Meanwhile, defeat came hard for a sailor whose career is as much a part of the America's Cup as world boxing is to George Foreman.

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Khan vs. Peterson follows a great autumn of boxing on Sky Sports, and this fight will be part of a great month of boxing on Sky Sports that includes four world title fights and some of the biggest names in British and world boxing.

They all paid rich tributes to him describing his death as a great loss to world boxing.

Maria Johansson (born May 24, 1965 in Gothenburg, Sweden) is a former female boxer who is the daughter of Sweden's first and, so far, only, world Heavyweight boxing champion, Ingemar Johansson.

In 1960, a Los Angeles Times article described the scene at the Palm Room where a dollar bought admission to watch world bantamweight boxing champion Jose Becerra and welterweight Battling Torres training for fights to be held at the Coliseum:

Doctors will gather next May for the second world boxing medical congress.

Tua debuted in December 1992 and soon became internationally respected for having one of the most devastating left hooks in world boxing and for his ability to end fights early and to dish out severe punishment.

Cuba has dominated world amateur boxing for over three decades and the Caribbean island has amassed 36 gold medals at the Olympics since 1968.

Cruz, the tall, rangy Cuban, who masterminded Michael Carruth's gold and Wayne McCullough's silver medal in the Barcelona Olympics, is arguably the most respected coach in world boxing.