Brian Campbell
204 articles · ESPN.com
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Here’s why brash Irish star Michael Conlan is poised to be boxing’s next great draw
As far as professional debuts are concerned, Irish featherweight Michael Conlan will take part in a special one on Friday. This won?t be a six-round boxing match as much as a celebration,…
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Manny Pacquiao vs. Amir Khan fight plans pushed to November by Bob Arum
With Manny Pacquiao?s spring return against Amir Khan off the table after an unnamed investment group was unable to produce a proposed offer of $38 million to bring the fight to the…
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Gennady Golovkin losing patience, respect for Canelo Alvarez as he prepares for fight
If there?s an undisputed gentleman in the sport of boxing, unified middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin can certainly add that title to his growing collection of accolades. Ever since he made his American…
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Keith Thurman unifies welterweight title in split decision win over Danny Garcia
You might as well refer to Keith ?One Time? Thurman as the king of the welterweights. Thurman (28-0-1, 22 KOs), the reigning WBC champion, earned a split decision victory over WBA champion…
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How well does Vargas match up with Pacquiao?
As far as the history of brief retirements in boxing is concerned, Manny Pacquiao barely gave himself enough time to fall out of shape. Pacquiao (58-6-2), the Filipino legend who was recently…
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Canelo Alvarez-Liam Smith mismatch, a fight no one asked for
There was a lingering feeling in the pit of my stomach during Saturday's Canelo Alvarez-Liam Smith bout that was hard to ignore and was probably best summed up in this tweet. Cynical…
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Postol credits sparring with Pacquiao as career turning point
There?s a stoic, almost cautious nature to unbeaten junior welterweight titlist Viktor Postol?s personality, which mirrors his calculated style inside the ring. ?I?m a little hesitant and I?m not too talkative,? Postol…
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Five things we learned from Canelo-Khan
LAS VEGAS -- Canelo Alvarez made the first defense of his middleweight championships with a one-punch knockout of Amir Khan on Saturday. Alvarez (47-1-1, 33 KOs) now has 15 days to decide…
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Canelo Alvarez faces a crossroads with Golovkin decision
LAS VEGAS -- Standing atop boxing's throne, moments removed from a chilling sixth-round knockout of Amir Khan, middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez provided boxing fans with the words they longed to hear. "We…
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Wilder enters critical stretch of career against Szpilka
For as hard as Deontay Wilder punches, or as rare as his combination of size and athleticism are for the division, we still don?t quite know how good the unbeaten heavyweight titlist…
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Rances Barthelemy beats Denis Shafikov via unanimous decision
Unbeaten lightweight Rances Barthelemy routinely gave away his 6-inch height and 5-inch reach advantages against Russia's Denis Shafikov on Friday in order to square up and fight. In the process, it looked…
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Lara primed for big things in 2016
As junior middleweight titlist Erislandy Lara prepares to close out 2015 with a title defense, he?d like to make one thing crystal clear. ?In 2016, I want to fight the very best,?…
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Alvarez cements elite status with victory
LAS VEGAS -- You can forgive Canelo Alvarez's most cynical critics for believing that until Saturday night, he was just another pretty face. The Mexican star was barely an adult when his…
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12 Rounds: Breaking down Cotto-Alvarez
Nearly three years after a proposed bout between Miguel Cotto and Canelo Alvarez fell apart following an upset loss for Cotto, Saturday's superfight between the two is bigger than ever. Cotto (40-4,…
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Going back to basics could extend Bradley’s career
Just seven months after his epic slugfest with Ruslan Provodnikov, in a dramatic bout hailed as 2013?s best, Timothy Bradley Jr. put on a boxing clinic to outpoint Juan Manuel Marquez by…
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Confident Lemieux has no shortage of swagger entering GGG fight
Of all the qualities middleweight titlist David Lemieux lacks in the head-to-head comparison with betting favorite Gennady Golovkin entering their Oct. 17 unification bout, punching power is certainly not one of them.…
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Who will fill Floyd Mayweather’s shoes?
LAS VEGAS -- Floyd Mayweather capped off a brilliant 19-year career Saturday by clinically outboxing Andre Berto at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Walking away after equaling Rocky Marciano?s hallowed record of…
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Mayweather could have done more
LAS VEGAS -- It was the exact result we expected, as Floyd Mayweather rode off into the sunset Saturday with his mission of a perfect 49-0 mark complete. But there was something…
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Trainer: We haven’t seen the best of Golovkin yet
As scary as unbeaten Gennady Golovkin?s reign of terror has been in the middleweight division in recent years, trainer Abel Sanchez offers an even scarier notion regarding his fighter?s future. ?Gennady has…
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Danny Garcia-Paulie Malignaggi: Things we learned
NEW YORK -- After an exciting doubleheader at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, here are five things we learned from Saturday's Premier Boxing Champions card on ESPN. 1. Garcia looks comfortable at…