Yes, Philadelphia, hometown hero Bernard Hopkins is about to return to the ring - again.

Since each competed at a high level well into their 40s in a sport in which most careers are stamped with a much earlier expiration date, North Philadelphia native Bernard "The Executioner" Hopkins has often been compared to the "Old Mongoose," the late Archie Moore.

Former world title challenger 'Sucra' Ray Oliveira returns to the ring October 2nd for the first time in more than five years against world rated light heavyweight Joey 'KO Kid' Spina, headlining the 'Last Man Standing' card, in Fox Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut.

" WBA and IBA Light Heavyweight World Champion Beibut Shumenov took the fast track to become world champion, establishing a weight-class record along the way, and now he wants to accelerate his road to stardom.

"We put those chest shields on, he's hitting us with those four-ounce gloves and I've got guys urinating blood," Sherman told The Canadian Press.

Otis Griffin will fight Billy Bailey in the main event of the Rural Rumble at 7 p.m. on Saturday at the Churchill County Fairgrounds.

Some of the world's finest fighters and personalities are predicting the outcome of the James Toney versus Randy Couture fight at UFC 118.

Jean Pascal celebrates after defeating Chad Dawson for the light heavyweight WBC Championship title at the Bell Center in Montreal on SATURDAY, August 14, 2010.

By Tom Gray: - Understand that I'm at my best when it comes to proving a point, not only to show that I'm a better fighter and a better athlete, but I'm at my best when I know I've got to beat the system again.' Bernard Hopkins.

A typical boxing press conference today at Scottrade Center in St. Louis suddenly turned raucous after undefeated unified 140-pound world champion Devon Alexander's trainer told former WBA junior welterweight champion Andriy Kotelnik, a Ukrainian making his first visit to America, "That's a long way to come for an ass whuppin." Alexander , from St.

Tavoris Cloud may have retained his light heavyweight title, but he left the ring knowing he had been in the fight of his life.

Devon Alexander beat Andriy Kotelnik and Tavoris Cloud overcame Glen Johnson but both title fights went the distance in St Louis.