Manny Pacquiao plans ring return vs. Rios in Macau
Manny Pacquiao will return to the ring Nov. 24 to meet Brandon Rios in a welterweight bout in Macau, the eight-division world champion's promoter said ...

Mayweather marvelous in easy win
The defense was back, just like it used to be. Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s dad was back, too, just like he used to be. And Mayweather was a winner once ...

Klitschko stops Pianeta in 6th to defend belts
Wladimir Klitschko stopped Francesco Pianeta in the sixth round Saturday night to retain the WBA and IBF heavyweight titles. The Ukrainian was never ...

Mayweather, Guerrero square off in title fight
He claims to be more mature now, chastened by a stint in jail and eager to be just as much a businessman as a fighter. Indeed, Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Usher gets ready for role as Sugar Ray Leonard
Grammy-winning singer Usher believes his dancing skills will help him in his upcoming role as Sugar Ray Leonard in "Hands of Stone," a new boxing film ...

Guerrero likes chances of giving Mayweather loss
Floyd Mayweather Jr. admitted this week what many have long suspected — that he hand picks every opponent who enters the ring with him. He also ...

Musical of 'Rocky' heading to Broadway
It's been a knockout in Germany. Now Sylvester Stallone hopes a musical based on his beloved boxing film "Rocky" will also be a hit on Broadway.

Cuba ends half-century ban on pro boxing
Cuba is breaking a five-decade ban on professional boxing and joining an international semipro league. Fighters will compete for sponsored teams, box ...

Boxers work to knock out Parkinson's symptoms
When Mary Yeaman was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2006, she could barely bring herself to leave her house. Her muscles were weak, and she was ...
Oregon police to probe if Alaska coach hit player
A police department in Oregon will investigate whether an Alaska assistant high school football coach assaulted a player on a school-sponsored team ...

Cold case arrest prompts cross-country probe
When Los Angeles cold case detectives caught up with Samuel Little this past fall, he was living in a Christian shelter in Kentucky, his latest arrest ...

1st black heavyweight champ's family wants pardon
Relatives and hometown supporters of the nation's first black heavyweight boxing champion are turning to YouTube to convince President Barack Obama ...

Cuba eyes semi-pro league to reinvigorate boxing
Protective headgear has been the rule of the ring for more than 50 years in Cuba, which banned professional boxing shortly after the 1959 revolution.

Bradley beats Provodnikov by decision in thriller
Timothy Bradley went down in the first round and again in the last, getting battered in every corner of the chilly outdoor ring by an unheralded ...

A champ at 48, Bernard Hopkins could keep fighting
Bernard Hopkins has another belt around his waist and a slice of boxing history to his name. He just might not have another bout. The oldest boxer to ...

Hopkins becomes oldest boxer to win major title
Add another name to Bernard Hopkins' list of victims. Hopkins became the oldest boxer to win a major title on Saturday night, scoring a 12-round ...

At 48, Hopkins still chasing championship history
Bernard Hopkins is more grill master than grill pitchman, willing to fire it up for hunks of organic chicken or fresh salmon. Maybe some buffalo.

NY congressman Peter King to step into boxing ring
Rep. Peter King of New York is lacing up his boxing gloves for a fight that has nothing to do with budget cuts. The 68-year-old Republican is known ...

Lawmakers seek pardon for boxing champ
Lawmakers seeking a presidential pardon for Jack Johnson, the world's first black heavyweight boxing champion imprisoned a century ago for his ...

Boxer Chavez Jr. suspended, fined over drug test
The Nevada State Athletic Commission fined and suspended boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. on Thursday over a failed drug test last year before a Mexican ...
Robert Guerrero: I see flaws in Floyd Mayweather
Robert Guerrero has been calling out Floyd Mayweather Jr. since he was an obscure, skinny 135-pounder with no logical chance of getting a fight with ...

Mayweather sings praises of his new Showtime deal
It's Showtime in more ways than one for Floyd Mayweather Jr., who said Thursday he is excited about both a weekend fight he's promoting as well as his ...

Tyson, Holyfield meet again
Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield stood toe to toe again, only this time there were hugs and smiles — and no bites to the ear. The ill will that marked ...
Tyson hopes to show Indy his new personality
Mike Tyson the entertainer is coming back to the city that put him in prison. The boxer once dubbed as the "Baddest Man on the Planet" is settling ...

AP Interview: Israel's Lapid won't be 'fig leaf'
Little known outside Israel, political newcomer Yair Lapid could soon become the moderate face to the world of an otherwise hard-line government after ...