Cotto Stops Corley in Five Round Battle
Sunday February 27, 2005
Rising star Miguel Cotto defended his WBO junior welterweight title but it was far from easy. Former champ DeMarcus Corley was down in round one but came back to stagger ... Read More
Heavyweight Contender Jimmy Young Dies at 56
Tuesday February 22, 2005
Former heavyweight contender Jimmy Young, 56, has died of heart disease after a six-day hospitalization. In 1976, Young, a slick boxer, lost via 15 round decision to Muhammad Ali in ... Read More
Junior Welterweight: Undisputed Weight Class Champ
Tuesday February 22, 2005
The junior welterweight division is undoubtedly the hottest in boxing today. It boasts a long-reigning and likeable champ in Kostya Tszyu. The most talented fighter in the sport right now ... Read More
Tyson on Comeback Trail ... Again
Monday February 21, 2005
Mike Tyson has confirmed he intends to return to the ring later this year. Tyson, now 38, has been out of action since being stopped in four rounds by Danny ... Read More
Hopkins Defends Title for 20th Time
Sunday February 20, 2005
Undisputed middleweight champ Bernard Hopkins made his record 20th consecutive successful title defense with a workmanlike 12 round unanimous decision over Howard Eastman. The bout was uneventful but fairly even ... Read More
Hopkins Aims to Make Eastman Number 20
Wednesday February 16, 2005
On Saturday night, middleweight champ Bernard Hopkins goes for his 20th consecutive successful title defense in the same weight class -- an amazing feat regardless of claims by critics that ... Read More
Reality Show Boxer Commits Suicide
Wednesday February 16, 2005
Middleweight Najai Turpin, one of 16 contestants on the upcoming NBC boxing reality series "The Contender," has committed suicide. Turpin, 23, reportedly shot himself while sitting in a parked car ... Read More
Boxing Photo Gallery
Tuesday February 15, 2005
Earlier this month, professional boxing returned to the Westchester County Center in White Plains, NY for the first time in six years. About.com was there to cover all the action ... Read More
What Ever Happened to David Tua?
Wednesday February 9, 2005
There was a time in the mid-1990s when David Tua appeared to be the future of the heavyweight division. He was a likeable young fighter with a great chin and ... Read More
Judah TKOs Spinks to Take Title
Sunday February 6, 2005
This was not the triumphant homecoming Cory Spinks had envisioned. Fighting before the largest boxing crowd in Missouri history, Spinks lost his welterweight title when he was TKO'd by Zab ... Read More
Boxing Returns to White Plains, NY
Friday February 4, 2005
At various times in its 75 year history, the Westchester County Center in White Plains, NY has been a hot spot for professional boxing -- hosting the likes of ... Read More
Max Schmeling Dies at 99
Friday February 4, 2005
German boxing legend Max Schmeling has died at age 99. Schmeling is best remembered for his two bouts with Joe Louis, which set off a propaganda war between the Nazi ... Read More