
Sven Ottke: "Maske Has No Chance To Win"
BERLIN -- Former IBF champion Henry Maske will end a 10-year retirement Saturday against Virgil Hill, the only fighter ever to beat the German.

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BERLIN -- Former IBF champion Henry Maske will end a 10-year retirement Saturday against Virgil Hill, the only fighter ever to beat the German.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- Mikkel Kessler kept his WBC and WBA super middleweight titles before a roaring home crowd Saturday night with a unanimous decision over Librado Andrade of the United States.

NEW YORK - Unbeaten Dmitry Salita remained in contention for a junior welterweight title bout, extending his streak to 28 with a unanimous 10-round decision over Grover Wiley at the Hammerstein Ballroom on Thursday night.

JAKARTA, Indonesia — An Indonesian boxer died in hospital after undergoing brain surgery following a fight, the latest in a long line of deaths linked to the sport in the country, a doctor said Wednesday.

George Foreman will serve as a judge on the upcoming second season of ABC's American Inventor, according to Variety.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Evander Holyfield's bid to become the first five-time heavyweight champion gained momentum Saturday night when the 44-year-old fighter stopped Vinny Maddalone in a bloody, one-sided bout.

NEW YORK -- Undefeated John Duddy unanimously outpointed Anthony Bonsante in a nine-round decision Friday night to retain the IBA middleweight title and capture the vacant WBC Continental Americas crown.

PARIS - World cruiserweight champion O'Neil Bell thinks he has the mental edge over Jean-Marc Mormeck going into their title rematch Saturday.

ALBUQUERQUE — Five-time world champion boxer Johnny Tapia was released from Presbyterian Hospital after a three-day stay that began with an apparent cocaine overdose.

SYDNEY, Australia - Aging Hollywood hunk Sylvester Stallone faces stiff fines after trying to bring vials of a muscle-building hormone into Australia, where it is restricted.