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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The 14-year-old son of rock singer John Mellencamp has won a division title in the Indiana Golden Gloves boxing tournament. Hud Mellencamp, who boxes for the Indy Police Athletic League, earned a 4-1 decision over Cody Bennett of the Southpaw Boxing Club of Owensboro, Ky., in a 132-pound senior-division bout Thursday night...Full Story Join the … [Read more...] about Rocker Mellencamp’s son wins Indiana Golden Gloves

LOS ANGELES - Former six division world boxing champion Oscar De La Hoya, the "Golden Boy", announced his retirement from the ring on Tuesday. … [Read more...] about Emotional De La Hoya announces retirement

LAS VEGAS (AP) — If Paul Williams thought the world's top boxers were scared of him before, just wait until they see the holes he punched in Winky Wright's once-impenetrable defense. Williams worked Wright like a heavy bag with dozens of relentless blows on the way to an emphatic victory by unanimous decision Saturday night in a meeting of two much-avoided … [Read more...] about Williams batters Winky for unanimous decision

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ricky Hatton thinks Manny Pacquiao's big win over Oscar De La Hoya in December was a fluke. Hatton (45-1, 32 KOs) is counting on beating the Filipino star on May 2 in Las Vegas. "Any win against Oscar is a magnificent one. Is that the Oscar De La Hoya we have come to love? I don't think so," Hatton said. "And only Oscar can say what happened on the scales. … [Read more...] about Hatton: Pacquiao’s De La Hoya win a fluke

STUTTGART, Germany (AFP) — World heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko defended his WBC title with a ninth round knockout win over Cuban exile Juan Carlos Gomez here on Saturday. It was Klitschko's 36th knockout, and his 37th victory, to maintain his impressive record as challenger Gomez struggled to impose himself on the champion and was out-classed on the way to the second … [Read more...] about Klitschko defends heavyweight title with Gomez knockout

PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — Roy Jones Jr. knocked out lightly regarded Omar Sheika in front of a roaring hometown crowd Saturday night to capture the North American Boxing Association's vacant light heavyweight championship. The referee stopped the fight at 1:45 of the fifth round after Jones had blooded Sheika's face with a flurry of punches. Sheika, who kept Jones backed up in … [Read more...] about Roy Jones Jr. defeats Sheika in hometown bout

HOUSTON — Shane Mosley wants to face the winner of the upcoming Manny Pacquiao-Ricky Hatton fight before taking a rematch with Miguel Cotto. The 37-year-old Mosley is weighing his options after beating Antonio Margarito to win the WBA welterweight title on Jan. 24 in Los Angeles. Pacquiao and Hatton will meet in Las Vegas on May 2 for Hatton's IBO junior welterweight … [Read more...] about Shane Mosley wants to face winner of Pacquiao-Hatton before Cotto

MASHANTUCKET, Conn. — Canadian Troy Ross earned a fourth-round technical knockout over Nigerian Ehinomen (Hino) Ehikhamenor on Wednesday night in the final of "The Contender," a boxing-based reality TV show. The 33-year-old cruiserweight from Toronto caught Ehikhamenor with a short left jab to the head, then went to the body before catching Ehikhamenor with another left-hand … [Read more...] about Canadian Ross earns TKO win over Ehikhamenor in ‘The Contender’ final

MEXICO CITY (AFP) — Filipino superstar Manny Pacquiao gave up his World Boxing Council lightweight world title Tuesday. Pacquiao, who is considered boxing's top pound-for-pound fighter, cited his desire to compete in the super lightweight division as his reason for vacating his crown. Pacquiao is getting ready to face Britain's Ricky Hatton on May 2 in Las Vegas....Full … [Read more...] about Boxing: Filipino boxer Pacquiao gives up lightweight title

NEW YORK (AFP) — Miguel Cotto served notice to Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton that he will be waiting to see how their May 2 showdown in Las Vegas turns out with hopes of a welterweight slugfest against the winner. Puerto Rico's Cotto stopped Britain's Michael Jennings in the fifth round Saturday in his first fight since losing to Antonio Margarito. A planned rematch is off … [Read more...] about Cotto calls out Pacquiao, Hatton after stopping Jennings