Kevin Iole
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Manny Pacquiao proves stardom once again, hits 400,000 PPV sales in win over Adrien Broner
By Kevin Iole
Manny Pacquiao not only proved he remains relevant as a boxer during a one-sided beatdown of Adrien Broner on Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas, but he showed he…
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With Adrien Broner vanquished, talk turns to Manny Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather 2
By Kevin Iole
LAS VEGAS ? In so many ways, it felt like it was 2009 once again for Manny Pacquiao. He outclassed Adrien Broner on Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden to retain his…
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Adrien Broner proves to be no match for 40-year-old Manny Pacquiao
By Kevin Iole
LAS VEGAS ? It wasn?t vintage Manny Pacquiao in the ring against Adrien Broner on Saturday at the MGM Grand, but Pacquiao didn?t need to be anywhere near his best. Broner offered…
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The world?s kindest fight writer left us on Boxing Day
By Kevin Iole
Somehow, it seems kind of appropriate that I learned of my friend Royce Feour?s death on Boxing Day. As a journalist who covered boxing for nearly 40 years in Nevada, Feour became…
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Canelo Alvarez punishes Rocky Fielding for WBA super middleweight title
By Kevin Iole
NEW YORK ? Canelo Alvarez made what he says is a brief stay at super middleweight a profitable one. The unified middleweight champion, coming off a stirring victory over Gennady Golovkin in…
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Yahoo Sports’ Kevin Iole picks the winner of Canelo Alvarez vs. Rocky Fielding title fight
By Kevin Iole
NEW YORK ? In 2001, Diego Corrales was one of the most fearsome fighters in the world. He held the IBF junior lightweight title and at nearly 5-11 with a 70-inch reach,…
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Dana White escalates feud with Oscar De La Hoya: ‘He?s a liar and a phony’
By Kevin Iole
The percolating feud between UFC president Dana White and Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya boiled over on Wednesday when White went hard after the boxing Hall of Famer. White…
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Tyson Fury stepped into the breach vs. Deontay Wilder, and now is the time to capitalize
By Kevin Iole
LOS ANGELES ? In the aftermath of their epic heavyweight title fight Saturday at Staples Center, the best in the division since Lennox Lewis duked it out with Vitali Klitschko in the…
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Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury’s epic nail-biter is exactly what boxing needed
By Kevin Iole
LOS ANGELES ? It?s no stretch to say that Saturday was the greatest night for boxing in the U.S. in recent memory. It began with a compelling battle between two unbeaten heavyweights…
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Missed opportunities abound as HBO exits boxing with a whimper
By Kevin Iole
For 45 years, HBO has been the one constant in a boxing fan?s life. The premium cable network took a while to get rolling after it entered the boxing space by airing…
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Only Adrien Broner stands in the way of a possible Manny Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather rematch
By Kevin Iole
Manny Pacquiao will be 40 the next time he steps into a boxing ring and though his opponent is vastly overrated with zero victories of significance, Adrien Broner presents the Filipino senator…
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Bob Arum on cringeworthy Muhammad Ali-Antonio Inoki fight in Japan and the challenges Floyd Mayweather faces
By Kevin Iole
In 1976, Bob Arum went to Japan to promote a bout between Muhammad Ali, arguably the most famous athlete of all-time, and professional wrestler Antonio Inoki. Just the thought of it some…
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‘It?s crazy how much they?re offering’: Breaking down Canelo Alvarez’s supposed $365M deal with DAZN
By Kevin Iole
The only thing we know for certain about Canelo Alvarez?s supposed record-setting deal with DAZN is that a lot fewer people are going to see him fight Rocky Fielding on Dec. 15…
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Dana White: UFC 229 trending toward more than 3 million pay-per-view buys
By Kevin Iole
LAS VEGAS ? Dana White expected UFC 229 to be a grand slam home run for the company, but it appears that it?s going to exceed even White?s lofty early expectations. White…
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Oscar De La Hoya takes aim at ‘keyboard warriors’ in open letter defending Canelo Alvarez’s win
By Kevin Iole
Canelo Alvarez?s majority decision victory over Gennady Golovkin Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas wasn?t well-received by a segment of fans, who took to social media to express disgust with the…
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Floyd Mayweather trying to gauge interest in whether the public has the stomach for ‘The Money Fight II’
By Kevin Iole
Boxers are many things: They?re among the toughest people walking the planet. They can endure frightening amounts of pain. As a group, they?re magnificently conditioned. They?re also unusually sensitive with extraordinarily fragile…
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Gennady Golovkin keeps war of words going with Canelo Alvarez ahead of heated rematch
By Kevin Iole
For much of his career as boxing?s middleweight champion, Gennady Golovkin had little to say about his opponents. But once Canelo Alvarez tested positive in February for the banned substance Clenbuterol, Golovkin…
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Hand-wrapping controversy hangs over Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin fight … again
By Kevin Iole
LAS VEGAS ? Less than an hour before Canelo Alvarez was to make his walk to the ring to face Gennady Golovkin for the middleweight title in one of most anticipated fights…
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GGG, Canelo showing their true emotions in buildup to Sept. 15 rematch
By Kevin Iole
Not since Hall of Famers Marco Antonio Barrera and Erik Morales were in the midst of their legendary trilogy have there been elite fighters who have disliked each other as much as…
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Shane Mosley took on every challenge on path to Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame
By Kevin Iole
When Shane Mosley heard that IBF-WBC lightweight champion Mikey Garcia challenged IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr., he smiled. To Mosley, taking risks and seeking out fights that the world believes you…