Klitschko still in shape (video)
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 26, 2017, 11:20 a.m.

Former two-time WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko showed his support for ATO veterans by taking the 22 push-up challenge outside offices in Kiev. Klitschko, now serving as Mayor, proved he's still in decent shape at the age of 45 having been retired from boxing since 2012.

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Higgins: "The stakes are high"
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 26, 2017, 8:36 a.m.

David Higgins of Duco Events, who is the co-promoter of WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker, will be at WBO Head Office in San Juan, Puerto Rico on February 1 when the purse bid for Parker’s mandatory defense against WBO#2 Hughie Fury will be decided. Frank Warren, who is ...

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Rigondeaux-Flores official
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 26, 2017, 4:33 a.m.

More fights have been added to the televised pay-per-view undercard of Miguel Cotto vs. James Kirkland “The Return” on Saturday, February 25 at Ford Center at The Star in Frisco. The co-feature bout will spotlight reigning WBA World Super Bantamweight Champion Guillermo “El Chacal” Rigondeaux (17-0, 11 ...

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Oscar De La Hoya Arrested For DUI
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 26, 2017, 1:31 a.m.

Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya was arrested for DUI in Pasadena, CA Tuesday night. Law enforcement sources tell us the 43-year-old was pulled over for speeding in a Land Rover around 2 AM and during the stop, officers suspected he was drunk. Earlier in the evening, ...

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Eggington and Malignaggi clash on Haye-Bellew bill
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 25, 2017, 3:28 p.m.

Sam Eggington will defend his WBC International Welterweight title against Paulie Malignaggi at The O2 in London on Saturday March 4, live on Sky Sports Box Office.

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Parker v Fury purse bid set for February 1
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 25, 2017, 12:24 p.m.

A mandated World Boxing Organisation heavyweight title clash between new champion Joseph Parker and Hughie Fury has been given a purse bid date. Parker and Fury representatives have been in contact regarding the fight, although no agreement has yet been reached ahead of the imminent deadline.

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Without Khan, Hearn wants Brook to move up to 154
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 25, 2017, 10:39 a.m.

Promoter Eddie Hearn says a deal between Kell Brook and Amir Khan is proving an impossible task with the terms currently on the table. The Matchroom boss now seems content to let the fight simmer until later in 2017, but in the meantime doesn’t want Brook to operate at 147 ...

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Wawrzyk fails drug test
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 25, 2017, 7:47 a.m.

WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder may face another opponent on February 25 after scheduled foe Andrzej Wawrzyk failed two WBC-mandated drug tests. Wilder is scheduled to headline a FOX-televised card at the Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama. VADA reportedly nabbed Wawrzyk for an anabolic steroid. B Samples have ...

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Oscar Valdez back in training
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 25, 2017, 3:44 a.m.

World featherweight champion Oscar Valdez is back training in Southern California and looking forward to another big year in 2017. After winning his first world championship in 2016 the former Mexican Olympian is working hard to maintain the belt he worked so hard to get.

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Ringstar inks Olympic superheavy gold medalist
Andrew Karlov
Jan. 24, 2017, 4:07 p.m.

Another big signing for Ringstar Sports. The company headed by former Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer has inked 24-year-old 2016 Olympian super heavyweight gold medalist Tony Yoka of France.

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