George Kambosos Jr. hardly slept last weekend. Maybe two or three hours amid the hysteria he caused by stunning Teofimo Lopez on Saturday and becoming the unified lightweight champion with a majority decision victory.
Boxing
Fulton (20-0, eight knockouts) outpointed Figueroa (22-1-1, 17 KOs) on Saturday night at the Dolby Theater inside Park MGM to unify the junior featherweight division and pair Figueroa’s WBC crown with his WBO title.
Stephen Fulton is making his local debut Saturday inside Dolby Theater at Park MGM, where he’ll risk his title and unbeaten record against fellow undefeated champion Brandon Figueroa.
WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford preserved his perfect record with a 1oth-round technical knockout over Shawn Porter, who announced his retirement after the fight.
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.
Terence Crawford and Shawn Porter will suspend their friendship Saturday and box for the WBO welterweight title at Mandalay Bay’s Michelob Ultra Arena.
Canelo Alvarez doesn’t yet know for sure, but said Saturday he most likely won’t return to the ring until May.
Canelo Alvarez stopped Caleb Plant in the 11th round of their unification title fight at MGM Grand Garden to become the first undisputed champion in the history of the 168-pound division.
Mayer deviated from her tempered, tactical style and overpowered the aggressive Hamadouche to claim a 100-90, 99-91, 98-92 decision and unify the IBF and WBO junior lightweight titles.
Canelo Alvarez and Caleb Plant engaged in a staredown and traded trash talk to the delight of the first crowd to attend in a weigh-in in Las Vegas since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
The 31-year-old Californian has returned to Las Vegas to unify the super featherweight division against IBF titlist Maiva Hamadouche of France.
The two fighters exchanged blows during their previous promotional press conference in September, but remained calm Wednesday.
Devin Haney (26-0, 15 knockouts), a Las Vegan born in the Bay Area, will defend his crown Dec. 4 against former two-weight world champion Joseph Diaz Jr. (32-1-1, 15 KOs) at MGM Grand Garden.
Never before in the four-belt era has someone unified the super middleweight division. But Caleb Plant is relaxed as he approaches the most consequential fight of his career.
Unbeaten lightweight boxer Rolando Romero on Monday was pulled from his Dec. 5 fight against superstar Gervonta “Tank” Davis after a sexual assault allegation.
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