Holyfield-Botha fight is delayed
Evander Holyfield's fight against Francois Botha for the World Boxing Federation heavyweight title is postponed until 20 February.

Hometown memorial for Irish boxer
A memorial to Olympic bronze medallist boxer Darren Sutherland is to be erected in his hometown in the Republic of Ireland.

Furious Pacquiao sues Mayweather
Manny Pacquiao launches legal proceedings against Floyd Mayweather for falsely accusing him of taking performance-enhancing drugs.

Bruno's ex-manager Lawless dies
Former boxing manager Terry Lawless, best known for steering Frank Bruno to a world title challenge against Mike Tyson, dies at the age of 76.

Pavlik power too much for Espino
American Kelly Pavlik retains his WBC and WBO middleweight titles with a fifth-round stoppage of compatriot Miguel Espino in Ohio on Saturday.

Smith ready for Dodson challenge
British super-middleweight champion Paul Smith has chosen Liverpool fighter Tony Dodson as his opponent for his first title defence.

Adamu defeats Dilks to win title
Ghana's Charles Adamu earns a split decision victory over Liverpool's Carl Dilks to win the vacant Commonwealth super-middleweight title on Friday.

Magee lands European title bout
Belfast boxer Brian Magee lands a lucrative European super-middleweight title bout against Dane Mads Larsen in Aarhus on 30 January.

BBC pound-for-pound world rankings
Guess who's top of the tree as 2009 draws to a close?