WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko has now turned his attention to WBA heavyweight champ Nikolai Valuev. After returning on Saturday from a four-year layoff to capture the WBC title by stopping Sam Peter, Klitschko wants the last remaining title that is not in the hands of his family. Younger brother Wladimir holds the WBO, IBF and IBO heavyweight crowns. Valuev, standing at 7'0 and weighing over 300-pounds read more ...

In a grudge match and light heavyweight super fight, unbeaten Chad Dawson (27-0, 17 KOs) dethroned Antonio Tarver (27-5, 19 KOs) via twelve round unanimous decision in a clash for Tarver's IBF/IBO light heavyweight championship at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. Tarver was uncharacteristically aggressive, but Dawson was faster and more powerful as he dropped Tarver in round twelve and went onto read more ...

In his first fight in nearly four years, 37-year-old former world champ Vitali Klitschko (36-2, 35 KOs) joined his brother Wladimir as reigning world champion, regaining the WBC title with a one-sided eighth round TKO over Sam Peter (30-2, 23 KOs) on Saturday night at the O2 World Arena in Berlin, Germany. The much taller Klitschko kept Peter at bay with his long reach in round one, cracking Peter with some hard rights read more ...

WBC heavyweight champion Samuel Peter weighed in at 253.5 lbs. for his defense against champion emeritus Vitali Klitschko, who scaled in at 247 lbs. They meet Saturday night in Berlin, Germany in a bout that can be seen on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING at 9PM ET/PT read more ...

I was told that Andreas Kotelnik would not be defending his WBA junior welterweight championship against me because he injured a rib in his fight on September 13th. Now I read on another website that he didn't come fight me in Madison Square Garden because he wasn't offered enough money. Last week it was his rib, and this week it's the money... Andreas, make up your mind which excuse will be used not to take the fight. read more ...

Former four-time heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield (42-9-2, 27 KOs) has accepted an offer to fight seven-foot Nikolai Valuev (49-1, 34 KOs), the WBA champion, on December 20 with the fight taking place in either Germany or Switzerland. Holyfield, turning 46 on Oct. 19, told boxing scribe Dan Rafael that his attorney is reviewing the fight contract from, who promote Valuev. read more ...

IBF and IBO light heavyweight champion Antonio Tarver participated in a media workout at Mayweather Boxing Club in Las Vegas on Tuesday as he winds down preparation for his highly anticipated clash with undefeated former WBC light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson. The two kingpins will battle for light heavyweight supremacy on Saturday, Oct. 11, live on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING from The Pearl Theatre at Palms Casino read more ...

WBA junior welterweight champion Andreas Kotelnik has commented on why a proposed fight against Dmitriy Salita fell through. The fight was slated to be the co-feature to the Joe Calzaghe-Roy Jones Jr. HBO pay-per-view on November 8 at New York's Madison Square Garden. "As the world champion I will not fight for insignificant money," stated Kotelnik. "I have rejected that fight because read more ...

British lightweight Jon Thaxton (34-8, 19 KOs) claimed the vacant European 135lb belt with a third-round knockout against Juan Carlos Diaz Melero (36-2, 19 KOs) at the Norwich Showground in Norwich, England. A big right hand ended the bout. Earlier, WBC #5 cruiserweight Herbie Hide (45-4, 42 KOs), who has recently recloated back to the UK from Germany read more ...

In a bout for the WBC interim super welterweight championship, Sergio Martinez (44-1-1, 24 KOs) totally outclassed Alex Bunema (30-6-2, 16 KOs) on Saturday night at the Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, California. Martinez was in command from the opening bell and the one-sided bout was finally stopped at the end of the eighth round read more ...