Philippine Sports Commission chair William “Butch” Ramirez yesterday called for a revamp of the country’s sports leadership following the early exit of boxer Harry Tañamor in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Rival boxing promoters Sports Network and Sycuan are embroiled in a dispute over the late postponement of Edinburgh super-featherweight Alex Arthur's world title fight with Joan Guzman.

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As your fairly typical American male sports fan, Noel Jones remembers once watching ABC's "Wide World of Sports" in the 1970s, impatiently waiting for a boxing match to begin.

Undefeated former world champion boxer Paul Spadafora carries a mean punch, but even if he knocks you out, he does so with love! That’s because the multi-tattooed, tough guy has the word “LOVE” etched on his knuckles.