Egor Mekhontsev, the 2012 Russian Olympic gold medalist, signed a professional contract with promoter Top Rank on Friday and will make his professional debut on Dec. 7. The 6-foot-1 southpaw, who ...

By Yuri Tarantin. 31-year-old Russian light heavyweight prospect Egor Mekhontsev (10-0, 7KOs) will return to the ring in late January, according to his manager Vadim Kornilov.

LONDON (AP) — Russian boxer Egor Mekhontsev won the light heavyweight gold medal on the second tiebreaker Sunday, squeaking past Adilbek Niyazymbetov of Kazakhstan in the men's Olympic tournament.

Oleksandr Usyk was left furious after losing to Russian rival Egor Mekhontsev in 2009. The last time Usyk was defeated in a boxing ring came at the 2009 Amateur Boxing World Championships, when he … ...

LONDON (AP) — Egor Mekhontsev won the light heavyweight gold medal on the second tiebreaker Sunday, squeaking past Kazakhstan's Adilbek Niyazymbetov in the Olympic boxing tournament. The ...

31-year-old Russian light heavyweight prospect Egor Mekhontsev (10-0, 7KOs) will return to the ring in late January, according to his manager Vadim Kornilov.