Mike Coppinger
157 articles · BoxingScene.com
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Sources: Mark Magsayo, Brandon Figueroa finalizing March 4 bout
Mark Magsayo and Brandon Figueroa are in the process of finalizing a deal for a March 4 featherweight bout in the U.S., sources told ESPN on Wednesday. The PBC on Showtime bout…
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With his next fight at junior middleweight, is this the end of Errol Spence Jr. as a welterweight?
Errol Spence Jr.'s next fight won't come against Terence Crawford, and it won't even take place for Spence's three welterweight titles. Instead, Spence will meet Keith Thurman in a junior middleweight bout…
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Errol Spence Jr.-Terence Crawford title fight at risk over dispute on contract details, sources say
The Errol Spence Jr.-Terence Crawford undisputed welterweight championship fight is in jeopardy because of a lingering dispute regarding the contract, sources told ESPN. If the pay-per-view fight set for Las Vegas is…
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Canelo Alvarez closes trilogy with Gennadiy Golovkin with unanimous-decision win
LAS VEGAS -- Canelo Alvarez retained his undisputed super middleweight championship on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena with a unanimous-decision victory over his rival, Gennadiy Golovkin, in a trilogy fight. Two judges scored…
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Canelo Alvarez-Gennadiy Golovkin 3 timeline: All the key moments of the heated rivalry that brought us here
One of the most heated rivalries in boxing history will finally reach its conclusion Saturday when Canelo Alvarez defends the undisputed super middleweight championship against Gennadiy Golovkin at T-Mobile Arena in Las…
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Oleksandr Usyk bests Anthony Joshua by split decision, calls out Tyson Fury
Oleksandr Usyk retained his three heavyweight titles with a split-decision victory over Anthony Joshua in a rematch on Saturday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. One judge scored the bout for Joshua, 115-113, but…
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Anthony Joshua believes reclaiming titles vs. Oleksandr Usyk will earn him ‘boxing legend’ status
Anthony Joshua acknowledged "change needs to happen" ahead of his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk for the unified heavyweight championship on Aug. 20 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The two-time champ was routed by…
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After TKO of Nonito Donaire, Naoya Inoue is the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world
Naoya Inoue can't be denied any longer. In the wake of Canelo Alvarez's loss to Dmitry Bivol, and now, Inoue's second-round TKO of future Hall of Famer Nonito Donaire on Tuesday in…
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Devin Haney dethrones George Kambosos to become undisputed lightweight champion
Devin Haney became the undisputed lightweight champion on Sunday afternoon at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne, Australia, with a unanimous-decision victory over George Kambosos on ESPN. Haney (28-0, 15 KOs) used his excellent…
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‘I’ll fight everybody’: Canelo Alvarez plots out his path to history
LAS VEGAS -- Canelo Alvarez stood in the center of the ring draped with four world titles. At long last, he was the undisputed super middleweight champion, accomplishing the goal he set…
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Canelo Alvarez says trilogy bout vs. Gennadiy Golovkin will be ‘for the people’
Canelo Alvarez is training in San Diego for a second title fight at 175 pounds, a May 7 meeting against Dmitry Bivol in Las Vegas, but his second fight of 2022 is…
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Yordenis Ugas suffered orbital fracture in TKO loss to Errol Spence Jr.
Yordenis Ugas will be sidelined for quite some time. Ugas, 35, suffered a fractured right orbital in the 10th-round TKO loss to Errol Spence Jr. during Saturday's welterweight title unification. "I have…
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Naoya Inoue announces bantamweight title unification rematch with Nonito Donaire
Naoya Inoue and Nonito Donaire are set to meet again in a rematch of ESPN's 2019 Fight of the Year. Inoue, ESPN's No. 3 pound-for-pound boxer, announced on social media that he's…
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Sources: Tyson Fury-Dillian Whyte fight to proceed after step-aside deal for Anthony Joshua collapses
Tyson Fury and Dillian Whyte will meet in the ring after all. There was an agreement in principle for both Whyte and Anthony Joshua to step aside and forego planned bouts with…
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A wish for the new year: Bring on Canelo Alvarez-Gennadiy Golovkin 3, Ryan Garcia-Gervonta Davis and more
We kick off 2022 waiting and wishing for the marquee fights -- the ones that can make boxing the focal point of the sports world, if only for a day, and the…
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David Benavidez-David Lemieux set for spring bout at 168 pounds, source says
David Benavidez and David Lemieux have signed contracts for a 168-pound bout slated for springtime on Showtime, a source told ESPN, an event that likely will land in Benavidez's native Phoenix. The…
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Terence Crawford, Shawn Porter make weight ahead of WBO welterweight title clash
LAS VEGAS -- Terence Crawford and Shawn Porter both weighed under the 147-pound limit on Friday, one day before they'll vie for the WBO welterweight title (9 p.m. ET, ESPN+ pay-per-view). Crawford,…
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Tyson Fury, Deontay Wilder both bulk up for trilogy title bout in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS -- Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder both tipped the scales at the heaviest of their careers on Friday, one day before they'll meet in a heavyweight championship trilogy fight (9…
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Manny Pacquiao, only eight-division champion in boxing history, announces retirement
Manny Pacquiao, one of the greatest boxers of all time, announced his retirement Tuesday night, three months shy of his 43rd birthday and one month after a decision loss to Yordenis Ugas.…
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Boxing lost its biggest fight in Tyson Fury-Anthony Joshua but gained a star in Oleksandr Usyk
After all of the talk about a fight between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua, you can kiss it goodbye. Even if the bout eventually happens, it will never be the megafight it…