ZURICH, Switzerland, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Russian Nikolay Valuev kept his WBA heavyweight title Saturday with a majority decision victory over 46.-year-old Evander Holyfield.
LONDON, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- U.S. boxer Evander Holyfield will try to become the oldest heavyweight champion in history with a fight in Switzerland in December, the BBC reported Thursday.
BERLIN, July 21 (UPI) -- Nikolai Valuev will fight John Ruiz next month for the vacant WBA heavyweight title, the WBA announced.
ATLANTA, June 6 (UPI) -- Former world heavyweight boxing champion Evander Holyfield says he is not broke.
ATLANTA, June 5 (UPI) -- The mother of Evander Holyfield's 10-year-old son says the former heavyweight boxing champ has missed two child-support payments.
BORMIO, Italy, March 13 (UPI) -- Fabienne Sutter claimed her second super G victory Thursday in Italy but Lindsey Vonn's second-place finish all-but wrapped up the Audi FIS World Cup title.
MOSCOW, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Russian Sultan Ibragimov defeated former world champion Evander Holyfield in the World Boxing Organization title bout in Moscow.
MANHEIM, Germany, April 23 (UPI) -- Vladimir Klitschko is the new IBF heavyweight champion after knocking out reigning champ Chris Byrd in the seventh round Saturday night in Manheim, Germany.
NEW YORK, Aug. 16 (UPI) -- Former heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield can no longer fight in New York State following his 12-round loss to Larry Donald in November.
MONTREAL, July 27 (UPI) -- U.S. teenager Kate Ziegler, racing from the outside lane, easily took the women's 1,500-meter freestyle title at the world swimming championships in Montreal.
LONDON, May 12 (UPI) -- Boxer John Ruiz called for quick action by the World Boxing Association to strip James Toney of his heavyweight title for failing a drug test.
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Californian Lindsay Davenport posted a straight-set victory over Anastasia Myskina in Sunday's final of the Acura Classic.
TRIPOLI, Libya, July 12 (UPI) -- The battle for the chess world championship got under way in Libya Monday between a Britain's Michael Adams and Uzbekistan's Rustam Kasimdzhanov.
SANTA ANA, Calif., June 23 (UPI) -- First American Title Insurance of Santa Ana, Calif. said Wednesday it has acquired Seattle-based Pacific Northwest Title Holding.
HOUSTON, June 1 (UPI) -- Stewart Title Co. of Texas said Tuesday it has acquired Whitman County Title, of Pullman, Wash.
