Boxer Becomes Third Biggest Vote Getter
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Little noticed in this month's election was that the nation's third biggest vote getter, behind only President Bush and John Kerry, was Sen. Barbara Boxer, a fiery California Democrat who proudly wears her liberalism on her sleeve.
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It was announce din Tunis in several balloting centers that Zine al-Abidin Ben Ali got rates exceeding 90% while his nearest rival got only 5% of the votes.
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Tomorrow, some 3.2 million voters head to the polls in Hong Kong in an election that pundits predict could deliver a bloody nose to pro-Beijing politicians in the former British colony.
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Amir Khan will be the favourite to win gold in the lightweight division at the World Amateur Boxing Championships in Mianyang City, China, next November - assuming, that is, that the three-time champion and double Olympic gold medallist Mario KindelÃ¡n
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He delivers the best performance of his career as the grumpy old owner of a third-rate boxing gym.
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Voters are heading to the polls in the Republic of Ireland with Prime Minister Bertie Ahern seeking a third term.
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13.09.04 - Three-division world champion and current #1 WBC heavyweight contender James Toney, deep into preparations for his September 23 bout with Rydell Booker at the Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula, California, is a man who doesnât mince
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GAINESVILLE, Ga. -- Stephanie Usrey strode up to her local Wal-Mart store the other morning with the steely look of a boxer about to step into the ring.
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It took Ricky Hatton three fights in the United States to finally make the smashing debut he wanted. All he can do now is hope both American fans and Floyd Mayweather Jr. were paying attention.
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One-time Republican frontrunner now third in state polls behind John McCain and Mitt Romney
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Winky Wright toiled for years in boxing's minor leagues, patiently waiting for his big chance. Even when he won a piece of the 154-pound title, not many in the sport paid much attention. Then Wright beat Shane Mosley, and everything changed. Suddenly, his name was in the mix among the Trinidads, De La Hoyas and Hopkins who bring big money to the table.
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ATHENS, Greece The US will get at least two boxing medals. Andre Dirrell (dur-EL&#39;) made sure of that today by narrowly beating a Cuban boxer to advance to the Olympic middleweight semifinals.
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The latest champion, and possibly the most convincing.
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Three-times winner Tiger Woods bids for  a third successive title at this week's WGC-American Express  Championship in Kilkenny, Ireland.
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With his Miguel Cottoâs successful welterweight title defense, many people will undoubtedly be calling for his next opponent to be Floyd Mayweather Jr.
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Britain's sensational 17-year-old Amir Khan has won at least an Olympic boxing bronze medal after stopping South Korea's Baik Jong Sub in just 1min 37sec to reach the lightweight (60kg) semi-finals.
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NEW YORK - After preliminaries stuffed with enough lawsuits and trash-talk to make Don King proud, the first of TV's battling boxing series threw some real punches on Tuesday.    Fox's "The Next Great Champ" takes 12 amateur boxers and has them compete for a contract with Oscar De La Hoya's promotional company and a title fight within the World Boxing Organization...