TUSCALOOSA | When Gov. Bob Riley signed the Alabama Boxing Act into law on May 20, 2009, Tuscaloosa heavyweight Deontay Wilder couldn't wait to fight in front of his home-state fans. Seven fights ...

The nation's Olympic boxing hopes rest partly on the shoulders of an Alabama heavyweight who is a relative beginner. Deontay Wilder is a lanky power puncher trying to complete an unlikely journey. The ...

Jasper's Eric Esch, known professionally as Butterbean, doesn't shy away from publicity. Weighing in at nearly 400 pounds, he’s earned a name for himself in the boxing ring, on the big screen and in ...

NEW YORK (AP) – In a unanimous court decision, U.S. heavyweight boxer Deontay Wilder has won his latest fight. A Manhattan federal jury found in his favor Monday as the World Boxing Council champion ...

Six years have passed since a well-known, promising amateur boxer was gunned down at a busy gas station on 15th Street. Questions about who killed Arhmad Vaughan and why have haunted family members ...

Dewayne Zeigler fights Friday "SHOBOX: The New Generation" It's one of eight fights scheduled on Showtime starting Friday, 9 p.m. ET/PT Dwayne Zeigler is constantly reaching for new heights in his ...

FORT MITCHELL, AL (WTVM) - Boxing is one of the sports in the 2016 Rio Olympics with 286 competitors. A Fort Mitchell boxer was supposed to be in that number, but a rule change prevented him from ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (WKRN) — The pictures of ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Golden Gloves boxer Ivry Hall defied the odds, survived growing up in a tough neighborhood, graduated as valedictorian and went off to college, but now he is charged with murder in ...

Deontay Wilder is an imposing force in the ring: 6-foot-7, muscular and covered with tattoos. He started boxing three years ago, after his... Alabama Boxer Charts Unlikely Path to Olympics The ...