a chance to regain the WBO cruiserweight title when he faces Johnathon Banks in February.

Edwards poised for hometown fight
Tuesday 6th January 2009 12:38PM
Stoke's Chris Edwards will top the bill at Fenton Manor when he challenges for the British and Commonwealth titles in January.

Harrison released from prison
Wednesday 31st December 2008 9:45AM
Former world boxing champion Scott Harrison is freed from Barlinnie prison in time for the New Year.

WBA to investigate Valuev victory
Tuesday 30th December 2008 10:47AM
The World Boxing Association is to investigate Nikolay Valuev's victory over Evander Holyfield on 20 December.

DeGale awarded MBE in New Year honours
Wednesday 31st December 2008 8:56AM
Olympic cyclist Chris Hoy is knighted in the New Year Honours list, as Bradley Wiggins and Ben Ainslie become CBEs, Rebecca Adlington is appointed OBE and Lewis Hamilton becomes an MBE.

Skelton captures European title
Saturday 20th December 2008 9:59AM
Matt Skelton has won the vacant European heavyweight title with a ninth-round stoppage of Italian Paulo Vidoz in Milan.

Munroe wants home title defence
Friday 19th December 2008 11:51AM
Leicester boxer Rendall Munroe wants to hold his next title defence in his home town after beating Italian Fabrizio Trotta in Dublin on Thursday.

Mayweather targets Hatton rematch
Wednesday 17th December 2008 2:34PM
Floyd Mayweather Jr wants to come out of retirement for a possible rematch with Ricky Hatton next year.

Munroe defends his European title
Thursday 18th December 2008 11:15PM
European super-bantamweight champion Rendall Munroe stops Fabrizio Trotta in the fifth round of their title bout in Dublin.

Klitschko camp confirm Haye fight
Monday 15th December 2008 6:23PM
David Haye will fight Vitali Klitschko in London next summer, Klitschko's manager confirms.

Boxing club hero wins Unsung 2008
Sunday 14th December 2008 8:07PM
Veteran boxing coach and fundraiser Ben Geyser is awarded the 2008 BBC Sports Unsung Hero accolade.

Clinical Klitschko stops Rahman
Saturday 13th December 2008 10:56PM
Wladimir Klitschko successfully defends his WBO and IBF heavyweight titles as he clinically takes Hasim Rahman apart in Germany.

Haye set to stage Liverpool show
Tuesday 16th December 2008 4:51PM
David Haye is promising a return to "big time boxing" in Liverpool when he promotes a show in the city in March.

Magee stops McGuire to take title
Sunday 14th December 2008 12:04AM
Brian Magee unleashes a series of body shots to stop Stevie McGuire and win the vacant British super-middleweight title on Saturday.

Boxing in 2009
Friday 2nd January 2009 1:14PM
BBC Sport's Ben Dirs looks ahead to what might pan out over the next 12 months

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