Stoic, slick switch-hitting slugger Terence Crawford is concluding his training camp in Las Vegas, where he’ll vie for history in boxing’s most consequential fight since Mayweather-Pacquiao.
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Undisputed lightweight champion Devin Haney, a 24-year-old Las Vegan, shoved challenger Vasiliy Lomachenko at the weigh-in Friday for their fight Saturday.
Las Vegas resident and undisputed lightweight champion Devin Haney defends his title Saturday against former three-division champion Vasiliy Lomachenko at MGM Grand Garden.
Mexican Independence Day weekend could amount to a historic win for the Las Vegas economy as visitors flocked to Southern Nevada for a long weekend of notable events.
The fight on April 30 caps a monumental sporting weekend in Las Vegas that includes the 2022 NFL draft.
“I was just tired of being there in Cuba and losing,” Yordenis Ugas said this week, through a translator. “I went into a depression. I wanted a change, and I wanted to get out.”
Canelo Alvarez, the unified super middleweight champion, will fight IBF super middleweight champion Caleb Plant on Nov. 6 for the undisputed 168-pound championship.
Naoya Inoue (21-0, 18 KOs) dropped Michael Dasmarinas (30-3-1, 20 KOs) in the second round with a body shot, then followed it up with two more brutal knockdowns in the third.
WBC super featherweight champion Miguel Berchelt and Oscar Valdez will meet Saturday night in perhaps the most tantalizing matchup between Mexican fighters since 2004.
The eighth annual induction was scheduled for August 7 and 8 at Red Rock Casino.
Deontay Wilder can advance his legacy as maybe the most powerful puncher in boxing history by knocking out Tyson Fury on Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden.
The heavyweights faced off for more than a minute before Tyson Fury walked deliberately into Deontay Wilder, who responded by shoving him atop a makeshift stage.
The 30-year-old has unveiled an uncanny bravado, buoyed in part by an undefeated professional record and five successful defenses of his WBA welterweight championship.
The eight-division boxing champion is seeking another signature victory when he fights WBA welterweight champion Keith Thurman on Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden.
Thurman opened as a minus 140 favorite for Saturday’s WBA welterweight title fight in Las Vegas, but heavy action on Pacquiao made him as high as a minus 170 favorite.