Being a fighter is usually the be-all and end-all for most fighters but Queensland UFC lightweight fireball Damien Brown is the exception to that rule.

Tim Simona has again left sports fans feeling short-changed after he was forced to pull out of his heavily hyped boxing debut at the last minute.

One of Horn's key divisional rivals, Keith Thurman, has given an insight into how lowly the Australian is rated on American soil, saying Horn will be little more than a warm-up for the all-conquering Crawford when they meet in New York City in April.

Boxing could be knocked out of the next Olympic Games if the International Olympic Committee is not satisfied problems with the sport's finances and governance are sorted out, IOC President Thomas Bach warned on Sunday.

It's already being planned as a night where the welterweight division welcomes a new kingpin. But Jeff Horn's camp have been busy finding ways to upset the script when the WBO welterweight belt goes on the line in April.

Souths finished a camp under the watchful eye of the Australian middleweight champion.

The three men at the top of the Canberra fight scene have a long history together.

​If Jeff Horn walks out to a chorus of boos at Madison Square Garden on April 14, his promoter Dean Lonergan will know who to blame - Teddy Atlas.

A boxer has to have physical strength, fitness, courage, skill, speed, toughness and the mental capacity to take punishment and carry on when every sinew and nerve in his body is telling him to stop.

Trainer Glenn Rushton said he and Jeff Horn would prefer the fight to be held in Las Vegas on a different date.

An ageless and dangerous Anthony Mundine wants any bout against Jeff Horn to be above the super welterweight limit.

Anthony Mundine has kept alive his hopes of a fight against Jeff Horn with a second-round KO over former featherweight world title contender Tommy Browne in Sydney.

Former world champion Anthony Mundine has slammed fellow Australian boxer Jeff Horn, saying the Queenslander only gets attention because of his skin colour.

Anthony Mundine says he will retire from professional boxing this year should he lose on Wednesday night to Tommy Browne.

Anthony Joshua will put his perfect 20-fight, 20-knockout record on the line against Joseph Parker.

Jeff Horn may have never had the chance to "achieve greatness" against Terence Crawford had he not agreed to an April fight in Las Vegas, his trainer Glenn Rushton says.

If Horn wants to be one of the greats, he needs to fight in the city where they are made. That means going chips-in for an April fight against Terence Crawford, not hope it ends up in familiar surroundings.

Australia's 13-strong team has declared its intention to dominate the medal haul at the Gold Coast.

Boxer Anja Stridsman qualified for the Commonwealth Games eight weeks after rupturing her ACL in a remarkable story.