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MOSCOW - Oleg Maskaev retained his WBC heavyweight crown Sunday with a unanimous decision over Peter Okhello in the first world title fight held in Russia.

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MOSCOW - Oleg Maskaev retained his WBC heavyweight crown Sunday with a unanimous decision over Peter Okhello in the first world title fight held in Russia.

LONDON -- Amir Khan won the IBF intercontinental light-welterweight title Saturday night, recovering from a surprise seventh-round knockdown to beat Rachid Drilzane in a lopsided decision.

LONDON - Former Olympic superheavyweight champion Audley Harrison stopped Danny Williams in the third round Saturday in a non-title heavyweight fight at ExCel Arena.

LONDON - Boxing promoter Frank Warren has dumped Scott Harrison after the troubled featherweight failed to make the weight for Saturday's title defence and was forced to give up his WBO crown.

Scott Harrison pulled out of his WBO featherweight defense fight and vacated his title Wednesday.

WBC light flyweight champion Omar Nino was temporarily suspended on Tuesday after testing positive for methamphetamine following last month's title bout.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Former heavyweight champion Greg Page was hospitalized Monday with pneumonia.

ROCKY HILL, Conn. - Willie Pep, a hall-of-fame boxer and one of the best fighters of the 20th century, has died at the age of 84.

DUESSELDORF, Germany: Ruslan Chagaev won a shot at the WBA heavyweight title with a split decision win against John Ruiz on Saturday.

LAS VEGAS -- Hector Velazquez of Mexico beat Bobby Pacquiao of the Philippines by disqualification in the 11th round and captured the WBC Continental Americas super featherweight championship.