Boxer's Suicide Won't Halt 'Contender'
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LOS ANGELES  - The suicide of a boxer  competing in the upcoming NBC reality series "The Contender"  won't derail plans for the program, according to the network  and its production partners.
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LAS VEGAS -- Danny Williams insists he has not compromised his speed after tipping the scales at 270 pounds. Williams will need to prove that Saturday night when he tries to take the WBC heavyweight title from Vitali Klitschko at Mandalay Bay.
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LAS VEGAS, Nevada  -- Wladimir Klitschko survived a fourth round knockdown to beat DaVarryl Williamson on points after the heavyweight fight was stopped prematurely by an accidental head butt.
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NEW YORK - One thing Bernard Hopkinsâ knockout of Oscar De La Hoya hasnât changed for the middleweight champion: he still needs to beat Roy Jones to feel fulfilled.
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British boxing chiefs are facing one of their toughest ever bouts as they try to keep teenage sensation Amir Khan out of the big-money clutches of the professional ranks for the next four years.
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The man who derailed Mike Tyson&#39;s comeback will get a shot at the heavyweight title. British fighter Danny Williams, who stopped Tyson in the fourth round on July 30 in Louisville, will fight WBC champion Vitali Klitschko of Ukraine on Dec.
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A promising young boxer who got the break of a lifetime when he was selected by NBC's upcoming reality TV program, "The Contender," committed suicide.
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Terrell Owens, who was taken to a hospital last night, denied a police report that he had made a suicide attempt.
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LAS VEGAS -- For a boxer, the longest minutes come when he stands in his corner, alone with his thoughts and fears, waiting for the judges' cards to be tabulated after a particularly grueling fight. Saturday was such a night for Erik Morales.
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According to Danny Williams it won&#39;t be a fist that ends his boxing career. It will be his faith. Since embracing Islam five years ago Williams has gone countless rounds with his conscience.
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Evander Holyfield has told the media in Atlanta that all he wants if one more shot at a world title. Holyfield told reporters that if he fights for a world title and loses, he will walk away from Boxing.
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Euthanasia proponent Dr. Jack Kevorkian, dubbed "Dr. Death" for assisting in some 130 suicides, vowed on Sunday he will no longer help people end their lives, even if they come to him in desperation.
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SEOUL, South Korea -- A South Korean boxer who fell into a coma after winning his WBO intercontinental flyweight title fight last week was declared dead early Thursday.
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Producers of US boxing TV show The Contender, featuring Sylvester Stallone, are trying to block a rival show from being broadcast next month.
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Albert Rivera's nervous. And he's never nervous. He's been around boxing seemingly all of his 29 years, but he's not the kind of guy to be in a fighter's face every ticking minute until it's time for the fight. He's cooler than that.
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Vitali Klitschko proved too strong for Danny Williams as he retained his world championship crown in Las Vegas last night. Williams vowed to continue boxing despite being outclassed by Klitschko.
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Danny Williams used to put so much pressure on himself that he would cry in his dressing room before a fight. That might make some wonder how Williams will react when he challenges Vitali Klitschko for a piece of the heavyweight title.