Derek Stevens had his own unique vision for downtown Las Vegas. The owner of the D Las Vegas had acquired the old Clark County Courthouse building. But instead of building another hotel, he created a place for concerts and sporting events, including boxing, at what is the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center.
Heavyweights Trevor Bryan and Derric Rossy squared off Friday night at the Downtown Events Center, and the outdoor arena was a show in itself.
Trevor Bryan grabbed the belt, held it aloft and smiled a winner’s smile. Call it a dress rehearsal for what Bryan hopes will be even bigger nights in his boxing future.
The war of words between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Ronda Rousey continued Thursday, when Mayweather responded to comments Rousey made about him to TMZ Sports on Wednesday.
He’s 84 and doesn’t have the stable of fighters he once had. But Don King is resilient if nothing else, and the Hall of Fame boxing promoter believes he has the next great young heavyweight in Trevor Bryan.
It was much different from the last time, other than the fact any media day involving Floyd Mayweather Jr. runs on restful and relaxing time, meaning the fighter probably does a lot of both while keeping everyone waiting far beyond the fictional scheduled start to things.
Kenny Bayless of Las Vegas was selected Thursday by the Nevada Athletic Commission to referee the Sept. 12 world welterweight title fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Andre Berto at the MGM Grand Garden. It will be Bayless’ third consecutive Mayweather fight and the fourth in his past five.
As Floyd Mayweather Jr. was holding court with reporters Wednesday to try to sell his Sept. 12 fight with Andre Berto at the MGM Grand Garden on Showtime Pay Per View, Floyd Mayweather Sr. stood in the back of his son’s gym and patiently waited to get to work.
Ronda Rousey and Floyd Mayweather Jr. will probably never trade blows in an official fight, but Rousey appears to relish taking shots at Mayweather through the media.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. took to Instagram on Sunday to show off his new toy, a $4.8 million Koenigsegg CCXR Trevita car that is one of only two in the world.
