Kevin Iole
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Mikey Garcia’s improbable plan to go after the indomitable Errol Spence Jr.
By Kevin Iole
Anyone who wonders why Mikey Garcia is eager to move to welterweight to challenge Errol Spence Jr. hasn?t been paying attention for the last five years. Just in that period of time,…
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By not giving in to Oscar De La Hoya and Canelo Alvarez, GGG controlled rematch talks all along
By Kevin Iole
For most of his career, Gennady Golovkin has been cautious about what he?s said in the media. He?s routinely been respectful and has made his opponents sound like a mixture of Marvelous…
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No deal yet for heavyweight title fight between Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder
By Kevin Iole
Deontay Wilder, the WBC heavyweight champion, desperately wants to fight unified champion Anthony Joshua, so much so that he accepted a below-market offer to fight in the U.K. But it is unlikely…
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Terence Crawford shows he’s on a level all on his own with one-sided beatdown of Jeff Horn
By Kevin Iole
LAS VEGAS ? Three things were plainly obvious Saturday from Terence Crawford?s destruction of Jeff Horn in their WBO welterweight title fight at the MGM Grand Garden. Crawford is on an entirely…
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Why Gennady Golovkin should walk away from Golden Boy’s offer for Canelo Alvarez rematch
By Kevin Iole
Boxing legend Oscar De La Hoya has recently been making the media rounds, beginning with the Golden Boy Promotions-owned Ring Magazine, and is threatening that Canelo Alvarez won?t fight Gennady Golovkin on…
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What’s behind Golden Boy?s disturbing contract stipulation for Alvarez-Golovkin rematch?
By Kevin Iole
Canelo Alvarez is an excellent fighter who is also one of boxing?s best draws. We could argue whether Anthony Joshua has surpassed him as the sport?s biggest attraction, but the debate would…
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Lack of TV deal hurting what is otherwise an outstanding World Boxing Super Series
By Kevin Iole
The World Boxing Super Series has been, in so many ways, exactly what boxing needed. It gathered some of the best fighters in a division and had them fight each other to…
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GGG fight is perfect opportunity for Vanes Martirosyan to fix past mistakes
By Kevin Iole
Vanes Martirosyan has heard the derisive comments. He?s read the harsh critiques. He?s aware that many not only think that Gennady Golovkin is going to blow him out on Saturday when they…
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Gennady Golovkin vs. Vanes Martirosyan set for May 5 in Los Angeles
By Kevin Iole
Gennady Golovkin will defend his middleweight championship against former U.S. Olympian Vanes Martirosyan on May 5 at the StubHub Center in Carson, California, in a bout televised by HBO. The announcement ends…
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Freddie Roach isn’t mad at how things ended with Manny Pacquiao, just disappointed
By Kevin Iole
Manny Pacquiao made Freddie Roach rich and famous, and Roach in turn helped Pacquiao become one of the greatest boxers of his generation. Their partnership ended, though, after 16 years and countless…
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Manny Pacquiao indicates he’s split with longtime trainer Freddie Roach
By Kevin Iole
The final line of a news release detailing how Manny Pacquiao is set for his July 14 welterweight title fight against champion Lucas Matthysse in Malaysia alludes to the most significant development.…
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Unlikely champion Caleb Truax has lived a real-life Rocky story
By Kevin Iole
The story of the greatest night of Caleb Truax?s professional life, an improbable world title victory on the road against an Olympic gold medalist, begins about two years earlier on what was…
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Canelo Alvarez should withdraw from rematch vs. Gennady Golovkin
By Kevin Iole
Canelo Alvarez is the bad guy, perhaps for the first time in his career. The middleweight superstar, who twice in February tested positive for a banned substance, is solely responsible for the…
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Nevada commission’s complaint against Canelo puts GGG rematch in serious jeopardy
By Kevin Iole
The executive director of the Nevada Athletic Commission filed a formal anti-doping complaint against Canelo Alvarez on Thursday, setting an April 18 hearing date. According to the complaint, signed by executive director…
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Why Deontay Wilder is picking Joseph Parker over Anthony Joshua
By Kevin Iole
Deontay Wilder won?t be in Cardiff, Wales, on Saturday, because while his name should be the first to come out of the mouth of the winner of the heavyweight title unification match…
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Anthony Joshua shouldn’t underestimate undefeated Joseph Parker
By Kevin Iole
Joseph Parker is a soft-spoken, under-the-radar type of guy who isn?t prone to hyperbole or fits of ego. He?s 6 feet 4 inches, 245 pounds and an unbeaten heavyweight champion. He?s part…
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Canelo Alvarez hit with temporary suspension for drug test failure, GGG bout in jeopardy
By Kevin Iole
Following an investigation by Bob Bennett of the Nevada Athletic Commission into two drug tests failures, Canelo Alvarez was temporarily suspended Friday, putting his May 5 middleweight title bout with Gennady Golovkin…
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Gennady Golovkin’s ill-advised rant could end up costing him
By Kevin Iole
Gennady Golovkin unloaded Tuesday on Canelo Alvarez and Oscar De La Hoya, no doubt frustrated by the lack of information about the investigation into Alvarez?s two drug test failures in February. Those…
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Leonard Ellerbe on possibility Floyd Mayweather fights in UFC: ‘He?ll make the best decision for him’
By Kevin Iole
On Monday, the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook put up odds on a potential UFC fight that would pit lightweight champion Conor McGregor against boxing superstar Floyd Mayweather Jr. The Westgate made McGregor…
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Upset over alleged favoritism toward Canelo, GGG’s trainer wants thorough investigation of Alvarez’s failed PED tests
By Kevin Iole
A minor controversy has erupted between middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin?s trainer, Abel Sanchez, and the Nevada Athletic Commission, which will oversee the Golovkin-Canelo Alvarez rematch on May 5 at T-Mobile Arena in…