More than 50,000 people turned up for Jean-Marc Mormeck's boxing wake in Stuttgart on Saturday night, when the tiny Frenchman added his name to a list of heavyweight challengers to crumple at the fists of the Klitschko brothers.

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Chisora faces a British Boxing Board of Control hearing on 14 March

Boxing: Warren blasts 'bizarre' Chisora ban

Dereck Chisora's promoter Frank Warren feels it is not the World Boxing Council's place to suggest his fighter needs anger management treatment.

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David Haye punches
Dereck Chisora during
a news conference in
Munich on Saturday
night.
Dereck Chisora in the ring with Vitali

David Haye and Dereck Chisora regret brawl

Dereck Chisora will be hauled in front of a British Boxing Board of Control hearing on March 14 in relation to his conduct "prior, during and after" Saturday's WBC heavyweight title defeat against Vitali Klitschko in Munich.

Dereck Chisora (right) throws a right hand at Vitali Klitschko in a brave fight by the Londoner who, unusually, made the Ukrainian go the distance

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Unsavoury antics by challenger fail to hinder superiority of world champion

Dereck Chisora fights this weekend

Boxing: Dereck Chisora slaps Vitali Klitschko during weigh-in

Dereck Chisora lit the touchpaper ahead of tomorrow's WBC heavyweight title challenge by slapping champion Vitali Klitschko at today's weigh-in in Munich.

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Boxing world mourns death of Muhammad Ali trainer Angelo Dundee

The boxing world was today mourning the loss of legendary trainer Angelo Dundee, who has died aged 90.

Angelo Dundee: The man who made Ali is still packing a punch at 90

From his Fifth Street gym in Miami's South Beach, 'Angie' honed some of the world's finest fighters for 50 years – including 'The Greatest' of all. Alan Hubbard pays tribute

Boxing: Anger over Klitschko title 'upgrade'

The ludicrous reality of four recognised world sanctioning bodies operating inside the boxing business will become even crazier tonight when Russia's Alexander Povetkin and Ruslan Chagaev of Uzbekistan fight for the World Boxing Association's vacant heavyweight title in Germany.

Boxing: Giant Fury lets fly as Chisora is humbled

Towering traveller shows Klitschko his credentials in bruising battle of unbeaten British heavyweights

Boxing: Only Fools fan faces fists of Fury as best of British do battle

Chisora is favourite for tonight's Wembley heavyweight clash with 'fit not fat' Tyson

Inside Lines: Twickers in new twist as Woodward confirms Olympic role

"I am 100 per cent going to be around in 2012. I always was," Sir Clive Woodward assured us last week, confirming – as first revealed here – he would be staying with the British Olympic Association and not returning to rugby.

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Boxing: 'I will fight Haye, but only to silence him once and for all' - Vitali

Vitali Klitschko would jump at the chance to knock out David Haye after revealing that he has developed a deep-rooted hatred of the Briton because of his taunts towards his brother Wladimir. Haye's dreams of unifying the heavyweight division took a huge blow 10 days ago when he was outpointed by Wladimir in Hamburg.

Boxing: Vitali Klitschko keen on Haye clash

Vitali Klitschko would jump at the chance to knock out David Haye after revealing that he has developed a deep-rooted hatred of the Briton because of his taunts towards his brother Wladimir.

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