"Lennox has been discussing the prospect of a one-off, world title rematch with Vitali Klitschko," American promoter Bob Arum told the Daily Mail on Saturday.
The World heavyweight boxing champion will fight for the first time in more than a year in Los Angeles on June 21.
Oleksandr Usyk scored a razor-thin split decision over Tyson Fury to become undisputed heavyweight boxing world champion in a thrilling contest at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Olympic judges and referees came under fire on Wednesday with one fighter accusing them of 'a fix', another successfully appealing a loss and even boxing great Lennox Lewis questioning some of their calls.
Briton David Haye clinched the WBA world heavyweight title with a points win over holder Nikolai Valuev of Russia on Saturday. Haye, who became Britain's first heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis retired six years ago, scored 116-112 points on the scorecards of two judges, the third giving it a 114-114 tie in the bout dubbed "David versus Goliath."
Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson made his maiden trip to India to launch the Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) League in Mumbai on Friday.
Former world heavyweight boxing champion Lennox Lewis denied reports that he is planning a comeback at the age of 41.
The Canadian Olympic gold medal-winning Briton with Jamaican roots emerges from boxing's shadows, knocks someone out, collects millions of dollars and disappears back into happy anonymity.
Ukrainian Vitali Klitschko stopped South African Corrie Sanders in the eighth round to win the vacant World Boxing Council heavyweight title
Lennox Lewis is considering his future Lennox Lewis has announced he will not fight again this year, but remains undecided about whether to retire.
I really hope that Lennox will change his mind and that we will have the rematch before 2003 is over," says Vitali Klitschko.
World heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis said he preferred a rematch with Vitali Klitschko to a big money bout with Roy Jones Jr.
When the bout was halted, Klitschko was ahead 58-56 on the cards of all three judges and charged across the ring towards Lewis amazed at the stoppage.
The world heavyweight champion is likely to announce his retirement at a news conference on Friday morning.
Lennox Lewis will meet Ukrainian Vitali Klitschko for the World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight title on June 21.
Tyson halted the charge of the "Black Rhino" with the sixth-fastest victory of his career.
Lewis defeated the former world champion over eight rounds last June.
World heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis feels Mike Tyson is scared of him.
In the highly-anticipated super fight rematch between the two titans, Tyson Fury took control late in the first round and never relinquished it, knocking down Deontay Wilder twice and bloodying him en route to the referee stopping the fight in the seventh where Wilder's corner threw in the towel.
World No. 1 Andy Murray capped off his glorious year by winning the coveted BBC Sports Personality of the Year award for a record third time.
Former world heavyweight champion Tommy Morrison, who was widely known for his power-punching style, a charismatic smile and role in the "Rocky V" movie, has died at the age of 44.
The International Boxing Association (AIBA) might have allowed professional boxers to compete in the Olympics but India's biggest pro star Vijender Singh will not be seen in the Rio de Janeiro Games as he hasn't been left with any time or chance to make the cut. In a landmark decision, AIBA today threw the Olympic doors open for professional boxers after an extraordinary congress in Lausanne, Switzerland voted overwhelmingly in favour of the move. The decision has, however, been met with a mixed response with some like Mike Tyson and Lennox Lewis calling it "foolish" and "preposterous" while others like Amir Khan welcoming the step. In India, AIBA's decision brought the focus on Olympic medallist Vijender, who turned professional last year. The 30-year-old, a former amateur world No.1 in middleweight, is enjoying an unbeaten run in his pro career and is scheduled to fight for the WBO Asia title belt on July 16 in the national capital.
International Boxing Association (AIBA) Pro Boxing managing director Mirko Wolf, on Friday, defended the world body's decision to allow professional boxers in the Olympics.
The world begins two final days of mourning for Muhammad Ali on Thursday when the boxing great will be honoured with a Muslim funeral a day before receiving a final goodbye with an interfaith service.
A celebration of MuhammadAli's life continued on Wednesday in the late boxing champion's hometown of Louisville, where a daylong "I AmAli" Festival passed his legend on to a new generation through stories and arts and crafts. Craig Davidson, 45, of Louisville, brought his 15- and 11-year-old sons to the festival to pay their last respects. "I grew up as a kid at their age watching his fights," Davidson said. "I knew about his stance during the Vietnam War. ... I just wanted them to know more about him." Ali, whose boxing prowess, showmanship and public opposition to the Vietnam War made him one of the world's most famous people in the turbulent 1960s and '70s, died last Friday of septic shock in an Arizona hospital. He was 74.
Actor Will Smith and former heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis will be among the pallbearers for Muhammad Ali's funeral on Friday, joining a list of notable athletes, entertainers and politicians to mourn the boxing legend. Former U.S. President Bill Clinton, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and comedian Billy Crystal were among those previously announced as participating in public events as the world grieves the loss of the boxer, showman and antiwar activist who captivated global attention in the 1960s and 1970s. One of the transcendent figures of the 20th century, Ali died on Friday at age 74. Family spokesman Bob Gunnell announced the details of the memorial services on Monday. Smith played Ali in the 2001 movie of the same name, earning an Oscar nomination and becoming a family friend. London-born Lewis, who went on to represent Canada in the Olympics, is one of three boxers along with Ali and Evander Holyfield to have held the heavyweight title three times.
Manny Pacquiao's camp today slammed the officials after the Filipino great lost his World Boxing Organisation welterweight title in a controversial unanimous decision to Australia's Jeff Horn.
World leaders, celebrities, boxing fans and people who admired Muhammad Ali as a man will gather on Friday in his Kentucky hometown for one last goodbye to a towering global figure who died a week ago at age 74.
India's boxing sensation Vijender Singh will defend his WBO Asia Pacific title against Tanzanian Francis Cheka, who has lost all his bouts away from home.
Guadalupe Jaimes, a Chicago roofing supply salesman, calls the $100 pay-per-view price tag for a high-definition broadcast of Saturday's boxing mega-match "ridiculous."
Vijender Singh might say that he would give Olympic qualification a shot after doors were thrown open for professional boxers but his UK-based promoter Francis Warren, on Monday, made it clear that India's biggest star simply does not have the time left to try for a Rio ticket.
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