Kevin Iole
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Gennady Golovkin’s legacy on the line against Alvarez
By Kevin Iole
Five years ago, Gennady Golovkin was a virtual unknown in the U.S., a world champion with a glittering record, an Olympic medal and less than zero public profile. On Sept. 16 at…
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Five years after his U.S. debut, Gennady Golovkin finally has his megafight
By Kevin Iole
Gennady Golovkin is the longest-reigning champion in boxing, holding at least one or more of the middleweight title belts since Aug. 14, 2010, when he knocked out Milton Nunes in the first…
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How Oscar De La Hoya’s dumb Mayweather-McGregor tweet could hurt his Canelo-GGG fight
By Kevin Iole
A large crowd gathered at L.A. Live in Los Angeles on Monday in front of Staples Center to watch Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin go through separate workouts designed to promote their…
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What’s next for boxing now that Floyd Mayweather is 50-0 and done?
By Kevin Iole
LAS VEGAS ? The counting phase, as Conor McGregor called it, has officially begun. The match dubbed ?The Money Fight,? which was as much about making sure generations of Mayweather and McGregor…
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Floyd Mayweather stops Conor McGregor in 10th round to move to 50-0
By Kevin Iole
LAS VEGAS ? For weeks, odds on the Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor kept dropping as bettors relentlessly put their money on the Irishman who holds the UFC lightweight champion. Though record amounts were…
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Vegas faces financial disaster if Conor McGregor wins
By Kevin Iole
LAS VEGAS ? A knockout victory by Conor McGregor against Floyd Mayweather in one of the first four rounds Saturday night could spell disaster for Nevada?s sports books and could precipitate the…
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Floyd Mayweather’s biggest bet ever
By Kevin Iole
LAS VEGAS ? Floyd Mayweather is about to close in on $1 billion in career fight earnings after his bout with Conor McGregor on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena. The vast majority of…
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How Mayweather-McGregor fight could impact the future of boxing
By Kevin Iole
In the spring of 2015, boxing held the world?s attention. After years of failed negotiations, Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao finally faced off, pitting the sport?s most popular stars in a battle…
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Terence Crawford KOs Julius Indongo in three rounds to become undisputed champion
By Kevin Iole
Boxing is in the midst of a renaissance, with a number of brilliant young fighters and outstanding veterans who have combined to make 2017 one of its best years in recent memory.…
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Are hardcore fight fans excited for Mayweather vs. McGregor?
By Kevin Iole
LAS VEGAS ? The message from hardcore fight fans about the Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor boxing match is unmistakable and hard-to-miss: Yuk. On Internet forums, message boards and social media, the most intense…
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Julius Indongo, fighting to make history, learned how to box without ever wearing gloves
By Kevin Iole
The bell sounded and Julius Indongo made his way out of his corner for his first boxing match. He was just 17 and had gotten hooked on the sport five years earlier…
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Mayweather-McGregor: Economics of the fight
By Kevin Iole
LAS VEGAS ? A week before his first UFC bout, Conor McGregor cashed a social welfare check in Ireland for 180 euros. On Aug. 26 at T-Mobile Arena ? four years, four…
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Why a Mayweather-McGregor rematch won’t happen
By Kevin Iole
Floyd Mayweather peered around a room that could comfortably hold 30 people that seemed to have 50, maybe 100, crowded into it. He gazed at the beehive of activity going on and…
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Vasyl Lomachenko labeled a ‘throwback to Ali’ after another dominating performance
By Kevin Iole
LOS ANGELES ? They come little better than Vasyl Lomachenko. The two-time Olympic gold medalist from the Ukraine put on a mind-boggling performance Saturday at the Microsoft Theater, dominating Miguel Marriaga and…
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Two-division world champion Vasyl Lomachenko’s future is limitless
By Kevin Iole
Vasyl Lomachenko might very well be the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world, even though his bout against Miguel Marriaga on Saturday will be just his 10th professional bout. Lomachenko, a two-time…
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Ray Beltran could be fighting for U.S. citizenship on Saturday
By Kevin Iole
Ray Beltran is little different than most fathers. He wants the best for his three children, and he worries greatly about them. But Beltran is different than most. He was born into…
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Gennady Golovkin’s trainer calls Canelo Alvarez ‘a slapper,’ questions his punching power
By Kevin Iole
Abel Sanchez?s work in helping turn Gennady Golovkin into one of the most fearsome middleweights of recent vintage is likely going to land him a spot sooner or later in the International…
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Adrien Broner has been mostly hype, but in one way he is among the all-time greats
By Kevin Iole
Only 16 boxers in history have won a major world title in four separate weight divisions, though the fact that six of them remain active might speak to how much easier the…
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The Mayweather-McGregor media tour has derailed
By Kevin Iole
Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather were both knocked out in the third round of their world tour on Thursday at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Their performance Thursday in selling ? attempting…
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Manny Pacquiao should retire now
By Kevin Iole
The end isn?t going to be pretty for Manny Pacquiao. The legendary former world champion and current senator in the Philippines was a shell of himself in a July 1 loss to…