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  1. Lennox Lewis joins David Price

    Dan Rafael

    Hall of Fame former heavyweight champ Lennox Lewis was a star amateur who won an Olympic gold medal. He was also shockingly stopped in a pair of upset losses -- the only defeats of his career -- in world title fights by Oliver McCall and Hasim Rahman...

    Blog | April 30, 2013
  2. Edwin Rodriguez, Zsolt Erdei part of a four-man tournament in Mon...

    Dan Rafael

    Top American super middleweight prospect Edwin Rodriguez and former light heavyweight titlist Zsolt Erdei will be part of a four-man tournament announced Friday in which the finalists will share $1 million.

    Story | Conversation | February 01, 2013
  3. British Olympic captain turning pro

    Dan Rafael

    Junior welterweight Tom Stalker, the captain of Great Britain's 2012 Olympic boxing team, is turning pro under the promotion of Matchroom Sport, promoter Eddie Hearn announced on Wednesday. Stalker, 28, of Liverpool, England, made it to the quarte...

    Blog | January 09, 2013
  4. ESPN.com prospect of the year: David Price

    Dan Rafael

    At 6-foot-8 and 250 pounds, the powerful David Price isn't yet ready to challenge the Klitschko brothers for a heavyweight title. But the ESPN.com 2012 prospect of the year may not be far off.

    Story | Conversation | December 27, 2012
  5. Anthony Ogogo, Olympic bronze medalist, signs with Golden Boy Pro...

    Dan Rafael

    Golden Boy Promotions announced the signing of 2012 British Olympic bronze medalist Anthony Ogogo.

    Story | Conversation | December 27, 2012
  6. Olympian Collazo turning pro

    Dan Rafael

    The 2012 Olympians continue to trickle into the pro ranks, the latest being middleweight Enrique "Kikin" Collazo of Puerto Rico. Promoters Gary Shaw and Javier Bustillo of Universal Promotions announced on Wednesday that they have signed Collazo t...

    Blog | December 20, 2012
  7. Leo Santa Cruz, Joseph Diaz Jr. join Dec. 15 card in Los Angeles

    Dan Rafael

    Bantamweight titlist Leo Santa Cruz and 2012 U.S. Olympian Joseph Diaz Jr. will be featured in separate Dec. 15 bouts when live boxing returns to CBS for the first time since the late 1990s.

    Story | Conversation | November 30, 2012
  8. Oscar Molina's pro debut on hold

    Dan Rafael

    The pro debut of two-time Mexican Olympian Oscar Molina is on hold. Molina, a welterweight who competed in the 2008 and 2012 Olympics, was scheduled to turn pro on Saturday in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, but has been sidelined with an injury, accordin...

    Blog | November 21, 2012
  9. Top Rank signs former U.S. Olympian Jose Ramirez, debut set for D...

    Dan Rafael

    Top Rank continued to load up its promotional stable with elite prospects by signing amateur sensation Jose Ramirez, widely viewed as the best pro prospect from the 2012 U.S. Olympic team, on Friday.

    Story | Conversation | November 09, 2012
  10. Meet U.S. Olympians turning pro

    Dan Rafael

    The U.S. men's boxing team came up empty at the London Olympics this past summer. No medals. Nothing. It's the first time that has ever happened. But now it's on to the pro game, where there is no headgear, smaller gloves, longer fights and where kno...

    Blog | November 07, 2012
  11. John Joe Nevin rethinks going pro

    Dan Rafael

    In October, Amir Khan's newly formed Super Fight Promotions announced that it had signed its second fighter: Ireland's John Joe Nevin, the 23-year-old who won the bantamweight silver medal in the 2012 London Olympics (beating Top Rank prospect Oscar ...

    Blog | November 06, 2012
  12. Jean Pascal to return after 1½-year injury absence

    Dan Rafael

    Former light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal, out of action since May 2011 because of injuries, will return Dec. 14 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, promoter Yvon Michel announced Monday.

    Story | Conversation | November 05, 2012
  13. Oscar Molina joins brothers as pro

    Dan Rafael

    Oscar Molina, the 2012 Mexican Olympic team welterweight, has signed a five-year promotional contract with Dan Goossen and is expected to make his professional debut on Nov. 24 in Mexico. Molina, 22, of Norwalk, Calif., who is managed by Arnulfo B...

    Blog | October 22, 2012
  14. Khan signs silver medalist Nevin

    Dan Rafael

    Two weeks ago, Amir Khan's newly formed Super Fight Promotions announced its first signing -- the former junior welterweight titleholder's brother, 21-year-old flyweight Haroon Khan, who will soon be making his pro debut. Now Super Fight Promotion...

    Blog | October 16, 2012
  15. Mexican Olympian Oscar Valdez signs with Top Rank

    Dan Rafael

    Two-time Mexican Olympian Oscar Valdez, the most sought-after member of the 2012 Mexican national team, has signed a promotional contract with promoter Top Rank, the company announced.

    Story | Conversation | October 15, 2012
  16. Several Olympians to turn pro together on Nov. 9 card

    Dan Rafael

    Five members of the 2012 U.S. Olympic boxing team will make their professional debuts on the same Nov. 9 card at the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, Calif., Golden Boy Promotions announced on Friday.

    Story | Conversation | October 12, 2012