Boxing News
Pacquiao Ignores Mayweather - Fri, 03 Sep 2010Manny Pacquiao dismissed a derogatory online video posted by Floyd Mayweather Jr., calling it an “uneducated message” and choosing to instead focus on his coming fight with Antonio Margarito.
Son of Fight Promoter Bob Arum Is Missing - Wed, 01 Sep 2010Bob Arum, the fight promoter, did not attend a news conference for a championship fight so that he could be close to the hunt for his missing son.
Title Fight Is Rescheduled - Mon, 30 Aug 2010Juan Manuel Lopez’s featherweight title fight against Rafael Marquez has been rescheduled for Nov. 6 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Alexander Defeats Kotelnik, Retaining Titles - Sun, 08 Aug 2010Devon Alexander defeated Andriy Kotelnik in a unanimous decision in St. Louis, retaining his W.B.C. and I.B.F. titles.
Boxer Devon Alexander Rises Above Streets of St. Louis - Sat, 07 Aug 2010
Devon Alexander grew up in a rough section of St. Louis and began to box at age 7. Of the 30 or so fighters who started with him, his trainer said, many are in prison or dead.
John R. Branca, Advocate for Boxers, Dies at 86 - Sun, 01 Aug 2010
A former legislator, Mr. Branca worked to improve the safety of fighters in the boxing ring as chairman of the New York State Athletic Commission.
Mayweather and Pacquiao Can’t Seem to Agree - Tue, 27 Jul 2010
Prolonged negotiations for a prize fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. have produced nothing but confusion.
Trying to Punch Her Way Into Olympic Boxing Ring - Tue, 13 Jul 2010
Christina Cruz of New York hopes to be in the Summer Games in 2012, when women’s boxing becomes a medal sport.
Great White Hope: Not Great, Little Hope Against Johnson - Sun, 04 Jul 2010
A century has passed since James J. Jeffries, the Great White Hope, fought Jack Johnson for the heavyweight title.
Seeking a Pardon for Johnson - Sun, 04 Jul 2010A family member of James J. Jeffries said he supported a posthumous presidential pardon for the man who whipped Jeffries in the so-called Fight of the Century in Reno, Nev., a century ago.
Yuri Foreman Will Have Knee Surgery - Tue, 08 Jun 2010Yuri Foreman, who lost his World Boxing Association super welterweight title on Saturday, will have surgery to repair torn cartilage in his right knee.
Cotto Stops Foreman in Ninth Round - Sun, 06 Jun 2010
Miguel Cotto’s ninth-round victory came in bizarre fashion, after Yuri Foreman slipped in the seventh round and limped through the rest of the bout.
Bell Rings Again at Yankee Stadium - Sat, 05 Jun 2010
It took 32 years from the chaos of the last boxing card to bring the tradition back to the Bronx night air, but late on Saturday it will return.
In Hours Before Bouts, Another Test of Strength - Sat, 05 Jun 2010Just a few hours after the Yankees finished playing on Thursday, work began on the ring for Saturday’s boxing match.
Stadium Doubleheader: A Reception and a Bout - Thu, 03 Jun 2010Scotty Ballan’s bar mitzvah reception at the stadium will begin at 6 on Saturday, and Yuri Foreman, the super welterweight champion and a rabbinical student, will step into the ring to defend his title at about 11:30.