Preparations for Amir Khan's first world title fight were disrupted after the English boxer was questioned by police over a collision with a cyclist while driving.
Arturo Gatti made quite a first and lasting impression when he burst onto the national boxing scene in 1995. Already a popular fighter in the Northeast, especially in Atlantic City, Gatti expanded his fan base after capturing his first world title against Tracy Harris Patterson. For the next 12 years, the boxing public was treated to arguably the most exciting fighter of his generation.
The wife of former world boxing champion Arturo "Thunder" Gatti has reportedly been charged with the boxer's death.
Police investigating the death of former boxing champion Arturo Gatti are working on the assumption his wife strangled him with her purse strap while he drunkenly slept. The woman's lawyer, however, insists she is innocent and was too "fragile" to kill a boxer.
Cristobal Cruz retained the IBF featherweight title with a 12-round unanimous decision over Jorge Solis.
In a contentious bout, Joseph Agbeko decisions Vic Darchinyan to retain his IBF bantamweight title at BankAtlantic Center.
Joseph Agbeko retained his International Boxing Federation bantamweight title with a unanimous decision over Vic Darchinyan on Saturday night.
Next time, Vic Darchinyan probably heads west.
Tomasz Adamek scored a fifth round technical knockout of Bobby Gunn in the fifth round to successfully defend his IBF crusierweight belt at the Prudential Center.
Tomasz Adamek successfully defended his International Boxing Federation cruiserweight world championship Saturday night with a fourth-round technical knockout of Bobby Gunn.
Germany's Felix Sturm successfully defended his WBA middleweight title with a 12-round unanimous decision over Armenia native Khoren Gevor.
Arturo "Thunder" Gatti, a former world boxing champion, has been found dead in northeastern Brazil.
Felix Sturm retained his WBA middleweight title, beating Khoren Gevor in a unanimous decision Saturday at the Ring Arena.
The wife of former boxing champion Arturo Gatti was detained as a suspect by Brazilian authorities Sunday following his death at a posh seaside resort.
Joseph Agbeko will defend his IBF title, and Steve Cunningham is looking to bounce back after a tough loss.
Vic Darchinyan's insults sting about as much as his punches, and considering he's a four-time champion in two weight divisions, Joseph "King Kong" Agbeko wasn't surprised at what he heard during the run-up to their bantamweight title fight on Saturday night.
Oh sure, Grady Brewer knows the score.
Showtime is putting the final touches on a six-man super middleweight round-robin tournament that will include two current champions and three former U.S. Olympians.
Already recognized internationally for his achievements as a three-division world champion, Alexis Arguello became a local favorite when he moved to Miami in the early 1980s.
Shannon Briggs has spent his whole life fighting. And at 37, an age when other men like him -- if there are other 6-foot-5, 280-pound former world heavyweight boxing champions nicknamed ''The Cannon'' -- are hanging up the gloves because they're worn out or brain-addled from too many punches to the head, Briggs is energetic, as clear-headed as he's ever been and ready for a few more rounds.
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