BOXING BRACKETOLOGY AT LIGHT HEAVY Roy Jones Jr., Michael Spinks, Bob Foster, Archie Moore— these are the hallowed names that once made the light heavyweight division relevant and spawned legions of boxing fans to tune in and show up to arenas whenever they fought.

Now, whether by ingenious plan or, more likely, happenstance, the powers that be have collaborated with a half-dozen 175-pounders in setting up the sport’s version of Bracketology and March  (actually April) Madness. —Mike Houser, www.nevadaappeal.com


Producer buys rights for film about Thai woman who became boxing champion while jailed  BANGKOK, Thailand: A female drug dealer, who won her release from jail by becoming a boxing champion while behind bars, signed a contract Wednesday to have her story made into a movie. —AP