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Evander Holyfield to Face Francois Botha on April 24

Four-time heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield will pursue the fringe WBF title against Francois Botha on April 24 in Las Vegas at the Orleans Hotel and Casino, the boxer and his manager, Ken Sanders, told FanHouse on Thursday. The 47-year-old Holyfield (42-10-2, 27 knockouts) will face the 41-year-old Botha (47-4-3, 28...

David Haye Upsets Nikolay Valuev to Take Heavyweight Crown

FanHouse live blogged round-by-round updates of David Haye's majority-decision upset of Nikolay Valuev in of one of the more intriguing heavyweight fights of the year. Valuev had a clear size advantage over Haye, but boxing experts were split on who would come out on top of this one. Valuev fell to 50-2 in his career (34...

Valuev's Size an Advantage Against Haye

David Haye has fists that have earned him the nickname, "The Hayemaker," since only one opponent in 22 victories has gone the distance with him.But the London resident is known by opponents as much for his verbal taunts and jabs outside of the ring as he is for the actual bombs he throws inside of it.Haye, for example,...

Boxing Experts Predict Valuev-Haye Fight

Saturday's heavyweight matchup between seven-foot, WBA champ, Nikolay Valuev, and six-foot-three challenger, David Haye, in Germany has the proverbial makings of a "David vs. Goliath" matchup.Valuev (50-1, 34 knockouts) weighed more than 310 pounds for his last fight in December, compared to 215 for Haye (22-1, 21 KOs), a...

David Haye vs. Wladimir Klitschko Off, Klitschko Still Wants to Box Someone

The June 20 heavyweight title fight between Wladimir Klitschko and David Haye has been canceled, with Haye saying he won't be able to box because of an injury. Klitschko, however, says he still intends to show up and fight someone on June 20 at the Veltins Arena in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, where around 50,000 tickets have...