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Not satisfied with the boxing coverage in your local paper? Have a look at these sites for all the latest news, rumors, gossip and more!

Edwin Valero Commits Suicide in Jail
Boxer Edwin Valero, already a two-time world champ and one of the sport's rising stars, has committed suicide in a jail cell in his native Venezuela just hours after he was arrested for killing his wife. Valero, who used his own clothes to hang himself from a bar in his cell, was reportedly still alive when found by another inmate but authorities were unable to save him.

Vernon Forrest Killed in Carjacking Attempt
Former world champ Vernon Forrest was shot and killed in Atlanta during an attempted carjacking. Forrest had stopped at a gas station to put air in the tires of his Jaguar when at least two men with semi-automatic weapons attempted to take his vehicle.

The Death of Arturo Gatti
One of boxing's most popular fighters is dead. That much is fact. Everything else about the death of Arturo Gatti remains shrouded in mystery and confusion . . .

Ibragimov Outpoints Holyfield
Sultan Ibragimov outpoints Evander Holyfield by unanimous decision to retain his WBO heavyweight title in Moscow, Russia.

About.com Boxing Blog: News, Rumors & More!
Commentary (plus great links) on the latest news in and around the world of boxing from your About Guide Andrew Eisele.

Latest Boxing News
Find out what's going on in the world of Boxing.

FightNews.com
Excellent source of up-to-the-minute boxing news and information that you won't find on other sites. A must for all serious fight fans!

SecondsOut.com
Great site for news, interviews and articles 24 hours a day. Definitely worth a look!

Boxing Times
In-depth fight breakdowns, fight analyses, assorted top 20 lists, columns, rankings and more. Also known as 'The Squared Circle'.

British Boxing
Britain has produced some world class boxers and this web site demonstrates their passion for their own fighters. Nice site for fans of the British fight scene.

Canoe - Slam! Boxing
Basically a newswire service, from Canadian Online Explorer.

CBS SportsLine - Boxing
Boxing news wire and top news stories but little else.

CNNSI.com - More Sports
Not the best place for boxing news, but they tend to have coverage of the major stories.

Cyber Boxing Zone - Newswire
Breaking news and fight reports with just the right amount of gossip and opinion tossed in.

ESPN - Boxing
Boxing news wire, headline news and more. ESPN has gotten more serious about covering boxing in recent years and it shows.

Heavyweight News.com
Good coverage if you're only interested in boxing's big fellas.

MaxBoxing.com
Lots of good stuff here such as daily collection of news links. Unfortunately viewing some of it requires membership at $49.95 per year.

Sky Sports Online - Boxing
Boxing news with an emphasis on the British scene.

Sports Network - Boxing
Basically a wire service with recent news - not a lot here.

tsn.ca - Boxing
Canadian site offers headlines, story archives, schedules, results, etc.

USA Today - Latest Boxing News
Summaries on the latest boxing headlines. Much improved since Dan Rafael came on board.

Washington Post - Boxing
Coverage from staff writers, newswires and the occasional columnist.

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