Kevin Iole
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Teofimo Lopez welcomes all comers as he ushers in new era of boxing
By Kevin Iole
LAS VEGAS — After 36 minutes of sustained brilliance, Teofimo Lopez spoke the words that all boxing fans should want to hear: The bigger the fight, the better. He wants them. If…
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Teofimo Lopez upsets Vasiliy Lomachenko via unanimous decision
By Kevin Iole
LAS VEGAS — The Takeover is complete. Teofimo Lopez completed his rocket trip to the top of boxing’s lightweight division with a gritty unanimous decision over Vasiliy Lomachenko that made him the…
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Ahead of his biggest bout, pressure mounts on Teofimo Lopez to back up his dad’s trash talk
By Kevin Iole
LAS VEGAS — The MGM Grand Conference Center is usually bustling, its wide hallways filled with people moving hurriedly toward their next meeting. These days, though, there is nothing but an eerie…
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Making the Rounds: Pacquiao won’t rule out McGregor bout; Casimero wants Inoue
By Kevin Iole
The odds of Manny Pacquiao ever fighting former UFC double champion Conor McGregor were long to begin with, but the ongoing Twitter battle between McGregor and UFC president Dana White — it’s…
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McGregor-Pacquiao remains a very long shot despite Conor’s assertion
By Kevin Iole
Former UFC double champion Conor McGregor wants to fight boxer Manny Pacquiao, but the bout remains a very long shot to be made despite McGregor’s assertion Friday on social media that he’s…
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Making the Rounds: Stunning allegations in Canelo Alvarez’s case vs. Oscar De La Hoya
By Kevin Iole
A federal judge in California on Friday dismissed Canelo Alvarez’s lawsuit against DAZN, Golden Boy Promotions and Golden Boy CEO Oscar De La Hoya on technical legal grounds, and gave Alvarez until…
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Canelo Alvarez’s lawsuit shows DAZN deal was too good to be true
By Kevin Iole
When something seems too good to be true, it usually is. The promise made by John Skipper when DAZN launched in the United States in September 2018 has turned out to be…
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Filipino gold medal hopeful Eumir Felix Marcial signs with MP Promotions, will turn pro this year
By Kevin Iole
The man who could be the successor to Manny Pacquiao as the face of boxing in the Philippines has signed with Pacquiao’s MP Promotions and plans to turn professional in 2020. But…
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Making the Rounds: Pacquiao in holding pattern; Casimero waiting on Inoue
By Kevin Iole
Manny Pacquiao had hoped to use the momentum from his impressive victory over Keith Thurman last July in Las Vegas as a springboard to another mega-fight in the welterweight division. But with…
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Remote drug testing? Here’s how USADA’s new procedure works for UFC athletes
By Kevin Iole
In the early days of the anti-doping movement, when it wasn’t particularly difficult to buy clean urine and when devices such as “The Whizzinator” were a thing, it became obvious that if…
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This day in sports history: Muhammad Ali suffers broken jaw in split decision loss to Ken Norton
By Kevin Iole
Such was Muhammad Ali’s position in our culture on March 31, 1973 that when Ken Norton broke Ali’s jaw in the first round in San Diego and went on to capture a…
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Filipino icon Manny Pacquiao showing true leadership in fight against coronavirus
By Kevin Iole
Sometimes, the passion the Filipino people have for Manny Pacquiao can be perplexing. Take, for instance, an online conversation about the greatest punchers in boxing history. If Pacquiao isn’t mentioned in the…
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Deontay Wilder exercises rematch clause, third bout with Tyson Fury will be held later this year
By Kevin Iole
Only six days after he was stopped by Tyson Fury in seven shockingly one-sided rounds in their WBC/lineal heavyweight title fight, Deontay Wilder has exercised his rematch clause. He’ll face Fury for…
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Extraordinarily high theft of PPV signal leads to disappointing sales figure for Wilder-Fury rematch
By Kevin Iole
The heavyweight championship fight between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder on Feb. 22 had unprecedented promotion, as ESPN and Fox teamed to give it visibility that few fights in modern boxing history…
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Deontay Wilder says 40-pound costume left his legs dead in a seventh-round TKO loss to Tyson Fury
By Kevin Iole
LAS VEGAS — Deontay Wilder wanted to make his ring walk prior to his fight with Tyson Fury on Saturday special and wore a 40-pound costume as a tribute to Black History…
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Mark Breland was a hero though Deontay Wilder and other members of his team may not see it that way
By Kevin Iole
LAS VEGAS — The most stunning occurrence at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Saturday was not that Tyson Fury completely overwhelmed Deontay Wilder before stopping him in the seventh round of…
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Tyson Fury holds all the power in heavyweight division after crowning performance
By Kevin Iole
LAS VEGAS — The man who calls himself the “Gypsy King” became the king of boxing Saturday in a stellar performance at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Pay little mind to the…
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Tyson Fury will have a 42-pound weight advantage over Deontay Wilder after coming in at 273
By Kevin Iole
LAS VEGAS — A heavily pro-Tyson Fury crowd at the MGM Grand Garden on Friday roared its approval as the lineal heavyweight champion weighed in at 273 pounds, giving him a 42-pound…
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Deontay Wilder sees changes in Tyson Fury’s camp as a sign of weakness
By Kevin Iole
LAS VEGAS — Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder have looked at the same set of facts and come up with radically different opinions. Fury remains unbeaten, and heads into his rematch for…
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Nevada Athletic Commission won’t allow Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury to square off at weigh-in
By Kevin Iole
LAS VEGAS — After watching Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury shove each other as they were doing a staredown Wednesday prior to a news conference at the MGM Grand Garden, Bob Bennett…