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Update on The Situation at HBO Sports

As I noted in an earlier statement, this week I was advised by two people who I consider to be reliable and knowledgeable that Ross Levinsohn would succeed Ross Greenburg as President of HBO Sports. On Friday morning, I communicated that informati...

Golden Boy vs Top Rank Lawsuit: Documents Obtained

On Tuesday, Golden Boy Promotions filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of Nevada against Top Rank Promotions, Top Rank CEO, Bob Arum, and Top Rank CFO David Lopez, accusing the duo of racketeering and fraud and seeking damages in the range of $...

Jean Pascal vs Chad Dawson Officials Are Named

BoxingScene.com has received the names of the officials who will handle Saturday's light heavyweight unification between WBC champion Jean Pascal and IBO/WBO interim champion Chad Dawson. The fight takes place at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec,...

Huck vs Godfrey: Two Neutral Officials Are Put in Place

BoxingScene.com has learned that the WBO finalized the officials for Marco Huck's defense of the WBO cruiserweight title against Matt Godfrey on August 21 at Messehalle in Erfurt, Thüringen, Germany. Neutral officials were put in place. The assigned...

Klitschko-Povetkin Purse Bid: Sides Ready To Battle

K2 Promotions, of Ukrainian-born, WBO and IBF heavyweight champion, Wladimir Klitschko, of Kiev, and, Sauerland Promotions, of Russian challenger, Alexander Povetkin, will hold a purse bid for a bout between the two fighters on Tuesday, according to...

Veteran Thomas Gerbasi Joins BoxingScene Staff

After weeks of negotiations, veteran boxing writer Thomas Gerbasi has accepted a senior editorial position with BoxingScene.com. For nearly a decade, Gerbasi was the editor and co-owner of Maxboxing.com. Since October of 2005, Gerbasi has been the Ed...