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Boxing: Sonny Bill sees a likely future in boxing ring
Sonny Bill Williams says he may turn his back on the oval ball codes for good.

SBW to fight during S15 season
All Blacks midfielder Sonny Bill Williams has announced details of his next boxing bout, which will take place during the Super 15 season.

Boxing: Fight cash is King's, finally
David Tua's last heavyweight opponent paid US$10,000 after drawn-out row between promoters, writes Paul Lewis.

Boxing: Tua wins backyard brawl
New Zealand heavyweight boxer David Tua barely raised a sweat despite being taken the distance by American Demetrice King in South Auckland tonight.

Sonny Bill Williams embraces Islam
He has become the first Muslim to wear the All Black jersey, and requested halal food during the Northern Hemisphere tour last year.

Boxing: Noted boxing coach Kevin Barry dead
Kevin Barry, a talented boxing trainer who prepared hundreds of young men for careers in the ring, has died in Christchurch.

Top 10 fixing scandals
Chris Rattue rediscovers the exploits of some of the sporting world's most infamous rascals

Boxing: Sonny Bill rolls with the punches
Multi-talented Williams turns out to be a half-decent boxer, much to the disappointment of his detractors

<i>Steve Deane:</i> Top 10 mismatches in boxing
Compiling a list of boxing's greatest mismatches is a bit like sifting a beach to find 10 noteworthy grains of sand.

Rugby: SBW explains himself over injury
Sonny Bill Williams says his leg injury won't be made any worse from his upcoming boxing bout.

<i>Chris Rattue:</i> Medics watch as Sonny Bill boxes on
Sonny Bill Williams' boxing career is already limping. And wait, there's more, another bout in the World Cup season.

Movie Review: The Fighter
Christian Bale took the Golden Globe for best supporting actor (drama) for his role in this deeply enjoyable boxing drama, and must be a shoo-in for the Oscar, too. But he's no support act: this is his film from start to finish.

Fighting for a better future
In a dark basement below the main stage of Kawerau's town hall, a bunch of teenagers are on punching bags.

<i>Chris Rattue:</i> NZRU boxed into an awkward corner
The Sonny Bill Williams boxing story refuses to remain on the canvas.

<i>Chris Rattue:</i> SBW deserves a good punch
Go Scott Lewis, and give that Sonny Bill Williams a decent clout for those of us who are sick of his self-centred antics.

Sonny Bill fight details revealed
All Black Sonny Bill Williams' return to the boxing ring has been confirmed by the New Zealand Rugby Union today.