Todays Press

All five of the fighters in attendance at Wednesday's press conference at Lucille's Bar & Grill in New York City were confident and ready for fight night as they discussed their upcoming bouts taking place this Saturday, May 18 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J live on SHOWTIMEA . ...

LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s win over Robert Guerrero was an artistic success, but not a box-office smash. ...

NEW YORK (AP) -- Adult Swim says it's turning Mike Tyson into a cartoon detective. ...

NEW YORK (AP) -- A boxer who went to the check-in counter at an airport with a handgun in his luggage and was arrested on firearm possession charges pleaded guilty on Tuesday to disorderly conduct. ...

Mikkel Kessler believes sparring with George Groves and Nathan Cleverly is perfect preparation for facing Carl Froch. ...

A mooted British middleweight title eliminator against Prince Arron has been shelved after the former Prizefighter champion's camp turned down the opportunity to face Blackwell and the 22-year-old, from Trowbridge, will instead fight Stepan Horvath in Swindon on June 15. ...

Oscar De La Hoya told TSS that he's with the rest of the boxing world, that he'd like to see Floyd Mayweather glove up against Canelo Alvarez in his next fight, in September. I asked Oscar (seen on right, with Canelo before Austin Trout fight, in Gene Blevins-Showtime photo above) this afternoon what the latest is on negotiations to make a scrap between the pound for pound ace and the Mexican phenom Canelo. Will it happen? "I hope so, it's a fight the whole world wants to watch," he said in ...

ONTARIO, CALIF.-Despite the main event falling out due to fighter injury, there was no drop of excitement as Houston's Victor Sanchez stopped Riverside's Richard Contreras after seven of the most brutal rounds on Friday night. Two Houston fighters were brought in with Sanchez (5-6-1, 2 Kos) emerging the victor after a toe-to-toe featherweight war with Contreras (10-2-1, 9 Kos) at the Doubletree Hotel. The Thompson Boxing Promotions fight card also featured a junior welterweight fight but let ...

Favourite Wadi Camacho won the latest Prizefighter cruiserweights tournament with a second round stoppage of Hari Miles at the York Hall in Bethnal Green. ...

MOSCOW (AP) -- Guillermo Jones of Panama regained the WBA cruiserweight title in his first fight since 2011, stopping local favorite Denis Lebedev in the 11th round Friday night. ...

LONDON (AP) - Amateur boxing association chief C.K. Wu of Taiwan is entering the race for president of the International Olympic Committee. ...

Dereck Chisora will pay no attention to Deontay Wilder's undefeated streak when the two meet at Wembley in June. ...

Amir Khan has set his sights on a showdown with Floyd Mayweather and would be happy to alter his schedule to fit. ...

Lee Purdy insists Devon Alexander is not an 'elite' fighter and he plans to dethrone the IBF champion on Saturday. ...

Crocus City Hall, Moscow, Russia - "Champion in recess" Guillermo Jones shocked WBA cruiserweight champion Denis Lebedev with an eleventh round knockout in a fantastic fight. ...

Lee Purdy has warned Devon Alexander not to underestimate him as he bids to take his IBF welterweight title this weekend. ...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Former champion Guillermo Jones of Panama stopped title holder Denis Lebedev with seconds remaining in the 11th round to reclaim his WBA cruiserweight crown from the Russian on Friday. Earlier, Alexander Povetkin knocked out previously undefeated challenger Andrzej Wawrzyk in the third round to retain his WBA heavyweight crown, setting up a long-awaited clash with super champion Vladimir Klitschko later this year. ... ...

MOSCOW (AP) -- Unbeaten Alexander Povetkin retained his WBA heavyweight belt Friday night, stopping Polish challenger Andrzej Wawrzyk in the third round for his fourth successful title defense. ...

* Panamanian stops Lebedev in penultimate round * Povetkin knocks out Pole to set up Klitschko fight (updates with Jones win, adds details) MOSCOW, May 17 (Reuters) - Former champion Guillermo Jones of Panama stopped title holder Denis Lebedev with seconds remaining in the 11th round to reclaim his WBA cruiserweight crown from the Russian on Friday. Earlier, Alexander Povetkin knocked out ... ...

Jewels worth more than $1 million were stolen from a hotel in Cannes, France, police in the nearby city of Nice said Friday. ...

Unbeaten Alexander Povetkin retained his WBA heavyweight belt Friday night, stopping Polish challenger Andrzej Wawrzyk in the third round for his fourth successful title defense. ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Undefeated boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. is the highest-paid professional athlete in the United States with expected earnings of at least $90 million this year from just two bouts, according to Sports Illustrated magazine. The 36-year-old welterweight - considered the best defensive boxer of his generation - topped the magazine's Fortunate 50 list, issued on Wednesday. Mayweather also took the top spot last year, earning an estimated $85 million, again from just two fights, ...

MOSCOW, May 17 (Reuters) - Alexander Povetkin knocked out previously undefeated challenger Andrzej Wawrzyk in the third round to retain his WBA heavyweight crown on Friday, setting up a long-awaited clash with super champion Vladimir Klitschko later this year. Watched by Klitschko's elder brother and WBC champion Vitaly, Povetkin floored the lanky Pole with a right hook in round two, then sent his opponent to the canvas again in the following round before finishing the job a few seconds late ...

The American, who famously had part of his ear chewed off by Mike Tyson in a title fight, is set to appear at the Premier Suite, above Bar Sport in High Street, Cannock, in September. ...

Lists aren't usually my thing, but for some reason, I am in a list-y mood, so I'd like to present my own pound for pound list, the tip top top ten in the game today. These are the best and brightest of pugilists, in my humble opinion. 1) Floyd Mayweather: Nobody, I mean nobody on the planet weighing between 140 and 160 pounds beats the Floyd Mayweather (44-0) we saw on May 4th against Robert Guerrero. Getting back with dad was just what the doctor ordered, and that exhalation I heard from th ...

Sorry, Whitey Bulger and Derek Sanderson. Books about those two Boston Bad Boys are destined to stay unfinished for a spell more, because I am deep into Thomas Hauser's new book, "Thomas Hauser on Sports: Remembering the Journey." This is book number 44 for the Manhattan author, best known as a "boxing guy" but someone whose output has ranged from a children's book to murder mysteries, along with copious sweet science-related text. I chatted with Hauser, who contributes to TSS, about this bo ...

Danny McIntosh hopes to propel himself back into title contention by winning Prizefighter on Saturday night. ...

(Updates with AIBA urging own president to run) By Karolos Grohmann BERLIN (Reuters) - Singapore's Ng Ser Miang is expected to announce a bid for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) presidency on Thursday, a source close to the Olympic movement told Reuters on Tuesday. The IOC Vice President is set to become the second candidate for one of the top jobs in world sport after German Thomas Bach, also an IOC Vice President, announced his bid last week. ... ...

MADRID, May 17 (Reuters) - The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has filed an appeal against the verdict in Spain's "Operation Puerto" trial into an alleged doping ring in professional cycling, the agency said on Friday. WADA had expressed its disappointment with the judge's decision last month to order evidence including bags of blood to be destroyed, depriving the agency and other sports bodies of the chance to analyse them. ... ...

MADRID (Reuters) - The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has filed an appeal against the verdict in Spain's "Operation Puerto" trial into an alleged doping ring in professional cycling, the agency said on Friday. WADA had expressed its disappointment with the judge's decision last month to order evidence including bags of blood to be destroyed, depriving the agency and other sports bodies of the chance to analyze them. ... ...

To extend his athletic career, former defensive end Ray Edwards has chosen boxing over the NFL. ...

Bernard Hopkins has pinpointed Carl Froch as the man he would next like to face after mandatory challenger Karo Murat. ...

David Haye was set to come back to the ring on June 29, against Manuel Charr. The fight has been postponed, though, with Haye pulling out because he injured his hand, he said. Here is an official statement from Haye on the matter. Official statement from David Haye: Just a quick message to again express how sorry I am for postponing my return to the ring because of injury. It was a tough decision to make, as I didn't want to let anybody down, but was one made easier by the pain I experienced ...

HBO BOXING® JOURNEYS TO LONDON FOR THE COMPELLING SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE SHOWDOWN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING®: CARL FROCH VS. MIKKEL KESSLER II, PRESENTED LIVE SATURDAY, MAY 25 HBO Sports lights up Memorial Day weekend with a thrilling showdown across the pond when WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING: CARL FROCH VS. MIKKEL KESSLER II is presented live from the O2 Arena in London, SATURDAY, MAY 25 (6:00 p.m. ET/3:00 p.m. PT), exclusively on HBO. The HBO Sports team will call all the action, presented ...

Two-times former IBF champion Malcolm Klassen suffered a controversial points defeat to Australian IBO super featherweight champion Will Tomlinson on Thursday. ...

Oscar De La Hoya told TSS that he's with the rest of the boxing world, that he'd like to see Floyd Mayweather glove up against Canelo Alvarez in his next fight, in September. ...

Jamie McDonnell claimed a controversial points win over Julio Ceja to claim the IBF bantamweight title. ...

Jamie McDonnell believes he "made a statement" by winning the vacant IBF bantamweight title. ...

Lee Purdy is ready to make his mark in the welterweight division ahead of his world title bout with Devon Alexander. ...

On Saturday, May 4, boxing's biggest star Floyd Mayweather defeated four-division World Champion Robert Guerrero via 12-round unanimous decision on SHOWTIME PPV®. Now, ALL ACCESS: MAYWEATHER vs. GUERRERO Epilogue takes viewers inside the drama surrounding this year's biggest fight to date. Like no other show on television, ALL ACCESS Epilogue documents the intensity of fight week preparations, takes viewers inside the ropes on fight night, and into the minds of the victor and the defeated in ...

Remember in the movie “Shane” when the blond youngster shouted out to Alan Ladd's character, “Shane, come back.” Well, the Pomona icon is returning to the boxing ring. Sugar Shane Mosley (46-8-1, 39 Kos) has hung up the retirement duds and has reloaded with world titles on his mind. First on his enemies list is Mexico's Pablo Cano (26-2-1, 20 Kos) on Saturday, May 18 in Cancun, Mexico. USA FOX and FOX en Espanol will televise. Mosley (seen in above Carlos Puma photo) used to be like the char ...

By Karolos Grohmann (Reuters) - International Boxing Federation (AIBA) President C.K. Wu has decided to run for the post of the president of the International Olympic Committee as the race for one of the world's top sports jobs heats up, a source said. "Dr Wu handed over a letter this morning to Dr (Jacques) Rogge, informing him about his candidacy. He will announce it officially next Thursday," a source told Reuters. ... ...

BERLIN, May 17 (Reuters) - International Boxing Federation (AIBA) President C.K. Wu has decided to run for the post of the president of the International Olympic Committee, a source said. "Dr Wu handed over a letter this morning to Dr (Jacques) Rogge, informing him about his candidacy. He will announce it officially next Thursday," a source told Reuters. The Taiwanese is the third IOC member ... ...

(Updates with more details, background) By Karolos Grohmann May 17 (Reuters) - International Boxing Federation (AIBA) President C.K. Wu has decided to run for the post of the president of the International Olympic Committee as the race for one of the world's top sports jobs heats up, a source said. "Dr Wu handed over a letter this morning to Dr (Jacques) Rogge, informing him about his candidacy ... ...

By Karolos Grohmann (Reuters) - International Boxing Federation (AIBA) President C.K. Wu has decided to run for the post of the president of the International Olympic Committee as the race for one of the world's top sports jobs heats up, a source said. "Dr Wu handed over a letter this morning to Dr (Jacques) Rogge, informing him about his candidacy. He will announce it officially next Thursday ... ...

The quake was centered about 11 miles from Shawville, in western Quebec, near the Ontario border. ...

Johnson allegedly violated his probation by not reporting to his probation officer. ...

Martin Gethin finds himself on the verge of a world title shot four years after he considered giving up on boxing for good. ...

New York, NY (5/15/13) On Wednesday night before a sold-out crowd at NYC's famed BB King Blues Club in midtown Manhattan, DiBella Entertainment presented the latest edition of its Broadway Boxing series, with an exciting eight-bout card headlined by WBA and WBC #8-rated middleweight contender "Irish" Andy Lee (29-2, 20KO's) as he squared off against Daryl Cunningham (28-4, 11KO's) in a 10-round middleweight match-up. Lee, who challenged for the WBC middleweight championship last summer, came ...

Lee Purdy intends to make to most of what he feels is a dream come true when he takes on Devon Alexander on Saturday night. ...