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Now that middleweight titlist Gennady Golovkin is safely through his Saturday fight -- having absolutely drilled Nobuhiro Ishida in the third round in a knockout-of-the-year candidate -- attention can turn to a more serious fight for the man called "...

Remember the context here -- Liverpool's Terry Etim had rattled off five victories in his previous six fights, and his bout with Edson Barboza looked like a catapult into the top 10 of the lightweight division. But a funny thing happened in Rio at...

Juan Manuel Marquez's rock-a-bye right hand against Manny Pacquiao -- an epic equalizer in an all-time great rivalry -- is ESPN.com's 2012 KO of the year.

Nonito Donaire announced his superstardom in February with a smashing left hook that finished Fernando Montiel, pilfered a pair of bantamweight belts and earned ESPN.com's 2011 knockout of the year.

Editor's note: Next week, the ESPN MMA page will roll out its official end-of-the year awards. With winners in each of the most popular categories seemingly pretty clear cut, however, ESPN staffers Chuck Mindenhall and Chad Dundas will take the final...

Paul Williams, who is returning to the junior middleweight division, will face Japan's Nobuhiro Ishida in the headline bout of a July 9 edition of HBO's "World Championship Boxing," both camps told ESPN.com.

Sergio Martinez faces a tough rival in Sergiy Dzinziruk.

When Manny Pacquiao rocked Ricky Hatton back in May, he could've swiped the nickname "Hitman." As it was, the Pacman won a belt (junior welterweight), tied a record (titles in six divisions) and earned ESPN.com's Knockout of the Year award.

When it comes to slick, intelligent boxing, No one will ever confuse Edison Miranda's boxing skills for those of Floyd Mayweather. When it comes to knockout power and highlight-reel KOs, however, Miranda is in a league of his own.

FFA boss David Gallop has announced the knockout FFA Cup will finally kick off next year with the grand final to be held on Australia Day 2015.

ESPN.com 2012 prospect of the year David Price doesn't have to let Saturday's knockout at the hands of Tony Thompson be the end of his story, but the heavyweight division's great hope must now start over after his first career loss.

Ilkay Gundogan and Kevin Grosskreutz are injury doubts for Borussia Dortmund as the Bundesliga champions prepare for their first game in the Champions League knockout stages in 15 years.

In the eyes of many football fans, the knockout stages of the Champions League represent one of the more engaging and entertaining times of the year. The storylines rarely disappoint as the blend of stalwarts and upstarts enlivens proceedings until B...

Tiger carries a 6-shot lead into Monday's conclusion of the Farmers Insurance Open. A dominating Woods win would put the golf world on notice that he plans to reclaim his title as best in the world, writes ESPN.com's Farrell Evans.

Yes, 2012 is in the books, but beyond last week's daily annual awards for fighter, knockout, round, prospect and fight of the year, I handed out some additional hardware on Wednesday. And now, here is Part 2: Most important business development: T...

Yes, 2012 is in the books, but beyond last week's daily annual awards for fighter, knockout, round, prospect and fight of the year, here is part 1 of some additional awards: Trainer of the year: This was a slam dunk: Robert Garcia had a huge year ...