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Boxing legends to pack Hall of Fame event

Whether you cheered for Marvelous Marvin Hagler or Sugar Ray Leonard, Mike Tyson or Lennox Lewis, there will be a champion for just about every fight fan at the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame gathering Saturday night at Caesars Palace.

NAC chair tries to weed out fight confusion

Nevada Athletic Commission chairman Francisco Aguilar continues to dig for answers over the confusion and obvious miscommunication surrounding the shoulder injury of boxer Manny Pacquiao.

Boxing could take lesson from UFC

For a reminder that it never pays to paint a professional boxing event as a morality play, remember the silly white hat some people placed on Manny Pacquiao’s head.

Attorney general’s office investigating Pacquiao’s shoulder injury

A state lawyer assigned to the Nevada Athletic Commission is investigating the circumstances surrounding Manny Pacquiao’s injured shoulder and the boxer’s request for an anti-inflammatory drug nearly three hours before he fought Floyd Mayweather on Saturday night at MGM Grand Garden Arena.

1 person shot in front of Tropicana after megafight

For all of the excitement inside the MGM Grand for Floyd Mayweather’s win by unanimous decision over Manny Pacquiao on Saturday night, there was noticeable peace and civility outside — until an early morning shooting.

Megafight brings big bucks to Strip hawkers

Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao weren’t the only ones making money Saturday. Street hawkers on the Strip were doing quite well, too.

Ex-Marine, ex-FBI agent, NAC exec has seen it all

Bobby Bennett was an intriguing choice for executive director of the Nevada Athletic Commission. He has a genuine affection for boxing, and as an FBI case agent, he successfully worked one of the few professional fight-fixing investigations in recent history.