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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...

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...

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

Floyd Mayweather Jr. not only refuted the notion that he is in decline with Saturday's spectacular decision win but also showed that he has arguably never been better.

Wladimir Klitschko stopped Francesco Pianeta in the sixth round Saturday night to retain the WBA and IBF heavyweight titles.

The names may change, but the result is always the same: A Wladimir Klitschko win. And that dominance could continue against heavy underdog Francesco Pianeta on Saturday.

Want to perk up interest in the heavyweight division? Match two up-and-coming guys against each other and see what happens. There are good fights to be made, even though most guys want to sit around waiting for a shot at one of the Klitschko broth...

Heavyweights Haye, Charr to fight June 29

Heavyweight Bryant Jennings, one of the fresh faces in the division, will return to action June 14 to face Russia's Andrey Fedosov. Jennings-Fedosov will headline a "Fight Night" tripleheader (NBC Sports Network, 9 p.m. ET) at the Sands Casino Res...

Heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko and secondary titlist Alexander Povetkin both have bouts scheduled, but the purse bid for their mandatory bout was held Tuesday and Russian promoter Vladimir Hryunov won with an extraordinary bid of $23,333,330.

Cridstobal Arreola has been considered the best American heavyweight for a long time, but the Mexican-American fighter is still looking for his first world title.

Light heavyweight titlist Nathan Cleverly waited through a five-week delay to face mandatory challenger Robin Krasniqi and is ready to go. The fight was originally scheduled for March 16, but the entire card was postponed because promoter Frank Wa...

NEW YORK -- If arrogance was the sole measure of greatness, then heavyweight Tyson Fury would be considered for induction to the International Boxing Hall of Fame right now. The fast-rising contender has 20 professional fights under his belt, all ...

On Saturday, Canelo Alvarez will be fighting for more than a couple of leather belts. He'll be fighting for family pride, and he hopes to reel in a big fish -- specifically, a Trout. Two years ago, Austin Trout won his junior middleweight title wi...

Three notes from the fistic world: • Interim junior lightweight titlist Yuriorkis Gamboa is supposed to fight June 8, but it has not been easy for promoter Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson and HBO to finalize the opponent. Gamboa is supposed to...

LeBron James finished with 32 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds, Chris Bosh added 15 points, and the Miami Heat won their 26th straight game, topping the Charlotte Bobcats 109-77 on Sunday night.