Earlier this year Leva Kirakosyan came to Britain in a bid to become a two time European Super Featherweight champion it ended up being a successful trip for him. This Saturday Kirakosyan 36, will be looking to retain that title for the second time when he fights former world title challenger Stephen Foster Jr 27-2-1(17) in Bolton, England. Fighting away from home has never been a problem for the battle tested Armenian who is the ultimate road warrior fighting on enemy soil in 32 of his 38 contests posting an impressive 33-5(23) record. He’s currently ranked WBC 3, IBF 4 & WBO 3.

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Photographer Holger Keiffel has chronicled the living face of boxing in lush black and white portraits which glare off the page, offering a stark but heroic glimpse into the heart of the cruelest sport through the men who have learned its cruelest lesson:

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It’s possibly no surprise that your wondering why I’m interviewing a guy whose boxed only once in the professional ranks, a points win against Welshman Adam Wilcox, but I felt it needed to be done, what with Margate having few names boxing wise, other than Sven Hamer and Takaloo many years ago, {I know hardly a couple of English men}, however we now have some home reared talent from the famous seaside resort, has there’s Jack “13″ Morris who like Woodgate is a super middle, and also you have the Woolford brother’s Scott and Vinnie, who seemingly are more often than not in the role of journeyman status nowadays!
So on a Summer’s evening from home I made the call to Daniel Woodgate, the latest offering from Margate, the interview went good and I liked the way he answered my question’s with truthful answer’s, this guy comes across as down to Earth and is obviously a realist in his view’s on how he hopes his career to pan out, answering my question’s in a direct and positive tone Dan sure seemed a no nonsense type but at the same time a nice chap, with a voice that sounds a little like former W.B.C 168lb king Carl Froch’s and a build more like that of a scaled down Frank Bruno with a similar muscle definition to that of big Frank, obviously Dan would one day like to emulate both in the ring and become a World champion, especially that of fellow super middle Froch, he certainly does’nt seem to be a fancy Dan, but in time Dan could well be the man!!!!!!!

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BOX: A New View On The Faces Of Boxing

Manny Pacquiao or Floyd Mayweather Jr.? For those reluctant to let go of boxing past, perhaps Muhammad Ali or Mike Tyson?

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At the start of September Branco Milenkovic promoted a star studded bill in South Africa that contained two world titles fights & two world title eliminators. In one of the World title fights current IBF Flyweight champion Moruti “Babyface” Mthalane 26-2(17) made a successful first defence against compatriot Zolani Tete. Mthalane 27, hails from Johannesburg and is now a 10 year veteran of the ring. In the summer of 2008 he won an IBF title eliminator against the more experienced Hussein Hussein that win catapulted him into a title fight with Nonito Donaire. Despite putting up a good performance it wasn’t enough against Donaire who forced the stoppage on cuts in the sixth. Full credit to Mthalane after one more fight he once against challenged for the then vacant IBF title this time he wasn’t to be denied turning back Julio Cesar Miranda comfortably on points before his his recent defence against Tete. Now Mthalane wants a rematch with Miranda who since losing to Mthalane has won the WBO 112 crown. Perhaps a unification beckons.

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Eight years ago Jonathan Yardley, The Washington Post’s longtime book critic, mentioned his policy about reviewing friends’ works. He doesn’t do it. He didn’t explain why, but his reasoning must reduce to a fear of losing readers, or friends. The policy struck me as too strict, then.

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Teon “The Technician” Kennedy (15-0-1 6 KOs) of North Philadelphia, PA looks to improve on his undefeated record while Alex “The Diablo” Becerra (20-8 9 KO’s) out of the West Texas town of El Paso will try to regain the form that propelled him to a 17-2 pro start as they headline this Saturday’s card from Bally’s Grand Ballroom in Atlantic City, NJ.

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