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Kevin Mitchell: Boxing is losing out to the appeal of Ultimate Fighting Championship, whatever the promoters say With notable high-profile exceptions, boxing's pay-per-view numbers and gate receipts have been falling like the Dow Jones Index for years, in the United States at least (where it matters), as Dana White and his friends in mixed martial arts have grabbed a growing … [Read more...] about Anybody But Bob Arum Can See Ufc Gives Boxing Little to Smile About

By Dave Skretta NEW YORK — Joshua Clottey is willing to do just about anything for a good fight. It's the reason his career has taken him from the dusty streets of western Africa to the small fighting halls of England, to the out-of-the-way casinos that serve as a launching pad to stardom in the United States, and finally to the so-called Mecca of boxing. Yet when he … [Read more...] about Clottey hopes to build following against Cotto

By Adam Goldman NEW YORK — In a corner of the South Bronx, WBO welterweight champion Miguel Angel Cotto stepped into an outdoor ring before hundreds of fans and a wave of adulation washed over him. He stripped off his shirt and women swooned. He went through his drills - stretching, jumping rope and punching padded gloves - and onlookers shouted: "Pound for pound, … [Read more...] about Welterweight champ Miguel Cotto returns to Madison Square Garden

By Dan Rafael ESPN.com Freddie Roach liked what he saw of acclaimed former Cuban Olympic medalists Guillermo Rigondeaux and Yudel Johnson. He'll be seeing a lot more. Roach, who will pick up his 2008 Boxing Writers Association of America award for trainer of the year at Friday night's annual banquet in New York, signed on to train the duo on Tuesday, a day after he spent … [Read more...] about Roach to train Rigondeaux, Johnson (Espn)

By MICHAEL CAMPBELL For the Chronicle KINDER, La. — George Foreman III made his professional boxing debut a successful one with a style reminiscent of his father, the legendary former world heavyweight champion. “Monk” Foreman knocked out Clyde Weaver of Parsons, Tenn., in the first round with a series of power hooks that looked like he had cinder blocks in his … [Read more...] about Like father like son? Foreman III wins in boxing debut

HOUSTON (Reuters) - George Foreman III, son of former heavyweight champion George Foreman, aims to make a name for himself in the ring when he makes his boxing debut in Louisiana on Saturday. Foreman, whose four brothers are also called George, goes by the nickname 'Monk'. He will be the first Foreman boy to follow in his famous father's footsteps with a four-rounder at … [Read more...] about George Foreman III aims to make his own name in the ring

Seoul trip will help our boxers, says coach Wednesday, June 03, 2009 By Alam Zeb Safi KARACHI: The coach of Pakistan boxing team Ali Bakhsh has termed the month-long training programme of the national pugilists in Seoul fruitful and said the outcome of this strenuous exercise in South Korea will be best known when the boys will enter into the ring during the Asian … [Read more...] about Seoul trip will help our boxers, says coach

Youngstown boxer Kelly Pavlik will sign a new deal with promoter Bob Arum All is forgiven in boxing. While it appeared Youngstown's Kelly Pavlik and promoter Bob Arum were not on the same page, they apparently will be after Pavlik signs a new contract with Arum's Las Vegas-based Top Rank Inc. Even though Arum scrapped Pavlik's June 27 title defense against Sergio Mora, … [Read more...] about Youngstown boxer Kelly Pavlik will sign a new deal with promoter Bob Arum