Floyd Mayweather's much-anticipated fight with Conor McGregor could take place in front of 7,000 empty seats
By Jim Daly, Independent Online, Wed, 23 Aug 2017
The much-anticipated bout between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather could end up taking place in front of up to 7,000 empty seats at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas due to slow ticket sales. Despite the massive hype surrounding the first of its kind crossover fight between unbeaten five-divisio  Read Full Story >>>

Side by side: What’s going down when Mayweather and McGregor enter the ring
Los Angeles Times, Wed, 23 Aug 2017
Professional boxers break down what to expect at the Saturday super-fight between UFC champion Conor McGregor and 49-0, five-division boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. McGregor is stepping outside his comfort zone of the UFC octagon to fight the greatest boxer of the past generation. The Times  Read Full Story >>>

Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor grew up more than 3,500 miles apart... From Crumlin to Grand Rapids, how did their journey to the lights of Las Vegas begin?
By Daniel Matthews, Mail Online (UK), Wed, 23 Aug 2017
It is a common trope in boxing that fighters are a product of their environment. And on Saturday night two fighters from two different worlds meet in a money-spinning clash befitting of the gaudy extravagance of the Las Vegas strip. But Conor McGregor's clash with Floyd Mayweather is a fight for  Read Full Story >>>

Mayweather seen eating Burger King just days before McGregor showdown
By Luke Kerr-Dineen , USA Today, Wed, 23 Aug 2017
If Floyd Mayweather does, somehow, lose to Conor McGregor this weekend, it’ll probably be because he treated the whole build-up to the fight as little more than a joke. Not only is he openly partying at his strip club every night during the week of the fight, he’s also spending his downtime hangi  Read Full Story >>>

Mayweather vs McGregor: Referee Joe Cortez insists Conor McGregor won't break boxing's rules
By James Dielhenn, SkySports.com, Wed, 23 Aug 2017
Conor McGregor was not fouling during his sparring sessions, revealed Hall of Fame referee Joe Cortez. UFC champion McGregor has been accused of breaking the rules in his preparation to fight Floyd Mayweather by his sparring partner Paulie Malignaggi, in two meetings overseen by Cortez. Asked   Read Full Story >>>

Exclusive: Mayweather wins or McGregor chooses to get DQ’d – says Horn coach Rushton
By Phil D. Jay, World Boxing News, Wed, 23 Aug 2017
Welterweight title holder Jeff Horn will have one eye on this weekend’s massive clash between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor just in case he has a chance of facing the winner. Holding one version of the 147 pound world title could give Mayweather incentive to continue against Horn should he   Read Full Story >>>

Mayweather vs. McGregor: Hollywood's Getting Lots of Free Tickets, But Don't Ask Floyd for Any
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 23 Aug 2017

TMZ SPORTS -- Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor's fight was already gonna be a who's who of Hollywood -- the question now ... who's in good enough with a top agent to go for free? Sources close to the boxing match this S  Read Full Story >>>

MAYWEATHER SAYS MCGREGOR IS OVERWEIGHT; JOSHUA PREDICTS IT'S FLOYD OVER CONOR BY LANDSLIDE
By Maloney L. Samaco, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 23 Aug 2017

Former five division world champion and pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather believes Conor McGregor has a hard time making the weight for their much hyped encounter. Commeting to FightHype, Mayweather said it seemed the   Read Full Story >>>

The one thing we don't want to discuss about Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Conor McGregor
By Dylan Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, Wed, 23 Aug 2017
Floyd Mayweather Jr. reached under the table and tapped the leg of his longtime adviser with the back of his left hand. As the pack of reporters waited for Mayweather’s response, it was Leonard Ellerbe who broke the silence. “I can answer that,” said Ellerbe, the chief executive of Mayweather’  Read Full Story >>>

Mayweather Vs. McGregor: 10 Things We Can't Wait To See In 'The Money Fight'
By Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, Wed, 23 Aug 2017
Almost no one expects the Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Conor McGregor bout to be competitive, but everyone knows the appeal of the fight is the spectacle and novelty. The uniqueness of the event and the star level of the competitors will make for some memorable images and moments. Like it or not, we'  Read Full Story >>>

Kelly: The lesson behind Mayweather-McGregor: The low road has high margins
By Cathal Kelly, The Globe and Mail, Wed, 23 Aug 2017
About 300 people showed up on Tuesday afternoon hoping to be yelled at by Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather for an hour. It wasn’t much of a showing for what the emcee kept telling everyone is “the biggest fight in combat sports history.” He said that over and over again, as if saying it made i  Read Full Story >>>

50 million could watch Mayweather-McGregor in the US alone
By Associated Press, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Wed, 23 Aug 2017
LAS VEGAS — Conor McGregor’s improbable challenge of Floyd Mayweather Jr. could be seen by a staggering 50 million people in the United States as fans and the curious gather in small and large parties. The fight Saturday night threatens the pay-per-view revenue record set by Mayweather and Manny   Read Full Story >>>

McGregor clashes with Malignaggi & Mayweather as showdown looms
RTE Sport, Wed, 23 Aug 2017
Conor McGregor had heated confrontations with both Floyd Mayweather and Paulie Malignaggi at the fighters' grand arrivals for Saturday's fight in Las Vegas. The Irishman and his minders passed Mayweather and his team en route to the outdoor stage set up outside the T-Mobile Arena, where they are   Read Full Story >>>

Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor Grand Arrivals Quotes (Photos)
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 23 Aug 2017

LAS VEGAS (August 22, 2017) - Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor officially kicked off fight week events Tuesday with grand arrivals at the Toshiba Plaza ahead of the SHOWTIME PPV event this Saturday, Aug. 26 takin  Read Full Story >>>

The Miz: Conor McGregor Should Come to WWE After Floyd Fight
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 23 Aug 2017

TMZ SPORTS -- WWE superstar The Miz has a Plan B in mind for Conor McGregor after he fights Floyd Mayweather ... and it ain't the UFC! We asked Miz if Conor should join him in WWE after MayMac is a wrap -- and his answer   Read Full Story >>>

Liam Napier: McGregor v Mayweather a blurred line between sport and entertainment
By Liam Napier, NZHerald, Wed, 23 Aug 2017
Contrived and compelling. For better or worse, Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor embody these contradictions. To buy into the Mayweather-McGregor hype is to grabble with the very fabric of sport. Audacious cash grab driven by novelty? Or the chance to prove the power to surprise? Therei  Read Full Story >>>

Conor McGregor accuses Floyd Mayweather of ducking a face-off as they cross paths upon arriving at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas ahead of fight
By Jeff Powell, Mail Online (UK), Wed, 23 Aug 2017
Conor McGregor accused Floyd Mayweather of ducking a face-off four days before they collide in the biggest fight of all time. A mix-up over the timing for their stage arrivals outside the T-Mobile Arena made for an unscheduled crossing of their paths. The Notorious Irishman – who also had a co  Read Full Story >>>

Conor McGregor: Floyd Mayweather 'needs to shut his mouth' about my weight-cut
By Martin Rogers, MMA Junkie, Wed, 23 Aug 2017
LAS VEGAS – Conor McGregor angrily snapped back at Floyd Mayweather’s insistence that the UFC lightweight chmpion will miss weight for Saturday’s blockbuster boxing match between the pair. McGregor and Mayweather must both meet boxing’s 154-pound light middleweight limit at Friday’s weigh-in and   Read Full Story >>>

Floyd Mayweather v Conor McGregor: Chaos at media event in Las Vegas
By Luke Reddy, BBC Sport, Wed, 23 Aug 2017
The opening event of a week of build-up to potentially the most lucrative fight in boxing history produced chaotic scenes in Las Vegas, with Floyd Mayweather booed by unhappy fans. The undefeated American arrived late and was barely visible, entering amid a large entourage before being largely hi  Read Full Story >>>

SEAN COMBS AND MARK WAHLBERG DOUBLE DOWN ON MAYWEATHER VS McGREGOR SHOWTIME PPV® EVENT
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 23 Aug 2017

Grammy® Nominated and Multi-Platinum Global Artist Demi Lovato To Sing The National Anthem NEW YORK – August 21, 2017 – Sean Combs and Mark Wahlberg are doubling down on the upcoming SHOWTIME PPV matchup between pound-for-p  Read Full Story >>>

Ragozin vs. Halsey to headline M-1 Challenge 83: Tatfight 5 Sept. 23 in Kazan, Russia
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 23 Aug 2017

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (August 22, 2017) - M-1 Global will promote the first international mixed-martial-arts event in Republic of Tatarstan history, September 23, as Kazan, Russia hosts M-1 Challenge 83: Tatfight 5. The m  Read Full Story >>>

International Boxing Association (IBA) Relaunched worldwide by new sports group
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 23 Aug 2017
VENTNOR CITY, N.J. (August 22, 2017) - The International Boxing Association (IBA) has been relaunched worldwide by a sports group headed by the new IBA president, J.C. Courreges. In 1991, two-time Major League Baseball all-star pitcher and Cy Young Award winner Dean Chance founded the IBA, guidi  Read Full Story >>>

Tug-of-war over venue looms
The Philippine Star, Wed, 23 Aug 2017
Manila, Brisbane eye Manny-Horn match MANILA, Philippines - A showdown for the right to stage Manny Pacquiao’s rematch with Jeff Horn on Nov. 12 is shaping up between Manila and Brisbane, Australia, as the two cities have expressed interest in hosting the bout. Days after Brisbane Lord Mayor  Read Full Story >>>

Gold Coast’s CBUS Stadium still a back-up for Manny Pacquiao vs. Jeff Horn rematch fight
By Ryan Keen, Gold Coast Bulletin, Wed, 23 Aug 2017
MANNY Pacquiao conqueror Jeff Horn loves the idea of the Battle of Brisbane becoming Golden Gloves on the Goldie. The Brisbane slugger said he had fought on the Gold Coast before and it would sell out if the boxing rematch was on the Glitter Strip. Uncertainty about the location of their secon  Read Full Story >>>

Las Vegas gets ready for Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor
By Arash Markazi, ESPN.com, Wed, 23 Aug 2017
LAS VEGAS -- One week before he will step into the ring for perhaps the final time in his career to face Conor McGregor, Floyd Mayweather is sitting in the corner of a strip club at 3:30 a.m. This is not just any strip club, mind you; it's his very own strip club. "He's here every night," said  Read Full Story >>>

Floyd Mayweather bets big, just not on himself
By David Purdum, ESPN.com, Wed, 23 Aug 2017
At this point, after months of over-the-top promotion, it's difficult to separate reality from hype for a fight that will almost certainly be the most-heavily bet boxing match ever. Floyd Mayweather stoked the fire last week, telling late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel that he plans to bet on   Read Full Story >>>

Floyd Mayweather doesn't think Conor McGregor will make weight: 'A true champion is disciplined'
By Andrew Joseph, USA Today, Wed, 23 Aug 2017
With four days to go until the much-anticipated fight between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor on Aug. 26, the trash talk hasn’t stopped. And for Mayweather, he’s now targeting McGregor’s weight. The two fighters are set to fight at the 154-pound limit of light middleweight on Saturday. Maywea  Read Full Story >>>

Las Vegas books staring down Mayweather-McGregor disaster
By Corey Masisak, New York Post, Wed, 23 Aug 2017
The oddsmakers in Las Vegas are going to have a clear rooting interest when Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor step into the ring Aug. 26 at T-Mobile Arena. Mayweather was once a massive favorite, but an avalanche of money wagered on McGregor to win has forced betting services to make dramatic c  Read Full Story >>>

McGregor Reveals Exactly How Mayweather Can Earn His Respect Saturday Night
By Cillian Cunningham , Pundit Arena, Wed, 23 Aug 2017
The notorious Irishman has explained exactly how Floyd Mayweather can leave the ring with his respect after they finally throw down on Saturday night. Combat sports can be a funny old business. For weeks, months and even years two select individuals can literally despise the very sight of each ot  Read Full Story >>>

The average Mayweather bet is 50 times as big as the average McGregor bet
By Alex Lemieux, SB NATION, Wed, 23 Aug 2017
Saturday’s Mayweather-McGregor fight is a big sports betting event, and the betting patterns ahead of the bout are pretty funny: That’s per the manager at the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook. What it means: Floyd Mayweather is a massive favorite. If you bet $100 on Conor McGregor, and the MMA f  Read Full Story >>>

PH boxers Marvin, Marcial, Fernandez advance to SEA Games finals
By Ryan Songalia, Rappler, Tue, 22 Aug 2017
MANILA, Philippines - Philippine boxers John Marvin, Eumir Marcial and Mario Fernandez won their semifinal matches on Tuesday, August 22 to earn a spot in the gold medal matches of the 2017 Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Not so fortunate were their teammates - light welterweight  Read Full Story >>>