1.   A Brighton-based boxer, Eubank is a middleweight world title contender the boxing critics love to beat up in print.

2.   Among those killed in traffic accidents was the former middleweight world champion boxer Carlos Monzon.

3.   In another bout, Swede Armand Krajnc defends his WBO middleweight world title against Harry Simon of Namibia.

4.   King has also predicted Mercado will be the next middleweight world champion.

5.   The Hopkins-Allen bout was the only survivor in what was once billed as a rare title tripleheader featuring three middleweight world champions.

6.   American John David Jackson was stripped of his WBA middleweight world crown here on Saturday for fighting a bout without official permission.