BOXING NEWS

  • Pack of son of promoter Bob Arum found in Cascades (AP)

    Thursday, September 2, 2010 10:36 am

    Searchers in the rugged North Cascades of Washington state have found a backpack belonging to the son of Hall of Fame boxing promoter Bob Arum, but are still looking for the missing climber. John Arum, a 49-year-old environmental lawyer in Seattle and an experienced climber, was reported missing Monday after failing to return from a weekend trip to climb Storm King, an 8,515-foot peak about 85...

  • Pascal set to defend title vs. Hopkins (AP)

    Wednesday, September 1, 2010 6:33 pm

    Light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal is set to defend his title against Bernard Hopkins in December in Quebec City. The fight is scheduled for Dec. 18. Pascal last fought in August when he beat Chad Dawson on points after the fight was stopped in the 11th to retain his WBC light heavyweight title. The 45-year-old Hopkins hasn't fought since winning a unanimous decision in his long-delayed...

  • Juan Manuel Marquez accepts deal to fight Katsidis (AP)

    Wednesday, September 1, 2010 6:33 pm

    Lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez has agreed to fight Michael Katsidis at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas on Nov. 27. Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer said Marquez has accepted the terms of a deal to defend his WBO belt against Katsidis, the all-action Australian slugger. Schaefer outlined a busy fall for his company's fighters during a workout in Hollywood on Wednesday by...

  • Marquez accepts deal to fight Katsidis (PA SportsTicker)

    Wednesday, September 1, 2010 5:57 pm

    By GREG BEACHAM AP sports Writer

  • Fana regains IBF junior lightweight title (AP)

    Wednesday, September 1, 2010 4:50 pm

    Mzonke Fana won a vacant junior lightweight title with an easy unanimous decision over fellow South African Cassius Baloyi on Wednesday night. The 36-year-old Fana regained the IBF version of the title he lost to Baloyi in April 2008 at the Carnival City casino in Brakpan, near Johannesburg. The belt had been vacated by Robert Guerrero when he couldn't defend it against Fana in February.

  • Son of boxing promoter Arum missing in Cascades (PA SportsTicker)

    Wednesday, September 1, 2010 3:54 pm

    By MANUEL VALDES Associated Press Writer

  • Fana regains IBF junior lightweight title (AP)

    Wednesday, September 1, 2010 3:48 pm

    Mzonke Fana won the vacant IBF junior lightweight title with a unanimous decision over fellow South African Cassius 'Hitman' Baloyi at Carnival City in Brakpan, near Johannesburg. Fana, 36, regained the title he lost to Baloyi in April 2008 with a dominant display over 12 rounds at the Big Top arena on Wednesday.

  • Pacquiao still wants fight against Mayweather (AP)

    Wednesday, September 1, 2010 3:32 pm

    Manny Pacquiao and his trainer Freddie Roach said Wednesday they agreed to every demand put forward by Floyd Mayweather Jr. for what could have been the richest fight in boxing history. Roach also insisted that negotiations did take place for the fight, contradicting recent statements made by Mayweather adviser Leonard Ellerbe.

  • Pacquiao still wants fight against Mayweather (PA SportsTicker)

    Wednesday, September 1, 2010 1:24 pm

    By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer

  • Holyfield says bring on Haye, Klitschko brothers (AP)

    Wednesday, September 1, 2010 8:54 am

    Evander Holyfield wants to fight heavyweight champions David Haye and Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko. Holyfield, a former heavyweight champ who turns 48 next month, defends his lightly regarded WBF title against Sherman Williams (34-11-2, 19 KOs) on Nov. 5 in Detroit. He won the belt in April by stopping 41-year-old Francois Botha in the eighth round.

  • Boxing doesn't need Pacquiao-Margarito shame (Yahoo! Sports)

    Tuesday, August 31, 2010 7:28 pm

    If Manny Pacquiao believes Antonio Margarito is a cheater, then why is he lining his opponent's pocket with a lucrative November bout?

  • Report: Arum's son missing near Seattle (Yahoo! Sports)

    Tuesday, August 31, 2010 4:28 pm

    Hall of Fame boxing promoter Bob Arum has been notified that his son, John, went missing while hiking near Seattle.

  • Lopez-Marquez title fight rescheduled (AP)

    Monday, August 30, 2010 2:38 pm

    Juan Manuel Lopez's highly anticipated featherweight title fight against Rafael Marquez has been rescheduled for Nov. 6 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The two were scheduled to fight Sept. 18, but the matchup was postponed several weeks ago after Marquez injured his right thumb during training camp.

  • Senchenko beats Navarro to retain WBA belt (AP)

    Monday, August 30, 2010 2:09 pm

    Vyacheslav Senchenko retained his WBA welterweight belt Monday night with a unanimous decision over Charlie Jose Navarro. The unbeaten Senchenko rocked Navarro on a number of occasions with straight rights to keep the energetic Venezuelan challenger at bay and improve to 31-0 with 20 knockouts. Navarro lost for the fourth time in 22 fights.

  • Briggs taunts Klitschko ahead of Oct. 16 bout (AP)

    Monday, August 30, 2010 7:20 am

    Former heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs plans to make current WBC titleholder Vitali Klitschko his "30-second, first-round victim" when they fight in October. "That's how a lot of my fights end," Briggs said Monday in Kiev. Klitschko shrugged off the threat, suggesting that the fight on Oct.

  • Margarito's return to ring should make fans nauseous (Yahoo! Sports)

    Thursday, August 26, 2010 9:46 pm

    Texas' decision to grant Antonio Margarito a boxing license shows how sad and sick the sport has become.

  • Injured Kessler pulls out of Super Six tournament (AP)

    Wednesday, August 25, 2010 8:40 am

    Danish boxer Mikkel Kessler pulled out of the Super Six tournament because of an eye injury on Wednesday, but said he would not be forced to retire. Kessler said his eyes had been "bothering me for some time" but he would continue training. "I have a few problems when I go down the stairs and when I close one eye, I don't see double," Kessler said.

  • Ibragimov scores late TKO over Singh (AP)

    Tuesday, August 24, 2010 9:05 pm

    Timur Ibragimov of Uzbekistan scored a 10th-round technical knockout over India's Gurchuran Singh in a bout between 1996 Olympians on Tuesday. The heavyweight bout was fought at a dull pace until the ninth round, when Ibragimov hurt Singh with a right to the head and followed with two more that sent Singh to the canvas.

  • Mailbag: Leonard's new role (Yahoo! Sports)

    Monday, August 23, 2010 3:37 pm

    Sugar Ray Leonard finds himself in a new role, so to speak.

  • Adamek scores unanimous win over Grant (AP)

    Saturday, August 21, 2010 11:23 pm

    Heavyweight contender Tomasz Adamek continued his pursuit of a title fight by defeating Michael Grant by unanimous decision Saturday. The victory enabled the 33-year-old Pole, the former IBF cruiserweight champion, to improve to 42-1 overall and 5-0 as a heavyweight. Adamek also has 27 knockouts. "I was ready for a tough fight and ready to go 12 rounds," Adamek said.

  • Huck stops Godfrey to retain title (AP)

    Saturday, August 21, 2010 10:34 pm

    Marco Huck stopped Matt Godfrey in the fifth round Saturday to retain his WBO cruiserweight title. Huck improved to 30-1. Godfrey is 20-2.

  • Lopez-Marquez title fight postponed by hand injury (AP)

    Saturday, August 21, 2010 6:44 am

    Juan Manuel Lopez's highly anticipated featherweight title fight against Rafael Marquez has been postponed after Marquez sustained a hand injury. The fight had been scheduled for Sept. 18 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Promoters hope they can reschedule the fight within four weeks of the original date.

  • Adamek a big fish in small, small pond (Yahoo! Sports)

    Friday, August 20, 2010 2:26 pm

    Tomasz Adamek is being groomed for a heavyweight title shot in a division that is desperately lacking in talent.

  • Margarito ruling costly for California (Yahoo! Sports)

    Friday, August 20, 2010 12:48 pm

    The state conducted a rote hearing for Antonio Margarito even though the outcome had been already been decided.

  • Boxing's big fight is with tough economic times (Yahoo! Sports)

    Thursday, August 19, 2010 5:01 pm

    Kathy Duva of Main Events has a plan to battle back against slowing ticket sales and fighters' outrageous salary demands.

  • Celebrity surgeon Frank Ryan killed in car crash (AP)

    Tuesday, August 17, 2010 3:59 pm

    Celebrity plastic surgeon Dr. Frank Ryan, who made headlines for performing multiple surgeries on reality TV star Heidi Montag, has died. He was 50 years old. The California Highway Patrol says Ryan's 1995 Jeep Wrangler went off the side of Pacific Coast Highway near Malibu and landed on its roof Monday afternoon.

  • Mailbag: Dawson is his own worst enemy (Yahoo! Sports)

    Tuesday, August 17, 2010 10:29 am

    Chad Dawson paid the price for his lack of fire in his match against Jean Pascal.

  • Pascal beats Dawson, retains light heavy title (AP)

    Saturday, August 14, 2010 11:29 pm

    Canada's Jean Pascal retained his WBC light heavyweight title by beating Chad Dawson on points Saturday after the fight was stopped in the 11th round. The fight was halted after an accidental clash of heads opened a deep cut above Dawson's right eye and prevented the American from continuing.

  • Pascal retains light heavyweight title (PA SportsTicker)

    Saturday, August 14, 2010 10:52 pm

    Jean Pascal beat Chad Dawson on points Saturday night after the fight was stopped in the 11th and retained his WBC light heavyweight title at the Bell Centre.

  • Dawson ready to become force at light heavyweight (AP)

    Friday, August 13, 2010 4:24 pm

    Chad Dawson is one of the best fighters pound-for-pound in the world, though that hasn't always translated into blockbuster ticket sales. Only a few thousand people turned out in his own backyard last fall to see him defeat rugged veteran Glen Johnson. The affable Dawson insists he didn't feel slighted, though, and he said this week that he isn't bothered about heading into someone...

  • Dawson a diamond in the rough (Yahoo! Sports)

    Thursday, August 12, 2010 1:20 pm

    Chad Dawson is one of boxing's elite talents. He just hasn't had a chance to show it.

  • Boxer-lawmaker Pacquiao ready to train in House (AP)

    Wednesday, August 11, 2010 8:24 pm

    Champion boxer Manny Pacquiao isn't planning on letting his new job as a congressman in the Philippines curtail training for his bout. Pacquiao, who is likely to fight former welterweight champion Antonio Margarito on Nov. 13, says he will sleep and train in his office in the House of Representatives when it is in session.

  • Ex-champ Evander Holyfield plans Nov. fight at 48 (AP)

    Wednesday, August 11, 2010 5:09 pm

    Former heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield plans to step back into the ring in November against journeyman Sherman Williams at Joe Louis Arena. Holyfield (43-10-2, 28 KOs) will be 48 when fights for the first time since knocking out 41-year-old Frans Botha in the eighth round in April in Las Vegas.

  • Rankings: Familiar face back on top (Yahoo! Sports)

    Wednesday, August 11, 2010 9:28 am

    Floyd Mayweather's apparent reluctance to meet Manny Pacquiao cost him the top spot in the poll.

  • Alexander beats Kotelnik to remain unbeaten (AP)

    Saturday, August 7, 2010 11:03 pm

    American Devon Alexander retained his WBC and IBF junior welterweight titles with a unanimous 12-round decision over Andriy Kotelnik of the Ukraine on Saturday. The 23-year-old Alexander (21-0) won 116-112 on all three cards. He scored enough points early to withstand a late charge from 31-year-old Kotelnik (31-4-1), a former WBA super lightweight champion.

  • Alexander beats Kotelnik to remain unbeaten (PA SportsTicker)

    Saturday, August 7, 2010 9:48 pm

    Devon Alexander retained his WBC and IBF junior welterweight titles with a unanimous 12-round decision over Andriy Kotelnik on Saturday night.

  • Alexander headlines triple-header in St. Louis (AP)

    Friday, August 6, 2010 12:39 pm

    Devon Alexander has always been talented beyond his years, which is why his trainer had to forge the date on his birth certificate several years ago so that he could fight in a local Golden Gloves competition. "You had to be 17," recalled Kevin Cunningham, a former police officer who helped to lift Alexander from the rough neighborhoods of North St.

  • Mayweather sued, business booted from Vegas office (AP)

    Thursday, August 5, 2010 2:53 pm

    Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. is being sued for unpaid rent and breach of contract after his promotions company was evicted from a Las Vegas office. Mayweather lawyer Jeff Morse on Thursday downplayed the July 27 eviction of Mayweather Promotions LLC from what he said was a substandard building. He said the company was going to move anyway, and has reopened.

  • Alxander has won life's toughest battles (Yahoo! Sports)

    Thursday, August 5, 2010 1:48 pm

    Devon Alexander's most remarkable accomplishment has nothing to do with his unbeaten record.

  • Crowded weight class could become super division (Yahoo! Sports)

    Wednesday, August 4, 2010 1:29 pm

    The 140-lb. division has the potential to become boxing's best – if big-time promoters don't get in the way.

  • Olympic boxing leader Wu to stand for 2nd term (AP)

    Wednesday, August 4, 2010 12:00 pm

    Wu Ching-kuo will stand for a second four-year term as president of amateur boxing's governing body. The Taiwanese declared his intention to run Wednesday in a letter to AIBA's membership of almost 200 national federations. Wu took office in 2006 by defeating longtime incumbent Anwar Chowdhry from Pakistan, who was later barred for alleged financial corruption.

  • Olympic boxing leader Wu to stand for 2nd term (PA SportsTicker)

    Wednesday, August 4, 2010 10:58 am

    Wu Ching-kuo will stand for a second four-year term as president of amateur boxing's governing body.

  • Marquez unlikely to land 3rd fight with Pacquiao (AP)

    Sunday, August 1, 2010 5:23 pm

    Juan Manuel Marquez became the pre-eminent Mexican boxer of his generation with his virtuosic win over Juan Diaz, and he feels his impressive career would be complete after one more fight with Manny Pacquiao. Marquez also realizes he'll probably never get that fight -- not while Golden Boy Promotions and Top Rank are embroiled in a feud that essentially prevents their fighters from meeting in...

  • Marquez deserves another shot at Pacquiao (Yahoo! Sports)

    Sunday, August 1, 2010 12:08 am

    Juan Manuel Marquez proved himself worthy of a third fight with Manny Pacquiao, but it probably won't happen.

  • Marquez dominates Diaz to keep lightweight belts (PA SportsTicker)

    Saturday, July 31, 2010 10:44 pm

    By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer

  • Pirog flattens Jacobs; Guerrero tops Casamayor (AP)

    Saturday, July 31, 2010 9:28 pm

    Unheralded Russian middleweight Dmitry Pirog stopped Daniel Jacobs with a crushing overhand right in the fifth round to win the vacant WBO title Saturday. Former featherweight champion Robert Guerrero dominated Joel Casamayor in a lopsided unanimous decision to win his debut at 140 pounds, and Jorge Linares also earned a comfortable unanimous decision over Rocky Juarez on the undercard of Juan...

  • Yahoo Sports' Marquez-Diaz coverage (Yahoo! Sports)

    Saturday, July 31, 2010 5:37 pm

    LAS VEGAS – Yahoo! Sports is live ringside at the MGM Grand Garden Arena for the rematch between Juan...

  • Marquez meets Diaz in rematch of acclaimed bout (AP)

    Friday, July 30, 2010 4:52 pm

    Juan Manuel Marquez is eager to get back in the ring against Juan Diaz, and not just because he has been away from boxing for nearly a year. It's just about the only place he can get away from the nagging dissatisfaction of chasing Manny Pacquiao. Marquez and Diaz will meet Saturday night in a lightweight rematch of their acclaimed February 2009 bout.

  • New products proving Ali is still the greatest (AP)

    Friday, July 30, 2010 12:56 pm

    It's been nearly three decades since Muhammad Ali stepped into the ring, and the public still can't get enough of the self-described greatest. A number of products bearing his image and iconic signature have come on the market the past couple of years, no surprise considering the former heavyweight champion, philanthropist and cultural icon has become even more beloved in retirement.

  • Does future Hall of Famer have something left? (Yahoo! Sports)

    Friday, July 30, 2010 8:28 am

    Juan Manuel Marquez is one of the all-time great Mexican fighters. But how much does he have left?

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