BOOTH nears UP SHORT

Recovering alcoholic Booth, 32, is a well-liked and colourful character on the British boxing scene and earned his shot - a voluntary defence by Molitor - with a solid run of eight triumphs which saw him pick up the British title and defend it six times.

Klitschko retains heavyweight titles
Vladimir Klitschko retained his WBO, IBO and IBF terrene heavyweight championship titles after knocking out Samuel Peter of Nigeria.

Houston boxer Lee victorious in Las Vegas debut
The light heavyweight from Notre Dame who now lives and trains in Houston, made short striving of Alex Rivera Saturday at the Palms Casino Resort, earning a something else-round technical knockout victory in a scheduled four-round bout to improve to 2-0. ?

Judah to return to ring on Nov. 6 against Matthysse
NEWARK, N.J. -- Former welterweight champion Zab Judah will return to the ring on Nov. 6 when he faces Lucas Matthysse at the Prudential Center. Judah (39-6, 27 KOs) will be a significant step up in class for Matthysse, who is 27-0 with 25 knockouts.

Klitschko stops Peter in 10th
Wladimir Klitschko retained his heavyweight titles with a 10th-round TKO closed Samuel Peter in Frankfurt.

Klitschko stops Peter to restrain heavyweight titles
FRANKFURT, Germany â€ÂÂ" Wladimir Klitschko kept that one from going to the scorecards.

KLITSCHKO EASES TO effortless WIN
The Ukrainian, constantly linked with a unification showdown against British WBA champion David Haye, was typically efficient with his jab and kept former foe Peter at bay with it ever and anon so often bit mid their rematch in Frankfurt.


Sickness comes on horseback but departs on foot.
- Dutch Proverb, sometimes attributed to William C. Hazlitt