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Claressa Shields has earned a shot to box for gold at the London Games.
Margarito forced to postpone fight due to injury
An Achilles injury has forced former welterweight titlist Antonio Margarito to postpone a return to the ring that had been planned for May 26 in Tucson, Ariz.
Lemieux's comeback trail to start with Zepeda
Montreal middleweight David Lemieux will return to the ring in a scheduled eight-rounder on a June 8 undercard at the Bell Centre in Montreal against Jaudiel Zepeda.
U.S. female boxer Esparza qualifies for London
Flyweight Marlen Esparza has become the first American female boxer to qualify for the London Olympics.
Boxer Casal recovering after being attacked
The father of light welterweight boxer Nick Casal considers his son lucky to be alive after sustaining several deep cuts to his head in an attack last weekend.
Taylor qualifies for women's boxing at Games
Three-time world champion Katie Taylor of Ireland qualified for the London Olympics women's boxing, defeating Saida Khassenova of Kazakhstan 20-8 in the 132-pound class at the world championships on Tuesday.
Mayweather-Cotto rakes in $94M in PPV sales
Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s junior middleweight title victory against Miguel Cotto on HBO PPV last Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas generated a whopping 1.5 million pay-per-view buys and $94 million in domestic pay-per-view revenue.
Promoters working on Dawson-Ward megafight
Light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson and super middleweight champion Andre Ward are planning to face each other in September in a match of two of the best fighters in the world.
USA Boxing sending nine to compete in London
Six more American boxers have qualified for the Olympics with winning performances at a qualifying tournament in Brazil, allowing USA Boxing to send an impressive nine fighters to the London Games.
Brook, Jones to fight for world title opportunity
Rising British welterweight contender Kell Brook, who is closing in on a world title opportunity, will face American Carson Jones on July 7 at the Motorpoint Arena in Sheffield, England, Brook's hometown.
Former junior welterweight champ Perkins dies
Hall of Fame junior welterweight Eddie Perkins, a two-time champion who fought in over 20 countries, has died. He was 75.
British authority threatens Haye-Chisora fight
British boxing's governing body has warned that anyone involved in the fight between British heavyweights David Haye and Dereck Chisora will be stripped of their licenses.
Infected foot won't keep Bute from Froch fight
Super middleweight Lucian Bute plans to go through with his much-anticipated title defense against former titlist Carl Froch, despite nursing a foot infection for the past week at his South Florida training camp, promoter InterBox announced Monday.
Mayweather tops Cotto by unanimous decision
Floyd Mayweather Jr. finally found himself in a real fight, complete with a bloody nose and an opponent in Miguel Cotto who was never going to quit.
Canelo drubs Mosley in decision on undercard
Saul Alvarez suffered the first cut of his career Saturday, but Shane Mosley took the worst of the punishment, absorbing 12 rounds of blistering body shots in a runaway decision for Canelo.
Stieglitz defends WBO super middleweight title
Robert Stieglitz of Germany has kept his WBO super middleweight title with a unanimous decision over Nader Hamdan of Australia.
Marquez-Judah at Cowboys Stadium discussed
Negotiations are under way to match pound-for-pound star Juan Manuel Marquez in an interim junior welterweight title defense against former titlist Zab Judah on July 14 at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
Shumenov to defend belt vs. Ornelas in June
Light heavyweight titlist Beibut Shumenov will make his fourth defense against former super middleweight title challenger Enrique Ornelas on June 2, Golden Boy Promotions announced Friday night.
Sampson outbids Top Rank for Caballero fight
Fledgling promoter Sampson Lewkowicz of Sampson Boxing won the purse bid over powerhouse Top Rank to win the promotional rights to featherweight titlist Celestino Caballero's mandatory defense against Miguel Angel "Mikey" Garcia.