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Welterweight titlist Devon Alexander thought he had suffered a broken left hand in the first round of his first defense, which came against Lee Purdy on Saturday night at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J., and he was right.

One of the most talked-about potential fights, in England anyway, is a showdown between countrymen Amir Khan, the former unified junior welterweight titlist, and welterweight contender Kell Brook. But Khan (28-3, 19 KOs), who has heard the talk an...

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Danny Garcia, Sergio Martinez and Amir Khan -- the favored fighters in their respective Saturday bouts -- were pushed to the limit in exciting, hard-fought decision victories.

Amir Khan came back from a knockdown to unanimously outpoint fast-finishing Julio Diaz on Saturday night in a welterweight fight at Motorpoint Arena.

Amir Khan has felt the sting of recent losses, but he believes his alliance with trainer Virgil Hunter and Saturday's bout with former titlist Julio Diaz are building toward a December blockbuster fight.

Amir Khan will return to England to face former two-time lightweight titlist Julio Diaz on April 27 (Showtime) at the Motorpoint Arena in Sheffield, Golden Boy Promotions announced thursday.

Former junior welterweight titlist Amir Khan, who hasn't fought in his native England in two years, will have his next fight there on April 27. Khan tweeted the other day: "Next fights in UK everyone after 2 years. Venue tba." From what Golden ...

The drumbeat to sign on against a superstar -- or at least a name guy with a more-than-solid résumé -- will beat louder after Adrien Broner knocked out Gavin Rees on Saturday night at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J. Broner, from Ci...

If Adrien Broner is as good as some say he is, why doesn't he step up to fight the best and prove it? Admittedly, there are complications with all of them, but here are nine Broner matches we'd love to see.

Golden Boy announced Monday that it signed Lamont Peterson, a promotional free agent, to a contract. Terms were not disclosed.

Since junior welterweight titlist Lamont Peterson's mandatory title defense against former titleholder Kendall Holt was finalized a couple of weeks ago, I have been inundated with questions about ticket availability from folks on Twitter and Facebook...

Former junior welterweight titlist Amir Khan of England is ticketed to return to action April 20 on Showtime, Golden Boy promoter Richard Schaefer told me on Thursday. Who will Khan fight and where will it take place? Schaefer said those questions...

The deal between junior welterweight titlist Lamont Peterson and mandatory challenger Kendall Holt, which was agreed to last Friday, is now finalized with the contracts signed and submitted to the IBF, which is sanctioning the bout. The fight is F...

Yes, 2012 is in the books, but beyond last week's daily annual awards for fighter, knockout, round, prospect and fight of the year, here is part 1 of some additional awards: Trainer of the year: This was a slam dunk: Robert Garcia had a huge year ...

Sergio Martinez and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. proved that, in boxing, it's never over 'til it's over -- and in the process authored ESPN.com's 2012 round of the year.