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  • In this Dec. 1, 2018, file photo, Tyson Fury, right, of England, connects with Deontay Wilder during a WBC heavyweight championship boxing match in Los Angeles.
    Deontay Wilder-Tyson Fury rematch set for MGM Grand
    The highly anticipated Feb. 22 rematch between heavyweight world titleholder Deontay Wilder and lineal champion Tyson Fury is now official, with a site deal complete and ...
  • Sergey Kovalev, right, and Canelo Alvarez pose for photographers during a news conference Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019, in Las Vegas.
    Alvarez moves up to take on big puncher Kovalev in Las Vegas
    Canelo Alvarez didn't have to take the risk. Not at light heavyweight, and not against a puncher like Sergey Kovalev. A third fight with Gennadiy Golovkin was there for the asking. There were other fights against lesser opponents that would have given Alvarez the same kind of payday he's grown used to ...
  • Errol Spence Jr. celebrates his win over Pennsylvania's Ronald Cruz as ShoBox: The New Generation on SHOWTIME presents their welterweight fight at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on Friday, June 27, 2014.
    Boxer Errol Spence seriously injured in Dallas Ferrari crash
    Welterweight boxing champion Errol Spence crashed a speeding Ferrari in Dallas early Thursday and was badly injured but is expected to survive ...
  • Tyson Fury, left, and Otto Wallin, of Sweden, pose for photos following a news conference Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019, in Las Vegas. The pair will face each other in a heavyweight boxing match Saturday.
    Fury treading carefully as he fights Sweden's Otto Wallin
    Tyson Fury ended Wladimir Klitschko's long reign as heavyweight champion and showed how Deontay Wilder could be beaten, only to leave the ring with a draw. Lately, though, Fury has been treading more carefully. Perhaps too carefully for a ...
  • Manny Pacquiao, left, and Keith Thurman pose during a news conference Wednesday, July 17, 2019, in Las Vegas for their welterweight championship boxing match scheduled for Saturday in Las Vegas.
    Pacquiao has plenty to say while he prepares for Thurman
    Manny Pacquiao has had a whole lot more to say about boxing ever since he became a politician. The 40-year-old Filipino senator who once understandably shied away from lengthy conversations in English is more comfortable in the language. A fighter who once kept ...
  • In this Nov. 18, 1995, file photo, WBC welterweight champion Pernell "Sweet Pea" Whitaker, right, delivers a right to the head of challenger Jake Rodriguez during their scheduled 12 round bout in Atlantic City, N.J.
    Boxing champ Pernell Whitaker dies; hit by car in Virginia
    Pernell Whitaker, an Olympic gold medalist and four division champion who was regarded as one of the greatest defensive fighters ever, has died after being hit by a car in Virginia. He was 55. Police in Virginia Beach said the former ...
  • Boxer Kubrat Pulev speaks at a Women in Journalism panel at the UNLV Greenspun College of Urban Affairs on July 3, 2019.
    UNLV sensitivity training is 'learning experience' for boxer Kubrat Pulev
    On March 23, boxer Kubrat Pulev recorded perhaps the biggest win of his career, as he scored a TKO victory over Bogdan Dinu in California to improve to 27-1. The triumph ...
  • Manny Pacquiao speaks during a news conference on Tuesday, May 21, 2019, in New York. Pacquiao and Keith Thurman are scheduled to fight in a welterweight world championship boxing bout on Saturday, July 20, in Las Vegas.
    Why shouldn't we worry about Manny Pacquiao boxing at age 40? God, he says
    Manny Pacquiao leaned over the glass table. "Are you OK?" he asked. Walking into what felt like a house party before 9 a.m. was a shock to the system. There were close to 100 people in the gated but otherwise modest house in ...
  • Heavyweight boxer Tyson Fury of England speaks during a final news conference at the MGM Grand Wednesday, June 12, 2019. Fury will take on Tom Schwarz of Germany at the MGM Grand Garden Arena Saturday, June 15.
    How Tyson Fury emerged from depths of depression to headline heavyweight clash in Vegas
    British fighter Tyson Fury is so witty and charming that it’s easy to see why Bob Arum hopes he can resonate with the American fight fan and spark a rebirth of heavyweights ...
  • Manny Pacquiao, left, and Keith Thurman pose for a picture during a news conference on Tuesday, May 21, 2019, in New York. The two are scheduled to fight in a welterweight world championship boxing bout on Saturday, July 20, in Las Vegas.
    Thurman promises to end Pacquiao's legendary career
    Keith Thurman keeps calling Manny Pacquiao a legend, and in the boxing world, he probably is correct. Then the undefeated welterweight champion keeps promising to ...
  • WBA welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao connects with a punch on Adrien Broner during their title fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019. Pacquiao retained his title with a unanimous-decision win.
    Pacquiao to fight unbeaten Thurman in Las Vegas
    Manny Pacquiao will get back into the ring in Las Vegas on July 20 to face unbeaten welterweight champion Keith Thurman in what could be a highlight fight of the summer. Pacquiao, 40, dominated Adrian Broner to ...
  • IBF middleweight champion Daniel Jacobs flexes on the scale during their official weigh-in at T-Mobile Arena on May 3, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Jacobs will meet WBC/WBA middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez in a middleweight unification fight Saturday at T-Mobile Arena.
    After beating cancer, title fight versus Canelo isn't too big for Jacobs
    The moment won't be too big for Daniel Jacobs, of that he's certain. Not after going toe-to-toe with the fearsome Gennady Golovkin before dropping a narrow decision ...
  • WBC and WBA middleweight world champion Canelo Alvarez, left, and IBF middleweight world champion Daniel Jacobs, right, are shown at a pre-fight press conference Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019, in New York. Alvarez and Jacobs meet in a 12-round unification bout in Las Vegas on Saturday.
    Plenty of respect and confidence for Canelo, Jacobs
    The resumes are impressive. The mutual respect is beyond question. The determination is through the roof. So why shouldn't the middleweight title unification bout between Canelo Alvarez and Daniel Jacobs be a ...
  • Canelo Alvarez hits middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin with a right to the body during their fight Saturday, September 15, 2018, at T-Mobile Arena. Alvarez won the second meeting of the two middleweights to take the title.
    Canelo Alvarez to fight Daniel Jacobs May 4 in Las Vegas
    Canelo Alvarez and Daniel Jacobs will meet May 4 in a middleweight title unification fight in Las Vegas. Promoters announced Wednesday that Alvarez, the Mexican star who ...
  • WBA welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao connects with a punch on Adrien Broner during their title fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019. Pacquiao retained his title with a unanimous-decision win.
    Pacquiao vs. Broner live gate ticket sales yield $6 million
    The 11,410 live gate tickets sale of Manny Pacquiao's fight against Adrien Broner at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada amounted to $6 million as reported by the ...
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