Sports / Boxing

Froch open to Groves rematch after controversial victory 25 Nov 2013 - 10:42 am

MANCHESTER, United Kingdom: World super-middleweight champion Carl Froch said he would consider a rematch with George Groves after what the beaten challenger called...

Beckham roots for Pacquiao 24 Nov 2013 - 11:19 am

MACAU: Asian boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao will not only have the support of a Filipino-packed crowd when he fights Brandon Rios today, but...

Ward stays unbeaten with unanimous decision win 18 Nov 2013 - 02:07 pm

LOS ANGELES: World champion Andre Ward made a triumphant return after a 14-month layoff, downing Dominican challenger Edwin Rodriguez by unanimous decision in...

Boxing: Donaire stops Darchinyan in dramatic style 11 Nov 2013 - 10:40 am

CORPUS CHRISTI, United States: Filipino star Nonito Donaire stopped Australian-based Armenian southpaw Vic Darchinyan in the ninth round of a 10-round non-title bout...

Bradley edges Marquez to retain WBO belt 14 Oct 2013 - 12:01 am

LAS VEGAS:Timothy Bradley battled to a split-decision triumph over Juan Manuel Marquez on Saturday to retain his World Boxing Organization welterweight title. Bradley...

Lewis rules out comeback 12 Oct 2013 - 07:35 am

LONDON: Lennox Lewis took to Twitter yesterday to deny a report in Britain’s Daily Mail newspaper he was considering returning to the ring...

Klitschko eyes improvement after victory over Povetkin 07 Oct 2013 - 10:03 am

MOSCOW: Undisputed world heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko has said he wants to improve despite retaining his titles with a unanimous points win over...

Boxing: Stevenson stops Cloud for light-heavyweight title 29 Sep 2013 - 11:20 pm

MONTREAL: Haitian-born Canadian Adonis Stevenson defended his World Boxing Council light-heavyweight title on Saturday night by stopping US former world champion Tavoris Cloud...

FILA World Wrestling Championships in Hungary 22 Sep 2013 - 12:27 am

Jordan Robert Holm of the US (in red) and Finland’s Rami Antero Hietaniemi wrestle during the men’s Greco-Roman style 84 kg category qualification...

Boxing: Injured Haye postpones Fury fight 22 Sep 2013 - 12:27 am

LONDON: David Haye has been forced to postpone his heavyweight clash with Tyson Fury due to a deep cut sustained in training, his...

Boxing: Mayweather fight richest in history 21 Sep 2013 - 07:48 am

LOS ANGELES: Floyd Mayweather’s () win over Mexico’s Saul Alvarez has been confirmed as the richest fight in boxing history with nearly $150m...

Mayweather walks off with record $41m prize 15 Sep 2013 - 10:29 pm

LAS VEGAS: Pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather stretched his unbeaten string to 45 straight fights with a 12-round majority decision over Mexican champ Saul...

Garcia retains super lightweight title 15 Sep 2013 - 10:28 pm

LAS VEGAS: Danny Garcia kept his World Boxing Council and World Boxing Association super lightweight titles with a unanimous decision over challenger Lucas...

Mayweather weighs lighter than Alvarez 15 Sep 2013 - 12:45 am

Boxers Floyd Mayweather Jr (left) and rival Saul Alvarez face off during the official weigh-in for their bout at the MGM Grand Garden...

Boxing: Tyson says he is ‘on the verge of dying’ 26 Aug 2013 - 01:45 am

Los Angeles: Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson has claimed he is on the verge of dying from ongoing drug and alcohol problems....

Mendez keeps title in Tyson’s debut as promoter 25 Aug 2013 - 01:04 am

NEW YORK CITY: Argenis Mendez retained his International Boxing Federation junior lightweight world title yesterday with a majority draw against Arash Usmanee on...

Klitschko to run for president, says WBC 15 Aug 2013 - 12:18 am

KIEV: Ukrainian heavyweight boxer and opposition politician Vitaly Klitschko will run for president in the 2015 election, the World Boxing Council quoted him...

I still have two or three years left: Pacquiao 03 Aug 2013 - 04:37 am

Philippines’ Manny Pacquiao (right) poses for the media with US boxer Brandon Rios (left) during a promotional event in Singapore yesterday. Pacquiao is...