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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.

Seems like everyone I come across is impressed with Marcus Browne's progress as a pro thus far. The Staten island hitter, a light heavyweight, rose to 4-0 with a KO2 takeout of Taneal Goyco at Barclays on Saturday night. I asked the lefty, who rep...

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...

UFC light heavyweight and former Olympic wrestler Dan Henderson talks about the impact the loss of Olympic wrestling will have on MMA, and beyond....

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.

"The Rumble in the Jungle" and "Thrilla in Manila" may be more acclaimed, but "The Sunshine Showdown" -- Joe Frazier's 1973 heavyweight defense against George Foreman in Kingston, Jamaica -- led the way.

British heavyweight contender Tyson Fury's Irish Traveller heritage echo a familiar story of the persecuted minorities who have turned to boxing.

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.

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.

Marcus Browne, the light heavyweight boxer from Staten Island, earned some experience at the Olympics in London. No, he didn't come home with a medal, but the 21-year-old hitter obviously showed some attributes that stood out to those in the know wit...

Anthony Joshua won the Olympic super heavyweight gold medal in thrilling fashion Sunday, rallying from a third-round deficit to beat defending champion Roberto Cammarelle of Italy in a tiebreaker.

Oleksandr Usyk repeatedly crouched and leaped, his single lock of long hair doing its own dance atop his shaved head. The Ukrainian heavyweight then even did the splits in mid-air before landing on his knees with a triumphant thud.

Anthony Obame made Olympic history just by losing.

When Lennox Lewis tells a heavyweight British boxer to do something, that boxer usually listens.

Iran ruled the final event of the Olympic weightlifting competition, winning gold and silver medals in a super heavyweight battle that Germany's defending champion left after a 432-pound barbell crashed down on his neck.

Boxing used to matter to people in the United States, but Team USA's poor showing at the Olympics offers the latest example of how far the sport has fallen.