Marvelous Marvin Hagler, a former middleweight champion who fought two of boxing’s most memorable bouts, against Thomas Hearns and Sugar Ray Leonard, died Saturday at age 66.
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Ali-Frazier I, which ignited and further divided a nation during the Vietnam War, was fought March 8, 1971, at a frenzied Madison Square Garden. Frank Sinatra took photos for Life magazine.
Top Rank on Tuesday announced that Jose Ramirez will fight Josh Taylor in May for the undisputed 140-pound championship. The fight will likely be in Las Vegas.
The Golden Knights and Las Vegas Motor Speedway will be allowed 15 percent capacity crowds, giving fans something to cheer for in person for the first time in almost a year.
Will No. 1 Gonzaga or No. 2 Baylor win the national title? Bettors can wager on that prop at William Hill, where the field is -125 and the Bulldogs and Bears are +105.
Oscar Valdez punctuated a perfect performance with a brutal left hook, sending Miguel Berchelt to the canvas to win the WBC super featherweight championship.
WBC super featherweight champion Miguel Berchelt and Oscar Valdez will meet Saturday night in perhaps the most tantalizing matchup between Mexican fighters since 2004.
Leon Spinks, who defeated heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali in 1978 in Las Vegas in one of the biggest upsets in boxing history, died Friday after a five-year bout with cancer.
Former UFC star Paige VanZant lost a unanimous decision to Britain Hart in her debut in the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship on Friday night in Lakeland, Florida.
Paige VanZant, a former UFC fighter, spurned other offers to sign with the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, for which she will debut Friday in Lakeland, Florida.
Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather has renamed the Boulder Highway rink Skate Rock City and is holding open skating from 7 to 10 p.m. the first Monday of each month, according to his Instagram page.
IBF super middleweight champion Caleb Plant of Las Vegas successfully defended his title with a 120-108 unanimous decision over Caleb Truax on Saturday in Los Angeles.
Caleb Plant will make the third defense of his IBF super middleweight championship Saturday against Caleb Truax. He hopes to fight unified champion Canelo Alvarez next.
Antonio Zepeda, a defensive lineman who played at UNLV from 2013 to 2017, is making his pro boxing debut Friday in Tijuana, Mexico.
Super bantamweight champion Angelo Leo is one of three Las Vegans fighting Saturday on Showtime’s first card of 2021, at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.
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