Floyd Mayweather Jr. Defeats Robert Guerrero
Al Bello/Getty Images(LAS VEGAS) — Floyd Mayweather Jr. defeated Robert Guerrero with a unanimous 12-round decision Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden arena in Las Vegas to retain his WBC welterweight championship. All three judges scored the figh…
Rigondeaux Wins WBO Super Bantamweight Championship
Al Bello/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — WBA super bantamweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux (12-0) captured the WBO super bantamweight title with a unanimously decision over Nonito Donaire (31-2) at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on Saturday night….
Hokpins Wins IBF Light Heavyweight Championship At Age 48
Elsa/Golden Boy/Golden Boy via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — 48-year-old Bernard Hopkins won the IBF light heavyweight title on Saturday night with a 12-round unanimous decision over Tavoris Cloud at the Barcalys Center in Brooklyn. With the victory, Hopki…
Former Champion Chavez Jr. Banned By Nevada Athletic Commission
Jeff Bottari/Getty Images(LAS VEGAS) — Former WBC Middleweight Champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (46-1-1) was suspended for nine months and fined $900,000 by the Nevada Athletic Commission on Thursday for failing a drug test last year. The 27-year-old C…
Broner Stops Rees To Retain WBC Lightweight Championship
Al Bello/Golden Boy/Golden Boy/Getty Images(ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.) — Undefeated Adrien Broner (26-0, 22 KOs) retained the WBC lightweight title Saturday night at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City with a fifth round TKO of Gavin Rees (37-2-1, 19KOS).The 23…
Marquez Knocks Out Pacquiao in Six
Al Bello/Getty Images(LAS VEGAS) — Juan Manuel Marquez made sure there was no doubt he won this fight. Marquez knocked out Manny Pacquiao with seconds left in the sixth round, giving Marquez his first victory over the Pacquiao in four attempts.
In Mar…
Trout Defeats Cotto To Retain WBA Light Middleweight Title
Elsa/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Austin Trout (26-0, 14 KOs) won a 12-round unanimous decision over Miguel Cotto (37-4, 30 KOs) Saturday night at Madison Square Garden, to retain his WBA Light Middleweight title.The 27-year-old Trout dominated Cotto over…
Hector "Macho" Camacho Dies
TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images(SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico) — Hector “Macho” Camacho has died. Camacho was shot in the face on Tuesday and announced clinically brain dead on Thursday while on life support. His family decided to take him off s…
Former Boxing Champ Hector "Macho" Camacho is Brain Dead
RHONA WISE/AFP/Getty Images(SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico) — Former boxing champion Hector “Macho” Camacho was declared clinically brain dead by doctors Thursday.
“We have done everything we could,” Director of the Centro Medico trauma center in San Juan Dr….
Report: Hall Of Fame Boxing Trainer Emanuel Steward Passes Away At 68
Ronald C. Modra/Sports Imagery/Getty Images(DETROIT) — Boxing Hall of Fame trainer Emanuel Steward passed away on Thursday at the age of 68, according to the Detroit Free Press.Steward’s sister, Diane Steward-Jones, told the Free Press that her …
2012 Olympics: Day 16 Recap
Bill Clark/Getty Images(LONDON) — Track And Field Marathon – Gold: Stephen Kiprotich of Uganda; Silver: Abel Kirui of Kenya; Bronze: Wilson Kopsang Kiprotich of Kenya;Volleyball Men’s – Gold: Russia; Silver: Brazil; Bronze: Italy;Cyc…
Floyd Mayweather Jr. Released from Jail
FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/GettyImages(LAS VEGAS) — Floyd Mayweather Jr. was released from a Las Vegas jail on Friday after serving two months of a three-month sentence in a misdemeanor domestic battery case.
Boxing fans may still be hoping to see a Manny …
Day 3 Recap Of The 2012 London Olympics
Adam Pretty/Getty Images(LONDON) – Basketball – Women’s Preliminary – Group A: The United States beat Angola, 90-38. Candace Parker had 14 points and 12 rebounds for the Stars and Stripes.Beach Volleyball – Men’s Gr…
Wladimir Klitschko Retains WBA, IBF And WBO Heavyweight Titles
Fabrice Coffrini/AFP(BERN, Switzerland) — WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko successfully retained his titles against Tony Thompson Saturday night with a TKO in the sixth round.The 36-year-old Klitschko knocked Thompson to the ca…
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Successfully Defends Title
Bob Levey/Getty Images(EL PASO, Texas) — Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. successfully defended his WBC middleweight championship Saturday night, defeating Andy Lee via TKO in the seventh round at the Sun Bowl in El Paso.Chavez connected with a right uppercut w…
Mayweather’s Lawyers Argue His Jail Sentence is Poor for His Health
Ethan Miller/Getty Images(LAS VEGAS) — On June 1, boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. started serving a 87-day jail sentence, but his lawyers are trying to make that experience as accommodating as possible. They are arguing that his incarceration is causing hi…
Judges Speak on Bradley’s Victory Over Pacquiao
Jeff Bottari/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The boxing world is still buzzing after the fight between Timothy Bradley and Manny Pacquiao. In a controversial decision, Bradley won the fight via split decision despite an uproar that it was in fact Packquiao w…
Bradley Stuns Pacquiao With A Split-Decision
Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images(LAS VEGAS) — Timothy Bradley ended Manny Pacquiao’s 15-fight winning streak Saturday night, with a split decision victory at the MGM Grand arena in Las Vegas. Two of the judges scored the fight 115-113 for Bradley,…
Floyd Mayweather Beats Miguel Cotto By Unanimous Decision
Ethan Miller/Getty Images(LAS VEGAS) — It wasn’t easy, but Floyd Mayweather proved once again why he’s considered by many the top fighter in the sport of boxing. After 12 rounds of action, Mayweather topped Miguel Cotto after two judges scored the fig…
Study Shows Six Years of Boxing Can Change Brain
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(CLEVELAND) — The long term consequences of combat sport are no secret, thanks to high-profile athletes like Muhammad Ali. But a new study suggests that six years of boxing can cause lasting changes in the brain, including …