Six more American boxers have qualified for the Olympics with winning performances at a qualifying tournament in Brazil, allowing USA Boxing to send an impressive nine fighters to the London Games. View full post on ESPN.com – Boxing
Two-time world champion Sofya Ochigava of Russia and Olympic test event winner Natasha Jonas of England won their first bouts in the 132-pound class at the world women’s boxing championships on Saturday. View full post on ESPN.com – Boxing
Golden Boy Promotions is moving swiftly in an effort to have the result of Amir Khan’s split-decision title loss to Lamont Peterson in December overturned to a no-contest and the belts returned to Khan in the wake of Peterson’s failed drug test. View full post on ESPN.com – Boxing
Hall of Fame junior welterweight Eddie Perkins, a two-time champion who fought in over 20 countries, has died. He was 75. View full post on ESPN.com – Boxing
Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s junior middleweight title victory against Miguel Cotto on HBO PPV last Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas generated a whopping 1.5 million pay-per-view buys and $94 million in domestic pay-per-view revenue. View full post on ESPN.com – Boxing
Rising British welterweight contender Kell Brook, who is closing in on a world title opportunity, will face American Carson Jones on July 7 at the Motorpoint Arena in Sheffield, England, Brook’s hometown. View full post on ESPN.com – Boxing
Light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson and super middleweight champion Andre Ward are planning to face each other in September in a match of two of the best fighters in the world. View full post on ESPN.com – Boxing
The rematch between unified junior welterweight titlist Lamont Peterson and former titleholder Amir Khan was canceled on Wednesday night following the revelation earlier in the week that Peterson failed a random urine test. View full post on ESPN.com – Boxing
British boxing’s governing body has warned that anyone involved in the fight between British heavyweights David Haye and Dereck Chisora will be stripped of their licenses. View full post on ESPN.com – Boxing
The rematch between Lamont Peterson and Amir Khan remained up in the air Tuesday following Peterson’s positive test for a banned substance, which Peterson has admitted taking, according to Nevada State Athletic Commission executive director Keith Kizer. View full post on ESPN.com – Boxing
