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• Ross Greenburg Leaving HBO Sports – July 18th, 2011

  According to the New York Times, Greenburg said that he was not renewing his contract, which expires soon, and was not being dismissed, but was exhausted from his years of working on HBO’s boxing broadcasts and had been considering leaving the network
  
  

• Boxing Betting: Dereck Chisora v Tyson Fury – July 18th, 2011

  I hope the new Wembley Arena ring is big enough to fit the egos of both Dereck Chisora and Tyson Fury as two of the loudest mouths in British boxing go head to head for the British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles this weekend
  
  

• Boxing weekend review: Kevin Mitchell defeats John Murray – July 18th, 2011

  Many people questioned the heart and mentality of east-end boxer Mitchell after his devastating third-round knockout loss to Michael Katsidis over a year ago. Having not fought since, Mitchell agreed to enter the ring against his the strongest domestic
  
  

• Butterbean Trades His Boxing Gloves for a Sheriff’s Badge in Investigation ... – July 18th, 2011

  SILVER SPRING, Md., July 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/—Former heavyweight boxer Eric Esch, more popularly known as Butterbean, barreled into the national ring in the ‘90s like a 400-pound wrecking ball clad in American flag shorts. Now, Butterbean is taking
  
  

• Remembering Davey Moore – July 18th, 2011

  The place: Dodger Stadium. The date: March 1963. The fight: Sugar Ramos vs. Davey Moore. The song: Bob Dylan’s “Who Killed Davey Moore?” Sports Illustrated just ranked Dylan’s ballad the number one sports song of all time, and Davey Moore’s 75-year-old widow Geraldine is thrilled…
  
  

• Gibbo: Birtley boxers rival Wallsend Boys’ Club – July 18th, 2011

  BIRTLEY’S amateur boxing club is housed in nothing more pretentious than an old fire station, yet it has produced a succession of young fighters who have gloriously rose to national prominence
  
  

• Fury apologises for outburst but continues abuse – July 18th, 2011

  “But you know I don’t have a record of biting people or kissing them at the weigh-ins - the British Boxing Board of Control have not suspended me. So let’s cut out the excuses - don’t be a muppet Del Boy. Come out, come out wherever you are!
  
  

• Underdog Boxing: Viloria must keep his new WBO belt around his waist – July 18th, 2011

  Brian Viloria (29-3-0, 16 KOs) performs very well in fights where he challenges for a version of the world title that he has not held yet. He knocked out Eric Ortiz in the very first round in his first attempt at the WBC light
  
  

• Wolak-Rodriguez: full report – July 18th, 2011

  Serrano regained control of the bout in rounds 7 and 8, using his higher work rate and superior boxing skills to close out the bout and earn a unanimous decision by scores of 78-74 (2x) and 77-75. Fightnews saw the contest 78-74 for the undefeated
  
  

• Pacquiao fires business advisor: report – July 18th, 2011

  MANILA, Philippines ? Filipino boxing icon Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao has reportedly fired his business advisor, Michael Koncz. According to a report from Manny Piñol of PhilBoxing.com, Koncz was dismissed by Pacquiao after several mistakes regarding
  
  

• Next British boxing hero hope for Amir – July 18th, 2011

  AMIR Khan aims to prove he has taken over as Britain’s number one boxing attraction. The Bolton world champion wants to put on a show as well as beat Zab Judah when the pair meet in a world title unification fight in Las Vegas in the early hours of
  
  

• Boxing: Burns wants ring title – July 17th, 2011

  It was the third successful defence of Burns’ alphabet title but the accolade he really wants is the Ring belt, an unofficial title which cuts through boxing politics to recognise the best man in each division. The belt is currently without an owner
  
  

• Chat with Zab Judah – July 17th, 2011

  On Tuesday, we’re going inside the boxing ring when Zab Judah stops by to chat about his light welterweight fight this weekend. Judah (41-6, 28 KO) takes on Amir Khan (25-1, 17 KO) in an WBA Super World and IBF light welterweight title bout
  
  

• That Old Black Magic – July 17th, 2011

  We don’t usually cover the Fiji boxing scene, but that may need to change. Junior middleweight Zulfikar Joy Ali (31-12-6, 26 KOs) predicted a sixth round knockout over his opponent Yao Yi Ma (7-1, 4 KOs) when the two men met over the weekend at Prince Charles Park in Nadi, Fiji. It…
  
  

• BOXED OUT: Boxing Boss Ross Greenburg Exiting HBO – July 17th, 2011

  For the last few years, HBO Sport’s president Ross Greenburg has done a lot of countering off the ropes, as fightwriters and industry powers have launched harsh criticism at the man who had final say over what boxing fight fans saw on HBO and HBO pay