Arash Markazi
22 articles · Sports Illustrated
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Jim Lampley, on His Strange Exile and Emotional Return to Ringside for Canelo Álvarez-Jermell Charlo Fight on Saturday in Las Vegas
Lampley sounds off on the great fights he's covered and his personal journey, ABC, HBO, ESPN, Max Kellerman and the 'acid trip' of being back in Las Vegas for PPV.com Published |Updated…
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Column: Deontay Wilder can gain national acclaim with win over Tyson Fury
LAS VEGAS — Deontay Wilder won the WBC heavyweight championship five years ago at the MGM Grand Garden Arena with a unanimous decision victory over Bermane Stiverne. As Wilder returned to the…
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Canelo Alvarez wasn’t the only winner on Saturday
LAS VEGAS -- The biggest day in boxing this year and the biggest in 12 months began as many other big days the sport has had over the past 12 years: with…
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Miguel Cotto falls short of storybook ending
NEW YORK -- There are rarely happy endings in boxing. The ones that appear to fall through the cracks are usually fleeting and simply a placeholder for the actual finale when the…
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Canelo Alvarez, Gennady Golovkin still fighting to reach casual fans
LAS VEGAS -- The barista at the Starbucks on the casino floor of the MGM Grand was just trying to make conversation as she likely does with most customers taking a coffee…
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Las Vegas gets ready for Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor
LAS VEGAS -- One week before he will step into the ring for perhaps the final time in his career to face Conor McGregor, Floyd Mayweather is sitting in the corner of…
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Warriors fly to Las Vegas, will attend Andre Ward-Sergey Kovalev fight
LAS VEGAS -- The Golden State Warriors' victory parade didn't stop after their championship celebration in Oakland on Thursday. It continued to Las Vegas and will extend into this weekend. After the…
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Don?t believe me? The organizers of the fight, and the President of UFC, Dana White, have already commented on a contract that McGregor had to agree to, which prohibit the use of him kicking in this m
LAS VEGAS -- As she sat in front of a group of reporters in a quiet conference room, attempting to make one last sales pitch for Saturday's rematch between unified light heavyweight…
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Future of boxing in China is very bright and it begins with Zou Shiming
LAS VEGAS -- There was no question what the main attraction of the eight-fight card Top Rank produced last Saturday night was. Signs around the Thomas & Mack Center featured Manny Pacquiao…
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Why Ali’s star shines brightest on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
LOS ANGELES -- I've lived in Los Angeles for most of my life, but I never paid much attention to the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The idea of kneeling down in the…
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Floyd Mayweather keeps sights on fight
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- Floyd Mayweather Jr. is done talking about Manny Pacquiao. Well, at least for now. On the final leg of a three-city press tour to promote his May 5 fight…
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Oscar De La Hoya: Bob Arum’s afraid
LOS ANGELES -- Top Rank CEO Bob Arum has said he believes the megafight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather will never happen because Mayweather is afraid of Pacquiao. After Pacquiao's controversial…
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Pacquiao trainer warns Marquez: ‘Payback’s a bitch’
Manny Pacquiao is normally mild-mannered when it comes to addressing future fights and opponents, but he admits he wants to thoroughly beat Juan Manuel Marquez when the two fight on November 12…
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Bob Arum doesn’t see megafight
HOLLYWOOD, Calif -- Don't hold your breath for that Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather megafight. As far as Top Rank CEO Bob Arum is concerned it's never happening. "That fight will never, ever happen,"…
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Bob Arum doesn’t see megafight
HOLLYWOOD, Calif -- Don't hold your breath for that Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather megafight. As far as Top Rank CEO Bob Arum is concerned it's never happening. "That fight will never, ever happen,"…
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Shane Mosley’s defeat is end of an era
LAS VEGAS -- I watched boxing the day of my grandfather's funeral. It was a blistering Saturday in late June and I wore a black suit. I sat beside my grieving father…
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Roach, Richardson share bonds
LAS VEGAS -- Things have never been easy for Freddie Roach and Naazim Richardson. Then again, they rarely are for boxing trainers. They are the rugged backbone of a sport that has…
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Mosley knew what to do but couldn’t
LAS VEGAS -- It was the moment Naazim Richardson had warned Shane Mosley about. The burly trainer from Philadelphia who talks as aggressively as he trains had continually told Mosley that once…
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The scene: Mayweather-Mosley
Welcome to Las Vegas It's fight night in Las Vegas. That means for one night the recession, empty casinos and $50 hotel rooms take a back seat to decadence, mile-long taxi lines…
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Mosley shooting for the unforgettable
AS VEGAS -- "Sugar" Shane Mosley is smiling. It's the image we've grown accustomed to seeing the past 20 years from the 38-year-old boxer and one of the most universally liked athletes…
