Pavlik doles out beating in hometown

Just getting to the ring was an accomplishment in itself, but Kelly Pavlik wasn't done there. Pavlik mauled Miguel Espino in front of his Youngstown fans to get his career back on track.

Pacquiao looking to Mayweather fight

It's been only two days since Manny Pacquiao's historic 12th-round knockout of Miguel Cotto but already the focus is firmly on a potential Pacquiao showdown with Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Pacquiao helps distribute supplies

Boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao took a break from training camp in the Philippines last weekend to distribute food and supplies to hundreds of people who have been affected by the country's worst flooding in 40 years.

Ricky Hatton, of England, right, and Jose Luis Castillo, of Mexico, are admonished by referee Joe Cortez for dirty tactics early on during their IBO...

Ward, Kessler stay on course

By disposing of Shelby Pudwill, Andre Ward can focus on Mikkel Kessler and the Super Six World Boxing Classic.

Malignaggi deserved nod against Diaz

Paulie Malignaggi took a terrible beating on Saturday -- not from his opponent, Juan Diaz, but from the three judges who ruled against him.

Mayweather's five key fights

Floyd Mayweather Jr. has been a professional boxer for 11 years and a champion for nine. Don Steinberg looks back on five key fights in Mayweather's career.

Bradley, Campbell exude confidence ahead of 140-pound tilt

...Jr. won his junior welterweight title, he was scheduled to fight an elimination bout against Jose Luis Castillo in Cancun, Mexico, in March 2008. Unfortunately for Bradley, Castillo failed to make weight, and the...

Bruised fighters: Let's call the whole thing off

Your weekly random thoughts. … • I was thinking of pulling out of this blog because I have a sore hand from so much typing. But in l...

Haye's day still to come

Random thoughts for your reading pleasure … • I always figured if David Haye pulled out of his June 20 fight with Wladimir Klitschko ...

There's only one ... Ricky Flattened

Your weekly random thoughts return … • How about these new lyrics to the Ricky Hatton song? "There's only one Ricky Flattened!" If he deci...

...Hatton cheer as they wait for the official weigh-in for Hatton's fight against Jose Luis Castillo of Mexico at Caesars Palace June 22, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Hatton and Castillo will...

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...would be such a good gig! Wish I could have gone. I saw Ricky Hatton-Jose Luis Castillo in 2007 and apart from a few bad seeds, he sure brought some serious fans into...

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...journalists over breakfast in 2007, after he had beaten Juan Urango and before he fought Jose Luis Castillo, who had beaten Herman Ngoudjo on the same card as Hatton-Urango: "A little funny story...

...Paris Casino in Las Vegas, Nev.: With both fighters winning, it was officially announced that Jose Luis Castillo will challenge IBF jr. welter champ Ricky Hatton in June. ©Chris Cozzone/FightWireImages