Chessboxing: the 'Intellectual Fight Club' hits hard in hometown Berlin
The sport, born and based in the German capital, continues to knock out onlookers with its unusual matches.
Charr ends Germany's 85-year wait for a world heavyweight champion
Just two years after being shot, Manuel Charr has ended Germany's 85-year wait for a world heavyweight champion and dedicated his victory over Alexander Ustinov to his adopted home country.
Berlin currywurst seller faces spicy match in world boxing title
Berlin-based part-time sausage seller Enrico Koelling is hoping to write history on Saturday by becoming the first German boxer to win a world title in the United States since Max Schmeling 87 years ago.
Boxer knocks back hired killer allegations
State prosecutors in Cologne are investigating star boxer Felix Sturm, who is alleged to have hired a hitman to kill his former promoter.
Obituary mix-up gave man's mum heart attack
A man whose mother had a heart attack when she saw his picture over an obituary in a German newspaper has been given just €300 to cover the cost of the flight he took to reassure her he was alive.
WBA heavyweight Povetkin beats Huck
Russia's Alexander Povetkin defended his WBA heavyweight title on Saturday night with a majority decision win over Germany's Marco Huck, who was making his debut in the division from cruiserweight.
Brawling British boxer banged up in Bavaria
British boxer Dereck Chisora was arrested on Sunday by Munich police after an out-of-ring brawl with ex-champion David Haye. Chisora had just lost to Vitali Klitschko.
Boxing champ's father jailed for shooting her
A former double world champion boxer saw her adoptive father jailed for six years in Berlin on Monday – for shooting her four times and probably ending her professional career in the ring.
Klitschko wants to knock out Britain's David Haye
After defending his WBC belt heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko has said he wants to now fight – and knock out – Britain's David Haye.
Haye throws verbal jabs ahead of Hamburg bout with Klitschko
Britain's world heavyweight champion David Haye has said he will only shake the hand of Wladimir Klitschko when he visits him in hospital after their eagerly awaited unification bout on Saturday.
Women's boxing champ shot by stepfather
World champion German boxer Rola El-Halabi is unlikely ever to fight again after she was shot repeatedly by her stepfather in her dressing room before a bout on Friday night.
Klitschko scores knockout in farcical fight
World champion Vitali Klitschko defended his WBC heavyweight title on Saturday night in Cologne amid farcical scenes with a first-round knockout of Cuban challenger Odlanier Solis.
UFC hopes homegrown fighters will convince sceptical Germans
The controversial sport Ultimate Fighting faces heavy opposition in Germany, but its backers hope a few local heroes will help its bruising battle for acceptance. Joe Morgan reports.
Klitschko knocks out Sosnowski
World WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko picked up the 40th win and 38th knock-out of his career with a tenth-round victory over challenger Albert Sosnowski in Gelsenkirchen on Saturday.
Klitschko sets sights on Sosnowski
World WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko will be looking to dispose of challenger Albert Sosnowski on Saturday with a possible unification title bout looming against David Haye.
KO for Klitschko at title bout in Düsseldorf
World heavyweight champion Vladimir Klitschko defended his WBO and IBF titles on Saturday in Düsseldorf with a 12th-round knockout of challenger Eddie Chambers from the United States.
Klitschko vows to defend heavyweight crown
World heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko insists United States challenger Eddie Chambers will not be leaving Germany with his WBO and IBF titles when the pair meet in Düsseldorf on Saturday.
Klitschko unfazed by 'bloodsport' bout in Gelsenkirchen
Wladimir Klitschko will not only risk his world heavyweight titles in Gelsenkirchen against Ruslan Chagaev on Saturday, but also possibly his health.
Rahman fight just part of Klitschko's masterplan
World heavyweight champion Vladimir Klitschko admits he has one eye on the future ahead of his fight against challenger Hasim Rahman on Saturday night in Mannheim.