Heavyweight Boxing News

"No more Mr. Nice Guy No more Mr. Clean" - Alice Cooper I was thrilled to learn that DaVarryl Williamson would be challenging Chris Byrd for Byrd's IBF title on October 1. Byrd and Williamson are two of the ...2.7

Byrd's 12-round matchup with his mandatory challenger will be the fourth defense of his crown.4.5

New Opponent for Cotto Rising star Miguel Cotto was scheduled to face Gianluca Branco on Sept.2.7

Former heavyweight champion of the world Mike Tyson failed to turn up to a meeting Tuesday with leader of the Russian Liberal Democratic Party, Vladimir Zhirinovsky.2.9

Owen "What the Heck" Beck was not focused for last February's world title eliminator in which Monte "Two Gunz" Barrett put him on the canvas four times.2.7

"Big Truck" Braithwaite and Guillermo "El Felino" Jones will meet one another in a WBC and IBF cruiserweight elimination bout.2.7

Shannon Briggs knocked out Ray Mercer in the seventh round in a battle of heavyweights at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel.3.1

Somebody might want to tell The Cincinnati Kid he's not a kid anymore. Tim Austin is 34, and the former 118-pound king hasn't fought since looking a little worn against Rafael Marquez 30 months ago.2.7

HOLLYWOOD South Florida took some hits. The arena and surrounding area took some hits.2.7

George Foreman reclaimed the heavyweight title in 1994 with a KO of Michael Moorer.2.9

Olympic gold medalist Andre Ward remained unbeaten as a pro boxer, stopping Christopher Holt after three rounds Thursday night in Ward's first fight in his native Bay Area.1.3

Legend states that Viking King, Canute the Great, once sat on the medieval seashores of England, resplendently robed atop his thrown and commanded the rising tide to "go back." As the waves lapped around his ...2.7

Former World Heavyweight Champion Mike Tyson arrived in Odesa aboard the yacht "Summer" on Saturday.2.7

BILOXI - The Peterson brothers provided the highlights on the undercard of the IBA light heavyweight championship match between Ann Wolfe and Valerie Mahfood.

Move over, Mike Tyson, boxing champion Muhammad Ali is moving in on your turf. The self-proclaimed "greatest" boxer of all time has bought a home in Paradise Valley with wife Yolanda.2.7

A man of many attributes - and some occasional strange behaviour - former world heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson found himself centre of attention during his first visit to a Formula One race in Turkey, ...2.9

New Zealand heavyweight boxer David Tua's next fight has been postponed, it was reported today.

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This August 27, at the Paragon Casino & Resort in Marksville, Louisiana, Reggie "Sweet" Johnson ... Heavyweight Champion, quickly adding "but I'm back and I'm looking to get back (the lt.2.7

BARBADIAN boxer Marvellous Marcus Thomas will face one of his biggest challenges late this month when he defends his title against David Nowell from Trinidad and Tobago.2.7

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Oliver McCall, the Chicago-born former heavyweight champion, showed he was not just an opponent at age 40, by knocking out Przemyslaw Saleta near the end of the fourth round Saturday on the undercard of the ...2.7

Police said heavyweight boxer Clifford Etienne held up a check cashing business, fired a shot when a clerk failed to move fast enough and pulled a gun on officers as he tried carjack two different vehicles with ...2.7

An interesting heavyweight match-up takes place on the undercard of the WBO heavyweight title fight between Lamon Brewster and Luan Krasniqi on September 28.2.7

As far as former heavyweight contender Renaldo Snipes, who was born, raised and still lives in Yonkers, New York, is concerned, he was the heavyweight champion of the world for all of four seconds.2.7

Saul Montana was the one with the experience in world title fights, the one who could expose the 6-foot-9-inch, 275-pound Tye Fields as a sideshow.2.7

A title fight between International Boxing Federation flyweight champion Vic Darchinyan and Jair Jiminez has been postponed because of visa delays for the Colombian challenger, organizers said Friday.1.3

On September 24 on HBO, Wladimir Klitschko and Samuel Peter will meet in a twelve round elimination bout for the number one IBF ranking at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.2.7

The lineup for the Aug. 6 "Return of the Tubbs Brothers" boxing card at Grand Victoria Casino is set.2.7

Yuri Barashian added the WBA Intercontinental light-heavyweight title to his Ukrainian national title at the at the Salle des Etoiles Sporting Club in, Monte Carlo, Monaco on Wednesday night by out-pointing ...2.7

By DAVID WEINBERG Staff Writer, 272-7186, E-Mail Atlantic City's Debind Thapa has been waiting years for the chance to prove he is one of the world's top bantamweights.2.7

There was a time when Vassiliy "The Tiger" Jirov was just that + a tiger in the ring who mauled opponents with a punishing balanced attack for as long as they could withstand the pressure.2.7