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Unbeaten Alexander Povetkin retained his WBA heavyweight belt Friday night, stopping Polish challenger Andrzej Wawrzyk in the third round for his fourth successful title defense.

Derbies between Cairo's giants, Al-Ahly and Zamalek, will headline this year's CAF Champions League, even before it reaches the crucial stages. The Egyptian heavyweights were drawn in the same group for the tournament and are favourites to advance to...

Tuneup fights can be a recipe for disaster. Just ask, for example, former heavyweight contender Tommy Morrison. He had a done deal worth $8 million to fight Lennox Lewis but took what was supposed to be an easy tuneup fight against Michael Bentt i...

Heavyweight contender Cristobal Arreola, who suffered a badly broken nose in his loss to Bermane Stiverne last month, underwent surgery on Friday and had stents removed from the nose on Monday.

Former heavyweight titlist David Haye, due to face former title challenger Manuel Charr on June 29 at the MEN Arena in Manchester, England, withdrew from the bout on Tuesday, citing a left hand injury.

When former light heavyweight champ Jean Pascal and former super middleweight titlist Lucian Bute finally meet in an all-Canadian superfight, they will have both had a much longer layoff than anticipated. They were supposed to fight on May 25 at t...

No matter how long Daniel Cormier competes or how much he improves as a fighter, there are two mixed martial artists he is unlikely to ever face in the cage -- UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez and Bellator light heavyweight contender Muhammed ...

I awoke Thursday to a press release in my inbox from British promoter Frank Warren announcing a "blockbuster" card (aren't they all?) for June 15 at Wembley Arena in London. The main event, Warren said, would be a heavyweight showdown between England...

The ACC's leading active career rusher does not play for heavyweights Florida State or Clemson. Surprise: That distinction belongs to Wake Forest, which had one of the worst running games in the country last year. Senior Josh Harris enters this...

When former super middleweight titlist Lucian Bute injured his left hand while training for his May 25 Canadian superfight with former light heavyweight champ Jean Pascal and had to pull out Tuesday, promoters Yvon Michel and Jean Bedard of InterBox ...

Heavyweight titleholder Vitali Klitschko has engaged mandatory challenger Bermane Stiverne in negotiations for their mandatory bout.

Former UFC interim heavyweight champion Shane Carwin announced his retirement Tuesday night.

Former super middleweight titlist Lucian Bute suffered a left hand injury in training, forcing him to withdraw on Tuesday from his Canadian super fight with former light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal.

Socceroos defender Jade North says Asian heavyweights Japan will be the more fearful side when the two teams clash next month.

A 12-man Australian-based Socceroos squad has assembled in Gosford for a five-day training camp ahead of next month's World Cup qualifier against Japan.

A 12-man Australian-based Socceroos squad has assembled in Gosford for a five-day training camp ahead of next month's World Cup qualifier against Japan.