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The World Boxing Council super-middleweight champion improved to 5-1 Thursday and recently agreed to join Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions.

By Edward Lee

Jun 26, 2019

The World Boxing Association super-featherweight champion will defend his title against Ricardo Nunez on July 27 at Royal Farms Arena in Baltimore.

By Edward Lee

Jun 19, 2019

Gervonta Davis' next fight will officially be in his hometown, July 27 at Royal Farms Arena.

By Childs Walker

Jun 6, 2019

Baltimore boxer Dorian Bostic prevails in first professional bout.

Baltimore boxer Gervonta Davis will defend his World Boxing Association super featherweight belt on July 27 in Baltimore.

By Phil Davis

May 16, 2019

Boxer Nick Kisner, an Old Mill High School graduate from Brooklyn Park, earned a no-decision against undefeated European champion Otto Wallin in Atlantic City.

The 5-foot-11, 222-pound Nick Kisner, and Old Mill graduate, will challenge 6-5, 231-pound Otto Wallin of Sweden in a 10-round bout in Atlantic City, N.J., as part of a card headlined by a fight for the undisputed women’s middleweight championship.

By Edward Lee

Apr 11, 2019

A rare Orioles jersey worn by Hall of Fame third baseman Brooks Robinson during the 1968 season sold for $24,000 at Robert Edward Auctions.

Baltimore’s Gervonta Davis retained his World Boxing Association super-featherweight belt by knocking out Mexico’s Hugo Ruiz with one second remaining in the first round Saturday night at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif.

Gervonta Davis's talent and charisma have earned him backing from some of the most powerful people in boxing. Now, as he prepares to defend his world title Saturday, he's trying to convince them of his professionalism.

By Childs Walker

Feb 7, 2019

Baltimore’s Gervonta Davis has a new opponent for his Feb. 9 defense of the World Boxing Association junior lightweight title after his previous opponent, Abner Mares, pulled out because of a right-elbow injury suffered in sparring last week.

By Childs Walker

Jan 30, 2019

Her world boxing title in tow, what’s next for Baltimore’s Franchon Crews-Dezurn? She wants to sing the national anthem to kick off an event that would feature both the champ and her husband on the fight card, each wearing togs that she made herself.

By Mike Klingaman

Oct 10, 2018

Baltimore’s Franchón Crews-Dezurn left the ring unscathed after winning the World Boxing Council Super Middleweight crown Sept. 13 in Las Vegas.

By Mike Klingaman

Sep 18, 2018

Every fighter coming into Maryland Live Casino's inaugural boxing night Saturday has a reason he was there, and it goes beyond winning.

By Katherine Fominykh

Aug 18, 2018

Former Maryland and NFL linebacker Shawne Merriman will take part in a pay-per-view bare-knuckle boxing match in Casper, Wyo., this fall.

Gary Russell Jr. successfully defended his WBC featherweight championship Saturday night, unanimously outpointing mandatory challenger Joseph "JoJo" Diaz Jr.

The WBA super-featherweight champion played peacekeeper outside a Dallas strip club over the weekend.

By Jonas Shaffer

May 7, 2018

After a difficult eight months that saw him squander his first world title and face questions about his focus, Baltimore-born Gervonta Davis reclaimed boxing gold with a sensational third-round stoppage of Jesús Cuellar on Saturday night at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

By Childs Walker

Apr 21, 2018

Jake Smith's Baltimore Boxing Promotions returns to Michael's Eighth Avenue on March 22 for a tribute event to the late Scott Wagner.

For the first time since having his International Boxing Federation junior-lightweight title stripped, Baltimore native Gervonta Davis will be back in the boxing ring on April 21.

"I’m not hiding nobody. Tank wants to fight you."

By Jonas Shaffer

Jan 3, 2018

Baltimore's Gervonta Davis lost his belt by missing weight even before fighting Saturday and his inattention in the ring also led to a more difficult bout than

Baltimore's Gervonta Davis hopes to build his fan base by fighting on Mayweather-McGregor undercard.

By Childs Walker

Aug 25, 2017

IBF super featherweight champion Gervonta Davis will defend his title against undefeated Costa Rican challenger Francisco Fonseca.

By Childs Walker

Aug 10, 2017

About 10 years ago, I announced my retirement from boxing through one of my columns.

Orioles first baseman Chris Davis went 0-for-4 with a strikeout in the Delmarva Shorebirds' 9-2 loss to the Lexington Legends in a Low-A South Atlantic League

It's not known yet whom he'll fight.

By Jonas Shaffer

Jul 7, 2017

Baltimore Boxer Tank Davis signs with Under Armour and sees himself on giant billboard

By Jeff Barker

May 24, 2017

Digest: Franklin grad Damon Hazelton transfers to Virginia Tech

"I'm proud of 'Tank.' I want him to keep up the good work and keep working hard and he'll be back in the ring in a few months."

By Jonas Shaffer

May 22, 2017

Baltimore's Gervonta Davis holds on to IBF crown with third-round knockout of Liam Walsh

Gervonta Davis puts super featherweight title on the line Saturday vs. Liam Walsh in London

By Jonas Shaffer

May 19, 2017

Boxer Gary Antuanne Russell loses to Uzbekistan's Fazliddin Gaibnazarov at the Rio Olympics in a controversial split decision.

Gary Antuanne Russell of Capitol Heights defeated fellow American Richardson Hitchins, representing Haiti, in his first-round boxing match at the Olympics on Wednesday.

Light heavyweight Gary Russell of Capitol Heights qualified for the Summer Games with a quarterfinal victory over Obada Alkasbeh of Jordan at the World Olympic Qualification Event in Baku, Azerbaijan.

In September 2004, as chairman of the Legal Committee for the Association of Boxing Commissions and general counsel to the Association of Ringside Physicians, I was honored and privileged to be invited to testify before a congressional subcommittee at a hearing entitled Examining Professional Boxing: Are Further Reforms Necessary — as was Muhammad Ali.

Baltimore boxer Gervonta "Tank" Davis (15-0, 14 knockouts) will face Mexico's Mario "Huracan" Macias Rorozco (28-18-0, 14 KOs) in a lightweight bout Friday at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla.

Carson Kalama (Bel Air) scored five goals and Nathan Blondino (St. Mary's) added four to lead host Salisbury (22-1) to a 14-6 victory over Gettysburg (17-3) in an NCAA Division III national semifinal.

Thomas Cirillo scored the unassisted game-winner with 3:23 left in overtime as host Salisbury (21-1) won, 11-10, over Denison (18-2) in an NCAA Division III tournament quarterfinal Wednesday night.

Joey Veazey of the Baltimore Boxing Club will fight in his final amateur bout tonight in the main event at Michael's Eighth Avenue in Glen Burnie.

Gervonta "Tank" Davis of Baltimore was pleased with his effort Friday night in stopping Mexico's Guillermo Avila 29 seconds into the sixth round of a Premier Boxing Champions super featherweight bout on Spike TV at the D.C. Armory in Washington.

Patrick Kelly (Calvert Hall) scored the winning goal in overtime to lift No. 17 North Carolina (6-4, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) to a 17-16 win over No. 11 Duke.

Sophomore John Drexel hit a pinch-hit walk-off home run on a full count in the ninth inning to give Towson an 8-7 baseball victory over Mount St. Mary's (2-17).

Undefeated super featherweight professional boxer Gervonta "Tank" Davis of Baltimore will return to the ring Friday night at the D.C. Armory in Washington in a bout televised on Spike TV.

Baltimore boxer Gervonta Davis will face Luis Sanchez in a lightweight bout on Friday night at the Palms Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.

Baltimore boxer Franchon Crews' hopes of qualifying for the 2016 Olympics ended Thursday night in Memphis, Tenn., with split-decision loss in the middleweight challengers' bracket of the U.S. trials.

The family-friendly Halloween-themed race begins at 8 a.m. Saturday at Camden Yards.

Angel McCoughtry scored 18 points and Matee Ajavon had 17 to help the Atlanta Dream beat the Washington Mystics, 72-69, in the WNBA on Friday night.

Scherzer was one out away from the 24th perfect game in major league history, and Tabata wanted to spoil it, but not the way that it actually happened.