Chad Dawson

Pascal keeps crown after head-butt halts fight early

Canada's Jean Pascal kept his World Boxing Council light heavyweight crown with a unanimous technical decision victory on Saturday over previously unbeaten American southpaw Chad Dawson.
 

Dawson ready to become force at light heavyweight

After failing to dazzle hometown crowds, Dawson heads north for high-profile showdown. Chad Dawson is one of the best fighters pound-for-pound in the world, though that hasn't always translated into blockbuster ticket sales. Only a few thousand people turned out in his own backyard last fall to see him defeat rugged veteran Glen Johnson.
 

Pascal has work cut out in title defence against Dawson

Jean Pascal makes the third and likely toughest defence of his World Boxing Council light heavyweight title Saturday against American southpaw Chad Dawson.
 

Unbeaten champs spice world title triple feature

Unbeaten world champions Devon Alexander and Tavoris Cloud risk their boxing crowns on Saturday in a title triple-header that also includes hometown hero Cory Spinks.
 

Adamek earns majority decision over Arreola

Tomasz Adamek earns majority decision over Chris Arreola in heavyweight bout. Not even 12 rounds of bone-crunching punches from Chris Arreola could knock Tomasz Adamek off his path to a heavyweight title shot.
 

Hopkins beats Ornelas by unanimous decision

Bernard Hopkins defeats Enrique Ornelas by unanimous decision in light heavyweight bout. At 44, Bernard Hopkins dominated enough to prove he has a few fights left in his celebrated career.
 

ONE FOR THE AGES

Pacquiao-Cotto match drawing international attention, might set pay-per-view record. When Manny Pacquiao was hailed as the hottest boxer in the sport at WednesdayÕs prefight news conference at the MGM Grand, it was not just lip service.
 

Fighting toward a finish

Chad Dawson has spent so much time in Las Vegas preparing for prizefights that he has come to think of the desert city as his home away from home.
 

Urango stops Bailey to keep 140-pound title

Urango defends title against Bailey; Cloud wins vacant title over Woods. Juan Urango overcame a sixth-round knockdown to stop Randall Bailey in the 11th round Friday night and retain his IBF junior welterweight title.
 

Urango retains IBF junior welterweight title

Juan Urango climbed off the canvas to stop Randall Bailey in the 11th round Friday and retain his International Boxing Federation junior welterweight title.
 

Pascal claims light heavyweight belt

Pascal takes WBC light heavyweight title from Diaconu in 12-round decision. Jean Pascal won a unanimous decision over Adrian Diaconu on Friday night, claiming the WBC light heavyweight title before 13,659 fans at the Bell Centre who seemed split in their support of the two Montreal fighters.
 

Pascal dethrones Diaconu for WBC light heavyweight crown

Jean Pascal dealt Adrian Diaconu his first defeat Friday, seizing the World Boxing Council light heavyweight title with a unanimous 12-round decision.
 

Pascal beats Diaconu for WBC light heavyweight crown

Jean Pascal dealt Adrian Diaconu his first defeat, seizing the World Boxing Council light heavyweight title with a unanimous 12-round decision.
 

Diaconu puts WBC light-heavyweight title on line

World Boxing Council light heavyweight champion Adrian Diaconu puts his title and his unbeaten record on the line Friday against fellow Canadian Jean Pascal.
 

Dawson sets rematch with Johnson

Light-heavyweight champ Dawson settles on rematch with former champ Johnson. It's not uncommon for tough fighters to be ducked and dodged, but it's happened so frequently to Chad Dawson that he's starting to run out of rematches, too.
 

Home sweet ... Vegas sports scene

I wonÕt bore you with all the details of my Midwestern vacation because thatÕs what my blog on the SunÕs Internet site is for.
 

SHORT STACK

Gibbons? tobacco plan angers ex-ally
 

Joint awes as a fIght forum

After all the talk about the pristine sightlines at the new Joint at the Hard Rock, here are a couple of practical examples from the undercard of Saturday night?s world championship boxing show:
 

Dawson unanimously outpoints Tarver

Chad Dawson successfully defends IBF and IBO light heavyweight titles, outpointing Tarver. Chad Dawson successfully defended his IBF and IBO light heavyweight titles Saturday night, unanimously outpointing Antonio Tarver in a rematch of their October fight.
 

Dawson retains title with unanimous decision over Tarver

Chad Dawson remained unbeaten and retained his International Boxing Federation light heavyweight title Saturday with a unanimous decision over fellow American Antonio Tarver.