Haye gets his wish with fight against Vitali * Briton still wanted by German police for brawl (Updates with details, background) Heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko announced on Saturday a much-awaited fight with Briton David Haye for the WBC crown without specifying a date or location. "I can announce that my next fight will be with David Haye," Klitschko ...

The practice of combat arts requires high levels of fitness. To achieve this standard, one must commit to a rigorous training regime involving the use of specialised fitness tools to build up strength and endurance. Over time you may however find to your frustration that your fitness levels ‘plateau’ as your routine becomes predictable and less challenging, preventing you ...

Plyometric training is a staple in nearly every athlete's training program, used to improve jumping ability and athleticism.  But a relatively recent study in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research says there may be a more effective form of training. In the study, researchers compared 10 weeks of short sprint training with 10 weeks ...

Unbeaten Commonwealth super bantam weight boxing  champion Carl Frampton (12-0, 8 KO’s) had an easy time in beating 5’11” southpaw challenger Kris Hughes (15-2,  1 KO’s) on Saturday night at the York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, UK. Frampton, 24, used his speed and power advantage to pummel the taller, weaker Hughes from the start of the fight and Hughes was ...

  Kell Brook Kell Brook looks set to meet Manchester's Matthew Hatton at his Sheffield Arena homecoming show on March 17. Paul Malignaggi had originally been tipped to be Brook’s opponent but it seems now that fight won't happen. But Hatton's advisors are now speaking to promoters Matchroom and the show which will be a Yorkshire vs Lancashire main ...

VEGAS -- Alistair Overeem ended Brock Lesnar's career by winning the battle of heavyweight archetypes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Overeem stopped Lesnar with a technical knockout Friday in the first round of UFC 141's main event in Las Vegas. Lesnar, a former UFC champion, after the fight announced his retirement. UFC promoted the fight as a ...