Mike Coppinger
157 articles · BoxingScene.com
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Floyd Mayweather back on table for Manny Pacquiao after Rolly Romero talks collapse
Talks for a Manny Pacquiao-Rolly Romero bout have collapsed, sources tell The Ring, scrapping plans for a welterweight fight in the first quarter of 2026. The 47-year-old legend told reporters in October…
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Sebastian Fundora retains titles with TKO of Chordale Booker
Sebastian Fundora retained the unified WBC and WBO junior middleweight titles with a fourth-round TKO of Chordale Booker on Saturday in Las Vegas. Fundora (22-1-1, 15 KOs) is boxing's tallest champion at…
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Why Beterbiev vs. Bivol needs a rematch to determine light heavyweight supremacy
Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol was a fight seven years in the making, one designed -- and delivered by Turki Alalshikh -- to once and for all crown an undisputed light heavyweight…
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Vergil Ortiz edges Serhii Bohachuk by majority decision
Vergil Ortiz survived the first two knockdowns of his career to score a majority-decision victory over Serhii Bohachuk on Saturday night in Las Vegas. Ortiz, who was floored in Rounds 1 and…
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Why is Canelo fighting Berlanga? What about Crawford and Benavidez?
Canelo Alvarez, boxing's top star, is set to defend his super middleweight championship against Edgar Berlanga on Sept. 14 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, sources told ESPN. Alvarez, ESPN's No. 5…
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Oscar De La Hoya demands Canelo Alvarez retract ‘defamatory’ claims
LAS VEGAS -- Oscar De La Hoya issued a cease-and-desist letter Thursday to Canelo Alvarez over what he says are "defamatory allegations" that the Golden Boy Promotions founder stole money from former…
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Boxer Ryan Garcia tested positive for banned substance ostarine
Star boxer Ryan Garcia tested positive for the performance-enhancing substance ostarine the day before and the day of his upset win over Devin Haney last month, per a Voluntary Anti-Doping Association letter…
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Ryan Garcia says NYSAC requested mental health evaluation
Star boxer Ryan Garcia said Friday that the New York State Athletic Commission wants him to undergo a mental health evaluation ahead of his April 20 WBC junior welterweight title fight against…
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Why is Canelo fighting Munguia? What about Benavidez, Charlo?
The latest winner of the Canelo Alvarez sweepstakes is Jaime Munguia, who beat out Jermall Charlo and Edgar Berlanga to land a May 4 fight in Las Vegas against boxing's top star.…
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Sources: Jared Anderson-Ryad Merhy bout booked for April
A heavyweight fight between Jared "Big Baby" Anderson and Ryad Merhy is booked for April 13 in Corpus Christi, Texas, sources told ESPN on Friday. Anderson, ESPN's No. 8 heavyweight, last fought…
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Tyson Fury-Oleksandr Usyk title fight rescheduled for May 18
The Tyson Fury-Oleksandr Usyk undisputed heavyweight championship bout has been rescheduled for May 18 in Saudi Arabia, the kingdom's chairman of general entertainment authority, Turki Alalshikh, announced Saturday on "The MMA Hour."…
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Fights we want to see in 2024 Joshua-Ngannou; Teofimo-Matias and more
2023 delivered more superfights than any other year in recent memory. Gervonta Davis-Ryan Garcia. Errol Spence Jr.-Terence Crawford. Even Canelo Alvarez's showdown against Jermell Charlo was highly anticipated, as was Tyson Fury…
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Vasiliy Lomachenko-George Kambosos fight set for May 12, sources say
The Vasiliy Lomachenko-George Kambosos fight for the vacant IBF lightweight title will take place May 12 in Perth, Australia, sources told ESPN on Sunday. The fight will be televised on ESPN on…
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Boxing’s best of 2023: Fighters of the year, best fights, KO and more
The year 2023 breathed new life into boxing, a campaign in which the sport was able to deliver several super fights that had long eluded fight fans. From Gervonta Davis vs. Ryan…
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Can anyone compete with Naoya ‘The Monster’ Inoue?
Fight by fight, it has become increasingly difficult to sum up Naoya Inoue's greatness. Largely, that's because "The Monster" won't stop adding dimensions to his game or chapters to his storied history…
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Andrade’s (not-so-secret) edge vs. Benavidez: Victor Conte
MOMENTS AFTER HE shattered Billy Joe Saunders' orbital bone in a TKO victory in May 2021, Canelo Alvarez sat in front of a microphone answering questions from media members. Out of nowhere,…
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How Errol Spence Jr. vs. Terence Crawford finally came to fruition
Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford argued in the bowels of Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City in 2018, an otherwise ordinary back-and-forth exchange that went on to hold outsized significance to…
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Teofimo Lopez takes Josh Taylor’s WBO title in decisive win
NEW YORK -- Teofimo Lopez reminded the world he's still an elite fighter with a vintage performance on Saturday night, a dominant unanimous-decision victory over Josh Taylor to capture the WBO and…
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Canelo Alvarez: ‘Goal’ is Dmitry Bivol rematch in September
GUADALAJARA, Mexico -- Canelo Alvarez will be defending his undisputed super middleweight championship Saturday night vs. John Ryder before 50,000-plus fans at Akron Stadium -- his first fight in Mexico in nearly…
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Gervonta Davis, Ryan Garcia vow to break each other’s jaws
LAS VEGAS -- Gervonta "Tank" Davis and Ryan Garcia on Thursday both vowed to break each other's jaws when they meet Saturday in a 136-pound catchweight fight between two of boxing's top…