Michael Hirsley

John Ruiz wants to be the first fighter of Latin American descent to make an elite list, while Evander Holyfield intends to make Ruiz No. 6 on a far less...

Derrick Harmon may be a 25-1 underdog against champion Roy Jones Jr. in Saturday's light-heavyweight title fight, but he's the clear favorite of the 5455 Edgewater Plaza Condominium Association. Harmon,...

Ray Mercer, who will step down boxing's familiar comeback trail into the ring Sunday in Elgin, is a fighter's fighter. He was an Olympic gold medalist in 1988 and an...

Derrick Harmon, Rocky Martinez, Danell Nicholson and Nate Jones share more than their Chicago roots. In the coming weeks they are scheduled for fights that could boost or break their...

When Floyd Mayweather Jr. brashly rejected a multimillion-dollar HBO contract more than a year ago as "slave wages," he insulted millions of hard-working people he will never have to face....

Two heavyweight boxers with athletic ability dating to their Chicago high school days will step into the ring this month, one starting his professional career and the other seeking a...

Thanks to Felix Trinidad's final-round technical knockout of Fernando Vargas in the final month of the year--a fitting climax to a bout in which combat and courage were electric--those who...

The boxing year went out with a bang via the Felix Trinidad-Fernando Vargas brawl, and the New Year holds early promise with dominant unbeaten champions Floyd Mayweather and Diego Corrales...

Chicago heavyweight boxer Andrew Golota still has not been paid for his October fight against Mike Tyson. But Tom DiBiasi, Golota's attorney, said he has a settlement offer from Showtime...

When Felix Trinidad and Fernando Vargas signed for Saturday's fight, they seemed to be mutually respectful warriors aware that they might well stage the match of the year. The bout...