Mike Coppinger
157 articles · BoxingScene.com
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Vitor Belfort overwhelms Evander Holyfield in first-round TKO victory
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. -- Evander Holyfield, months shy of his 59th birthday, was stopped on his feet by former UFC champion Vitor Belfort in the opening round on Saturday night at the Hard…
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Oscar De La Hoya hospitalized with COVID-19; Vitor Belfort will now face Evander Holyfield on Sept. 11
Oscar De La Hoya announced from a hospital bed that he has tested positive for COVID-19 and won't be able to fight former UFC champion Vitor Belfort on Sept. 11 in a…
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Errol Spence Jr. says he’s ‘grateful’ he caught eye injury in time before it threatened his career
Errol Spence Jr. suffered a retinal detachment/break in his left eye during sparring weeks before his scheduled fight with Manny Pacquiao, the 31-year-old unified welterweight champion told ESPN. During a session at…
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Manny Pacquiao might be done after loss to Yordenis Ugas, but his legacy is one of a kind
LAS VEGAS -- Manny Pacquiao sits in the ring in front of the media, sunglasses covering his freshly stitched face. The shades help Pacquiao avoid detection of his battered eyes, but he…
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Yordenis Ugas upsets Manny Pacquiao by decision to retain WBA title
Yordenis Ugas defeated Manny Pacquiao by unanimous decision to retain his WBA "super" welterweight championship Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The judges scored it 116-112, 116-112 and 115-113 for…
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Manny Pacquiao will fight Yordenis Ugas instead of Errol Spence Jr.
Manny Pacquiao will still challenge for a welterweight title on Aug. 21 in Las Vegas -- it just won't be against Errol Spence Jr. The Filipino senator will now face Cuba's Yordenis…
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Manny Pacquiao, Terence Crawford in talks for June 5 fight in Abu Dhabi: Sources
Manny Pacquiao, one of the greatest boxers of all time, is in discussions to fight welterweight champion Terence Crawford on June 5 in Abu Dhabi, sources tell The Athletic's Mike Coppinger. Top…
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Dmitry Bivol wants to clean out 175-pound division: ?I don?t think I?m the best, I want to prove it?
SANTA MONICA, Calif. ? There?s only one World Championship Boxing show left in HBO?s storied 45-year history televising fights, and the A-side honor belongs to Dmitry Bivol. The Russian is worthy of…
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Brian Viloria-Artem Dalakian flyweight title fight to be streamed live on RingTV.com
Brian Viloria is gunning for a fifth world title, but his fight with Artem Dalakian didn?t make the Superfly 2 telecast on HBO. But the fight for the vacant WBA flyweight title…
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Bob Arum: Manny Pacquiao could fight Terence Crawford or Vasyl Lomachenko in fall
Manny Pacquiao hasn?t scored a knockout since 2009 when he took out Miguel Cotto in the 12th round, and at 39, he?s on the downslope. But there?s still plenty of big fights…
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Bob Arum: Look at HBO?s lineup of fights, what is Peter Nelson thinking?
HBO?s 2017 programming has been disappointing when it comes to their non pay-per-view offerings, and now that Bob Arum is no longer in business with the network, he?s not afraid to say…
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Farewell, Miguel: Cotto, Sadam Ali verbally agree to fight Dec. 2 at MSG
Miguel Cotto said all throughout 2017 that this would be his final year in boxing. His farewell fight has been set for weeks: December 2 at Madison Square Garden, home of many…
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Valdez-Servania, Ramirez-Hart set for Sept. 22 on ESPN
Top Rank?s fourth ESPN offering is set. Oscar Valdez will defend his WBO featherweight title against Genesis Servania on September 22 in Tucson, Arizona, a source told RingTV.com. Gilberto Ramirez will put…
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Timothy Bradley set to announce retirement from boxing
Timothy Bradley, one of the most recognizable names on the American boxing landscape, is stepping away from the sport. Bradley, a former two-division champion, has decided to retire and will officially announce…
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Jeff Horn feels he could knock out Manny Pacquiao in rematch
Jeff Horn exited to the locker room at SunCorp Stadium a champion as 50,000-plus fans showered him with cheers, and when he grabbed his phone, there were hundreds and hundreds of text…
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Bob Arum: Jeff Horn?s win over Manny Pacquiao was no robbery
BRISBANE, Australia ? Bob Arum appeared calm and collected as he sat on the dais between Queensland Tourism and Education Minister Kate Jones and Lord Mayor Graham Quark in a large room…
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Adrien Broner: 500,000 reasons to make weight vs. Mikey Garcia
NEW YORK ? Adrien Broner has 500,000 reasons to make weight vs. Mikey Garcia. That?s because Broner said there?s a $500,000 penalty in the contract if he comes in overweight for his…
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Canelo Alvarez: There won?t be need for Golovkin rematch
NEW YORK ? Ain?t gonna be no rematch. Those are the words Apollo Creed delivered to Rocky Balboa at the end of the iconic first film, but also the message delivered by…
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Manny Pacquiao-Jeff Horn to kick off Top Rank/ESPN series
Top Rank Inc. has been gobbling up prospects over the past year even as HBO?s limited slate of dates has grown thinner and thinner. Bob Arum had a vision, and now it?s…
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Terence Crawford shows all-around game dominating Felix Diaz
NEW YORK CITY ? Terence Crawford can do it all. Box, punch, move, play defense, fight on the inside, on the outside and mix it up in wild exchanges. It was all…