Paul Williams proved exactly why he's considered one of the most feared fighters in the world. Williams earned a majority decision over Sergio Martinez in a 12-round, middleweight bout on Saturday night, though the fight did have an element of controversy. One of the judges, Pierre Benoist, scored ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik has called off his WBC and WBO title defense against Paul Williams because of a lingering knuckle injury on his left hand, the fight promoters said Wednesday. Pavlik, 27, had been scheduled to face Williams in a December 5 clash in Atlantic City. "We were advised that Kelly Pavlik's recovery of his ...

Middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik called off a title defense against Paul Williams set for Dec. 5 because of an infected left hand. Pavlik was scheduled to fight Williams at Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall in one of the year's most anticipated bouts, but promoter Top Rank ...

Kelly Pavlik will defend his World Boxing Council middleweight crown against former welterweight and junior middleweight champion Paul Williams here on December 5. Pavlik, 35-1 with 31 knockouts, suffered his only loss last October at Atlantic City in a 12-round unanimous decision to fellow American Bernard Hopkins after moving up to 170 pounds. "What I took from the Hopkins loss ...