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Construction firm cited in accident that killed ex-boxer

CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) Federal officials have cited a New Jersey firm for a fatal construction accident that killed a former heavyweight boxing champ who was defeated by Larry Holmes.

Joshua 6 pounds heavier than Parker for heavyweight fight

CARDIFF, Wales (AP) Anthony Joshua and Joseph Parker have shed the pounds (kilograms) for their world heavyweight unification title fight on Saturday.

Joshua bets on KO win, Parker still considering his options

LONDON (AP) Anthony Joshua predicts an early end. Joseph Parker is still deciding how he will end it.

YouTubers KSI, Logan Paul agree to box in UK, US

NEW YORK (AP) YouTube stars KSI and Logan Paul are taking their acts into the boxing ring.

Ramirez beats Imam to win WBC 140-pound title

NEW YORK (AP) Jose Ramirez won his first world title Saturday night with a unanimous decision victory over Amir Imam to win the WBC’s vacant 140-pound belt.

Tony Yoka given suspended ban over missed doping tests

PARIS (AP) Olympic super heavyweight champion Tony Yoka has been given a suspended one-year ban by the French boxing federation for missing doping tests.

Wilder survives pummeling to stop Ortiz in 10th

NEW YORK (AP) Deontay Wilder survived a pummeling from Luis Ortiz, then knocked out the challenger in the 10th round Saturday night to retain his WBC heavyweight title.

WBC suspends Mexican boxer Nery for failing weigh-in

TOKYO (AP) The World Boxing Council has suspended Mexican boxer Luis Nery for failing to make weight ahead of his bantamweight title match against Japanese challenger Shinsuke Yamanaka.

Danny Garcia stops Brandon Rios in 9th round

LAS VEGAS (AP) Danny Garcia stopped Brandon Rios with a right hand in the ninth round Saturday night in their WBC welterweight world title elimination bout.

Garcia, Rios set for WBC welterweight title elimination bout

LAS VEGAS (AP) Former two-division world champion Danny Garcia is returning to the ring Saturday night against former world champion Brandon Rios in a WBC welterweight world title elimination bout.

Golovkin and Alvarez to meet in May 5 rematch

Gennady Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez will meet in a May 5 rematch with the middleweight title on the line once again, promoters said Monday.

New leader of Olympic boxing body linked to organized crime

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) An official described as ”one of Uzbekistan’s leading criminals” by United States authorities has been named interim president of Olympic boxing’s governing body.

Spence stops Peterson in 1st welterweight title defense

NEW YORK (AP) Errol Spence Jr. easily defended his welterweight title for the first time Saturday night, beating Lamont Peterson when the fight was stopped just after the bell sounded to begin the eighth round.

Former world heavyweight champ Fury to regain boxing license

CARDIFF, Wales (AP) Former world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury was cleared Friday to make his long-awaited return to the ring after being told by British boxing authorities that his suspension will be lifted.

Police: Professional boxer Luis Rosa Jr. killed in car crash

WEST HAVEN, Conn. (AP) Authorities say 26-year-old professional boxer Luis Rosa Jr. has been killed in a car crash in Connecticut.

Joshua won't take Parker's drug-cheat bait

LONDON (AP) If Joseph Parker wants to rile Anthony Joshua it’s going to be tough.

Horn wins WBO welterweight title defense against Corcoran

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) Jeff Horn followed up his contentious WBO welterweight title win over Manny Pacquiao with a successful first defense on Wednesday against Gary Corcoran.

British boxing body to decide on lifting Fury's suspension

LONDON (AP) Former world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury will have to wait until next year to discover whether his suspension from boxing will be lifted.

Fury receives backdated 2-year doping ban, free to box again

LONDON (AP) Former world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury is free to box again after receiving a backdated two-year doping ban.

Horn wants to show Pacquiao win was no fluke

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) Jeff Horn’s reward for a successful first title defense since a contentious win over Manny Pacquiao could be a bout with Terence Crawford.

The 2018 Boxing Hall of Fame class

CANASTOTA, N.Y. (AP) A look at the nine people to be inducted June 10, 2018 into the International Boxing Hall of Fame and Museum:

With 2 new hips, Charr beats Ustinov for heavyweight title

OBERHAUSEN, Germany (AP) Seven months after a double hip replacement, Manuel Charr defeated Alexander Ustinov of Russia by unanimous decision for the vacant WBA heavyweight title on Saturday.

Injured Haye pulls out of heavyweight rematch with Bellew

LONDON (AP) David Haye has pulled out of his all-British heavyweight rematch with Tony Bellew because of injury.

IOC board member Wu resigns as president of boxing body AIBA

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) IOC executive board member C. K. Wu has resigned as president of Olympic boxing’s governing body AIBA.

WBC orders rematch of Yamanaka-Nery bout over drug test

TOKYO (AP) The World Boxing Council has ordered a rematch between Japanese boxer Shinsuke Yamanaka and Luis Nery for the bantamweight title three months after the Mexican failed a drug test.

Joshua roadshow to go global as boxing star resets ambitions

CARDIFF, Wales (AP) The Anthony Joshua roadshow is about to go global, and it’s going to be a wrench for the British boxing superstar.

Yafai beats Ishida on points, keeps WBA super-flyweight belt

CARDIFF, Wales (AP) British boxer Kal Yafai made a second successful defense of his WBA super-flyweight title with a unanimous decision over mandatory challenger Sho Ishida on Saturday.

Joshua at career-high weight for fight against Takam

CARDIFF, Wales (AP) Anthony Joshua will fight at the heaviest weight of his professional career when he defends his IBF and WBA heavyweight belts against Carlos Takam in Cardiff on Saturday.

1st Takam, then the world: Joshua has big plans for 2018

Anthony Joshua has big plans for 2018 now that he is the biggest draw in heavyweight boxing.

Murata beats N'Dam to win WBA middleweight title

TOKYO (AP) Japanese boxer Ryota Murata defeated France’s Hassan N’Dam by technical knockout on Sunday to win the WBA middleweight title.