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Lucas Browne says he 'knows the truth' about failed drug test
James Mooney 4:27 PM Australia's first heavy weight boxing champion Lucas Browne said he is devastated following to the news he returned a positive urine sample containing the banned drug Clenbuterol.
Lucas Browne 'arrived clean'
Daniel Lane 9:03 AM British boxing legend Ricky Hatton has jumped into Australian Lucas Browne's corner, saying the world heavyweight champion, who failed a drug test after his title bout, arrived for the fight in Chechnya 'clean'.
Heavyweight champ Browne fails drug test
Phil Lutton Lucas Browne's team will produce evidence to suggest their man was clean a week out from his heavyweight title fight as the Australian tries to defend himself in the face of damaging doping allegations.
My cocaine bender with Mike Tyson
David Sygall Steve-O has made a living out of shocking people. So it's fitting that his stories about former boxing champion Mike Tyson are outrageous.
Paralympics
Paralympic rower Ross turns to boxing for Rio punches
Chris Dutton Paralympic rower Kathryn Ross says she has been a fighter from the day she was born.
Big Daddy to defend title in Perth?
James Mooney Australia's first ever world heavyweight champion Lucas Browne is calling for his next fight to be held in Australia - with Perth a chance to host his first title defence.
Big Daddy's world title campaign no Idol threat
Martin Flanagan Australian boxing fans might have known who Lucas Browne was a week ago but they are not nearly as numerous as they once were. Among the general public, he was a total unknown.
Haumono calls out Browne
Adrian Proszenko Solomon Haumono has called for Lucas Browne to stop ducking him to provide the sporting public an historic first - a heavyweight title clash between two Australians on home soil.
Big Daddy Browne inspired by family
Adrian Warren Big Daddy is back in Australia, revelling in the spotlight as a world champion.
The Kiwi sensation who wants to 'humiliate' Lucas Browne
Phil Lutton The management of New Zealand prospect Joseph Parker say their fighter would embarrass Sydney's new heavyweight champ Lucas Browne should they meet in the ring.
Browne wins world heavyweight boxing title
Australia has its first world heavyweight boxing champion with Sydney's Lucas Browne scoring a 10th-round stoppage of WBA regular champion Ruslan Chagaev in Grozny, Chechnya.
Male boxers to abandon headgear for Rio
Karolos Grohmann For the first time in 32 years male boxers will be able trade punches without headgear at this year's Rio Games as a separate push to allow professionals to contest the August games gathers momentum.
UFC fans await McGregor- Diaz showdown in battle of the trash talkers
Jamie Marcuson Before Conor McGregor and his brash way with words, there were two brothers who owned the UFC trash talk. The Diaz brothers, Nate and Nick, have given fans of the UFC plenty of reasons to cheer over the years as they took news conferences to new levels.
Mundine to undergo hip surgery
Anthony Mundine will undergo hip surgery in England in an effort to save his boxing career.
Joshua plays down heavyweight hype
Anthony Joshua has the Olympic gold medal, the enviable physique, a growing aura and the perfect professional record.
Pacquiao inflames with another anti-LGBT post
Less than a day after Nike terminated its relationship with Manny Pacquiaofor calling people in gay relationships "worse than animals", the champion boxer posted a Bible verse which says gay men should be put to death.
Heavyweight Leapai hangs up his gloves
Best known for his fight against world heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko in 2014, 'The Lionheart' has announced his retirement.
Nike sack Pacquiao for anti-LGBT comments
Nike has ended their near-decade-long association with Manny Pacquiao after the champion boxer labelled those in same-sex relationships "worse than animals."
Philippines' Pacquiao loses Nike, faces vote boycott for anti-gay comments
Manolo Serapio jnr and Karen Lema Nike has severed ties with boxing star Manny Pacquiao after he said that condoning same-sex relationships made people "worse than animals".
Pacquiao backtracks as Mayweather weighs in
Manny Pacquiao has backtracked on comments he made comparing homosexuals as "worse than animals" after receiving a major backlash with long-term foe Floyd Mayweather leading the way.