Michael Hirsley

Chairman John Lewis knew his Mississippi Athletic Commission would face criticism for sanctioning a bout between a man and a woman, so he took matters into his own hands. Or,...

Female boxers often appear alongside male fighters. But seldom are they there to talk about fighting each other, as Ann Wolfe and Bo Skipper did Monday in Biloxi, Miss. Wolfe...

Ladies and gentlemen, big-time boxing has left the building(s). Now that top-tier promoters Don King and Kathy Duva have brought back-to-back Saturday night shows to the United Center and Allstate...

Four-time heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield refuses to give up his ambition to reign again despite a dismal record over the last four years. But he might have to--he has been...

Monte Barrett did not take the proverbial hardscrabble road into boxing, but he hit a major pothole once he got there. And because he had a comfortable lifestyle as the...

Guiseppe "Drew" Kidd, who suffered head injuries in sparring for a fight on Saturday's undercard at the United Center, remained in critical condition in a medically induced coma at Mt....

Hasim Rahman talks about the night shift he will be working Saturday as "just business," with good friend Monte Barrett toiling next to him on the job. But because Rahman...

In light of the steroid cloud over baseball these days, the Cubs may not have made the most tactful choice in who will throw out the first ball for Friday's...

Inside and outside the boxing ring, Oliver McCall has pretty much seen it all, from the peak of being world heavyweight champion to the abyss of being in prison and...

If it weren't for bad luck, as that blues anthem goes, Andrew Golota wouldn't have any luck at all. The Polish-born Chicago heavyweight was cut in training Monday when sparring...