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LONDON: British boxer Audley Harrison has announced that he is coming out of retirement, only three weeks after declaring that he had decided to turn his back on the sport.

Promoter Frank Warren announced Wednesday that his card at London's Wembley Arena on June 15 has been postponed until July 20.

The 41-year-old heavyweight had announced the end of his professional career earlier this month after he was knocked out by American Deontay Wilder.

After all the hullabaloo about David Beckham earning more than the gross national product of many third world countries, it turns out that he is not even the best paid sportsman on the planet.

The purse bid made it all sound like it might actually, finally, happen. Russian promoter Vladimir Hryunov's $23 million dollar bid was over three times higher than the next highest bid made, all for a fight most wondered if they'd ever see.

An attorney for Deontay Wilder is telling media that the heavyweight prospect's domestic violence arrest this past weekend in Las Vegas is not what it appears to be.

Dereck Chisora will pay no attention to Deontay Wilder's undefeated streak when the two meet at Wembley in June.

According to Boxing.com, police were called to a hotel on the Strip at 7:30am, where a 'tall man and a bruised woman' were taken into custody.

BoxingScene.com has confirmed that heavyweight prospect Deontay Wilder was arrested Saturday morning in Las Vegas and is facing a felony count of domestic violence-strangulation. Police were called at about 7:30 a.m. on May 4 for a reported battery at a hotel in the 3700 block of South Las Vegas Boulevard, an area that is known as the famed Las ... (more)

The legendary Bernard Hopkins is offering Carl Froch the incentive of a super-fight in Britain if he gains his revenge over Mikkel Kessler in their world super-middleweight title battle later this month.

David Haye's welcome return to action brings with it the unnecessary baggage of overblown hype, writes boxing blogger George Ogier That clanking and grinding you can hear is the David Haye hype machine spluttering into life again.

I would expect Murray to get more success than Barker and Macklin because he is a little bit fresher.\n\n Martin Murray can count himself unlucky to have lost on points to WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez at the weekend - but he should take tremendous confidence from his display.

East London manager Tony Sims has set up Lee Purdy with a chance to shock the boxing world when he challenges Devon Alexander for the IBF title in Atlantic City on May 18.

Like a well-worn jacket that your wife insists you finally throw out, Audley Harrison is taking his leave of us.

Bailey named vice-captain Australia recalls Marsh for Champions Trophy SYDNEY: Australia recalled all-rounder Mitchell Marsh to the squad for their Champions Trophy defence and named George Bailey as vice captain on Wednesday.

Sir Bradley Wiggins will look to add a second Grand Tour title to the Tour de France crown he won last summer when he challenges for overall victory at the Giro d'Italia . Harrison sprung to fame by winning super-heavyweight gold at the Sydney Olympics but his professional career never lived up to that promise.

Audley Harrison is once again coming off a poor performance, or non-performance, after losing to American's Deontay Wilder, 28-0 , in a single round at Sheffield's Motorpoint Arena on Saturday night.

It seems highly unlikely Amir Khan will box in his own country again, and that is a pity.

The 41-year-old 2000 Olympic super-heavyweight's dreams of a world title tilt are in shreds after a first-round loss to rising American star Deontay Wilder.

Amir Khan vs Julio Diaz When 27 April 2013 Where : Motorpoint Arena, Sheffield, England catchweight , 12 rounds; Watch Boxing Live Streaming Mama Khan will be in her Sheffield hotel room tuned to any TV channel other than BoxNation as her two sons do battle in the steel city on Saturday night.