Kevin Iole
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Canelo Alvarez expects to put on a show when he defends super middleweight titles against Jermell Charlo
By Kevin Iole
LAS VEGAS — It says a lot about Canelo Alvarez that he's a 4-1 favorite to defeat Jermell Charlo on Saturday when they meet for the undisputed super middleweight championship in the…
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Undisputed: Tyson Fury, Oleksandr Usyk the latest to pursue sole dominance over a division
By Kevin Iole
Tyson Fury has spent months building up his Oct. 28 bout with Francis Ngannou, talking about how fearsome Ngannou is and how hard Ngannou, the former UFC champion, punches. Fury, though, told…
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Breaking down Canelo Alvarez vs. Jermell Charlo: Factors that may decide undisputed title fight
By Kevin Iole
LAS VEGAS — Canelo Alvarez says he's the best fighter in the world, despite what Terence Crawford has done, and the Mexican superstar, who defends his undisputed super middleweight title Saturday at…
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Tyson Fury vs. Francis Ngannou isn’t the first boxer vs. MMA fighter cash grab, but hopefully it’s the last
By Kevin Iole
The great Muhammad Ali once fought Antonio Inoki, a legendary professional wrestler who crawled like a crab around the ring and kicked at his legs. That fight on June 24, 1976, drew…
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Emanuel Navarrete retains title vs. Oscar Valdez in gripping, one-sided slugfest
By Kevin Iole
Emanuel Navarrete didn’t have the high profile that his opponent Saturday, Oscar Valdez, enjoyed heading into their bout for the WBO super featherweight title at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona. He…
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Oscar Valdez overcame depression, rib injuries to challenge for super featherweight title
By Kevin Iole
If Oscar Valdez could completely erase 2022 from his memory banks, he’d do it in a heartbeat. The former WBC super featherweight champion not only suffered his first defeat when he was…
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The truth is elusive for Oscar De La Hoya as HBO film ‘The Golden Boy’ so clearly shows
By Kevin Iole
The only time we know for sure that the truth is being told in the HBO-produced documentary, “The Golden Boy,” about the life of Oscar De La Hoya comes with less than…
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Real boxing needs promoters like Jake Paul, who brought scourge of ‘influencer boxing’ to world’s stage
By Kevin Iole
Let's be honest: Boxing needs Jake Paul, or someone of his ilk. The sport needs someone who is bright, who thinks outside of the box, who takes chances and who has an…
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Boxing pound-for-pound rankings: Terence Crawford claims No. 1, but what about Errol Spence Jr.?
By Kevin Iole
Errol Spence Jr. entered his fight against Terence Crawford on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas holding three of the four welterweight belts, a reputation as one of the sport’s biggest…
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Terence Crawford-Errol Spence Jr. superfight is the biggest in boxing since … when?
By Kevin Iole
LAS VEGAS — There has been no sport over the past three decades or so with the ability to come out of nowhere and on one night to captivate the imagination of…
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Errol Spence Jr. paved a unique path to bout vs. Terence Crawford, and perhaps boxing immortality
By Kevin Iole
LAS VEGAS — For several years, Errol Spence Jr. was largely quiet when the topic of a bout with Terence Crawford came up. Spence is a naturally reserved man, particularly in public,…
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Trainer Lamar Wright fighting to get his boxer’s $4K purse from Matchroom Sport after July 15 bout in Detroit
By Kevin Iole
Boxer Angelo Snow Sr. fought a scheduled six-round welterweight bout at the Masonic Temple in Detroit, Michigan, on July 15, getting stopped by Jemarco Holloway at 2:16 of the fourth round. Snow,…
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Terence Crawford vs. Errol Spence Jr. sizes up to be a classic welterweight battle
By Kevin Iole
LAS VEGAS — Four of the Top 10 boxers in the world — Terence Crawford, Errol Spence Jr., Naoya Inoue and Stephen Fulton — will be in action this week. In a…
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Dana White insists Power Slap is coming to the mainstream soon and is going to be ‘a juggernaut’
By Kevin Iole
LAS VEGAS — Austin Turpin is pondering a question that should be simple to answer: Why did you quit a job you love and accept the risk of undefended blows to the…
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Tyson Fury, Francis Ngannou boxing match little more than a fraud upon the paying public
By Kevin Iole
For as long as I can remember, I have loved boxing. I was a child and my father took me to what turned out to be the legendary Sugar Ray Robinson’s final…
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Teofimo Lopez shows he’s still got it in dominant win over Josh Taylor
By Kevin Iole
Teofimo Lopez entered Saturday’s bout for the WBO super lightweight title at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York with a loss and a pair of ho-hum victories over B-level…
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Terence Crawford vs. Errol Spence Jr.: A way-too-early look at a superfight 5 years in the making
By Kevin Iole
When Errol Spence Jr. turned professional following the 2012 Olympic Games in London, I called a slew of highly regarded boxing people and asked about his potential and for a fighter comparison.…
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No winners as Ryan Garcia, Oscar De La Hoya go head-to-head in ugly spat on Twitter
By Kevin Iole
Rumors have floated for the last several weeks that Ryan Garcia was planning to sue Oscar De La Hoya and Golden Boy Promotions. This is boxing, though, and the business is rife…
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Sluggers Gervonta Davis, Ryan Garcia enter pivotal bout with much yet to prove
By Kevin Iole
LAS VEGAS — Gervonta Davis is one of boxing’s best ticket-sellers. Ryan Garcia has superbly used his social-media skills to become one of its most popular faces. They each have the skills…
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Tyson Fury absolutely at fault for failure to make fight with Oleksandr Usyk for undisputed heavyweight title
By Kevin Iole
Ever since Tyson Fury fought Derek Chisora on Dec. 3 in, let's be honest, an utterly meaningless bout for the heavyweight title, we've expected the joyful news that Fury would next meet…