BEIJING, Aug. 24 (UPI) -- Roberto Cammarelle of Italy won the Olympic gold medal Sunday in the super-heavyweight boxing class.
BEIJING, Aug. 24 (UPI) -- Zhang Xiaoping of China won the Olympic gold medal Sunday in the light-heavyweight boxing class.
HAMBURG, Germany, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- Former heavyweight boxing champion Vitali Klitchko Wednesday announced in Germany he is returning to the ring.
NEW PALTZ, N.Y., May 11 (UPI) -- Former heavyweight boxing champion Floyd Patterson, who retired in 1972 with a profession record of 55-8-1, has died at his home in New Paltz, N.Y., at 71. Patterson's nephew, Sherman Patterson, said his uncle had been hospitalized earlier this week and d
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.
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J., March 19 (UPI) -- Hasim Rahman retained his WBC heavyweight belt Saturday night after a majority draw in his bout against James Toney in Atlantic City, N.J. Rahman (41-5-2) was n
NEW YORK, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Boxing promoter Don King has filed a $4 million federal lawsuit in New York against heavyweight champion Chris Byrd over a contract dispute. The petition filed on behalf of Don King Productions accused Byrd, the International Boxing Federation heavyweight
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LOS ANGELES, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- Ukrainian boxing champion Vitaly Klitschko says that retirement was the correct decision and one he does not regret.
JUAREZ, Mexico, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- The World Boxing Council announced Thursday Hasim Rahman is the next world heavyweight champion with the retirement of Vitali Klitschko. A lawyer for Don King said the boxing promoter plans to sue Klitchsko, alleging that the Ukrainian's claims of injury
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Ukrainian boxer Vitaly Klitschko, the reigning WBC heavyweight champion, is retiring due to an injury and calling off his upcoming fight with Hasim Rahman.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Antonio Tarver scored a 12-round unanimous decision over Roy Jones Jr. Saturday night in a light heavyweight bout in St. Petersburg, Fla.
NEW YORK, May 4 (UPI) -- Bernard Hopkins and Jermain Taylor were ranked Nos. 1 and 3 among middleweights in the latest boxing writers' poll released Tuesday.
Vitali Klitschko remained atop the world heavyweight rankings Saturday, according to the latest Boxing Writers' Rankings Poll.
LAS VEGAS, May 5 (UPI) -- Heavyweight Wladimir Klitschko of the Ukraine has launched a legal inquiry into the events surrounding the fight he lost to Lamon Brewster last month.
