Lance Pugmire
874 articles · Los Angeles Times
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Canelo Alvarez doesn’t want Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s ‘sideshow’ to steal his fight’s thunder
Canelo Alvarez has been beaten already by Floyd Mayweather Jr., so he?s determined not to let it happen again over dollars as each man headlines major fight cards within a three-week span.…
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Manny Pacquiao-Jeff Horn bout will be televised live by ESPN
Manny Pacquiao?s trek to Australia to meet that country?s 2012 Olympian Jeff Horn will be televised by ESPN, with the network and Pacquiao?s promoter expected to detail a more extensive relationship in…
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Andre Ward’s latest knockout convinces Ward’s trainer that he should ‘leapfrog’ up in weight class
Andre Ward?s eighth-round technical knockout of the previously perceived indestructible Sergey Kovalev on Saturday night was so convincing that Ward?s trainer, Virgil Hunter, got swept away in the euphoria. Hunter, at Ward?s…
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Ward defends championship with 8th-round TKO vs. Kovalev
Andre Ward has an Olympic gold medal, and Saturday night the Oakland fighter showed world-class professional mettle to claim a spirited eighth-round technical knockout victory over Russian rival Sergey Kovalev. After defeating…
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Will Sergey Kovalev’s rage inspire or sabotage his second chance at Andre Ward?
Sergey Kovalev?s black hat inscribed with one word, ?WAR,? nearly said more than he did before he angrily walked off the stage at his news conference with bitter rival Andre Ward. Kovalev,…
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Suspended California matchmaker sees hypocrisy in Nevada’s approval of Mayweather-McGregor bout
At the same meeting Wednesday where it approved Aug. 26 as the fight date for what hours later became Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Conor McGregor, the Nevada Athletic Commission upheld an 18-month…
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Mayweather vs. McGregor is casting a shadow over Ward-Kovalev rematch
The bout to determine worldwide pound-for-pound supremacy is fighting for attention, so it doesn?t help that one of the combatants has stopped talking. Wednesday?s announcement that Floyd Mayweather Jr. is returning from…
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Floyd Mayweather requests, then retracts Aug. 26 as date for possible Conor McGregor fight
The Nevada Athletic Commission has an agenda item on its Wednesday meeting calendar to consider a request by Mayweather Promotions for an Aug. 26 fight date at MGM Grand, which ignited talk…
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Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor fight bargaining underway with early fall date in mind
Efforts to make a Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Conor McGregor boxing match reality have moved beyond the fighters? extended public comments and the debates of television personalities to actual discussions between representatives of both…
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Knockout may be Sergey Kovalev’s only route to defeating Andre Ward
Sergey Kovalev said he intends to ?punish? Andre Ward in their June 17 rematch at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. He better do more than that. The former three-belt light-heavyweight champion from…
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Errol Spence Jr. heads to hostile territory for title shot against Kell Brook
The enormity of being left alone in the ring, with seemingly an entire country cheering on a world-champion opponent intent on keeping his belt, will make for a daunting task for Errol…
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Oscar De La Hoya to boxing fans: ‘Our sport might not ever recover’ from Mayweather-McGregor
Oscar De La Hoya has penned a letter to boxing fans, urging them to turn their backs on the possible Floyd Mayweather Jr. versus Conor McGregor boxing match. As former 10-time champion…
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World of experience contributes to Terence Crawford’s dominance
Terence Crawford?s world tour in search of competition has taken him through opponents from Ukraine, Haiti, Cuba, England, Russia and French Guyana in the past four years. Saturday, the unbeaten, two-belt junior-welterweight…
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World of experience contributes to Terence Crawford’s dominance
Terence Crawford?s world tour in search of competition has taken him through opponents from Ukraine, Haiti, Cuba, England, Russia and French Guyana in the past four years. Saturday, the unbeaten, two-belt junior-welterweight…
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Conor McGregor, UFC strike deal to pursue Floyd Mayweather Jr. fight
Conor McGregor announced on his website, TheMacLife, that he has struck a deal with the UFC for a possible fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. ?It is an honor to sign this record-breaking…
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Magic Johnson offers Dodger Stadium as venue for Canelo Alvarez-Gennady Golovkin fight
Magic Johnson has presented an offer for Dodger Stadium to host the Canelo Alvarez-Gennady Golovkin middleweight title fight Sept. 16, and promoter Oscar De La Hoya describes the bid as the early…
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Strong sales for Canelo Alvarez vs. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. bode well for Golovkin showdown
If the still-trickling sales figures don?t push Canelo Alvarez?s one-sided unanimous-decision victory over Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. to 1 million pay-per-view buys, it now seems ironclad that Alvarez?s Sept. 16 bout against…
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Who will win the Canelo Alvarez-Gennady Golovkin fight? Our experts disagree
Timing is everything, and as searing as the heat was on Oscar De La Hoya for holding back the reins on Canelo Alvarez, the move now appears like it will pay off.…
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Staples Center, Wembley Stadium join front-runners in Alvarez-Golovkin site pursuit
The competition to host the Canelo Alvarez-Gennady Golovkin fight for middleweight supremacy increased Monday, with London?s Wembley Stadium expressing interest while potential bids by Staples Center and Azteca Stadium in Mexico were…
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Canelo Alvarez, Gennady Golovkin on Sept. 16 collision course
In the same ring where Canelo Alvarez spent 12 rounds showing he?s ready to fight the unbeaten Gennady Golovkin, he then extended a symbolic final handshake on a deal to fight the…