Timothy Bradley knocked down Junior Witter in the sixth round on the way to winning the WBC light-welterweight title Saturday night on a a split decision.

Mike Arnaoutis, Atlantic City, N.J., outpointed Lanardo Tyner, Detroit, 12, to retain the USBA light welterweight title.

Mike Arnaoutis successfully defended his USBA junior welterweight title Friday night, unanimously outpointing Lanard Tyner in a 12-round bout at Bally's Atlantic City.

Mike Arnaoutis successfully defended his USBA junior welterweight title Friday night, unanimously outpointing Lanard Tyner in a 12-round bout at Bally's Atlantic City.

Samuel Peter will defend his WBC heavyweight title in the fall against unretired former champion Vitali Klitschko after the fighters' camps finally reached a financial agreement for the long-awaited fight.

At Atlantic City, N.J. (ESPN2), Mike Arnaoutis, Atlantic City, vs. Lanardo Tyner, Detroit, 12, for Arnaoutis' USBA light welterweight title.

Former IBF lightweight champion Paul Spadafora was released from the state prison Thursday and won't face charges he violated his parole.

Anschutz Entertainment Group acquired a significant ownership stake in Oscar De La Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions on Thursday, creating a partnership between one of the world's largest sports conglomerates and the boxing superstar's burgeoning promotions company.

Sugar Shane Mosley's fight with Zab Judah on May 31 was canceled Thursday after Judah seriously injured his arm in an accidental fall.

The heavyweight title fight between WBA champion Ruslan Chagaev of Uzbekistan and Nikolai Valuev of Russia will be held in Hannover on July 5.

Olympic bronze medalist Suriya Prasathinphimai has been suspended for one year by Thailand's boxing authorities after a positive doping test.

The heavyweight title fight between WBA champion Ruslan Chagaev of Uzbekistan and Nikolai Valuev of Russia has been rescheduled for July 5.

1, Vladimir Virchis, Ukrainem. 2, Juan Carlos Gomez, Cuba. 3, John Ruiz, Puerto Rico. 4, Hasim Rahman. 5, Alexander Dimitrenko, Ukraine. 6, Oleg Maskaev, Kazakhstan. 7, Chris Arreola. 8, Andrew Golota, Poland. 9, Kali Meehan, New Zealand. 10, Donnell Holmes.

Oscar De La Hoya, Los Angeles, outpointed Steve Forbes, Las Vegas, 12, junior middleweights; Victor Ortiz, Oxnard, Calif., stopped Dairo Esalas, Comombia, 5, junior welterweights.

The crowd had gone home mostly satisfied, and Oscar De La Hoya had a few minutes to shower and change from boxing trunks into something a bit less revealing. His job not yet finished for the night, he stood in the same ring where he beat Steve Forbes and wasted no time promoting his next act.

Oscar De La Hoya showed he could still beat a contender. Next up is cashing in again like a champion.

Firat Arslan earned a convincing decision against American Darnell Wilson in the first defense of his WBA cruiserweight title on Saturday.

Two boxers traded jabs and feints in the raised ring, a long way from the days when rough kids fought their way out of rough neighborhoods.

Oscar De La Hoya's farewell tour is beginning at home. He can only hope it doesn't end there, too.

Undefeated Zsolt Erdei pounded out a one-sided decision against DeAndrey Abron on Saturday night to retain his WBO light heavyweight title.

Andrey Tsurkan stopped Jesse Feliciano 2 minutes, 17 seconds into the sixth round of a scheduled 10-round welterweight bout at the Paradise Theater on Friday night.

Former IBF junior welterweight champion Juan Urango stopped Argentina's Carlos Wilfredo Vilches in the fourth rounds Wednesday night.

Oscar De La Hoya feels like a contender, which is only right because he's fighting a guy from ``The Contender.''

Joe Calzaghe's American adventure ended the way any European tourist's first junket to Vegas should - with a headache, exhaustion, indelible memories and a wallet full of cash.

Joe Calzaghe leaped onto the unfamiliar ropes with more hope than confidence, punching his fists skyward but also looking over his shoulder at the judges' table.

British heavyweight Audley Harrison began yet another comeback, stopping Jason Barnett in the fifth round Saturday night on the undercard of Joe Calzaghe's 175-pound fight with Bernard Hopkins.

Amir Khan is eager to follow Joe Calzaghe's path from the U.K. to the U.S., although Khan doesn't plan to wait nearly as long.

Bernard Hopkins kept his hands to himself Friday at the weigh-in for his fight with Joe Calzaghe, engaging in none of the shenanigans that led to a $200,000 fine after his last fight.

Heavyweight Chazz Witherspoon and middleweight Peter Quillin extended their undefeated streaks Wednesday night with unanimous 10-round decisions at Hammerstein Ballroom.

Vitali Klitschko's platform as he runs for mayor of his hometown of Kiev, Ukraine, comes through clearly in his travels during the race.

Despite Floyd Mayweather's reluctance to meet the other top welterweights, boxing's deepest division will produce a megafight after all.

Antonio Tarver climbed into the ring with one light heavyweight title Saturday night. He departed with two championship belts and a roaring crowd behind him.

Carlos De Leon Jr. recovered from a sixth-round knockdown to stop James McGirt Jr. in the seventh round Friday night in a super-middleweight bout between sons of former world champions.

The International Boxing Federation official rankings for April (Americans unless otherwise noted):

The World Boxing Association rankings through March 2008 (Americans unless otherwise noted):

Leave it to Bob Arum to take a dig at one of the welterweight champions.

Canadian Steve Molitor successfully defended his IBF junior featherweight title Saturday night, ununanimously outpointing Mexico's Fernando Beltran Jr. to improve to 27-0.

Amir Khan floored Martin Kristjansen three times in the seventh round for a TKO victory and closed in on a world title fight on Saturday.

Felix Sturm stopped Jamie Pittman of Australia in the seventh round in a one-sided defense of his WBA middleweight title Saturday.

On his worst days since he quit fighting, trainer Freddie Roach's left arm trembles, his speech is slurred and he is easily fatigued.

With information from a new documentary film supporting his case, an attorney is trying to revive his lawsuit against the New York State Athletic Commission over its handling of the 1983 bout where a fighter took a beating from doctored gloves.

Undefeated super middleweight Andre Ward will face fellow former Olympian Jerson Ravelo in his next fight, promoter Dan Goossen said Friday.

``Sugar'' Shane Mosley is accusing convicted steroids dealer Victor Conte of slander for telling newspapers he saw the boxer knowingly inject steroids.

Undefeated Yuri Foreman won a unanimous 10-round decision over Saul Roman to take the NABF light middleweight championship Thursday night at Aviator Arena.

Arthur Abraham knocked out American Elvin Ayala with a 12th-round uppercut on Saturday and successfully defended his IBF middleweight title for the seventh time.

Cornelius Bundrage unanimously outpointed Kassim Ouma in a 10-round light middleweight bout Friday night.