Lightweight champ Acelino “Popo” Freitas calls it a day Brazil’s Acelino “Popo” Freitas, 38-1, a four-time world champion at lightweight and super featherweight, announced Tuesday night...
Sakio Bika hits back at mouthy Joe Calzaghe Australia’s Sakio Bika, 23-1, has heard all the doubting Thomases out there two Australian-based betting websites had Joe...
Contender glitz versus Hall of Fame gold in ’07? Great Britain’s ITV reports that former pound-for-pound boxing monarch Roy Jones Jr. may fight former Contender star...
Everyone’s talking about the Big Russian these days. Even those indifferent to the fights want to see the WBA heavyweight king, the seven-foot-plus, 320-pound, undefeated behemoth...
Paul Spadafora working off two years of ring rust Former IBF lightweight champion Paul Spadafora has returned to the gym after a two-year layoff. Known as...
Aussie boxing kangaroos a big hit in Shanghai For the fourth year in a row, the Animal Olympics were held at Shanghai’s Wild Animal Park in...
Kevin Kelley decisions Famoso Hernandez in Texas Ageless Kevin Kelley (59-7-2, 39 KOs) won a unanimous decision over LA-born Carlos “Famoso” Hernandez (42-7-1, 24 KOs) at...
Boxing’s bad boy Mike Tyson hits the road You know what a geek is? You throw a geek a raw chicken and he’ll eat it, feathers...
WBC/Jose Sulaiman dance on the head of a pin The World Boxing Council, which not long ago gave their imprimatur to the Sept. 2 Sam Peter/James...
Chavez says Bush is the worst, Ali is the greatest Fresh off the firestorm of indignation he created at the United Nations General Assembly last week,...