Until a few weeks ago, Mills Lane wasn’t sure if he could make the long trip from Reno to Canastota, N.Y., where he is being inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. What’s more, the former referee wasn’t sure he wanted to.
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It wasn’t the usual quick ending to which Jessie Magdaleno has grown accustomed. But the unbeaten Las Vegan continues to look impressive as he rises in the super bantamweight ranks.
When he was 6 years old, Juan Carlos Sanchez Jr. wanted to box.
The state’s boxing community will come together Aug. 10 at the Monte Carlo to celebrate the sport with the inaugural induction class of the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame.
From the day he turned pro in 2010, Jessie Magdaleno always has made the walk to the ring with his older brother Diego at his side.
Brett Rather was hurting when he worked out in the gym. He had the bruises from sparring to prove it. When he woke up in the morning, his body ached so much that he struggled to get out of bed. And though he is just 22 and his professional boxing career still was in its infancy, Rather decided to leave the sport.
Here’s the thing: The reason doesn’t matter.
Before he won his first championship, Ishe Smith had little say in where he fought. That’s usually how the fight game works.
After handling Robert Guerrero with ease May 4, Floyd Mayweather Jr. said he would return to the ring in September.
They say timing is everything in life, and the timing couldn’t be better for the Nevada Athletic Commission.
As the boxing world awaits Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s next move, Timothy Bradley and Juan Manuel Marquez have set a Sept. 14 date to fight at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Las Vegas has landed amateur boxing’s showcase event, with the Golden Gloves national championships to be contested here next year.
Boxers J’Leon Love and Matt Garretson tested positive for diuretics after their May 4 fights at the MGM Grand Garden, the Nevada Athletic Commission announced Wednesday.
NEW YORK — Floyd Mayweather Jr. is the highest-earning athlete in American sports for the second straight year.
Las Vegas’ Marco Magdaleno lost his opening bout at the Golden Gloves national championships on Tuesday in Salt Lake City. Magdaleno fell by decision to California’s Tavorus Teague at 152 pounds.
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