Boxing
Vargas defends title over Negrete in bloody brawl
Rey Vargas outpointed Oscar Negrete in an awkward 12-round brawl Saturday night in which the champion was left with a swollen and bloody face from head butts
Miguel Cotto leaving boxing on his terms with title fight
Miguel Cotto is a boxing icon in Puerto Rico. In New York City, too.
Kovalev knocks out Shabranskyy in 2nd round of title fight
Sergey Kovalev made short work of Slava Shabranskyy to recapture the WBO light heavyweight title
Kovalev looks to re-establish himself as light heavyweight
They call Sergey Kovalev "Krusher." His opponent Saturday night, Vyacheslav Shabranskyy, also is a big-time puncher. So not many people expect the 12-round WBO light heavyweight title fight to go the distance at Madison Square Garden.
Injured Haye pulls out of heavyweight rematch with Bellew
David Haye has pulled out of his all-British heavyweight rematch with Tony Bellew because of injury
Yoko Ono's Basquiat painting sells for nearly $11 million
A painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat (zhahn mee-SHEHL' BAH'-skee-aht) from the collection of Yoko Ono has sold for $10.9 million
Ferdie Pacheco _ Muhammad Ali's 'Fight Doctor'_ dies at 89
Fernando "Ferdie" Pacheco, "The Fight Doctor" who served as Muhammad Ali's ringside physician, has died
Wilder wants to get rid of Stiverne, then unify heavyweights
Deontay Wilder wants to get rid of Bermane Stiverne, then unify heavyweight titles
Ex-boxer gets probation for fatal shooting after bus dispute
A former professional boxer who once fought heavyweight Mike Tyson has received probation for a fatal shooting that happened after bus passengers in Cleveland challenged him to a fistfight and then followed him off the bus
AP Interview: Cotto bids farewell to ring, embraces family
Miguel Cotto bids farewell to the ring when he faces Sadam Ali on Dec. 2 in Madison Square Garden _ his "second home," as he calls it, where he will fight for the 10th and final time of his career