Johnson keeps IBF light heavyweight crown
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MEMPHIS (Tennessee): Jamaican-born Glen Johnson knocked out American Roy Jones junior in the ninth round on Saturday to retain his International Boxing Federation light heavyweight title.
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ATHENS -- Yudel Johnson lost the gold medal to a shadow last night. The Cuban light welterweight was slickly outpointed by Thailand's Manus Boonjumnong at Peristeri Boxing Hall, 17-11, but what really beat him was Cuba's exporting of its coaches to a host of other countries.
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Jamaican journeyman Glen Johnson refused to proclaim himself the best light-heavyweight in the world despite beating Antonio Tarver via split decision to become `unofficial&#39; champion.
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In heavyweight boxing action, Vitali Klitschko stopped Danny Williams tonight in Las Vegas tonight to retain his WBC heavyweight title.
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Chris Byrd and John Ruiz still are champions. Not surprisingly, they retained their heavyweight titles in contrasting ways. Byrd smoothly rallied with precise if underpowered flurries to beat Jameel McCline on a split decision Saturday night to keep his IBF title. McCline scored the only knockdown of the bout and was sharp for the first four rounds before faltering.
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STUTTGART, Germany  - American Shawn Johnson won the floor exercise on Sunday to collect her third gold medal of the world gymnastics championships.
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The Australian boxing champion has retained his IBF junior welterweight title after smashing American Sharmba Mitchell yesterday in a devastating combination of killer punches and ring smarts.
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Miami, Florida&#39;s Glen Johnson took the role of the rugged and relentless aggressor in punching out a razor thin points win over Tampa Bay, Florida resident Antonio Tarver to take the mantle of light-heavyweight champion before an enthused crowd at the Los
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LAS VEGAS - Though Lennox Lewis will concede Vitali Klitschko might be the front-runner to succeed him as the recognized heavyweight champion of the world, he isn&#39;t
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LAS VEGAS, United States  - Former heavyweight world champion Lennox Lewis is confident that British compatriot Danny Williams can defeat Ukrainian big man Vitali Klitschko here Saturday and win the World Boxing Council crown.
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Shawn Johnson, a 15-year-old girl from Iowa, won the all-around title at the World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany, and set herself up as the woman to beat next year at the Beijing Olympics. Johnson scored 61.875 points to defeat Steliana Nistor of Romania by 1.25.
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A focused Hasim Rahman earned his way back into a heavyweight title shot with a fourth round stoppage of game Kali Meehan. Meehan, who was no match for &quot;The Rock&quot;, weighed in
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STUTTGART, Germany  - Shawn Johnson and Nastia Liukin picked up two more golds for the United States on Sunday, while Chinese gymnasts faltered on the final day of the world championships.
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Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - Glen Johnson, with patience and persistence, earned a split-decision victory over Antonio Tarver on Saturday night in a battle between conquerors of Roy Jones Jr.
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Memphis, TN (Sports Network) - Glen Johnson shocked the boxing world Saturday night by scoring a dominating victory over Roy Jones, Jr.
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STUTTGART, Germany  - China's Yang Wei retained his all-round title at the world gymnastics championships on Friday and 15-year-old American Shawn Johnson charmed the judges to win the women's event.
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Former heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis has tipped WBC boss Vitali Klitschko to retain his title against Danny Williams when the two clash in Las Vegas on Saturday night.