Amir Khan won the IBF intercontinentallight-welterweight boxing title Saturday night, recovering from asurprise seventh-round knockdown to beat Rachid Drilzane in alopsided decision. Khan, the 2004 Olympic lightweight silver medallist, went the10-ro ...

Jermain Taylor unanimouslyoutpointed Kassim Ouma on Saturday night to retain his middleweighttitle. Taylor, fighting in his home state for the first time sincewinning the title in 2005, was in control throughout despite a cutaround his left eye that ...

Boxing promoter Frank Warren has dumped Scott Harrison after the troubled featherweight failed to make the weight for Saturday's title defence and was forced to give up his WBO crown. The Scottish fighter, who has a history of alcohol abuse and viole ...

Roberto Duran, a world champion in four weight divisions over a career that spanned five decades, and Olympic gold medallist Pernell Whitaker, another four-division champion, were voted to the International Boxing Hall of Fame on Thursday. Duran and ...

Antonio Margarito might finally getthe opponent he wants, even if his name isn't Floyd Mayweather Jr. Margarito and Miguel Cotto fought to convincing victoriesSaturday night at Boardwalk Hall, setting up a potential boutbetween welterweight titlehol ...

Winky Wright knocked down Ike Quartey late inthe second round and went on win the 12-round middleweight fightbetween two old friends with a unanimous decision on Saturday night. The former junior middleweight champion landed a right to thehead to dr ...

Scott Harrison believes his stint in a Spanish jail will help him retain his WBO featherweight title next month. Harrison, who was released on Nov. 13 after 5{ weeks behind bars in Malaga, Spain, for an alleged assault, is scheduled to fight Nicky Co ...

Joe Calzaghe's next fight is against the runner-up on a reality show. Calzaghe, the WBO super middleweight champion, will make his 20th title defence against Peter Manfredo Jr., who lost in the final on the first season of ``The Contender.'' The figh ...

WBO super middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe will defend his title March 3 in Wales against Peter Manfredo Jr., runner-up on the first season of the reality television show ``The Contender.'' Calzaghe (42-0, 31 KOs) is boxing's longest-reigning world ...

Willie Pep, a Hall of Fame boxer and one of the best fighters of the 20th century, has died at the age of 84. His grandson, William P. Papaleo, confirmed Friday morning that Pep died Thursday at the West Hill nursing home, where he had been confined ...