LOS ANGELES -- Abner Mares attacked relentlessly on the way to a unanimous decision over Anselmo Moreno on Saturday night, defending his WBC 122-pound title and handing Moreno his first defeat in a decade.

Leo Santa Cruz also defended his IBF bantamweight title, stopping Victor Zaleta…

Ronald Hearns is strapped to a gurney on Friday. / Bob Ryder/Special to DFP

By Mike Brudenell



Detroit Free Press Sports Writer

Detroit boxer Ronald Hearns spent several hours in hospital overnight following a scary finish to his super middleweight bout at the Taylor Sportsplex on Friday.

Hearns, son of the legendary Kronk world champion Thomas…

BY Kevin Davis

Paul McCloskeywill fight Manuel Perez at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast on September 22, live on Sky Sports. Dudey is returning from a controversial decision by the referee to stop the contest and Demarcus 'Chop Chop' Corley.…

By Kevin Davis

Power, that's the one word everyone use to describe the Argentinian slugger Marcos Maidana. Blessed with power in both hand Maidana stormed the light welterweight division with powerful knockouts and exciting fights. After winning the title from Hall-Of-Famer Eric Morales, he decided…

By Kevin Davis

Manny Pacquiao is now being used by religious pastors, according to The Christian Post, since the Juan Manuel Marquez fight in Nov. of 2011, Manny Pacquiao has been holding his own bible studies and has been attracting the wrong sort of people…

By Kevin Davis 

Roger Mayweather was doing his usual at the Mayweather gym padding a group of locals big and small going over combinations. When one mess up they have to fall out of line as he starts with the next. No resting for him after a big fight and huge camp. Roger is always…

By Kevin Davis

I remember turning on my cable TV box only to see a young 19 year old kid, that a first glance I thought was Nonito Donaire. A counter punching southpaw, with a 'babyface' and a killer straight left. Pinoy fans were all falling head over heels for this fighter they call…