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A few fight and fighter updates: • Former middleweight titlist Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., whose first fight since losing his belt to Sergio Martinez and subsequent suspension for testing positive for marijuana after the fight was being pl...

Mike Alvarado outlasted Brandon Rios in a much-anticipated rematch that lived up to all its slobberknocking hype, setting up an eventual rubber match for the ages.

It has been some time since Brian Vera has been considered anything better than an even-money bet in a big fight. Although his new role might take some getting used to, it also means that he must be doing something right. Vera, coming off three st...

Before super middleweight titleholders Carl Froch and Mikkel Kessler could finalize that their much-anticipated rematch would be a unification bout for the sanctioning organization belts they each hold, Adonis Stevenson was in the way. Stevenson (...

Junior middleweight wrecking ball Lucas Matthysse delivered his fifth consecutive knockout with a first-round finish of Mike Dallas Jr. on Saturday in Las Vegas.

VERONA, N.Y. -- Brian Vera is no stranger to derailing his opponent's best-laid plans. An exciting, go-for-broke fighter, he has turned the role of spoiler into something of a calling card over the course of his career. Vera rallied to stop then-u...

A roundup of the past week's notable boxing results from around the world:...

Former junior middleweight titlist Sergio Mora (23-2-2, 7 KOs), who won the first season of "The Contender" reality series, lost a 10-round upset split decision in February 2011 against Brian Vera (20-6, 12 KOs), who participated in a later season of...

The sign of a true champion is that he can get the job done even when it is not his best night. That is exactly what Sergio Martinez did against Darren Barker on Saturday

Andy Lee systematically broke down Brian Vera over 10 rounds to earn the clear decision on the undercard of Saturday's Sergio Martinez-Darren Barker fight in Atlantic City, N.J.

The thawing of boxing's cold war -- Top Rank versus Golden Boy -- will immediately benefit featherweights Yuriorkis Gamboa and Daniel Ponce De Leon, along with fans of classic clash-of-styles fights.

Fort Worth middleweight Brian Vera scores last-round KO of San Antonio's Eloy Suarez in Frisco.

The home of the Texas Rangers' Double-A team, the Frisco Roughriders, will play host to Oscar De La Hoya's Inaugural Fight Night on Friday.

The home of the Texas Rangers' Double-A team, the Frisco Roughriders, will play host to Oscar De La Hoya's Inaugural Fight Night on June 24.

Mexican champ Tomas Rojas got the job done against Japan's Nobuo Nashiro, writes Dan Rafael in his weekend scorecard.

Luis Yanez is ready to return to the ring Friday after a nearly yearlong layoff.