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• Australian women’s boxer Elmir banned for doping – May 15th, 2012

  By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australian boxer Bianca Elmir’s hopes of competing at the London Olympics are in jeopardy after she was slapped with a provisional ban for failing a doping test at national championships in February
  
  

• Boxing Club provides outlet in NNews - WAVY – May 15th, 2012

  Lloyd Jones opened the Newport News Boxing Club two years ago. His goal is to train a world champion and he hasn’t lost sight of that dream. He realized his training is so much more than just throwing punches. ?I got a sign on the wall that says
  
  

• Boxing: Revill steals limelight at Parker press conference – May 15th, 2012

  By Patrick McKendry It was supposed to be 20-year-old Joseph Parker’s moment in the spotlight, but today’s announcement that he will turn professional was disrupted by New Zealand Professional Boxing Association president Lance Revill,
  
  

• Razor says he can still cut it – May 15th, 2012

  And that’s bugged him ever since he walked away from boxing 11 years ago, with a record of 38-5-1 (29 KOs). Now, at age 48, Ruddock is poised to launch an improbable comeback. ?People can think what they want; the only thing that matters is that I know
  
  

• Boxing champ Bianca Elmir cops drug ban – May 15th, 2012

  AUSTRALIAN national boxing champion Bianca Elmir has reportedly been banned for doping just hours before she was due to fly out to China to fight for an Olympic berth. According to reports, Elmir tested positive to a diuretic while competing at the
  
  

• Lamont Peterson applies for license – May 15th, 2012

  By Dan Rafael | ESPN.com Junior welterweight titleholder Lamont Peterson will seek a Nevada boxing license despite his admission that he took a banned substance, which forced the cancellation of his rematch with Amir Khan
  
  

• Boxing: Ambitious Kell Brook ready for Carson Jones - VIDEO – May 15th, 2012

  SHEFFIELD’S new superstar boxer Kell Brook has branded his July 7 showdown with highly-ranked American Carson Jones as the last stepping stone to a long-awaited world title shot. The unbeaten Sheffield welterweight has been on the verge of a challenge
  
  

• Seattle boxer loses Olympics bid, must wait on commission for fate – May 15th, 2012

  (Harry How/Getty Images) Now her Olympic fate is in the hands of an international boxing commission that will pick someone for the single at-large spot for a lightweight boxer from the Americas, KING-5 News reports. With Underwood’s loss at the AIBI
  
  

• Boxing: Ambitious Kell Brook ready for Carson Jones – May 15th, 2012

  Squaring up: Sheffield boxer Kell Brook, left, goes face to face with his next opponent Carson Jones at Sheffield Motorpoint Arena press conference. SHEFFIELD’S new superstar boxer Kell Brook has branded his July 7 showdown with highly-ranked American
  
  

• Pay Attention to the Super Featherweights; Fan’s Perspective – May 15th, 2012

  Contributor Network ? 9 hours ago While boxing fans are obsessed with Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather, attention should also be paid to some of the lesser stars. With the heavyweight division in neutral and the middleweights stuck in the tar pits
  
  

• boxers waiting for Olympics decision – May 15th, 2012

  STRAPPING UP: Aucklander Alexis Pritchard may well have done enough to qualify for the London Olympics, where women’s boxing makes its Games debut. Boxing New Zealand chairman John McKay says he is just as confused as anyone as to whether New Zealand’s
  
  

• Tyson: ‘One man show is like therapy’ – May 15th, 2012

  By WENN.com Boxing legend Mike Tyson feels relieved after performing his one-man stage show, likening the confessional act to therapy. The Hangover star headed to Las Vegas last month to debut The Undisputed Truth, a no-holds-barred account of his life
  
  

• Southpaw Pacquiao can end Mayweather’s unbeaten streak, says Roach – May 15th, 2012

  Freddie Roach believes a southpaw fighter like Manny Pacquiao can put an end to the 43-match unbeaten streak of Floyd Mayweather Jr. if ever both superstar boxers finally meet inside the ring. For years, Top Rank Boxing and Golden Boy Promotions have
  
  

• Olympics-Irish boxing queen Taylor on course for London – May 15th, 2012

  By Nick Mulvenney | QINHUANGDAO, China May 15 (Reuters) - Ireland’s boxing golden girl Katie Taylor tried hard to stay on message at the women’s world championships on Tuesday but was unable to completely suppress her excitement at moving closer to
  
  

• Pacquiao’s success hurting Filipino Olympic hopes – May 15th, 2012

  Manny Pinol, a former governor of North Cotabato and current manager of boxers through his Braveheart Boxing stable, says the success of the eight-weight world champion is hindering the amateur Olympic program at home. Despite boasting a population of