On Saturday night, Showtime will be featuring James "Lights Out" Toney in a heavyweight bout against Samuel "The Nigerian Nightmare" Peter, in what is certain to be a fight worth watching. Toney is a trash-talking slickster who is the most fundamentally sound heavyweight of recent years, and this match-up with the heavy-handed, un-polished, and meagerly skilled Peter will provide a clash in styles that I`m hoping will prove to be exciting.

Touchgloves.com has just learned that “Iron” Mike Tyson will make another return to the ring. Mike will be holding a special 4 week training session in Las Vegas, Nevada, training for an exhibition fight that could come before the year is over. Touchgloves.com was offered a special invitation to be a part of the training session where we will try and get a 1-on-1 interview with Mike.

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News is starting to spread that Shannon Briggs could finally be in line for a Heavyweight Title Fight with Heavyweight Champ Wladimir Klitschko. Rumor is that the fight will take place on November 11th in Madison Square Garden. It was rumored that an Oleg Maskaev and Klitschko fight was to take place, but with the recent news that Maskaev has a broken elbow, Briggs could possibly be back in the big picture. It’s interesting to see if Klitschko will take this fight, or rest, and wait for the winner of the Toney-Peter Heavyweight Fight on Sep. 2nd.

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The Nevada Athletic Commission on Thursday suspended former two-time lightweight champion Jose Luis Castillo for the remainder of 2006 and fined him the maximum $250,000 for his failure to make weight before for a June 3 fight with lightweight champion Diego "Chico" Corrales.

On Saturday September 2nd, two heavyweight contenders will try to re-launch their quest to heavyweight championship as James “Lights out” Toney meets “The Nigerian Nightmare” Sam Peter live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

Look for Ronald “Winky” Wright to step back into the ring sometime in the late fall/early winter. No opponent has been named, with Las Vegas, Nevada as the rumored location for his next fight.

Is Paul "The Punisher" Williams the second-coming of Thomas "The Hitman" Hearns? It`s probably too early to say such a thing, but the long, lanky, hard-hitting welterweight looked impressive as he dissected and demolished the once-great Sharmba Mitchell.

DALLAS (AP) -- Evander Holyfield began his latest comeback looking more like "The Real Deal" than he has in years.

Holyfield rocked Jeremy Bates into the ropes late in the first round, withstood a few hard shots -- including one to his face -- early in the second, then cornered and pummeled his insurance-salesman foe to earn a technical knockout with 4 seconds left in the round, capturing his first victory since June 2002.

If the State of Texas will allow Evander Holyfield (35-8-2, 25 KO’s) to fight in the ring, then they’ll let anything happen. Holyfield will take on Jeremy Bates (21-11-1, 18 KO’s) this Friday night live from the American Airlines Arena in Dallas Texas. Make sure to avoid Fox Sports Net from 8pm on, unless you think it’s okay for a 43 year old man, who is already showing signs of brain damage, to get beaten up for 10 long rounds.

It`s Official: "Pretty Boy" Floyd Mayweather Jr. (36-0, 23 KO`s) will take on Carlos "Tata" Baldomir live November 4th on HBO PPV. This confirms an earlier report we made last week stating that this fight was all but done. At stake, the WBC Welterweight Championship. The fight will be held at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.

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LAS VEGAS , NV ( August 12, 2006 ) – It`s official. Three-division world champions MANNY “PAC MAN” PACQUIAO and ERIK “EL TERRIBLE” MORALES will get it on for the third time to determine who really is the best man inside the ring. Pacquiao and Morales each own a victory over the other in their two previous fights – both considered “Fight of the Year” candidates -- which have attracted over 700,000 pay-per-view buys combined.

Wow, wow, wow! That’s all I could think of after Oleg Maskaev (33-5, 26 KO’s) stood above a battered Hasim Rahman (41-6-2, 33 KO’s) and became the new WBC Heavyweight Champion of the World. The Thomas and Mack Center was going crazy during the 12th and final round, which saw Maskaev bring Europe another Heavyweight Title.

Hasim Rahman (41-5-2, 33 KOs) looks for revenge against Oleg Maskaev (32-5, 25 KOs) live this Saturday from Las Vegas, Nevada. Rahman was on the wrong end of a 1st round knockout loss, which ended when he was knocked out of the ring, in November of 1999. Rahman’s will put his WBC Heavyweight Title on the line.

I know that a lot of you guys don`t follow the light-flyweights, but one of the hardest-hitting mini-flies of all time, Brian "The Hawaiian Punch" Viloria, took to the ring in Las Vegas to defend his WBC title against the deservedly unheralded Mexican fighter Omar Nino Romero . By the end of the night, however, Romero had earned the respect of Brian Viloria and everyone watching the fight.

WBA Lightweight Champion Juan Diaz to recieve proclamation from city of Houston on tuesday, August 15th.

As boxing fans, it is hard for us to hear others decry the fall from greatness of the heavyweight division. While the current heavyweight field may do little to inspire some, I still love to see the two-hundred-pound-plus dreadnoughts battle it out. There have always been dull fights between lumbering, unskilled oafs, but there are also some heavyweights capable of putting on a good show. Next Saturday night, on HBO PPV, we`re all hoping to see the later, not the former.

NEW YORK (AP) -- Former two-time world champion Vernon Forrest scored a unanimous decision Saturday night over Ike Quartey, in a matchup of two aging junior middleweights.

In what could have been a historic fight 5 years ago, Ike Quartey (37-2-1, 31 KOs) battles Vernon Forrest (37-2, 28 KOs) live tonight on HBO. These formers Welterweight Champions are coming off of impressive victories while serving as the under card to two big separate cards, and are now headlining tonight events from the worlds most famous arena: Madison Square Garden.

Floyd Mayweather Jr may have found his next opponent. Carlos Baldomir may have found his big pay day. Rumor has it that these fights are set to meet in a clash of welterweight champions on November 11th. No site has been set, although Las Vegas is the favorite. Both fighters will be coming into this fight off of impressive victories against Zab Judah and Arturo Gatti.

If you log onto espn.com, ESPN Motion has a small interview with “Sugar” Shane Mosley. Though short, the interview was very interesting, and informed us of some interesting information. Here’s a quick summary:

-He knows that Oscar’s, his business partner, has the ball in his court. He feels that Oscar’s heart is in the ring, and if the opportunity is still there, will fight Mayweather Jr. in the near future.

Hey everyone! Touchgloves is happy to announce that Korosh and I will be in Vegas August 12th for the Rahman-Maskaev fight. We were lucky enough to be granted Media Credential Passes and hope to be able to meet and talk to as many boxers and fans as we can. If any you guys are going to be out in Vegas as well, we’d love to meet you! Don’t be shy; just look for our touchgloves.com shirts and come say hello! We love talking to our fans!