Kevin Iole
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Tyson Fury vs. Francis Ngannou? Don’t get your hopes up
By Kevin Iole
The crossover between boxing and MMA fans still is not huge, and so it was kind of stunning that WBC and lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury ceded some of his camera time…
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Tyson Fury fight week tainted by heavyweight champion’s silence on ties to alleged mobster
By Kevin Iole
It is less than five days before he walks to the ring at Wembley Stadium in London to defend his titles against Dillian Whyte and heavyweight champion Tyson Fury still has not…
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Top Rank paid alleged mob boss over $4M in consulting fees for Tyson Fury fights in Las Vegas
By Kevin Iole
Top Rank paid reputed Irish mobster Daniel Kinahan more than $1 million for each of four bouts involving Tyson Fury it promoted from 2019 through 2021, Top Rank chairman Bob Arum told…
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Boxing stars, promoters sweating over ties with alleged mob boss Daniel Kinahan
By Kevin Iole
When WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury announced via a video on social media in 2020 that he’d signed a two-fight deal to face Anthony Joshua for the undisputed heavyweight title, he credited…
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Why innocent Russian athletes like Dmitry Bivol should be allowed to compete amid Ukraine invasion
By Kevin Iole
LAS VEGAS — Vladimir Putin will be remembered by history as a thug and a tyrant, and perhaps one of the leading examples of the worst of humanity. The Russian president has…
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Vitali Klitschko, an outspoken Putin critic, may have signed his own death warrant
By Kevin Iole
The image of Vitali Klitschko, bullhorn in hand, mayhem all around him, is unforgettable. In November and December 2013, the Hall of Fame boxer had just ended his career, and was leading…
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Boxing betting: Amir Khan’s athleticism could prove pivotal vs. Kell Brook
By Kevin Iole
Amir Khan and Kell Brook have been among the handful of the best fighters in their divisions for around a decade. The key phrase there, though, is “have been.” The British welterweights…
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Better late than never: Amir Khan finally gets his shot at Kell Brook
By Kevin Iole
Amir Khan has fought Canelo Alvarez, the No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter in the world by most estimates. He’s also fought Terence Crawford, No. 2 on most lists, No. 1 on a few.…
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Heroic Klitschko brothers proving they’re willing to die for their country amid Ukraine-Russia crisis
By Kevin Iole
We’ve grown up alongside them, marveled at their skill, their will and their brilliance. We’ve cheered their immeasurable accomplishments, from jointly setting up children’s charities, to each winning the heavyweight title multiple…
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Record $40M purse bid for Tyson Fury-Dillian Whyte fight
By Kevin Iole
Top Rank and Queensbury Promotions jointly bid a record $40 million to win the right to promote a WBC heavyweight title fight between champion Tyson Fury and interim champion Dillian Whyte. Top…
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Gary Russell Jr. on bouncing back from adversity, what to expect vs. Mark Magsayo
By Kevin Iole
WBC featherweight champion Gary Russell Jr., who faces mandatory challenger Mark Magsayo on Jan. 22 in Atlantic City, N.J., tells Yahoo Sports' Kevin Iole he's ready to entertain in the ring after…
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On his 90th birthday, Bob Arum still has no plans to retire: ‘I love this too much’
By Kevin Iole
LAS VEGAS — It was sometime in the middle of 1996, not long after Bob Arum turned 65 years old, when the question arose: Are you planning to retire? Arum is known…
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Will boxing’s elite lightweights face each other in 2022? It’s complicated
By Kevin Iole
Before I ever picked up the phone, the fan in me got excited: George Kambosos, Gervonta Davis, Ryan Garcia, Devin Haney, Vasiliy Lomachenko and a few others all fight in the same…
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For years, Terence Crawford has been elite. He finally has a top-tier opponent to prove it
By Kevin Iole
LAS VEGAS — Terence Crawford has been on the big stage in boxing for the better part of eight full years, but he’s still a mystery in so many ways. He’s regarded…
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Who should undisputed champion Canelo Alvarez fight next? It’s not Gennadiy Golovkin
By Kevin Iole
Affirmed and Alydar finished 1-2 in each of the three Triple Crown races in 1978, with Affirmed winning the Kentucky Derby by a length-and-a-half, the Preakness by a neck and the Belmont…
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‘It’s good to fight angry’: Canelo Alvarez plans to hurt Caleb Plant
By Kevin Iole
LAS VEGAS — Canelo Alvarez often uses the first three or six minutes of a fight to study his opponent and find the best method of attack, the same way an elite…
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Why massive underdog Caleb Plant believes he can beat all-time great Canelo Alvarez
By Kevin Iole
LAS VEGAS — The boxing ring is a place of violence. Men have lost their lives inside the squared circle, leaked countless gallons of blood, suffered enough cuts that when added together…
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Tyson Fury ranks among all-time greats after Deontay Wilder pushed him to the brink
By Kevin Iole
LAS VEGAS — It’s become fashionable to look down one’s nose at modern boxers and say there’s no comparison between them and the legends of the past. And while that may largely…
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Is Deontay Wilder’s crushing power his only chance to defeat Tyson Fury?
By Kevin Iole
LAS VEGAS — To listen to Deontay Wilder, the concussion-inducing, conspiracy-obsessed former heavyweight champion, there are conspirators around every corner who did their level best to insure that Tyson Fury would defeat…
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How Tyson Fury has already won ahead of trilogy fight vs. Deontay Wilder
By Kevin Iole
LAS VEGAS — It’s happened to nearly every comedian: The set isn’t going well, a heckler pipes up to taunt him and he has no pithy reply ready. It’s never happened to…