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Bernard Hopkins has an appeal set over a controversial finish and rehabilitation ahead for a significant shoulder injury. When those issues are settled, Hopkins will have a new priority at the top of his list. Finding his next opponent. The 46-year-old Hopkins told The Associated Press on Monday he will not retire because of his [...]

You’ll never forget your first Nick Diaz interview, or your second, or third, and you get the picture. For pure stream of consciousness insights from a pure fighter, Diaz never disappoints. And as he’s gone from Stockton, California to the UFC, to PRIDE, to Elite XC and Strikeforce and back again to the UFC, he [...]

For the second straight month, fans that paid good money for a boxing pay-per-view have the right to feel ripped off. News Source: Yahoo Sports. Read full story HERE .

For over a decade, few have captured the imagination of fight fans quite like the pride of Hilo, Hawaii, BJ Penn. One of only two fighters in UFC history to win titles in two weight classes, he has built a loyal fanbase due not only to his fighting skill and willingness to take on anyone [...]

For the first time in his 23-year boxing career, Bernard Hopkins lost a fight when he couldn’t get off the canvas. The way Hopkins got to the canvas Saturday night will be debated long after he finally retires. Chad Dawson lifted the leaning Hopkins off his feet and shrugged him roughly to the ground late [...]

Chad Dawson spent most of the past half-decade angling for a fight with Bernard Hopkins, believing he could define his boxing career by knocking out an ageless champion who had never been stopped. Dawson got his TKO on Saturday night. But his dream looked nothing like this debacle. Hopkins was stopped for the first time [...]

Mexican southpaw Antonio DeMarco stopped Venezuela’s Jorge Linares in the 11th round of a bloody bout, surging late to claim the WBC lightweight title Saturday. DeMarco lost most of the early rounds, but opened a cut on the bridge of Linares’ nose. The Mexican gained strength during a one-sided 11th round, which was finally stopped [...]

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer News Source: Yahoo Sports. Read full story HERE .

Dewey Bozella landed a hard right cross on his opponent’s jaw at the final bell, and the 52-year-old boxer raised his arms in victory. After 26 years behind bars for a murder he didn’t commit, Bozella triumphantly realized a dream deferred in his first and only professional fight. Bozella won his pro boxing debut Saturday [...]

After spending 26 years in prison for a crime he did not commit, Dewey Bozella’s first and only pro boxing match was a success. News Source: Yahoo Sports. Read full story HERE .

Nathan Cleverly retained his WBO light-heavyweight title with a majority points decision over Tony Bellew after 12 rounds on Saturday. Cleverly was scored 117-112, 116-113, 114-114 on the three judges’ cards to improve his unbeaten record to 23 successive wins. “I knew he would be dangerous in the first three rounds but in all honesty [...]

Wales’ Nathan Cleverly successfully retained the WBO light heavyweight title Saturday night, outpointing hometown favorite Tony Bellew. News Source: Yahoo Sports. Read full story HERE .

One of the most ferocious strikers in mixed martial arts history, Mirko Cro Cop has hit a rough patch in his last two bouts against Frank Mir and Brendan Schaub, but with a UFC 137 matchup against Roy Nelson on October 29th in Las Vegas, the former PRIDE star has an opportunity to start anew [...]

Yahoo! Sports provides live coverage of the Bernard Hopkins-Chad Dawson fight from Los Angeles. News Source: Yahoo Sports. Read full story HERE .

Around this time last year, the rumors began flying. A few weeks later, the rumors became fact: the World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) organization was going to be folded into the UFC, with the bantamweight and featherweight divisions making their debuts in the world’s premier MMA promotion. Also migrating over would be the top guns from [...]