Todays Press

Isaac Chilemba has revealed how illness almost made him quit during his draw with Tony Bellew, but he plans to win the return bout in dominant fashion. ...

David Haye is predicting the fight of the year when Carl Froch and Mikkel Kessler lock horns again. ...

Frank Warren has had to put back his big Wembley show on June 15 in order to secure an opponent for Dereck Chisora. ...

Noe Gonzalez Alcoba believes he will expose George Groves' 'weak chin' in an explosive clash on Saturday night. ...

When one of the world's two best 168-pound fighters steps into the ring, the assembled crowd applauds politely as a gesture to his accomplishments - then settles in for 12 rounds of intermittent violence amid a majority of minutes more reminiscent of a bookish professor instructing a novice student. ...

Carl Froch has issued a war cry to his fans at the public weigh-in for the the blockbuster rematch with Mikkel Kessler. ...

Chris Keane will challenge Neil Dawson for the WBO International cruiserweight title at Walsall Town Hall on Friday, 31st May. ...

Almost three decades after his father ruled Britain's flyweights, Sammy Cantwell is planning to be a chip off the old block. ...

European bantamweight contender Zhanat Zhakiyanov has begun training with Ricky Hatton.. ...

Heavyweight prospect Hughie Fury goes looking for his fourth straight win in as many fights tonight in Timisoara, Romania. ...

Nathan Cleverly cannot pick a winner from Saturday's super-middleweight showdown between Carl Froch and Mikkel Kessler. ...

CANCUN, Mexico (AP) -- Shane Mosley unanimously outpointed Mexico's Pablo Cano on Saturday night to win for the first time in four years. ...

Historically, boxing has consistently had captivating fighters with crossover appeal. ...

After dismantling Robert Guerrero in a May Day bout many expected to be a much more competitive affair, Mayweather is one fight closer to ending his career undefeated, as one of the best fighters in the history of boxing. ...

Charlie Edwards is determined to make the cut for Team GB's Rio Olympic squad after missing out on London. ...

May 23 (Reuters) - Taiwan's world boxing chief (AIBA) President Ching-kuo Wu announced his intention to run for International Olympic Committee president on Thursday, saying the Olympic movement should be bigger than just the Games. IOC Executive Board member Wu is the fourth IOC member following Germany's Thomas Bach and Singaporean Ng Ser Miang, both IOC vice presidents, and Puerto Rico's ... ...

(Reuters) - Taiwan's world boxing chief (AIBA) President Ching-kuo Wu announced his intention to run for International Olympic Committee president on Thursday, saying the Olympic movement should be bigger than just the Games. IOC Executive Board member Wu is the fourth IOC member following Germany's Thomas Bach and Singaporean Ng Ser Miang, both IOC vice presidents, and Puerto Rico's Richard ... ...

Darren Barker will challenge IBF middleweight champion Daniel Geale in New York on August 17. ...

Shane Mosley emerged from retirement to claim a unanimous points victory over Pablo Cesar Cano in Cancun, Mexico. ...

Lucas Matthysse proved why he is one of the most feared men in boxing with a third round knockout of Lamont Peterson. ...

Lucas Matthysse proved the point that he has dangerous hands, for those who needed it, as he stopped Lamont Peterson in the third round in the main event at Boardwalk Hall in AC on Saturday night, and on Showtime. Peterson tried to box slick early, but a left hook put him down in the second. With his legs compromised, as he tried to regain his full faculties, Peterson had to fight in the third, and it didn't work; a left hook sent him down, he got up, and ref Steve Smoger looked hard at him. ...

Carl Froch raised the stakes on Wednesday evening by vowing to do whatever it takes to beat Mikkel Kessler on Saturday. ...

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) -- Lucas Matthysse stopped Lamont Peterson in the third round Saturday night at Boardwalk Hall in a matchup of junior-welterweight champions. ...

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) -- IBF welterweight champion Devon Alexander earned a convincing victory over Lee Purdy at Boardwalk Hall on Saturday night in a non-title bout. ...

Devon Alexander told me a couple days ago that he wanted to come in and go after Lee Purdy, and show the world he can give you fun fights. He started strong, and was throwing more than 80 punches around Showtime's TV opener from the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. Purdy, though, looked to be just showing up to survive, like he would see going the distance as a win. He ate and ate and ate, and while I didn't see him get buzzed, his corner pulled the plug after round seven. Purdy was displeas ...

In the great state of Illinois you will find some of the most interesting boxing stories, in the weirdest places, standing in Whole Foods story as I talk boxing on my cellphone, an older gentleman a Mr. ...

Danbury boxer Delvin Rodriguez trains at his training camp in Danbury, Conn. on Friday, May 10, 2013. ...

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. ...

Super middleweight champion Andre Ward was lavished with praise on Monday when he essentially told the WBC to stick their gaudy green title belt where the sun doesn't shine. ...

Pomona's Sugar Shane Mosley returned to the boxing ring after a less than one-year retirement and defeated Mexico's hard-nosed Pablo Cano by unanimous decision. ...

Victor Ortiz is rumored to return to the boxing ring in September, but can the Ventura resident return to form? ...

Favourite Wadi Camacho won Prizefighter cruiserweights by stopping Hari Miles in the York Hall final in Bethnal Green. ...

A two-time conqueror of Arturo Gatti, an Olympic gold medalist, a deceased legend and a world-renowned referee headed the 10-member Class of 2013 that was inducted into the Pennsylvania Boxing Hall of Fame Sunday afternoon in Philadelphia. That brings to 281 the number of inductees that have been enshrined by the Veteran Boxing Association Ring One began staging its Hall of Fame induction dinners in 1968. Sunday's festivities were the 45th such affair. Joining Ivan “Mighty” Robinson (picture ...

Lucas Matthysse (now 34-2 with 1 no contest and 32 Kos) showed why he is arguably the number one junior welterweight in the world –and one of the most avoided men in boxing –with an impressive third round knockout of Lamont Peterson (now 31-2-1 with 16 Kos) in Atlantic City on Saturday night. Peterson, who had never been stopped in any of his previous 33 fights, was dropped by a left hook in the second round and again in the third. After tasting the canvas once more from yet another left hoo ...

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) -- 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. ...

Kansas City leaders gave $15,000 the organizer of a group that was supposed to bring Floyd Mayweather to town. ...

CARL FROCH has promised he will shake Mikkel Kessler's hand on Saturday night - and then try to knock out his pal. ...

CARL FROCH turned three years of anger into a verbal assault on Mikkel Kessler by declaring: 'I will kill this f****r if I have to.' DERECK CHISORA will headline a rearranged show at Wembley Arena in July where he could have a rematch with Tyson Fury. ...

Building the perfect boxing match seems simple on the surface, but a closer inspection reveals several critical elements that must align in order for the match to take place. Let's face it, boxing promoters live and die with how well they recognize these elements as critical to their operation, as well as how astute they are at putting them all together on fight night. It's what separates ... ...

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, ...

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. ... ...

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 ...

Ring 8 will pay tribute to the late, great matchmaker Johnny Bos tomorrow night at historic Waterfront Crabhouse, in Long Island City, New York. ...

Top featherweight prospect Gary Russell, Jr. has enjoyed a full recovery from a left hand injury, which he suffered in a March 2 victory over Vyacheslav Gusev . ...

Bernard Hopkins to make the first defence of his IBF light-heavyweight title against Karo Murat in Brooklyn on July 13. ...

Ever since it was first announced, boxing insiders and fans alike have been buzzing about the much-anticipated upcoming middleweight championship showdown between defending WBA/IBO champion Gennady "GGG" Golovkin and Ireland's top-rated former world title challenger Matthew "Mack The Knife" Macklin . ...

Jim Lampley is like all of us, in that he is a boxing fan. It so happens that he operates on something of a higher mental plane than most of us, I dare say, and it's because of his ability to reason at a lofty zone that I enjoy picking his brain every now and again, getting an extra dose of his analysis apart from his time on HBO's fights and his periodic "The Fight Game" half hour magazine show. I chatted with Lampley on Monday for a spell, getting his take on HBO's forthcoming slate, and t ...

MANILA, Philippines Boxing trainer Freddie Roach has more important things to do than watch the title bout between WBO welterweight champion Timothy Bradley and Juan Manuel Marquez. ...