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It was just a week ago that, along with everyone else with even a passing interest in the sport of basketball, I found myself asking, "Who is that idiot who voted for Carmelo Anthony over LeBron James for NBA Most Valuable Player?" Turns out there...

Light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson, returning to the 175-pound division, will defend his title against knockout artist Adonis "Superman" Stevenson on June 8 at the Bell Centre in Montreal.

Britain's Tony Bellew and Malawi's Isaac Chilemba fought to a 12-round draw in their world light-heavyweight title eliminator Saturday night.

First, the caveat: Purely from the perspective of its immediate importance in the world of boxing rankings, what Bernard Hopkins did at age 48 to Tavoris Cloud in New York on Saturday night was of less significance than what he meted out to Jean P...

At 48, Bernard Hopkins is thinking legacy instead of retirement. And his goal of becoming a champion again is the motor that keeps pushing him to make history one more time.

Heavyweight prospect Vyacheslav "Czar" Glazkov (14-0, 10 KOs), a 2008 Olympic bronze medalist from Ukraine, got tremendous exposure in his last fight when he made Tor Hamer quit after four rounds in the opening bout of the return of boxing to NBC on ...

Light heavyweight contenders Tony Bellew and Isaac Chilemba will square off in a world title eliminator to determine the mandatory challenger for champion Chad Dawson, Matchroom Sport promoter Eddie Hearn announced Wednesday.

Boxer Jean Pascal got the news he wanted.

Former two-division titlist Jorge Linares, blessed with enormous talent but a poor chin and tissue-thin skin that cuts easily, is on the comeback trail. Venezuela's Linares, a one-time prodigy, won belts at featherweight and junior lightweight but...

Andre Ward's dominant knockout victory against Chad Dawson prompted major changes in the September pound-for-pound rankings. I saw many comments -- good and bad -- from folks on Twitter and my Facebook page. Many asked why this guy or that guy wa...

When I was on my recent 11-day road trip to Oakland to cover Andre Ward-Chad Dawson, followed by a week in Las Vegas covering the Sergio Martinez-Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Saul "Canelo" Alvarez-Josesito Lopez cards, I heard a lot of stuff from a lot...

Andre Ward didn't merely beat a bigger man and a skilled champion in Chad Dawson on Saturday in Oakland, Calif. -- he made it look stunningly easy and showed he may be the world's best fighter this side of Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Andre Ward knocked down Chad Dawson three times before winning on a technical knockout in the 10th round to defend his WBC-WBA super middleweight titles Saturday night and delight his hometown crowd.

Everyone knew Andre Ward was skilled, but the super middleweight champ went above and beyond against Chad Dawson on Saturday in Oakland, Calif., locking in the last pieces of the puzzle: excitement and a finishing flair.

Light heavyweight Chad Dawson is risking a lot by going down in weight to fight super middleweight king Andre Ward. So why is he doing it? Because he can -- and because boxing needs it.

Who will win: Andre Ward or Chad Dawson?...