Keith Idec
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Ortiz ‘Very Upset’ Bayless Didn’t Let Wilder Rematch Continue
By Keith Idec
LAS VEGAS ? Luis Ortiz offered the same complaint Saturday night he made following his first fight against Deontay Wilder. The Cuban veteran acknowledged Wilder nailed him with a crushing shot that…
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Deontay Wilder Knocks Luis Ortiz Out in Seventh
By Keith Idec
LAS VEGAS ? Deontay Wilder was prophetic when he said he only had to be perfect for two seconds. After six-plus completely imperfect rounds for Wilder, that?s all it took Saturday night…
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Leo Santa Cruz Cruises: Decisions Miguel Flores, Wins WBA Title
By Keith Idec
LAS VEGAS ? Leo Santa Cruz undoubtedly defeated Miguel Flores on Saturday night, just not in the fashion the lopsided odds suggested. Santa Cruz, who went off as a 40-1 favorite at…
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Lennox Lewis: Wilder Is Boxing’s Best Heavyweight; Fury No. 2
By Keith Idec
LAS VEGAS ? Lennox Lewis didn?t hesitate to answer when he was asked to identify the best heavyweight in boxing. ?Deontay,? Lewis told a small group of reporters Thursday night at MGM…
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Wilder: I Don’t Care If Ortiz Is 99 Years Old; I’ll Beat His Old Ass!
By Keith Idec
LAS VEGAS ? Luis Ortiz laughed out loud Tuesday when asked why boxing fans and reporters are so interested in whether he?s actually older than his listed age of 40. (photo by…
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Inoue Fends Off Donaire, Wins WBSS Bantamweight Tournament
By Keith Idec
Naoya Inoue?s third fight in the World Boxing Super Series? bantamweight tournament wasn?t nearly as easy as his first two quick knockouts in it. Powerful veteran Nonito Donaire rocked Inoue with a…
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De La Hoya: Loma, Crawford Not Daring To Be Great Like Canelo Is!
By Keith Idec
LAS VEGAS ? Canelo Alvarez and Oscar De La Hoya don?t have the close relationship they once had. That didn?t prevent Alvarez?s promoter from continuing to tout his fighter?s greatness Saturday night.…
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Kovalev: Canelo’s Very Dangerous Because He’s Not Cutting Weight
By Keith Idec
LAS VEGAS ? The prevailing perception is that Canelo Alvarez is a far fresher fighter than Sergey Kovalev. The Mexican superstar is seven years younger than Kovalev. The 29-year-old Alvarez has never…
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Andre Ward: Canelo’s Fighting Sergey Kovalev, Not ‘The Krusher’
By Keith Idec
RENO, Nevada ? Andre Ward thinks the Sergey Kovalev he fought twice is long gone. ?The Krusher,? according to Ward, no longer exists. The retired Ward believes the version of Kovalev that…
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Canelo: Cruiserweight Sounds Crazy, But You Never Know
By Keith Idec
LAS VEGAS ? Canelo Alvarez hasn?t ruled out returns to the middleweight and super middleweight divisions after challenging Sergey Kovalev. If the Mexican superstar beats Kovalev on Saturday night to become a…
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Canelo: People Who Don’t Like Me, They Never Will
By Keith Idec
LAS VEGAS ? Canelo Alvarez can win a world title in a fourth weight class if he defeats WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev on Saturday night. Alvarez knows, of course, that…
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Arum: Berchelt-Sosa A Better Fight Than Canelo-Kovalev!
By Keith Idec
RENO, Nevada ? Bob Arum would?ve attended the Canelo Alvarez-Sergey Kovalev fight Saturday night if his company weren?t promoting a show of its own in another state. The 87-year-old Arum is intrigued…
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DiBella: GGG-Derevyanchenko F***ing WWIII; Like Gatti-Ward
By Keith Idec
NEW YORK ? Lou DiBella was Micky Ward?s promoter when Ward went toe-to-toe with Arturo Gatti in what?s revered as one of the most incredible action fights in boxing history. Seventeen years…
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Golovkin-Derevyanchenko LIVE Results: Akhmedov, Ceballo Win
By Keith Idec
NEW YORK ? Ali Akhmedov didn?t even need a minute Saturday night to get rid of Andrew Hernandez. A right hand by the super middleweight prospect nailed Hernandez on the side of…
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How Dangerous Is Derevyanchenko For Golovkin?
By Keith Idec
NEW YORK ? The last time Sergiy Derevyanchenko fought at Madison Square Garden, he left the famed Manhattan venue with what remains the lone loss on his record and without the IBF…
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Spence: If I Can’t Get Pacquiao ? We?ll Fight Danny Garcia
By Keith Idec
LOS ANGELES ? For the past few years, Errol Spence Jr. just figured Danny Garcia wouldn?t fight him. After what we witnessed Saturday night, Garcia obviously has changed his mind about boxing…
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Spence: I’m Not Worried About Crawford Right Now
By Keith Idec
LOS ANGELES ? Errol Spence Jr. has made it perfectly clear that Manny Pacquiao is the opponent he wants to fight next. Pacquiao, like Spence, is represented by adviser Al Haymon, which…
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Arum: Porter Is Very Limited; Spence Probably KOs Him
By Keith Idec
LAS VEGAS ? Bob Arum likes Shawn Porter personally. The outspoken promoter just doesn?t think the WBC welterweight champion has much of a chance to upset Errol Spence Jr. on September 28.…
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Errol Spence: I’m Gonna Break Shawn Porter’s Will, Stop Him!
By Keith Idec
LOS ANGELES ? Errol Spence Jr. knows Shawn Porter?s persistence is one of the WBC welterweight champion?s greatest attributes. Spence also is confident that he?ll eventually beat the determination out of Porter…
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Ken Porter: Spence Hasn’t Been In Dogfight, Had Adversity
By Keith Idec
LOS ANGELES ? Ken Porter appreciates Errol Spence Jr.?s greatness. He has respected Spence since he worked with the powerful southpaw when Spence was an aspiring Olympian, a dream Spence realized in…