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Wladimir Klitschko and Alexander Povetkin would each earn career-high purses if a proposed Aug. 31 clash comes to fruition in Moscow. A Russian promoter has bid more than $23 million to host the bout.

Top Rank CEO Bob Arum would like to "mix-and-match" Brandon Rios, Manny Pacquiao, Juan Manuel Marquez and Tim Bradley over the course of the next few months.

WBO cruiserweight titleholder Marco Huck could face Ola Afolabi, against whom he is 1-0-1, for a third time in Germany this April.

Cruiserweight Elvin Sanchez rose from the canvas in the second round of Friday night's third-round knockout of previously undefeated Venroy July.

Referee Tony Weeks will make his East Coast debut with Friday night's Lamont Peterson-Kendall Holt fight at The D.C. Armory in Washington, D.C.

Adrien Broner: "With the talent that I have, the type of guy that I am, the charisma that I have, I knew that there would be some point in time when boxing will revolve around Adrien Broner."

Unbeaten heavyweight prospect Seth Mitchell: "I'm very confident that I have the skills to be a problem for any heavyweight in the division right now."

Johnathon Banks' name was the first one mentioned by Emanuel Steward when Wladimir Klitschko asked who should replace him in Klitschko's corner.

Unbeaten heavyweight prospect Seth Mitchell will be profiled Saturday night on HBO's "2 Days: Seth Mitchell."

Undefeated heavyweight prospect Seth Mitchell, a former scholarship linebacker at Michigan State, will be featured in the HBO documentary series "2 Days: Seth Mitchell," which debuts on Oct. 27.

Golden Boy Promotions would like to add British 2012 Olympic super heavyweight gold medalist Anthony Joshua to a stable that already boasts unbeaten American fighters Seth Mitchell and Deontay Wilder.

Adrien Broner's assessment of hard-hitting, upcoming rival Antonio DeMarco: "Power is nothing if you can't connect; it's like moving a sack of rocks."

The late Corrie Sanders split bouts with Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko.

The bout between junior featherweights Guillermo Rigondeaux and Roberto Marroquin on the Sept. 15 Chavez-Martinez undercard could be in jeopardy following a complaint from promoter Gary Hyde.

Heavyweight prospect Seth Mitchell believes that he can raise the status of boxing by becoming the first American to hold the title since since 2007, when Shannon Briggs briefly wore the WBO's belt. 

Promoter Don King, who turns 81 on Aug. 20, invited Pygmies to the "Rumble In The Jungle," claims to be able to communicate with Floyd Mayweather in "ghetto-ese," and once killed a man -- just a few stories from the life of the man who coined the phrase "Only in America."

Oscar De La Hoya on undefeated heavyweight KO artist Deontay Wilder: "It's time to take him to the big stage -- the HBOs and the Showtimes. It's time to unleash Deontay Wilder."

Hasim Rahman is back after wrist surgery and is in training for his Sept. 29 shot at WBA heavyweight titleholder Alexander Povetkin.

Undefeated U.S. heavyweight prospect Deontay Wilder: "I am, without hesitation, I would say, the best heavyweight that America has to offer."

Against Kertson Manswell on Saturday night, "The world is going to see why we keep saying...that Deontay Wilder is going to be America's next heavyweight champion of the world," said Wilder, who is 23-0, all by knockout. 

Seth Mitchell's manager lays out a scenario under which he believes his fighter could be heavyweight titleholder by as early as this time next year. 

An injury to Hasim Rahman's left wrist has forced the cancelation of a July 14, EPIX-televised heavyweight title fight with WBA beltholder Alex Povetkin.

Hasim Rahman has pulled out of a scheduled clash with WBA heavyweight titleholder Alexander Povetkin due to a cyst on his right wrist.

Wladimir Klitschko will defend his RING heavyweight championship against southpaw Tony Thompson in a rematch of Klitschko's knockout victory over Thompson in July of 2008.

Challenger Chad Dawson wants to deliver a career-defining knockout over RING and WBC light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins on Saturday night.

American heavyweight title hopeful, Seth Mitchell, held an open workout on Wednesday in Clinton, Md., in advance of his clash with Chazz Witherspoon on April 28.

Jim Lampley said issues surrounding Floyd Mayweather Jr., Manny Pacquiao, and a number of others will be broached on the new HBO boxing series "The Fight Game."

Vicente Escobedo, two bouts into his junior lightweight campaign, is trying to maneuver himself into a title shot against WBO 130-pound beltholder Adrien Broner. 

Paulie Malignaggi's mouth has earned him a check that his butt can cash -- talking boxing on BBC radio.

With Saturday night's postponement of the Wladimir Klitschko-Jean Marc Mormeck fight, American Seth Mitchell finds himself in the spotlight against Timur Ibragimov.

Seth Mitchell takes a step up against Timur Ibragimov on the Amir Khan-Lamont Peterson undercard on Dec. 10.

WBA "regular" beltholder Alexander Povetkin has targeted No. 9-rated Cedric Boswell for Dec. 3 with an eye toward Hasim Rahman or Evander Holyfield.

Hasim Rahman: "This is it. This is everything. I feel like this is my last shot. But I'm ready. I'm ready to win the title for the third time."

Undefeated heavyweight Seth Mitchell aims to validate assertions that he could be America's next titleholder. 

Former undisputed Lennox Lewis, who turns 46 in September, lists his children, contentment and induction into the International Hall of Fame among the reasons he will never fight again.

Sergei Dzinziruk rematches Lukas Konecny, Austin Trout is looking for a fight, Kelly Pavlik discusses his team, and heavyweight prospect Seth Mitchell debuts on HBO