PHILADELPHIA -- Three days after he called out Bernard Hopkins, Sergey Kovalev may have gotten his wish on Monday: The International Boxing Federation reportedly has ordered Hopkins to defend his light-heavyweight title against the Russian.
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LOS ANGELES--Josesito Lopez wanted to believe his fighting heart could let him survive the heaviest punches of Marcos Maidana.
That effort made for an entertaining 16-plus minutes of boxing Saturday night at StubHub Center in Carson, but the ...
The sting from the controversial split-decision draw to Rocky Martinez still burns for boxer Juan Carlos Burgos.
In January, in his second title attempt, Burgos came up short on the scorecards (114-114, 117-111 for Burgos, 116-112 for Martinez), ...
The welterweight division is a matchmaker's dreamland.
The division is loaded with top fighters, leading to some interesting can't-miss fights. Next month, one such fight comes to Southern California as Marcos Maidana and Riverside, Calif.'s ...
LOS ANGELES -- Manny Pacquiao will return to the ring Nov. 23 against Brandon Rios at the Macau Venetian resort in China, Pacquiao's promoter and lead adviser announced Monday.
The welterweight fight will be televised by HBO pay-per-view.
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LAS VEGAS -- Floyd Mayweather Jr. hasn't fought twice within a five-month period since 2006.
But after overwhelming Robert Guerrero by unanimous decision Saturday night, he's scheduled to return to the MGM Grand Garden Arena ring on Sept. 14.
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