Former lightweight world boxing champion Robert Easter Jr is in hospital after he was shot three times by a group of robbers on Sunday, his father has said. Easter was taken to hospital in Cincinnati, ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — Toledo boxing champion Robert Easter Jr. was found guilty Tuesday of an assault charge. Easter, 30, originally pleaded not guilty but changed his plea Tuesday to no contest. A judge ...

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) — Amateur boxing returns to the Valley next weekend with an event called “Easter Bash” presented by the South Side Boxing Club. Watch the video above to hear more about the ...

In combat sports, often the best fights are produced when both competitors have something to prove. The slight air of desperation between fighters has long been a great recipe for action and ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Robert Easter Jr. will defend his IBF lightweight title 9 p.m. Friday night at the Huntington Center in his hometown of Toledo. Easter (19-0) will fight Denis Shafikov (38-2-1) in ...