Boxing News

LONDON - New heavyweight champion David Haye is confident a broken hand won't threaten his title defense against John Ruiz. Full Story »

NUREMBERG, Germany (Reuters) - Briton David Haye clinched the WBA world heavyweight title with a points win over holder Nikolai Valuev of Russia on Saturday. Full Story »

NUREMBERG, Germany - David Haye backed up weeks worth of boasting, winning the WBA heavyweight title with a majority decision over Nikolai Valuev on Saturday night. Full Story »

LAS VEGAS - Four-time world champion Joel Casamayor and three-time champ Zab Judah both earned victories in their returns to the ring on Friday night. Full Story »

BERLIN (Reuters) - Towering world heavyweight champion Nikolai Valuev weighed in seven stones (98 pounds) heavier than Britain's David Haye ahead of their WBA title bout in Nuremberg on Saturday. Full Story »

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Miguel Cotto has no qualms about being listed as the bookmakers' underdog for his WBO welterweight title defense against Filipino Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas next week. Full Story »

LOS ANGELES - Lou Filippo, a World Boxing Hall of Famer who judged 85 world champion fights and had small roles in the "Rocky" movies, has died. He was 83. Full Story »

LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Miguel Cotto's handlers say they will carefully scrutinize the gloves and hand wraps of Manny Pacquiao before their World Boxing Organization welterweight title fight in Las Vegas. Full Story »

JEJU, South Korea (Reuters) - Battered heavyweight contender Chris Arreola will have plenty of time to nurse his wounds following defeat at the powerful hands of Vitali Klitschko after boxing chiefs on Tuesday banned the fighter for swearing. Full Story »

LAS VEGAS, Nevada (AFP) - Colombia's Yonnhy Perez seized the International Boxing Federation bantamweight title, dethroning Ghana's Joseph Agbeko with a unanimous 12-round decision. Full Story »

BERLIN - Arthur Abraham knocked out Jermain Taylor with six seconds left Saturday, dramatically wrapping up a solid performance in the opening bout of the Super Six super middleweight tournament. Full Story »

NOTTINGHAM, England - Carl Froch retained his WBC 168-pound title with a split-decision victory over Andre Dirrell late Saturday night in the second fight of the Super Six World Boxing Classic super middleweight tournament. Full Story »

LAS VEGAS - Yohnny Perez floored Joseph Agbeko in the 10th round and won a unanimous decision Saturday night to take the International Boxing Federation bantamweight title in the first boxing match at Treasure Island Hotel & Casino. Full Story »

The reminder that yet another anniversary is here had George Foreman thinking that maybe it's time to visit an old friend. Full Story »

NEW YORK - Kelly Pavlik's life was in peril. Full Story »

BERN, Switzerland - Unbeaten heavyweight title contender Kevin Johnson has promised his daughter he'll beat Vitali Klitschko and become world champion. Full Story »

CORAL GABLES, Florida (AFP) - The International Boxing Organization has issued a challenge to Manny Pacquiao to defend his junior welterweight title or risk being stripped of the crown. Full Story »

Middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik called off a title defense against Paul Williams set for Dec. 5 because of an infected left hand. Full Story »