Gennady Golovkin knocks out Daniel Geale at Madison Square Garden
Peter Mitchell, New York Gennady Golovkin shattered Daniel Geale's world-title dreams and the Kazakh power puncher has his sights set on another Australian.
Daniel Geale crushed by Gennady Golovkin at Madison Square Garden
Peter Mitchell Gennady Golovkin has scored a third-round technical knockout win over Australia's Daniel Geale in their world title fight at New York's Madison Square Garden.
Daniel Geale hoping to stand tall against Gennady Golovkin at Madison Square Garden
DANIEL LANE The intense look in Bailey Geale’s eyes suggested the nine-year-old, and not his father, was preparing to fight WBA’s ‘Super’ middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin at Madison Square Garden as he clenched his fists tightly, ensured his feet were positioned correctly and lunged forward to land a jab and snappy right hand into his dad, Daniel’s, open palm.
Middleweight boxer Daniel Geale proves fairytales at bottom of the garden can come true
DANIEL LANE Australian world middleweight title contender Daniel Geale took time out from his preparation for the biggest bout of his career to reveal how a significant part of the fairytale he wrote 20-odd-years-ago during a primary school creative writing class had come true.
Mayweather set for Maidana re-match in September
Undefeated welterweight Floyd Mayweather Jr., widely regarded as the world's top pound-for-pound boxer, announced on Thursday that he will return to the ring in September for a re-match with Argentina's Marcos Maidana.
Danny Green rematch with Anthony Mundine closer than ever
DAVID PRESTIPINO A return bout between Danny Green and nemesis Anthony Mundine is closer than ever.
Ricky Hatton gives his Australian charges advice on boxing – and life
DANIEL LANE Because he detests how promises in boxing are broken with far more frequency – and ease – than a fighter’s nose, British legend Ricky Hatton was a world away from his beloved pubs and people in Manchester and sitting ringside at Moree’s Town Hall to urge local hero Cameron Hammond on to victory.
Muhammad Ali 'Fight of the Century' gloves to be auctioned
The gloves that Muhammad Ali wore in his fabled 1971 "Fight of the Century" against Joe Frazier will be auctioned in the US.
Daniel Geale unfazed as Gennady Golovkin camp take victory for granted
PHIL LUTTON World title aspirant Daniel Geale believes the Gennady Golovkin camp has dismissed him as a serious threat and are already scouting their next fight, just weeks before the bell has even sounded at Madison Square Garden.
Amir Khan bailed after suspected assault - reports
World welterweight title contender Amir Khan has been released on bail after the British boxer was arrested on suspicion of two assaults in the early hours of Friday morning, according to media reports.
Billy Dib eager to rebuild boxing career by beating Alberto Garza
Adrian Warren Former featherweight world boxing champion Billy Dib has learnt from his mistakes and is eager to prove himself as a super featherweight in the US this week.
Alex Leapai: Portrait of a contender
PHIL LUTTON The rise, the unravelling and the redemption of Alex Leapai.
Socceroos' Tim Cahill inspires his heavyweight cousin Jai Opetaia to take a shot
DANIEL LANE "You never go into a title fight thinking you are going to lose and when you get that one chance you have to take it. And in the defining moments in my career, that has made a difference to me."
Daniel Geale hopes to make his mark at Madison Square Garden
DANIEL LANE Australian boxer Daniel Geale said last year's experience of sitting ringside at New York's iconic Madison Square Garden meant the hype surrounding next month's bout there - against undefeated world middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin - wouldn't distract his build-up.
Daniel Geale confident ahead of Gennady Golovkin fight
Ben Chenoweth Daniel Geale has ‘‘never been this motivated’’.
Floyd Mayweather KOs Tiger Woods to top Forbes richest in sport list
Undefeated boxing superstar Floyd Mayweather Jr was named the highest-paid athlete in sports Wednesday by Forbes magazine, bumping off 2013 winner Tiger Woods by amassing $US105 million ($112 million) in net revenue.
Boxing Australia confident AIS funding can deliver Commonwealth Games medals
DAVID POLKINGHORNE Barbecues and bricklayers are not the normal recruitment tools for elite sport.
ACT Brumbies winger Joe Tomane eager to stay in Canberra
DAVID POLKINGHORNE Brumbies flyer Joe Tomane is using boxing as part of plan to come back firing.
Long climb to the top for Soliman
Adrian Warren Australia's newest boxing champion Sam Soliman has taken a longer more difficult route to the top than perhaps any of the nation's previous world title-winning pugilists.
Froch KO's Groves to retain super-middleweight titles
Nick Parkinson There was no controversy or arguing over the outcome this time as Carl Froch knocked out George Groves in the eighth round in defence of his two world super-middleweight titles at Wembley Stadium on Saturday.
Sam Soliman wins IBF middleweight title
Australia's Sam Soliman has won the IBF middleweight boxing title with a unanimous points win over Germany's Felix Sturm, in Krefeld, Germany.
Australia names three women in Glasgow Commonwealth Games boxing team
Three Australian women will make history at the Commonwealth Games, as part of an 11-strong boxing team for Glasgow.
Olympic boxer Adam Forsyth faces arrest over failure to appear at court
MEGAN GORREY An arrest warrant has been issued for an Olympic boxer, who punched a truck driver in the head in a Fyshwick street, after he failed to appear in court for the second time to be sentenced.
Ronda Rousey would 'badly hurt' Floyd Mayweather Jr, says UFC boss
Mixed martial arts fighter Ronda Rousey would hurt undefeated world champion boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr if the pair ever had a fight, says UFC boss Dana White.
Canberra boxer Bianca Elmir aiming to bounce back at world championships
LEE GASKIN Canberra boxer Bianca Elmir is hungrier than ever to qualify for this year's world championships.
New Australian boxing coach targets Olympic glory
JON TUXWORTH New national boxing coach Kevin Smith isn't pulling any punches on his team's Commonwealth Games hopes.
Katsidis-Earl to go ahead despite safety concerns
PHIL LUTTON British body urges ban on Englishman for his own safety.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. unleashes the jabs and then the punch lines
John Eligon LAS VEGAS - Already annoyed that the discourse after his latest victory had veered toward a controversy about his opponent's gloves, Floyd Mayweather Jr. shot a stiff glare at a man who shouted at him during his postfight news conference Saturday night.
Floyd Mayweather beats Marcos Maidana in close fight
In a fight that was supposed to be lopsided but turned out to be the toughest fight of his remarkable career, Mayweather beat Maidana via majority decision in a welterweight world championship unification bout.
It's a sweet life indeed for Floyd Mayweather
Sam Farmer In a room just off the lobby of the MGM Grand Hotel this week, boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. eased back on a couch and prepared to talk to a large cluster of sportswriters. An assistant handed him a tall coffee, and Mayweather, a true sweet scientist, stirred in half a dozen packets of sugar.
