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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...

Hopkins Hungry for Ornelas

During his preparation for Wednesday night's fight with the rugged, Enrique Ornelas, Bernard Hopkins has stripped himself, mentally, of any pride or sense of entitlement that has come with the legendary status he has achieved in the ring."No matter where I am financially, or historically, I've taken myself back to where I...

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,...

Paul Williams Pursues WBC Champ Sergio Martinez

Paul Williams, a two-time welterweight and one-time junior middlweight champion, will likely face WBC champion Sergio Martinez on Dec. 5 in Atlantic City, his promoter, Dan Goossen, said Friday.Goossen is pursuing Martinez (44-1, 24 KOs) for the 154-pound clash instead of WBO champion Sergiy Dzinziruk (36-0, 22 KOs), whom...

Klitschko Brothers Ready to Defend Titles

Vitali Klitschko will make the third defense of his WBC heavyweight title against unbeaten Kevin Johnson, according to Klitschko's manager."It looks like he's going to fight Kevin Johnson on Dec. 12 in Switzerland [at the PostFinance Arena] in Bern," said Tom Loeffler of the Klitschko brothers' K2 promotions.Loeffler also...

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05/25/12 Ukrainian boxer says Euro 2012 boycott... Source: PanArmenian.net A wide-reaching boycott of Ukraine during Euro 2012 by senior European Union officials would be counter-productive and punish average Ukrainians, heavyweight boxing champion Vitali Klitschko said on Friday, May 25.
05/24/12 Quotes Of The Week Source: Sky News "I've waited so long for it and for it to finally be here wipes away all those bad memories. Year after year, we've had some, but that completely wipes it away."
05/23/12 Heavyweight boxer Haye hits back at claims of... Source: New Kerala Dot Com Heavyweight boxer David Haye has strongly rejected claims made by Bernd Boente, the manager of Klitshcko brothers, that he had turned down a bout against Vitali in September, since he was scared of him.
05/23/12 Boxing: David Haye hits back at Vitali Klitschko &... Source: Daily Record - Glasgow - Lanarkshire - UK DAVID Haye has rubbished claims from Vitali Klitschko's manager that he is afraid of facing the Ukrainian heavyweight.
05/22/12 Klitschko's manager says Haye 'barks like a dog'... Source: Andhra News Vitali Klitschko's manager Bern Boente has claimed David Haye is scared of the Ukrainian, and just barks like a dog.