Senior Queensland medical officials have called for a ban on boxing in Australia following a local fighter’s death after losing a title fight over the weekend.
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The Barclays Center, home of the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets, will play host to the next installment of the Premier Boxing Champions on NBC on April 11. World champions Danny Garcia and Andy Lee will headline the card in separate fights.
Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao have agreed to take part in a U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) Olympic-style testing program ahead of their May 2 mega-bout in Las Vegas, USADA said on Friday.
The May 2 megafight at the MGM Grand Garden was officially announced Wednesday in Los Angeles, and the cheapest ticket will be $1,500, with ringside seats going for $7,500.
The prime-time television debut of Premier Boxing Champions drew an average of 3.4 million viewers on Saturday. The ratings for the card at the MGM Grand Garden, were a “strong start,” according to an NBC official.
A familiar face appeared at the MGM Grand’s media center Thursday for the news conference promoting Saturday’s Premier Boxing Champions card.
Keith Thurman has skills and smarts. He used both to stay perfect and remain world champion.
Part of Keith Thurman’s charm is that you’re never quite sure what is going to come out of his mouth. All you know is it’s going to be interesting and intelligent.
Tony Harrison made short work of Antwone Smith, stopping the junior middleweight 19 seconds into the second round and remaining undefeated with a technical knockout in Friday’s main event at the MGM Grand Ballroom.
Robert Guerrero, a three-division world champion, will fight World Boxing Association welterweight champ Keith Thurman on Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden in the 12-round main event of the Premier Boxing Champions on NBC.