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  1. Harrison, sadly, unretires again

    Dan Rafael

    Heavyweight Audley Harrison, long ago dubbed "Fraudley" by the media for his massive underachievement, is now just a sad joke in boxing. Harrison (31-7, 23 KOs) won a 2000 Olympic super heavyweight gold medal for Great Britain and arrived on the p...

    Blog | May 22, 2013
  2. DeGale ready for North American debut

    Dan Rafael

    Super middleweight contender James DeGale, a 2008 Olympic gold medalist for Great Britain, will make his North American debut Friday (WealthTV, 7 p.m. ET) when he faces Sebastien Demers at Casino du Lac-Leamy in Gatineau, Quebec. DeGale (14-1, 9 K...

    Blog | May 15, 2013
  3. British medalist Luke Campbell set for pro debut

    Dan Rafael

    Luke Campbell, who became the first British boxer to win a bantamweight Olympic gold medal in more than 100 years in London last summer, will make his professional debut July 13.

    Story | Conversation | May 15, 2013
  4. Lennox Lewis joins David Price

    Dan Rafael

    Hall of Fame former heavyweight champ Lennox Lewis was a star amateur who won an Olympic gold medal. He was also shockingly stopped in a pair of upset losses -- the only defeats of his career -- in world title fights by Oliver McCall and Hasim Rahman...

    Blog | April 30, 2013
  5. British medalist Luke Campbell to box as a pro

    Dan Rafael

    Luke Campbell, who won an Olympic gold medal in the bantamweight division for Great Britain at the 2012 London Games, is going pro.

    Story | Conversation | April 23, 2013
  6. Zou Shiming holds key to boxing in China

    Dan Rafael

    When three-time Olympic medalist Zou Shiming makes his pro debut Saturday in Macau, he'll open doors (and coffers) in his home country of China and help realize one man's improbable dream.

    Story | Conversation | April 05, 2013
  7. Deontay Wilder-Audley Harrison fight set for April 27 in England

    Dan Rafael

    Heavyweight prospect Deontay Wilder is set to face 2000 British Olympic gold medalist Audley Harrison, Golden Boy Promotions announced on Wednesday.

    Story | Conversation | April 03, 2013
  8. Asia next for Manny Pacquiao?

    Dan Rafael

    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'...

    Blog | March 30, 2013
  9. David Price gets chance to even score with Tony Thompson in remat...

    Dan Rafael

    British heavyweight David Price, who was shockingly stopped in the second round by Tony Thompson earlier this year in a major upset, will get a chance to even the score, promoter Frank Maloney announced Wednesday night.

    Story | Conversation | March 28, 2013
  10. Solis, Aydin, Chagaev in action

    Dan Rafael

    Former heavyweight title challenger and Cuban 2004 Olympic gold medalist Odlanier Solis (18-1, 12 KOs), welterweight contender Selcuk Aydin (23-2, 17 KOs) and former heavyweight titlist Ruslan Chagaev will all be featured on a card in Berlin, Germany...

    Blog | March 21, 2013
  11. Why I missed Tyson-Douglas

    Dan Rafael

    Maybe outside of the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team's upset of Russia in Lake Placid, N.Y., I view Buster Douglas' 10th-round knockout of Mike Tyson to win the undisputed heavyweight championship as the biggest upset in sports history. That shocker...

    Blog | February 11, 2013
  12. Olympian ready for delayed debut

    Dan Rafael

    Let's try this again: Two-time Mexican Olympian Oscar Molina is ready for his pro debut. He was scheduled to turn pro in November, but he withdrew because of a cyst on his left shoulder that limited the use of his arm. But his debut is on again --...

    Blog | January 23, 2013
  13. Zou Shiming, Chinese Olympic medalist boxer, going pro

    Dan Rafael

    Three-time Chinese Olympic medalist Zou Shiming, the most decorated Chinese amateur boxer ever, is turning professional under the promotion of Top Rank's Bob Arum.

    Story | Conversation | January 23, 2013
  14. 'Sugar' Shane Mosley unretires, will fight Paulie Malignaggi for ...

    Dan Rafael

    "Sugar" Shane Mosley is 41 and 0-3-1 in his last four fights -- with each loss a one-sided decision -- but the former champion is ending his retirement for a world title shot.

    Story | Conversation | January 14, 2013
  15. Glad to see Glazkov, not vs. Scott

    Dan Rafael

    Heavyweight prospect Vyacheslav "Czar" Glazkov (14-0, 10 KOs), a 2008 Olympic bronze medalist from Ukraine, got tremendous exposure in his last fight when he made Tor Hamer quit after four rounds in the opening bout of the return of boxing to NBC on ...

    Blog | January 10, 2013
  16. British Olympic captain turning pro

    Dan Rafael

    Junior welterweight Tom Stalker, the captain of Great Britain's 2012 Olympic boxing team, is turning pro under the promotion of Matchroom Sport, promoter Eddie Hearn announced on Wednesday. Stalker, 28, of Liverpool, England, made it to the quarte...

    Blog | January 09, 2013