Steve Carp
342 articles · Las Vegas Review Journal
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Manny Pacquiao wants to fight in 2016 Olympics
By Steve Carp
At first, it sounded like Manny Pacquiao was playing an April Fool?s Day joke on everyone when he said he?d consider fighting in the Olympics. But the eight-time world champion was serious.…
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50 years of boxing and Bob Arum is still having fun
By Steve Carp
LOS ANGELES ? It?s a good thing Willie Mays didn?t know anything about boxing. If he had, it?s likely Bob Arum would have never become a fight promoter. Fifty years ago, Arum…
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Timothy Bradley laughs at Jessie Vargas? call for a rematch
By Steve Carp
After Jessie Vargas won the vacant World Boxing Organization welterweight title March 5 over Sadam Ali, he called out Timothy Bradley Jr., who previously owned the belt. Bradley had handed Vargas his…
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Canelo Alvarez, Amir Khan excited for arena?s boxing debut
By Steve Carp
scar De La Hoya never forgot the excitement that came with being the first boxer to compete in a new arena. It was 2000 and the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles…
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Arum: No chance Pacquiao-Bradley will be postponed over Philippine election
By Steve Carp
As far as Bob Arum is concerned, the show will go on. The Top Rank chairman who is Manny Pacquiao's longtime promoter said Monday there's no chance Pacquiao's April 9 fight against…
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Pacquiao’s anti-gay stance not likely to hurt ticket, PPV sales
By Steve Carp
Manny Pacquiao's comments about homosexuals last week cost him an endorsement deal with Nike. But will Pacquiao's remarks cost him at the box office when he faces Timothy Bradley Jr. on April…
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Sergey Kovalev wants rematch win to shut up Jean Pascal
By Steve Carp
Sergey Kovalev already owns a victory over Jean Pascal, an eighth-round technical knockout. So why fight him again? Mainly, Pascal's big mouth. The two light heavyweights, who fought last March, meet Saturday…
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Rematch with Manny Pacquiao catches Timothy Bradley Jr. off guard
By Steve Carp
Timothy Bradley Jr. wasn't expecting to hear from Manny Pacquiao again. But the World Boxing Organization welterweight super champion is glad Pacquiao reached out to him as his opponent for April 9.…
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Manny Pacquiao: Timothy Bradley Jr. a different fighter than before
By Steve Carp
LOS ANGELES ? Manny Pacquiao could have chosen just about anyone to help him return to the ring April 9 at the MGM Grand Garden. Amir Khan wanted him. Terence Crawford would…
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Boxing note: Losses compel Donaire to rededicate himself
By Steve Carp
Nonito Donaire insists he's a changed fighter and a changed man. For the sake of his boxing future, he had better be. After a failed attempt to win the world featherweight title…
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Boxing’s reputation at stake as Miguel Cotto meets Canelo Alvarez
By Steve Carp
On May 2, the fight boxing fans had been demanding for years finally took place and it was a big dud. Saturday night, the sport gets a chance to redeem itself with…
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Loss to Floyd Mayweather Jr. helped to spark Canelo Alvarez’s boxing career
By Steve Carp
When is a loss a good thing for a boxer? When it's early in your career and it's to the best fighter of your generation and you learn from the mistakes you…
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Miguel Cotto finds revival with Freddie Roach as trainer
By Steve Carp
At first, Freddie Roach thought someone was pulling a prank on him. It was early in the summer of 2013. His cell phone rang and he took the call. At the other…
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De La Hoya expects Canelo-Cotto fight to be PPV success
By Steve Carp
For an industry that has endured a lot of criticism and skepticism from boxing fans everywhere, the promoters and network producing Saturday's pay-per-view fight between Canelo Alvarez and Miguel Cotto at Mandalay…
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Ramirez must keep record unblemished to get WBO title shot
By Steve Carp
There's a title shot looming for super middleweight Gilberto Ramirez. But first things first. Ramirez (32-0, 24 knockouts) must defeat Gevorg Khatchikian on Friday in the 10-round main event of Top Rank's…
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Alvarez not lured into war of words
By Steve Carp
He's only 25, but if there's one thing Saul "Canelo" Alvarez has learned in the 11 years he has been in boxing, it's don't say too much. And if you have to…
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Lomachenko bides time, waits for bigger fights
By Steve Carp
Vasyl Lomachenko is learning fast about the politics of boxing. Lomachenko, the World Boxing Organization featherweight champion from Odessa, Ukraine, wants to fight the best. But because his promoter, Top Rank, won't…
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Bob Arum refutes report of planned Manny Pacquiao-Amir Khan fight
By Steve Carp
Bob Arum has enough on his hands dealing with a real fight this week. He certainly didn't need to deal with a fight that doesn't exist. But the hall of fame promoter…
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Top Rank official denies Pacquiao-Mayweather rematch report
By Steve Carp
A Top Rank Boxing official denied Friday a report that said discussions were underway for a rematch between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. AFP reported that Pacquiao, 36, said Thursday in…
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Manny Pacquiao to run for senator in Philippines, then box again
By Steve Carp
Manny Pacquiao is determined to return to the boxing ring in 2016. But he also plans to do battle in the political arena next spring in his native Philippines. The 36-year-old, eight-division…