Scottish spoiler Ricky Burns upset the apple cart against last night at Wembley Arena in London, overcoming the odds to outpoint certified Brit brutalizer Michael Katsidis over 12 rounds to capture the Interim WBO lightweight title. 31 year old Aussie hardman Katsidis had already crushed the hopes of Graham Earl …

Burgeoning welterweight talent Kell Brook put on a flawless performance this evening in his more important outing to date, halting veteran Rafal Jackiewicz at Ponds Forge Arena in Sheffield, England to win a WBA welterweight title eliminator. From the start, Brook, coming off a solid win over aging but still …

IBF Super Middleweight Champion Lucian Bute and ageless former light heavyweight champion Glen “The Road Warrior’’ Johnson held media workouts in South Florida this week as they prepare for their Nov. 5 showdown, live on Showtime at 9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast, from Pepsi Coliseum in Quebec …

WBC Diamond champion Sergio Martinez retained his title and standing as the world’s top middleweight last night with a KO over challenger Darren Barker but it wasn’t an easy fight at Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall. European titlist Barker kept composed in the face of the showy, hands down style of …

In a massive UK clash last night at Wembley Arena in London, towering Tyson Fury took the British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles from reigning champion Dereck Chisora. Fury started off the contest looking to use his 6’9 height and big reach advantage to keep the much shorter Chisora at bay. …

Saturday night sees a massive UK fight card at Liverpool’s Echo Arena, headlined by Ricky Burns’ WBO super feather title defense against a former owner of that belt, Nicky Cook. This fight has an interesting genealogy as Cook, 30-2 (16), lost the crown in 2009 to Puerto Rican bomber Roman …

Welsh light heavyweight sensation Nathan Cleverly won his first world title bout by stopping late replacement opponent Aleksy Kuziemski last night at London’s 02 Arena, retaining the WBO crown. Cleverly, who was awarded the title before the bout when reigning champ Juergen Brahemer pulled out at the last minute, controlled …

WBO super feather beltholder Ricky Burns held onto his title on Saturday night in a victory over challenger Joseph Laryea at Braehead Arena in Glasgow, Scotland. Scotsman Burns was making the second defense of the crown he won in impressive fashion from Rocky Martinez last Autumn. Laryea, coming into the …

© Tom Hogan – Hoganphotos / Golden Boy Promotions Last night at Las Vegas’ famed Mandalay Bay Casino, WBA light welter champ Amir Khan proved he could hang in there with a big puncher as he fended off the challenge of Marcos Maidana over 12 hard fought rounds. Khan surprised …

Last night at Braehead Arena in Glasgow, Scotland, WBO super feather champ Ricky Burns made his first title defense, outpointing challenger Andreas Evensen. Going into the contest, Burns had far more experience on paper than the challenger, who was coming up from limited experience at featherweight and this almost spelled …

On Saturday, WBO super feather boss Ricky Burns puts his title on the line for the first time, meeting Andreas Evensen at Braehead Arena in Glasgow, Scotland. Burns, 29-2 (7), had labored at domestic level for years, losing a European, British and Commonwealth title tilt to Alex Arthur in 2006 …

Tonight at the MEN Arena in Manchester, England, WBA heavyweight champion David Haye made short work of former mentor and ex-European champion Audley Harrison. The skills displayed by Haye and Harrison, not to mention respective achievements, during their careers to this point firmly positioned Haye as the favorite by very …