Boxing

May 19, 2013: Amir Khan has said he will make the step up to welterweight with the Bolton fighter's sights set firmly on Floyd Mayweather Jr

May 19, 2013: Anthony Ogogo rolled to a shut-out six-round decision against Edgar Perez, on a night that also saw Haroon Khan victorious inside a minute

May 19, 2013: Welterweight titlist Devon Alexander gave his fists a good workout on Lee Purdy's face and body, easily dominating until Purdy's corner called off the fight after the seventh round on Saturday night

May 18, 2013: Carl Froch has warned Mikkel Kessler he will be knocked out if their tussle goes beyond the eighth round

May 18, 2013: Tyson Fury has insisted he will have no hesitation in stepping into the ring with Deontay Wilder, but has told Golden Boy Promotions to come up with a suitable offer

May 18, 2013: Deontay Wilder's camp are "open to" a fight with Tyson Fury, but the American will not be travelling over to Britain this summer to fight Dereck Chisora

May 18, 2013: James DeGale has vowed to get his hands on a world title by the end of the year after making a blistering North American debut with victory over Sebastien Demers

May 18, 2013: Lee Purdy failed to make the 147-pound weight limit at Friday's weigh-in, one day before he was scheduled to challenge welterweight titleholder Devon Alexander of St. Louis on Saturday night at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City

May 17, 2013: Alexander Povetkin retained his undefeated record and WBA world heavyweight title with an impressive third round stoppage of previously unbeaten Andrzej Wawrzyk in Moscow on Friday, paving the way to an Autumn bout with Wladimir Klitschko

May 17, 2013: Unbeaten super-middleweight George Groves has hinted that he could be in line for a potential world title bout with either Carl Froch or Mikkel Kessler

May 17, 2013: Former world super-middleweight champion Joe Calzaghe is adamant he would have beaten the division's current consensus top boxer, Andre Ward, if they had ever met in the ring

May 17, 2013: Ahead of his IBF welterweight title showdown with Devon Alexander on Saturday, Lee Purdy has revealed his opponent is someone he chooses not to watch because of the way he boxes

May 16, 2013: Ricky Burns will return to the ring in September, with promoter Eddie Hearn claiming a unification showdown with Miguel Vazquez the preferred opponent

May 16, 2013: Undefeated heavyweight Tyson Fury is in talks with David Haye over a potential super-bout towards the end of the year, according to the Manchester fighter's uncle

May 16, 2013: Amir Khan has confirmed that he will rise to welterweight for his next fight, which he hopes will be for a world title when he returns to the ring in December

May 16, 2013: Super middleweight contender James DeGale, a 2008 Olympic gold medalist for Great Britain, will make his North American debut on Friday when he faces Sebastien Demers at Casino du Lac-Leamy in Gatineau, Quebec

May 15, 2013: Amir Khan's younger brother Haroon will face Vicente Medellin in the United States on Saturday

May 15, 2013: Joe Calzaghe believes Mikkel Kessler is a fading force and makes Carl Froch the favourite for their rematch at The O2 on May 25

May 15, 2013: Kell Brook will return from an injury layoff on July 13 to face Carson Jones in a rematch, a little over a year after the pair put on a thriller in Sheffield