Boxing
Pioneering boxing ref dies, sport's 1st black Olympic judge
Family members say a former amateur boxer who in 1984 became the sport’s first black boxing referee and judge at the Olympic games has died
Boxer Patrick Day has dies 4 days after fight
Boxer Patrick Day has died four days after sustaining head injuries in a fight with Charles Conwell
Fury overcomes bloody cut over eye to beat Wallin
Tyson Fury overcame a bloody cut over his right eye to pound out a unanimous decision over Sweden's Otto Wallin and set up a lucrative heavyweight rematch with Deontay Wilder
Serrano beats Hardy to take WBO women's featherweight title
Amanda Serrano outclassed Heather Hardy with a relentless attack to take away the WBO women's featherweight title and grab the WBC interim crown night at a raucous Madison Square Garden theater.
Alvarez moves up to challenge Kovalev for 175-pound title
Canelo Alvarez will move up to light heavyweight to take on Sergey Kovalev for piece of the 175-pound title on Nov. 2 in Las Vegas
Usyk to make heavyweight debut v Spong in Chicago on Oct. 12
Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk will make his debut at heavyweight in a fight against Tyrone Spong in Chicago on Oct. 12
Boxer charged with allowing pet cougar to escape in Florida
Authorities say a professional fighter allowed his pet cougar escape from his Florida home earlier this year
Andrade retains middleweight title in homecoming fight
Demetrius Andrade retained his WBO middleweight title in his first fight in his hometown since he turned professional in 2008 with a 12-round unanimous decision over Poland's Majecki Sulecki on Saturday at the Dunkin' Donuts Center
Historic Andy Ruiz win jolts elation among Mexican Americans
Andy Ruiz, Jr., has become a folk hero overnight after becoming the first Mexican American heavyweight champion
Williams takes Hurd's 154-pound belts by unanimous decision
Challenger Julian Williams unanimously outpointed Jarrett Hurd to take the IBF, WBA and IBO super welterweight titles