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IBF Orders Tomasz Adamek-Samuel Peter Purse Bid

The IBF has ordered a Jan. 20 purse bid for an eliminator bout between third-ranked heavyweight contender, Tomasz Adamek, and, sixth-ranked former world champion, Samuel Peter, according to Adamek's promoter, Kathy Duva, CEO of Main Events. The IBF crown is one of three held by the 34-year-old Wladimir Klitschko (55-3,...

Wladimir or Vitali Klitschko May Face Tomasz Adamek in September

Bernd Boente, manager of WBO, IBO and IBF heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko, and his older brother, WBC king Vitali Klitschko, has confirmed to BoxingScene.com's Rick Reeno that serious negotiations are taking place to match one of the Ukrainian siblings against Polish-born former light heavyweight (175 pounds) and...

Vitali Klitschko: Davd Haye 'Is Chicken,' Shannon Briggs' Asthma 'An Excuse'

FanHouse interviewed Ukrainian-born WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (pictured above, at left) from his training facility in the Austrian Alps on Friday concerning his Oct. 16 bout against former titlist Shannon Briggs (pictured above, at right), against whom the 39-year-old will pursue his ninth straight...

Evander Holyfield-Sherman Williams Move to Nov. 12

Four-time heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield, who will turn 48 on Oct 19, will participate in the 56th fight of a career that began on Nov. 15 of 1984 when he meets 38-year-old Sherman Williams of Vero Beach, Calif., at the Joe Louis Arena on Nov. 12 in Detroit. Holyfield's manager, Ken Sanders, said that the fight...

Vitali Klitschko: Shannon Briggs' Asthma 'Just a Good Excuse'

Ukrainian-born WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko will pursue his ninth straight victory and his eighth stoppage during that time on Oct. 16 when he makes his fifth defense against former titlist Shannon Briggs of Brooklyn at the 02 World Arena in Altona, Hamburg, Germany. The 39-year-old Klitschko (40-2, 38...