Cuban boxers will compete in their nation’s first professional contest in six decades on Friday, eager to draw on their Olympic success to stage a victorious comeback. Four Olympic medalists, in a squad of six Cuban boxers, will make their professional debuts in Mexico on Friday, “for the first time in the history of boxing,” …
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Jermell Charlo knocked out Argentina’s Brian Castano to become the first undisputed super welterweight champion in history on Saturday. Charlo, who fought in a controversial draw against Castano last year, battered the South American into submission in the 10th round of a classic battle in Los Angeles. Charlo, the reigning WBC, WBC and IBF champion, …
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Evander Holyfield’s son Evan just suffered the first loss of his young boxing career, and it wasn’t pretty. The younger Holyfield entered Saturday’s Trillerverz 5 event with a 9-0 record. To say he was the favorite against Jurmain McDonald was an understatement; some books had Holyfield as a -10000 favorite. Here’s how that ended up …
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Former world champion Amir Khan announced on Friday he was retiring from boxing after a 17-year professional career. The 35-year-old British fighter, who became an unified world champion at light-welterweight, hangs up his gloves with a record of 34 wins from his 40 fights. The 2004 Olympic silver medallist, who also challenged for world titles …
American Jermell Charlo and Argentina’s undefeated Brian Castano meet Saturday at Los Angeles in a rematch to determine boxing’s first undisputed four-belt light middleweight world champion. Charlo will defend the WBA, WBC and IBF 154-pound crowns against WBO champion Castano in a rematch of their draw last July at San Antonio, where judges scored the …
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LAS VEGAS — Fighting for or defending the world title is always a huge night in any athlete’s life. Jan Blachowicz knew full well the euphoria of success in a title fight. He won the vacant light heavyweight title by knocking out Dominick Reyes at UFC 254 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Sept. …
Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao quit the sport that lifted him out of poverty to rumble for the Philippines drugs, but his tough talk on and crime failed to hit the mark with voters. His bid for the top job started in typical bold style: a livestream broadcast of himself riding in a coach emblazoned with …
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LAS VEGAS — There are, as they say in the parlance, plenty of good seats still available for the WBA light heavyweight title fight on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena between Canelo Alvarez and Dmitry Bivol. That’s largely due to the lack of awareness Bivol has with the American fan base. Alvarez is one of the …
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Please don’t attribute what happened to Canelo Alvarez in the ring at T-Mobile Arena on Saturday at the hands of Dmitry Bivol to Bivol’s advantage in size. That would be wrong. Size didn’t have an impact on this fight. Bivol retained his WBA light heavyweight title because, on this night at least, he was the …
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Unbeaten Dmitry Bivol retained his WBA light-heavyweight world title with an unanimous points decision over Saul “Canelo” Alvarez on Saturday, handing the Mexican superstar the second defeat of his career. Russia’s Bivol, 31 improved to 20-0 with 11 knockouts while multiweight champion Alvarez, a heavy favorite, fell to 57-2 with two draws. His only other …
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