With a bachelor’s degree in hand, Nico Ali Walsh has freed dozens of hours per week to focus on fighting, which he’ll do again Saturday in Las Vegas.
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Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia will risk their undefeated records Saturday in the biggest fight on the boxing calendar. Sources say that it’s in line to garner one of the 10 highest grossing gates in the history of Las Vegas.
Super middleweights David Benavidez and Caleb Plant are set to fight March 25 at MGM Grand Garden in one of the most tantalizing matchups in the 168-pound division.
Canelo Alvarez said after Saturday’s unanimous decision over Gennady Golovkin that he has torn cartilage in his left wrist, an injury that will require surgery.
Shawn Porter (31-3-1, 17 knockouts) doubles as a boxing analyst for Premier Boxing Champions broadcasts on Fox, and is garnering a reputation as one of the brightest and sharpest minds in the sport.
Manny Pacquiao didn’t make any predictions Wednesday about how his bout against Yordanis Ugas would end, but his trainer, Freddie Roach, predicted a knockout for Pacquiao.
The All-NBA guard uses his Twitter handle to promote boxing to his 2.3 million followers who follow him from afar.
Top Rank’s main event between Jose Pedraza and Mikkel LesPierre was postponed after LesPierre’s manager tested positive for the coronavirus, moving Gabriel Flores Jr. into the spotlight.
The cards will consist of four or five fights apiece and will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays at an MGM Resorts International property throughout June and July.
Droves of people flocked to the lobby inside the MGM Grand on Tuesday and waited patiently for undefeated heavyweight boxers Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder to arrive.
The Las Vegas resident will defend his super middleweight title Saturday against Mike Lee on the Manny Pacquiao-Keith Thurman undercard at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
