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Devon Alexander stops Juan Urango on eighth-round TKO
Sunday 7th March 2010 5:16AM
Devon Alexander was ahead of Juan Urango by only one point on two of the judges' scorecards going into the eighth round of their ... [read more]

Australian Darchinyan retains WBC, WBA titles
Sunday 7th March 2010 5:06AM
Australian Victor Darchinyan scored an unanimous decision against Rodrigo Guerrero of Mexico City to retain his WBC and WBA super ... [read more]

Former referee Mills Lane honored by boxing writers
Friday 5th March 2010 6:06PM
Longtime boxing referee Mills Lane will be honored with the James J. Farley Award by the Boxing Writers Assocation of America.

Deal reached for Cotto-Foreman fight at Yankee Stadium
Friday 5th March 2010 7:11AM
Boxing is making its long-awaited return to Yankee Stadium, where icons like Muhammad Ali and Joe Louis once plied their trade.

Brian Bowles has plenty of punch for Dominick Cruz
Friday 5th March 2010 1:07AM
Brian Bowles won the belt in one frenzied round of action in August against Miguel Angel Torres. He'll defend it for the first ... [read more]

Q & A: Floyd Mayweather, Shane Mosley respond to readers
Friday 5th March 2010 1:03AM
While Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Shane Mosley were visiting USA TODAY Wednesday to talk about their May 1 fight, we asked them ... [read more]

Evander Holyfield granted one-fight license
Tuesday 2nd March 2010 10:58PM
The Nevada State Athletic Commission has granted Evander Holyfield's request for a fighter's license.

Mayweather-Mosley already getting physical on tour
Thursday 4th March 2010 3:44AM
Music blared over the loudspeakers, smoke billowed across the stage, and the curtain dropped to reveal Floyd Mayweather Jr. and ... [read more]

Pacquiao in final preparations for Cowboys Stadium
Saturday 27th February 2010 6:11PM
Manny Pacquiao ran roughshod through four different sparring partners this week, and boxing's pound-for-pound king plans to churn ... [read more]

Arthur Abraham, Andre Dirrell set for Detroit Super Six showdown
Saturday 27th February 2010 12:15AM
Big-time boxing will return to Joe Louis Arena on March 27 with Flint's Andre (The Matrix) Dirrell fighting the main event as ... [read more]

UFC 110: The styles of Antonio Nogueira, Cain Velasquez clash
Sunday 21st February 2010 9:11AM
If heavyweight Cain Velasquez isn't careful this weekend, he might play right into his opponent's hands at the Ultimate Fighting ... [read more]

Yanks clear up issue standing in way of June fight
Friday 19th February 2010 8:18PM
Boxing is one step closer to returning to Yankee Stadium. The Yankees said Friday that they've reached an accommodation with ... [read more]

Welterweight champ Andre Berto's focus on aiding Haiti
Friday 19th February 2010 3:06AM
Unbeaten welterweight champion Andre Berto gave up the biggest fight of his career a Jan. 30 title bout with Shane Mosley after ... [read more]

Froch to face Kessler on April 24 in Denmark
Friday 12th February 2010 9:09PM
Carl Froch will defend his WBC super middleweight title against Mikkel Kessler on April 24 in the second round of the Super Six ... [read more]

Evander Holyfield's wife says boxer hit her several times on Feb. 1
Thursday 11th February 2010 8:14PM
Evander Holyfield's wife claims the boxing great hit her several times after an argument about her payments to their church, ... [read more]