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Alvarez KOs Kovalev to claim WBO light heavyweight title
Canelo Alvarez becomes just the fourth boxer in history to win a junior middleweight world title and one at light heavyweight, a spread of 21 pounds
WBC suspends Whyte's status as interim world heavyweight champion
Dillian Whyte says he's 'disappointed with the rubbish' as the British boxer faces a potential career-ending ban after testing positive for banned substances
Wilder announces Ortiz rematch
Boxing fans may just have to wait a little longer for the much-anticipated unification bout between Deontay Wilder and rival Anthony Joshua
WATCH: Joshua-Miller fight off after New York denies license
Jarrell Miller plans to appeal the loss of his boxing license ahead of his June 1 bout against heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua
WBC green lights Wilder-Fury 'direct rematch'
Due to 'tremendous popular demand,' the World Boxing Council sanctions a rematch between heavyweight world champion Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury
Wilder wants Fury rematch 'ASAP'
WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder refutes Tyson Fury's claim that he's ducking a rematch 'at all cost'
Wilder retains heavyweight crown after Fury thriller ends in draw
American Deontay Wilder knocks down Tyson Fury twice but the British fighter manages to clear his head and survive the epic bout
Wilder vows to knock out Fury at heavyweight title weigh-in
Former boxing champions expect Deontay Wilder's punching power to be too much for Tyson Fury
Wilder, Fury ready to rumble in LA showdown
American Deontay Wilder – who still gets mistaken for NBA superstar LeBron James – clashes with trash-talking British Tyson Fury in a showdown of undefeated heavyweight fighters
Brandon Vera to defend ONE heavyweight crown
'The Truth' faces a tough challenger in Mauro 'The Hammer' Cerilli of Italy in the ONE: Conquest of Champions
Beterbiev knocks out Johnson to keep light heavyweight crown
Russia's Artur Beterbiev keeps his perfect record with 13 knockout wins in as many professional fights
Heavyweight champion Joshua stops Povetkin
Britain's Anthony Joshua knocks out Alexander Povetkin to retain his world heavyweight titles
Alvarez stuns Kovalev in 7th to seize WBO light heavyweight title
The Colombian lands a devastating right hook to send the Russian to the canvas for the 3rd and final time
Whyte beats heavyweight rival Parker on points
British boxer Dillian Whyte survives former Kiwi champion Joseph Parker's late onslaught
Former heavyweight champion Fury wins comeback fight
The Briton returns to the ring after suffering from drug, alcohol and mental health issues
Ex-champ Tyson Fury to make boxing comeback in June
'I can't wait to get in there and prove I am the best, even after all this time out,' says Fury
Anthony Joshua eager to face Deontay Wilder in heavyweight unification bout
Joshua owns the WBA, IBF, and WBO heavyweight titles, while Wilder holds the WBC crown
The week in photos: March 31-April 6, 2018
This week's selection of photo highlights here and around the world
Deontay Wilder 'will come to UK' to fight Anthony Joshua, insists manager
Wilder's co-manager says: 'We are really glad that Anthony Joshua said for the first time 'I will fight Deontay next...' and we believe he is a man of his word. Deontay accepts the challenge.'
Joshua goes the distance before beating Parker in world heavyweight clash
The victory sees IBF and WBA champion Anthony Joshua add Joseph Parker's WBO belt to his collection
Anthony Joshua, Joseph Parker move closer to heavyweight title unity
Only one will come out with a spotless record between the two undefeated fighters
Heavyweight Anthony Joshua has eyes only for opponent Joseph Parker
Joshua says, 'it's 1,000 percent one fight at a time... My future stops on Saturday. One fight at a time. All this talk about Wilder. I'm looking at Parker, he's a champion for a reason'
Canadian boxer dies 10 months after fight left him in a coma
The 39-year-old boxer David Whittom from Quebec was knocked out in the 10th and final round of his May 27, 2017 fight against Gary Kopas for the Canadian light heavyweight title
Brit boxer Joshua tells heavyweight American rival Wilder to 'stop the fantasy'
Should such a bout between British boxer Joshua, the IBF and WBA title-holder, and American rival Wilder, the WBC champion, take place it could be one of the richest in history
British boxer dies hours after winning fight
Scott Westgarth dies hours after his victory over Dec Spellman says British Boxing Board of Control
British boxer Tyson Fury vows to 'be myself' upon ring return
The British boxer has been out of action for two years, with a failed drugs test in June 2016 blocking his comeback to professional boxing
Charr ends Germany's 85-year wait for a boxing world heavyweight champion
The Beirut-born Manuel Charr is Germany's first world heavyweight champion since Max Schmeling reigned from 1930-1932
Muhammad Ali's 'fight doctor' Ferdie Pacheco dead at age 89
Pacheco, who earned a medical degree from the University of Miami, met Ali in the early 1960s at Miami's Fifth Street Gym when the future icon was known as Cassius Clay and working with legendary trainer Angelo Dundee
Ex-champ Mike Tyson barred from entering Chile
Chilean police explain it has the power to 'prohibit the entry into the country of any foreigner who has negative records and/or convictions in their country of origin'
Joshua taunts heavyweight boxing rivals on Twitter
Anthony Joshua, the IBF and WBA heavyweight king, sends tweets to WBO champion Joseph Parker and WBC titleholder Deontay Wilder, as well as taunts fellow Briton Tyson Fury, who has not fought since November 2015
Wilder willing to fight Joshua in UK for a heavyweight boxing mega-fight
American Wilder, 32, defended his WBC title with a first-round knockout of Bermane Stiverne last weekend and now wants a crack at Joshua's WBA and IBF belts
Heavyweight champ Joshua to defend against Pulev
Anthony Joshua will meet Kubrat Pulev on October 28 in Cardiff Wales
Brandon Vera doesn’t want to be the last Filipino heavyweight champion
Let’s find another heavyweight who could also be a world champion says Brandon Vera
Britain's Joshua to defend heavyweight title against Molina
Anthony Joshua will defend his International Boxing Federation IBF world heavyweight title against Eric Molina in Manchester on December 10
Tyson Fury vacates heavyweight title to focus on 'recovery'
Tyson Fury has admitted to taking cocaine to deal with depression and was set to be stripped for cancelling two rematches with Wladimir Klitschko
Heavyweight champ Tyson Fury retires in profane tweet, immediately unretires
Tyson Fury has not remained quiet amid reports that he tested positive for cocaine during an out of competition test
Boxer Tyson Fury makes light of cocaine reports in tweet
ESPN reported Fury tested positive after providing a urine sample to Las Vegas based Voluntary Anti Doping Association VADA in Lancaster England on September 22
Boxing: Joshua to defend IBF title in November
The undefeated 26 year old s next challenger is to be announced by the end of September
Heavyweight champ Tyson Fury plays ring card boy for cousin's fight
Fury puts the ring card girls to shame strutting his goods in between rounds at his cousin Hughie s fight
Wilder KOs Szpilka, trades tough talk with Fury
Deontay Wilder keeps his World Boxing Council heavyweight title and sets the stage for a potential shot at an undisputed title later this year against Tyson Fury
Boxing: Controversial champ Fury to attend BBC award show
Tyson Fury is in the running to win the Sports Personality of the Year award despite a petition calling for his removal from the nominees due to controversial comments
Boxing: Joshua wins British heavyweight title with 15th knockout
Anthony Joshua 26 takes his record to 15 knockouts from 15 fights since turning pro after winning 2012 Olympic gold in London
Heavyweight champ Tyson Fury faces police scrutiny over homophobic comments
The newly crowned heavyweight champion has attracted controversy after likening homosexuality to pedophilia
New heavyweight champ Tyson Fury prefers simple travel to jetsetting
Tyson Fury stayed true to his Irish traveller roots with a 20 hour journey home by car and ferry after his shock win over Wladimir Klitschko
Tyson Fury vows to be 'most charismatic' heavyweight champ since Ali
This is that start of a new era Tyson Fury said after upsetting Wladimir Klitschko for the heavyweight championship
WATCH: Tyson Fury sings 'I Don't Want to Miss a Thing' after winning heavyweight title
Tyson Fury s rendition of I Don t Want to Miss a Thing was one of the most unusual moments in heavyweight boxing history
Tyson Fury shocks Wladimir Klitschko to win heavyweight title
Wladimir Klitschko s 9 year reign atop the heavyweight division is over as England s Tyson Fury wins a unanimous decision in Germany
'Batman' Fury must prove he's no joker against heavyweight champ Klitschko
Tyson Fury will have to back up his taunts against Wladimir Klitschko the heavyweight champion who hasn t lost in 11 years
ONE FC: Chi Lewis Parry calls out Brandon Vera
If you’re still in the game for glory and not just the money then accept the fight It’s that simple
Johnson upsets Gustafsson to get UFC title shot
Johnson improves his professional record to 19 4 and is now riding high on a 9 bout winning streak since his submission loss to Vitor Belfort in January 2012
