The defense of champion Vitali Klitschko against Chris Arreola, then the #1 contender was considered Klitschko’s mandatory defense. A deadline of May 1, 2010 has been posed for a final eliminator between #1 Ray Austin and #2 Oleg Maskaev to determine the new mandatory challenge read more ...

At the Treasure Island Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Ray Austin (28-4-4, 18 KOs) stopped DaVarryl Williamson (26-6, 22 KOs) in the fourth round of their WBC heavyweight eliminator. After some shaky moments in the first, Austin came back in the fourth to put Williamson down. Williamson was almost down for the full count. He was able to beat it but the fight was stopped immediately by the ref read more ...

IBF’s Chairman of the Championship Committee Lindsey Tucker has confirmed that IBF junior middleweight champion Cory Spinks (37-5, 11 KOs) will defend his title against fellow Don King stablemate Carlos Molina (17-4-1, 5 KOs). The bout will take place at the Treasure Island Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas on Saturday, Oct. 31 read more ...

WBC interim heavyweight champion Samuel "The Nigerian Nightmare" Peter (28-1, 22 KOs) got more than he bargained for with late sub Jameel McCline (38-7-3, 23 KOs) on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York City. McCline dropped Peter with an uppercut to the the neck at the end of round two then floored Peter twice more in round three. Peter, however, was able to regroup, while McCline began to slow down and the bout read more ...

GL: Had you not been coming off an eleven month lay-off would you have looked to press the action more once you saw he was unwilling to engage? Chris Byrd: "I think so. Past the tenth round I was tired and that was new to me because I don't get tired in the ring, especially towards the ened, but I was tired last night. I knew the lay-off killed me. My timing was off and I was way off balance. read more ...

With some critics believing that he could - and perhaps should - be 0-3 in his last three bouts IBF heavyweight champion Chris Byrd desperately needed a convincing display against close friend and former sparring partner DaVarryl Williamson at the Events Center in Reno, Nevada. He didn't get one, instead he got a 115-113, 116-112, 116-112 points decision after another dreary 12 rounds which would have done nothing whatsoever for his already poor reputation amongst hardcore fans. read more ...

I can't let the big boys just punk me out. I'm not a coward. You're not going to run over me. I'm ready to thump. I can trade with anybody. Certain styles bring out certain things in me. Jameel (McCline) and I are close friends and we threw down, so I think this fight will be a good one. IBF Champion Chris Byrd read more ...

If Byrd-Williamson lands on the Showtime date, it would serve as a prelude to Byrd facing fellow Michigan native Toney in a significant title defense early next year. Byrd signed the bout agreement to face Williamson, his former sparring partner, reluctantly because although his minimum purse under his contract with King calls for $2.5 million, he's fighting Williamson for $425,425. read more ...

GL: What the latest regarding your fight with IBF heavyweight champion Chris Byrd? "I don't think I know a whole lot about it. My people understand that the negotiations for us have been going very well, we just don't know what's going on around the corner on the other side with Chris Byrd and his team. We don't have a date or place, and I'm just trying to stay as patient as possible." read more ...

DaVarryl Williamson is not yet a champion, but he showed the character of one on Thursday by offering to put his chance at every boxer's dream, a world title fight, on hold in order to fight a rematch against Wladimir Klitschko, a man who previously defeated him. Williamson made the offer as a means of resolving Klitschko's lawsuit against the IBF, or at least the issue of who should be Byrd's mandatory. Klitschko has thus far refused the offer read more ...