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Andy Lee, the Irish middleweight looking to get back on the big stage for another crack at a crown, has an Off-Broadway gig, of sorts, tonight. The 28-year-old, who was a protege of the late sage Emanuel Steward, meets Darryl Cunningham atop a Lou Di...

So much for Top Rank promoter Bob Arum's plans to match newly crowned junior featherweight titlist Victor Terrazas with either Vic Darchinyan on the Aug. 3 Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. undercard in Mexico City, or with former titleholder Nonito Donaire in ...

Former middleweight titlist Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. will be back in action Aug. 3, in Mexico City, Top Rank promoter Bob Arum told ESPN.com on Wednesday.

A little of this and a little of that from the boxing world: • Middleweight contender Andy Lee (29-2, 20 KOs), 28, of Ireland, gets back in action May 15 on promoter Lou DiBella's Broadway Boxing card at B.B. King Blues Club in New Yor...

Middleweight champion Sergio Martinez must have had deja vu following his successful title defense against England's Martin Murray on Saturday night.

Although middleweight champ Sergio Martinez won a dominant unanimous decision against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. in their big-time showdown in September at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, the most memorable moment came in the 12th round when Marti...

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...

Promoter Lou DiBella stands out as a character in a sport populated with scores of folks who think, act and talk outside of "normal" parameters. Harvard-educated, combustible and profane, with an attention span that at times wanders but can be corral...

Pernell Whitaker versus Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. Canelo Alvarez versus Austin Trout. The comparisons are so obvious between the two fights that are separated by nearly 20 years. What was once old is new again. Both fights pitted champion again...

Mikey Garcia generated hard-core buzz in his last fight, having his way, especially in the early rounds, against respected vet Orlando Salido. Fight fans are looking forward to see if Garcia can build off that TD8 victory, which unfolded on HBO and i...

LAS VEGAS -- Top Rank promoter Bob Arum is leaving for Macau, China on Sunday to promote his company's card there next Saturday, which is headlined by the pro debut of Chinese national hero Zou Shiming, a two-time Olympic gold medalist. But this isn'...

OXNARD, Calif. -- Like most any Mexican or Mexican-American boxer today, Brandon Rios grew up captivated by the performances of Julio Cesar Chavez. Inspired by the Mexican idol, Rios visualized himself from a very young age as a future world champ...

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. says he doesn't have a drug or alchohol addiction and is set to return to the ring in June after serving his suspension for a failed anti-doping test in September 2012.

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. was suspended for nine months and fined a whopping $900,000 by the Nevada State Athletic Commission on Thursday for failing a drug test following his loss to champion Sergio Martinez last fall in Las Vegas.

Action fighter Donovan "Da Bomb" George has decided to drop down in weight from super middleweight to middleweight, figuring his explosive power will be even better at 160 pounds than it was at 168. "At 160 pounds, no one can take my power," Georg...

A lot has happened to middleweight contender Andy in the past seven months. First, he was stopped in the seventh round by Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. in a world title bout in June. A few months later, his longtime trainer and dear friend Emanuel Stewar...