Amir Khan could opt for a chance at redemption and revenge over a fight with Kell Brook after being named as the mandatory challenger for the WBC welterweight title. The vacant belt will be on the line when Danny Garcia faces Robert Guerrero in Los Angeles on January 23. And if Garcia wins, Khan could jump at the chance to avenge his loss to the Philadelphian in 2012.
David Haye joins Tony Bellew and Sylvester Stallone for the European premiere of new Rocky film 'Creed' in Leicester Square
Tyson Fury named fighter of the year by Ring magazine following world heavyweight victory over Wladimir Klitschko
Kell Brook to fight Canadian Kevin Bizier on home soil ahead of possible summer showdown with long-time rival Amir Khan
Carl Frampton vs Scott Quigg winner likely to give up one world title after the WBA and IBF order mandatory challenges
James DeGale would 'quite comfortably' beat George Groves if pair had rematch... but it's not a big fight, insists Carl Froch
Deontay Wilder again targets Tyson Fury in heavyweight unification bout and taunts British champion: 'He's just a tall guy, he...
David Haye couldn't even do 30 seconds of intense work... but he'll get back to the top, vows trainer Shane McGuigan
Billy Joe Saunders vs Gennady Golovkin edges closer as Frank Warren confirms talks over unification bout
David Haye fight with Mark de Mori to be shown on free-to-air entertainment channel Dave... 'the home of witty banter'
Manny Pacquiao confirms he will retire after Timothy Bradley fight as Amir Khan's hopes of ever facing Filipino are extinguished
Mark De Mori arrives in London early as Australian begins preparations to spoil David Haye's long-awaited return to the ring
Billy Joe Saunders offered lucrative world title unification showdown with Kazakh knockout artist Gennady Golovkin
Anthony Joshua showdown two victories away... but I must focus on Mark de Mori, insists David Haye ahead of comeback
Froch wants Ward unification battle to take place at Nottingham Forest's City Ground
JEFF POWELL: Carl Froch is challenging Andre Ward to cross the Atlantic for the first time in his career and face him at Nottingham Forest's City Ground. Ward earned recognition as the world's supreme super-middleweight when he defeated Froch in the final of the Super Six tournament in Atlantic City.
Thurman and Broner shine in boxing's return to prime-time television in USA
Keith Thurman and Robert Guerrero gave a prime-time television audience something to watch Saturday night. Thurman won a piece of the welterweight title with a bruising decision win over Guerrero in the debut of a new boxing series on network television. And he did it with the kind of fight that had the crowd on its feet and gave a much needed boost to boxing in the first prime-time fights on NBC in 30 years.
THE BEST COLUMNISTS IN BOXING
JEFF POWELL'S BOXING COLUMN
- Froch wants Ward unification battle at Nottingham Forest's City Ground
- Sky Sports favourites to land Mayweather's £160m mega-fight against Pacquiao
- Britain's boxing heroes face further waiting game for much anticipated title challenges
- Froch targets mega fight with Hopkins after hold up in plans to take on Chavez Jr
EDDIE HEARN'S BOXING COLUMN
- Mayweather vs Pacquiao tickets could cost £100,000 and there might not be a general sale
- Khan and Brook will fight... and I am pushing for it to happen this summer
- DeGale can make history... but why won't Groves accept the rematch
- Joshua will be first to stop Johnson but mouthy American will be AJ's toughest challenge so far
Frampton and Quigg on collision course after Jackal's five-round destruction of Avalos in Belfast
JEFF POWELL: Carl Frampton delivered big-time and now he hopes ITV will do the same, along with rival Scott Quigg and his pound-wise promoter Eddie Hearn.
BOXING RESULTS AND SCHEDULE
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