Schaefer: Wilder’s next fight could be for the title
Undefeated heavyweight puncher Deontay Wilder has served as a sparring partner for undisputed champion Wladimir Klitschko, and could be in line for the WBC title owned by Klitschko’s older brother, Vitali Klitschko.
read moreWho wins Klitschko-Povetkin? Ask the experts
World heavyweight champ Wladimir Klitschko will pursue his 19th straight victory and his 14th knockout during that run in defense of his RING, IBF, WBA and WBO titles against Alexander Povetkin on Saturday.
read moreKlitschko-Povetkin set for Oct. 5
Wladimir Klitschko will be after his 19th consecutive win on Oct. 5 against unbeaten Alex Povetkin in a clash of Olympic gold medalists.
read moreWilder-Liakhovich headed to Indio
Undefeated heavyweight prospect Deontay Wilder, who is 28-0 with as many knockouts, will meet the veteran Sergei Liakhovich at The Fantasy Springs Resort and Casino in Indio, Calif., on Aug. 9.
read morePromoter bids more than $23 million for Klitschko-Povetkin
Wladimir Klitschko and Alexander Povetkin would each earn career-high purses if a proposed Aug. 31 clash comes to fruition in Moscow. A Russian promoter has bid more than $23 million to host the bout.
read moreHuck-Afolabi III purse bid looms
WBO cruiserweight titleholder Marco Huck could face Ola Afolabi, against whom he is 1-0-1, for a third time in Germany this April.
read moreSanchez KOs July on Peterson-Holt card
Cruiserweight Elvin Sanchez rose from the canvas in the second round of Friday night’s third-round knockout of previously undefeated Venroy July.
read moreLem’s latest: Weeks makes DC. debut; attorney on Peterson-Holt card
Referee Tony Weeks will make his East Coast debut with Friday night’s Lamont Peterson-Kendall Holt fight at The D.C. Armory in Washington, D.C.
read moreLem’s latest: Broner profiled; Pryor-Arguello I annivesary
Adrien Broner: “With the talent that I have, the type of guy that I am, the charisma that I have, I knew that there would be some point in time when boxing will revolve around Adrien Broner.”
read moreMitchell: ‘I’m a thug in the ring’
Unbeaten heavyweight prospect Seth Mitchell: “I’m very confident that I have the skills to be a problem for any heavyweight in the division right now.”
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