Pavlik, Martinez agree to April 17 bout

Middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik and junior middleweight titlist Sergio Martinez have agreed to terms for April 17 bout, the promoters for both fighters told ESPN.com on Tuesday.

Bute to fight Miranda April 17 in Montreal

Super middleweight titlist Lucian Bute's next defense will come against power puncher Edison Miranda of Colombia on April 17 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, InterBox, Bute's promoter, announced Wednesday.

Arce makes most of opportunity

Jorge Arce's best days might be behind him, but he isn't ready to ride into the sunset just yet. The brawler added another notch on his belt by climbing a title on Saturday.

Sylvester stops Lyell in 10th to keep title

Sebastian Sylvester of Germany stopped Billy Lyell in the 10th round Saturday to retain his middleweight title.

Cuban Gamboa smokes Mtagwa in 2

Fans of featherweights Yuriorkis Gamboa and Juan Manuel Lopez will get to see them fight -- eventually. The powers that be plan to let the showdown at 126 marinate first.

Lopez, Gamboa on collision course

Juan Manuel "JuanMa" Lopez did his part to keep a showdown with Yuriorkis Gamboa alive by dominating Steven Luevano over seven rounds on Saturday.

Top pound-for-pound fighters

Dan Rafael ranks the best boxers in the world.

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Desiring break, Taylor won't fight in April

Former undisputed middleweight champion Jermain Taylor, who has lost four of his last five fights, including three by crushing knockout, withdrew Tuesday from Showtime's Super Six World Boxing Classic.

Jermain Taylor works out for his upcoming title defense against Kelly Pavlik

Arum wants to bring fight to Arlington

Bob Arum will travel Arlington to close a deal with Jerry Jones to bring Pacquiao-Clottey to Cowboys Stadium.

Pacquiao camp shifts focus to Clottey

Manny Pacquiao has agreed to fight Joshua Clottey on March 13 at a site to be determined, trainer Freddie Roach said.

Groups were in mediation for 9 hours

After nine hours in mediation on Tuesday, the camps of Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. did not reach a resolution in their effort to overcome their differences in finalizing a super fight between the top two pound-for-pound fighters in the world.

Marquez-Diaz delivered from the start

From start to finish, no fight delivered the thrills and spills quite like Juan Manuel Marquez's ninth-round knockout of Juan Diaz.

Marquez, Diaz author Round of the Year

Juan Manuel Marquez and Juan Diaz delivered nine rounds of championship prizefighting in one of the year's best bouts, but the first proved to be the best of the bunch -- the winner of the 2009 ESPN.com Round of the Year.

No agreement to stage Hopkins-Green

Discussions for a Bernard Hopkins-Danny Green bout ended Tuesday night with the sides going their separate ways because of a money dispute, promoter Gary Shaw, who is serving as Green's adviser, told ESPN.com.