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World Boxing Champion Manny 'Pacman' Pacquiao (Reuters / Romeo Ranoco) 10.05.2012 15:12 3 comments

Boxing throne left without a king

Neither Pacquiao, nor Mayweather. The position of the world’s best pound-for-pound boxer appeared vacant as The Ring magazine has once again updated their rankings.

 
Dereck Chisora (L) and David Haye brawling at a press conference  in Munich, Germany  on February 18 (Image from youtube.com) 08.05.2012 17:03 4 comments

Chisora and Haye to meet in the ring

British boxing bad boys Dereck Chisora and David Haye will get a chance to settle their differences in the ring as a date has been set for their heavyweight showdown.

US boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. (R) and Puerto Rico's Miguel Cotto (L) (AFP Photo / Frederic J. Brown) 06.05.2012 11:30

‘Cotto toughest guy I ever fought’ - Mayweather

Floyd Mayweather Jr. dominated throughout to beat Miguel Cotto in one of his toughest fights ever and retain his impressive unbeaten run as a pro.

 
Floyd Mayweather Jr. (L) of the U.S. and WBA super welterweight champion Miguel Cotto of Puerto Rico face off during their official weigh-in at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada May 4, 2012. (Reuters / Richard Brian) 05.05.2012 16:58 2 comments

Mayweather Jr. to get record fee for Cotto fight

Floyd Mayweather Jr. will get a record of $32 million as a guaranteed fee for Saturday’s fight against Miguel Cotto. Oddsmakers put the American veteran a 6-1 favorite in the Las Vegas fight, where he will be defending his junior middleweight title.

Japanese boxer Nobuhiro Ishida (L) takes a punch from Russia's Dmitry Pirog (RIA Novosti / Vladimir Astapkovich) 03.05.2012 12:12

Titles aren’t the most important thing – WBO champ Pirog

Enjoying yourself in the ring and making boxing fans happy is more important than winning titles, WBO middleweight champion, Dmitry Pirog, believes.

 
Russia's Dmitry Pirog after his victory over Japanese boxer Nobuhiro Ishida for the title of WBO World Champion in the "Dynamo" sports palace in Krylatskoye. (RIA Novosti / Vladimir Astapkovich) 02.05.2012 12:30

Pirog remains undefeated after Ishida bout

Russia’s best pound-for-pound boxer, Dmitry Pirog, has continued his unbeaten run as Moscow fans witnessed him defending his WBO middleweight belt against Nobuhiro Ishida of Japan.

Vitaly Klitschko (RIA Novosti / Grigoriy Vasilenko) 01.05.2012 18:17 2 comments

Vitaly Klitschko dismisses links with mafia

WBC heavyweight champion Vitaly Klitschko has dismissed rumors of his links to the mafia. The 40-year-old called the allegation an attempt to tar his reputation ahead of the Ukrainian parliamentary election, as he eyes to push his party to the Rada.

 
Russian Dmitry Pirog (RIA Novosti/Pavel Lysizin) 29.04.2012 17:30

Meet Dmitry Pirog – arguably Russia’s best pound-for-pound boxer

Japanese challenger Nobuhiro Ishida says he plans to knock out WBO middleweight champion Dmitry Pirog when the two square off against each other, in Moscow. The Russian, however, promises to become the toughest opponent Ishida has ever met.

Aleksandr Povetkin (RIA Novosti/Vitaly Belousov) 26.04.2012 18:07 3 comments

Klitschko Jr bets on Povetkin in Rahman bout

The world’s top heavyweight, Wladimir Klitschko, says he’s going to be really upset if WBA regular champ, Alekdandr Povetkin, won’t win in his title bout against Hasim Rahman.

 
Wladimir Klitschko (Reuters / Kai Pfaffenbach) 19.04.2012 16:12

Americans Arreola and Mitchell on Klitschko Jr’s wishlist

The world’s best heavyweight, Wladimir Klitschko, has revealed the names of the fighters he wants to beat in the coming months.

Michael Buffer (Harry How / Getty Images / AFP) 16.04.2012 15:18 3 comments

Russia is ready to rumble – Michael Buffer

Legendary ring announcer, Michael Buffer, well-known for his “Let's get ready to rumble” catchphrase, says Russia has recently become a great environment for boxing.

 
Former undisputed heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson (Reuters/Steve Marcus) 13.04.2012 01:17 56 comments

Mike Tyson thinks George Zimmerman should be shot

Yet another celebrity has chimed in to condemn accused murderer George Zimmerman, and this time the decree of disgust is being projected by America’s favorite rapist/boxer-turned-pop-culture gadfly, Mike Tyson.

Dereck Chisora (AFP Photo / Lehtikuva / Jarno Mela) 11.04.2012 13:50 14 comments

Chisora enjoyed Klitschko presser brawl

Banned boxer, Dereck Chisora, told RT that his scuffle with David Haye at a news conference after he lost to Vitaly Klitschko was something he really enjoyed.

 
Russian heavyweight Denis Boytsov 10.04.2012 15:16

Klitschkos spoil heavyweight division – Russian boxing prospect Boytsov

Russian heavyweight Denis Boytsov, who currently occupies second spot in the WBC rankings, believes not only great skill, but a careful choice of opposition is behind the Klitschko brothers’ success.

Russian Denis Lebedev after his victory over boxer Sean Cox for the WBA world championship title as part of the boxing show "Star ring" (RIA Novosti / Vladimir Astapkovich) 05.04.2012 02:39 5 comments

Lebedev knocks out Cox in second round

Denis Lebedev has retained his WBA cruiserweight interim title by emphatically knocking out Barbadian challenger Shawn Cox in the second round of their bout at Moscow's Crocus City Hall.

 
Denis Lebedev (RIA Novosti / Alexander Vilf) 03.04.2012 19:26

Lebedev prepares for hard fight against Cox

The weights are in before Wednesday’s top-class boxing in the Russian capital with the WBA interim-cruiserweight champion Denis Lebedev and heavy-hitter Shawn Cox headlining the show.

image from http://www.worldseriesboxing.com 01.04.2012 22:19

Astana boxers no match for Dynamo in World Series

Dynamo Moscow have thrashed Kazakhstan outfit Astana Arlans in the World Series of Boxing - the event regarded as the premiere team contest in the sport.

 
RIA Novosti / Vitaly Belousov 27.03.2012 14:46 1 comment

Welcome to Fight Club. First rule of the club: No Breaks…

Moscow has seen the second round of the “Tough Fight” Tournament. It's a new format for boxing, where fighters duke it out for a full 12 minutes without a break.

Philippine boxing icon Manny Pacquiao gestures as he speaks while two members of his battery of lawyers (back) listen during a press conference in Manila on March 26, 2012 (AFP Photo / Ted Aljibe) 27.03.2012 12:25 2 comments

Pac Man and Filipino revenue service in tax evasion clinch

Iconic Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao has had contempt charges filed against him for failure to present records related to his fight contracts and endorsement earnings.

 
Nikolay Valuev (RIA Novosti / Alexey Filippov) 16.03.2012 13:09 3 comments

Valuev against equalling fighters’ fists to fire arms

Former boxing World Champ and acting Russian Duma Deputy, Nikolay Valuev, has criticized the draft law aimed at toughening the responsibility of athletes, who use their martial arts skills in committing crimes.