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‘Boots’ Ennis crowns himself best fighter in 147-pound division with dominant win over Stanionis
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Jaron Ennis crowned himself the best fighter in the 147-pound division when he stopped Eimantas Stanionis after six rounds and claimed three shares of the welterweight division…
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Canelo Alvarez ‘is STRIPPED of his IBF super-middleweight title’ as he prepares to defend his other 168-pound crowns against Edgar Berlanga in Las Vegas on September 14
Canelo Alvarez is reportedly being stripped of one super middleweight crown as he prepares to defend his three others against Edgar Berlanga on September 14 in Las Vegas. Alvarez's mandatory IBF title…
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Benavidez unanimously outpoints Gvozdyk for interim WBC light heavyweight belt
LAS VEGAS — David Benavidez unanimously outpointed Oleksandr Gvozdyk on Saturday night to win the interim WBC light heavyweight belt. Don Trella scored the fight 119-109, Dave Moretti had it 117-111, and…
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Tank Davis makes long-awaited return to the ring to defend WBA lightweight title vs. Martin
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Even when others had the microphone at their news conference, Gervonta “Tank” Davis and Frank Martin couldn’t help themselves. They carried on a seemingly endless conversation Wednesday that…
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Boxing legends, including a Syracuse alum, enter Hall of Fame in Central NY
Canastota, N.Y. — Ricky Hatton laughed his way through his Hall of Fame induction speech, marveling at the places boxing took him and the thousands of his fans that would always follow.…
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Canelo Alvarez retains undisputed championship with unanimous decision over Jaime Munguia
LAS VEGAS — Canelo Alvarez held off a feisty challenger Saturday night, proving to be the stronger and more effective boxer to retain his undisputed super middleweight championship, winning by unanimous decision…
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Boxer Manny Pacquaio, 45, can’t compete at Paris Olympics
LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- The International Olympic Committee will not change its rules to let boxing great Manny Pacquaio compete at the Paris Games aged five years beyond the entry limit. Pacquaio, who…
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Oleksandr Usyk won’t judge Tyson Fury for postponing fight
GANDIA, Spain -- Oleksandr Usyk says he doesn't judge Tyson Fury for sustaining a cut while sparring that forced their heavyweight boxing unification fight to be postponed. The fight was delayed from…
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Canelo-GGG underwhelms, but boxing has more punches to throw
LAS VEGAS (AP) — If you know a lifelong boxing fan, chances are you know somebody with rosy retrospection. That's the term for the psychological phenomenon that leads people to believe the…
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BOXING CHAMP INOUE’S HOME BURGLARIZED DURING DONAIRE FIGHT
TOKYO (AP) — While Japanese boxer Naoya Inoue was winning his title bout against Nonito Donaire, burglars were breaking into his home. Inoue stopped Donaire “You saw the news, but what a…
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Stevenson outpoints Valdez in dominating win, takes WBC belt
LAS VEGAS (AP) — WBO champion Shakur Stevenson handed Oscar Valdez the first loss of his career Saturday night in a junior lightweight championship bout. Stevenson (18-0, 9 KOs), who won by…
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Manny Pacquiao’s boxing career may be over after loss to Yordenis Ugás
LAS VEGAS — Although Manny Pacquiao hasn’t decided what his future holds, the eight-division world champion realizes his 26-year professional boxing career might have ended Saturday night with a disheartening loss. Yordenis…
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Canelo Alvarez picks up WBO super middleweight title with TKO win vs. Billy Joe Saunders
ARLINGTON, Texas – Big ring or small, Texas judges or not, Canelo Alvarez wasn’t going to disappoint a huge pro-Mexico crowd in another fight in Texas. The wildly popular Mexican added another…
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Petition calling for Tokyo Olympics to be canceled gains tens of thousands of signatures
TOKYO -- — An online petition calling for the Tokyo Olympics to be canceled has gained tens of thousands of signatures since being launched in Japan only days ago. The rollout of…
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Ali, Frazier and the Fight of the Century 50 years later
MANHATTAN — Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier were both unbeaten when they met for the first time in what was billed the Fight of the Century. The heavyweight title was at stake,…
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Canelo Alvarez Admits The Risk Of Fighting Callum Smith But Relishes Challenge
Canelo Alvarez says he is taking a risk against an unbeaten 30-year-old fighter from Liverpool, Callum Smith, who is regarded as the world's best fighter at 168lbs after winning the World Boxing…
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Errol Spence Jr. retains titles by defeating Danny Garcia in comeback fight
ARLINGTON, Texas — Errol Spence Jr. defended his WBC and IBF welterweight championships with a unanimous decision over Danny Garcia on Saturday night in the Texan’s first fight since a car crash…
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‘Nobody has ever done that to me’: Kell Brook well beaten by Terence Crawford
Terence Crawford started slow and finished fast, stopping Kell Brook with a barrage of punches in the fourth round Saturday night to retain his welterweight title in Las Vegas. Crawford remained unbeaten…
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Teofimo Lopez upsets Vasiliy Lomachenko to unify lightweight titles
LAS VEGAS — Teofimo Lopez dominated early and finished strong Saturday night to win a unanimous 12-round decision over Vasiliy Lomachenko to unify the lightweight titles Lopez took advantage of a slow…
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Bud Crawford-Manny Pacquiao fight is reportedly in ‘tentative talks’
There seems to be new momentum behind a possible fight between Omaha native Terence "Bud" Crawford and boxing legend Manny Pacquiao. In a recent interview with Boxing Scene, Crawford's promoter Bob Arum…
