This weekends fixtures...

3/9/10

- Oleydong Sithsamerchai v Pornsawan Porpramook

(WBC Strawweight)

Chiang Mai, Thailand.

4/9/10

- Roman Martinez v Ricky Burns

(WBO Super-Featherweight)

Kelvin Hall, Glasgow.

- John Simpson v Stephen Smith

(Commonwealth Featherweight)

Kelvin Hall, Glasgow.

- Felix Strum v Giovanni Lorenzo

(WBA Middleweight)

Cologne, Germany.

- Omar Nino v Ronald Barrera

(WBC Light- Flyweight)

Jalisco, Mexico.

- Julio Ceasar Miranda v Ronald Ramos

(WBA Flyweight)

Jalisco, Mexico.

- Jorge Solis v Francisco Cordero

(WBA Super-Featherweight)

Jalisco, Mexico.

- Jan Zaveck v Rafal Jackiewicz

(IBF Welterweight)

Ljubljana, Slovenia.

- Luis Lazarte v Carlos Tamara

(IBF Light-Flyweight)

Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Prizefighter Heavyweight IV Draw

The draw for Prizefighter Heavyweight IV has been completed. Barry Hearn's tournament is hosted at York Hall on 9/10/10.

Five-time world champion Evander Holyfield completed the draw, which included a 'Wildcard'. Another participant will be announced sooner to the date and will take the 'Wildcard' fixture.

The fourteenth Prizefighter is live on Sky Sports and offers winnings of £32,000.

Audley 'No Hope' Harrison won the previous Heavyweight Prizefighter and gained the European title off Michael Sprott, a competitor in this edition of the eight-man tournament, in the final.

The Draw:

Michael Holden v Kevin McBride

Wildcard v Carl Baker

Michael Sprott v Danny Hughes

Matt Skelton v Ali Adams

McCloskey Retains Title

Paul McCloskey succesfully retained his European Light-Welterweight title against Giuseppe Lauri in Belfast.

The 30-year-old stopped Lauri in the 11th and improves to 21-0 (11ko).

McCloskey has every reason to be disappointed with his overall performance but landed an impressive knockout punch to secure victory.

This weekends fixtures...

4/6/10

- Stuart Hall v Ian Napa

(British Bantamweight title)

Pertelee Leisure Centre, Tyne and Wear.

5/6/10

- Yuri Foreman v Miguel Cotto

(WBA Light-Middleweight)

Yankee Stadium, New York, US.

- Sebastian Sylvester v Roman Karmazin

(IBF Middleweight)

Neubrandenburg, Germany.

- Steve Cunningham v Troy Ross

(IBF Cruiserweight)

Neubrandenburg, Germany.

'Big Bang' Casey Wins Prizefighter

Irish fighter Willie Casey won the Super-bantamweight Prizefighter competition at York Hall in Bethnal Green, London.

Casey beat Paul McElhinney on points in the final to claim the trophy and winner's cheque to the value of £32,000. McElhinney replaced Ricky Owen in the final after he was ruled out with a cut, as a wildcard.

'Who knows what the future holds?' Casey told Sky Sports after the fight, 'I might get a shot at the European title after winning Prizefighter. I'm very proud of everything I've done.'

Casey improved to 8-0 (5ko).

The Limerick based fighter was a replacement for Wayne McCullough, after the former WBC Bantamweight champion pulled out with a hand injury.

Vitali Retains Heavyweight Title

Vitali Klitschko won his 40th career fight, retaining his WBC world title against Albert Sosnowski in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.

The Ukrainian stopped the his Polish opponent in a tenth round stoppage and set his sights on his next fight, possibly against either David Haye or Ruslan Chagaev.

Sosnowski held out well for nine rounds until Klitschko closed out the fight in his unspectacular, business like way.

Klitschko improved to 40-2 (38ko), whilst Sosnowski dropped to 45-3 (27ko).

Super-Bantamweight Prizefighter Fixtures

The super-bantamweight Prizefighter tournament kicks off on 29/5/10 at York Hall in Bethnal Green.

Barry Hearn's one night competition starts at the quater-final stage, progressing to semi-finals and a final, to produce an outright winner.

The draw:

Quater-finals

Mark Moran v Willie Casey

Esham Pickering v Josh Wale

Robbie Turley v Jamie Arthur

Gavin Reid v Ricky Owen

Semi-finals

Moran/Casey v Pickering/Wale

Turley/Arthur v Reid/Owen