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Kazakhstan's Beibut Shumenov retained his WBA and IBA light heavyweight titles by stopping American Danny Santiago in the ninth round Fridayt. Shumenov hurt Santiago with a quick combination that backed him into the ropes. Shumenov quickly took advantage landing a number of power shots that forced the referee to jump in and stop the fight 44 seconds into the round.

Other fighters poised to leapfrog past recent winner unless there some upsets along the way.

A Nevada judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a nightclub bouncer against Floyd Mayweather Jr. that alleged the champion boxer and his entourage became violent after they were carded at a Las Vegas hotspot. Clark County District Judge Kenneth Cory dismissed the lawsuit without a hearing last week. The lawsuit was filed in May by Clay Gerling, a bouncer for the Drai nightclub at Bill's...

Flyweight Rau'shee Warren postponed a pro career to give London a shot after his Beijing disappointment.

Timothy Bradley could be missing out on a big Amir Khan bout by insisting on tune-up fights.

Talented 24-year-old Amir Khan hears the praises of a very bright future following a fifth-round KO of Zab Judah.

England's Amir Khan won a second piece of the 140-pound (63.5-kilogram) title Saturday, stopping American veteran Zab Judah with a body punch in the fifth round of a scheduled 12-round unification bout. He did it with a body shot that landed legally, though Judah claimed it was a low blow. No matter, said Khan, who was landing big blows even before the punch that put Judah down.

Butch Lewis, the colorful boxing promoter who worked with Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier and Michael and Leon Spinks, has died. He was 65. Funeral home owner Sammy Congo of Congo Funeral Home in Wilmington, Del., says he received notification of Lewis' death on Saturday morning and was expected to meet family members on Sunday.

Only days after Michael Vick came to Capitol Hill to speak out against cruelty to dogs, Sunday brings a report on a series of acts against dogs that is arguably just as heinous as the dog fighting ring that landed the NFL quarterback in jail. ESPN's Outside The Lines will air an investigation...

Is Amir Khan off-putting? Maybe, but he's willing to take on all challengers.

When Gershon Luxemburg started his boxing club 30 years ago, he was looking to build champions, not bridges. But thanks to a loyal cadre of Jewish and Arab fighters who flock to his stuffy gym inside a converted underground bomb shelter, Luxemburg's club has become a rare melting pot that brings the warring sides closer together, one punch at a time.

Rau'shee Warren fires a flurry of punches into Freddie Roach's ribs, peppering the green chest protector with "WILD CARD" emblazoned on the front. "Double it. Again. Harder," Roach says calmly, wincing in sync with the percussive pop of Warren's gloves. Roach doesn't have to take this punishment and certainly not from some amateur fighter.

With a win over Amir Khan, Zab Judah can finally live up to the years of hype.

When Zab Judah was a kid, he wanted to be Pernell Whitaker. But he's getting something better.

Antonio Tarver stopped defending champion Danny Green in the ninth round Wednesday to claim the IBO cruiserweight world boxing title. The 42-year-old American was in control from the start at the Sydney Entertainment Centre and twice hurt Green in the first round. He knocked him in the second. The referee stopped the fight following the ninth after a punishing round for Green, who was defending the...