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Sergey Kovalev out for revenge against Andre Ward in hostile rematch
By Bryan Armen Graham, The Guardian, Sat, 17 Jun 2017
Sergey Kovalev is convinced he did enough to defeat Andre Ward when they met for the unified light heavyweight championship in the autumn but this time he is determined to sprint through the tape.
The Russian nicknamed Krusher dumped Ward to the canvas early on and dominated the first half of the Read Full Story >>>FRANK WARREN COLUMN: This is how Andre Ward can knock out Sergey Kovalev
By Frank Warren, Daily Star (UK), Sat, 17 Jun 2017
Ward defends his WBA, WBO and IBF light-heavy belts in a rematch against Kovalev in Las Vegas in the early hours of tomorrow morning.
I?m a real admirer of Ward, who I tipped to win their previous encounter, which made him the first person to defeat the Russian in the paid ranks.
I have always Read Full Story >>> Ward vs Kovalev 2 prediction: Will the Teddy Atlas Curse strike again?
By Lee Cleveland , Fight Saga, Sat, 17 Jun 2017
Famed boxing trainer, philanthropist and commentator Teddy Atlas recently chimed in on Saturday's superfight between WBA, IBF, WBO light heavyweight champion Andre Ward and rival, Sergey Kovalev.
?As I look at this rematch between Kovalev and Ward, the first thing I think of is timing,? Atlas tol Read Full Story >>> Andre Ward and Sergey Kovalev renew hostilities seven months after first fight
By Gareth A Davies, Telegraph.co.uk, Sat, 17 Jun 2017
The animosity between Andre Ward and Sergey Kovalev ahead of their second meeting in Sin City to decide the leading light-heavyweight in the world has been palpable this week. The top two pound-for-pound prize-fighters in the sport will tonight settle their heated conflict at the Mandalay Bay Events Read Full Story >>> Ward will use Kovalev's anger against him to win rematch
By Matthew Aguilar, El Paso Times, Sat, 17 Jun 2017
Sergey Kovalev is known to be moody sort before fights. He?s flipped off fans and snarled at opponents. But he?s seemed more agitated than usual in the days leading to what is the most important fight of his career.
Kovalev managed to completely ignore a reporter?s repeated questions. He bristle Read Full Story >>> Ward vs. Kovalev 2 is a boxing fan?s fight, but Mayweather vs. McGregor wins all the hype
By Joe Depaolo, Washington Post, Sat, 17 Jun 2017
LAS VEGAS ? Shortly before 2 p.m. here Wednesday, the trainers for the first fight since 1993 to pit the top two boxers in the unofficial but respected pound-for-pound rankings sat down to meet reporters. But a room that had been full moments earlier largely emptied as reporters raced for their lapt Read Full Story >>> Ward-Kovalev rematch has everything ? except the hype
By George Willis, New York Post, Sat, 17 Jun 2017
Andre Ward and Sergey Kovalev meet Saturday night in Las Vegas in a rematch of their controversial fight last November where Ward won a unanimous decision to capture the light heavyweight championship.
It?s a matchup of two high-rated pound-for-pound boxers and will be distributed by HBO pay-per- Read Full Story >>> Ward-Kovalev promoter knows McGregor-Mayweather will hurt buzz around rematch
By Brandon Wise , CBS Sports, Sat, 17 Jun 2017
Andre Ward versus Sergey Kovalev was at one point this year going to be the best fight boxing could bring us. A rematch of what many considered to be the best fight in 2016, Ward-Kovalev II was slated for Saturday, June 17, earlier this year in a rematch everybody wanted to see.
But after the Can Read Full Story >>> Mayweather vs. McGregor Is the Kind of Circus Matchup That Only Boxing Allows
By Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, Sat, 17 Jun 2017
On Wednesday, Floyd Mayweather announced that he was un-retiring, after nearly two years away from boxing. Despite the fact that he recently turned forty, he is still widely considered to be one of the most skilled boxers alive. His record is 49?0, and on August 26th he will seek his fiftieth boxing Read Full Story >>> Fortune says Manny on track for Horn
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Sat, 17 Jun 2017
MANILA, Philippines - Australian conditioning coach Justin Fortune said yesterday WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao will be ready to go beyond the distance against challenger Jeff Horn when they clash in Brisbane on July 2, adding that the fighting 38-year-old Filipino senator is training lik Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao picks Floyd
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Sat, 17 Jun 2017
Floyd Mayweather has the clear edgein his crossover clash with Conor McGregor, Manny Pacquiao said when asked about then circus-like Aug. 26 fight set in Las Vegas.
But Pacquiao, who dropped a decision to Mayweather more than two years ago, believes the unbeaten American will prevail since the fi Read Full Story >>> Mayweather vs. McGregor: WBC Diamond belt a 'maybe'
By Nick Parkinson, ESPN.com, Sat, 17 Jun 2017
WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman has told ESPN that his world governing body will consider sanctioning Floyd Mayweather Jr against Conor McGregor for one of its belts.
Mayweather, boxing's biggest superstar before retiring in September 2015, faces UFC lightweight champion McGregor in a fight that Read Full Story >>> Suspended California matchmaker sees hypocrisy in Nevada's approval of Mayweather-McGregor bout
By Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times, Sat, 17 Jun 2017
At the same meeting Wednesday where it approved Aug. 26 as the fight date for what hours later became Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Conor McGregor, the Nevada Athletic Commission upheld an 18-month suspension of a Southern California promoter over missteps including flawed matchmaking.
?You can?t figh Read Full Story >>> UFC president Dana White: McGregor '100 percent positive' he beats Mayweather
By Lewis Mckeever, Bloody Elbow, Sat, 17 Jun 2017
While many fans and analysts believe Conor McGregor is only stepping into the boxing ring to fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. for the cash, 'The Notorious' is supremely confident in his ability beat 'Money' at his own game.
That's according to UFC president Dana White, who told reporters on ESPN Sports Read Full Story >>> Does Conor McGregor actually have a chance at beating Floyd Mayweather?
By Damon Martin, Fox Sports, Sat, 17 Jun 2017
Conor McGregor is undoubtedly the biggest superstar in UFC history not to mention one of the top pound-for-pound fighters in the sport, but he?ll be stepping into new territory on Aug. 26 when he faces Floyd Mayweather in a boxing match.
McGregor has been taunting Mayweather for the better part o Read Full Story >>> Keidel: Everyone Will Watch Mayweather-McGregor, And That?s The Point
By Jason Keidel, CBS Sports, Sat, 17 Jun 2017
Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Conor McGregor? the fight no one wants, but everyone will watch.
For all the lamentations from the media, masses and Oscar De La Hoya, we have a staggering cultural contradiction. The indignant pundits are bashing the Mayweather-McGregor bout, now signed and set for Augus Read Full Story >>> Floyd Mayweather Jr. Is Fighting Conor McGregor. What The Fucking Fuck?
By Patrick Wyman, Deadspin.com, Sat, 17 Jun 2017
It?s really happening.
McGregor vs. Mayweather is actually a reality. The fight is like a nightmare emerging from a fever dream where the walls are papered with $100 bills, the carpet is made of the finest chinchilla fur, and you wake yourself up by stepping painfully on a discarded diamond ring Read Full Story >>> Exclusive: Rigondeaux would move up for 'historic' Lomachenko fight, accept Vargas unification at 122
By Phil D. Jay, World Boxing News, Sat, 17 Jun 2017
Super-bantamweight king Guillermo Rigondeaux has informed WBN of his desire to battle Vasyl Lomachenko in a blockbuster Pound for Pound clash.
Ahead of his mandatory bout with Moises ?Chucky? Flores on the Andre Ward v Sergey Kovalev undercard this Saturday night, the 36 year-old believes he?s ru Read Full Story >>> The Estimated Purses For Floyd Mayweather Vs. Conor McGregor Fight Are Staggering
By Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, Sat, 17 Jun 2017
Floyd Mayweather Jr. has always said it would take another nine-figure payday to get him out of retirement. That's exactly what he's expected to get when he faces UFC lightweight champion Conor Mcgregor in a boxing match on August 26 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
According to Keith Idec of Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao-Horn airs on GMA
Business Mirror, Sat, 17 Jun 2017
GMA Network inked on Thursday a partnership agreement with boxing promoter ALV Events International to air the bout between eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao and Australian fighter Jeff Horn, dubbed the ?Battle of Brisbane: Pacquiao versus Horn,? on July 2.
GMA will exclusively air the Read Full Story >>>
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