Boxing
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Dusty Hernandez Harrison heading for the big time
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Dusty Hernandez Harrison is a full-time boxer and part-time student at UDC. Harrison grew up on boxing. He turned pro at 17 and has yet to lose.
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. highest earning athlete
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. is projected to make $90 million in 2013 according to Sports Illustrated's annual list.
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Tori Nelson wants to help women boxers gain recognition
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Virginia's own Tori Nelson is fierce in the boxing ring, ranking number one in the U.S. and number two in the world for female boxing in her weight class.
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Hybrid exercising: Piloxing and Barre Ride
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Pilates and boxing? Ballet and cycling? All are great on their own, but many say they’re even better together.
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Pacquiao vs Marquez 4: Juan Manuel Marquez knocks out Manny Pacquiao in 6th round
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Marquez took care of all of his business Saturday night with a thunderous right hand that left Manny Pacquiao face first on the canvas with his remarkable career in question.
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Hector 'Macho' Camacho died after being taken off life support: Doctor
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The director of the Centro Medico trauma center in Puerto Rico says boxer Hector 'Macho' Camacho has died after being taken off life support.
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Hector Camacho shot in San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Former world boxing champion Hector "Macho" Camacho was shot in the face as he sat in a car outside the Puerto Rican capital Tuesday, and doctors said he was in serious condition but expected to survive.
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Muhammad Ali honored with Liberty Medal
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Retired boxing champ Muhammad Ali was known as "The Greatest" inside the ring. But some say the moniker has been even more fitting in the years since he hung up his gloves.
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Chris Brown and Drake offered $1 million each to fight
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A bottle-tossing bar brawl was apparently not enough, now someone is offering millions to see R&B singer Chris Brown and rapper Drake fight.
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Roger Leonard, brother of Sugar Ray, releases new book
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How would you feel being the sibling of a world-class athlete? We find out during our talk with Sugar Ray Leonard's brother, Roger.
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Boxer Paul Williams paralyzed after motorcycle crash
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Boxer Paul Williams was paralyzed Sunday after being involved in a motorcycle crash in the Atlanta suburbs and doctors said it is unlikely he will continue his career, his manager said Monday.
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Lamont Peterson/Amir Khan fight canceled, Peterson defends himself
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Lamont Peterson, D.C.'s native boxing champion, is fending off accusations that he failed a drug test. He took his defense to NewsTalk with Bruce DePuyt on Thursday morning.
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Afghan woman heads to Olympics for boxing
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Besides going after a medal in the boxing ring at the London Olympics, Sadaf Rahimi will be taking a few punches in the fight for equal rights for Afghan women.
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Angelo Dundee, Muhammad Ali trainer, died
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Angelo Dundee, the trainer behind boxing legend Muhammad Ali, died on Wednesday evening, taking with him a large part of boxing history.
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Khan v. Peterson: Big time boxing returns to D.C.
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In the biggest fight in D.C. in 18 years, world lightweight champ Amir Khan from London will be challeged by D.C.'s own Lamont Peterson, who grew up on the mean streets and in foster care.
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Frazier dies after fight with cancer, family says
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Joe Frazier, the former heavyweight champion who handed Muhammad Ali his first defeat yet had to live forever in his shadow, has died.
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Arturo Gatti, boxer, did not commit suicide autopsy reveals
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A head injury found on late boxer Arturo Gatti shows that he didn't commit suicide in 2009.
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Sugar Ray Leonard says he was abused by coach
CommentSugar Ray Leonard says in his upcoming autobiography that he was sexually abused by a coach as a young boxer in the early 1970s.
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