Manny Pacquiao didn’t say he wanted to face Floyd Mayweather Jr. again, but vows to do better if the rematch does happen.
Boxing
Manny Pacquiao displayed his usual fast hands and shifty feet to easily defeat Jessie Vargas by unanimous decision Saturday night at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Manny Pacquiao was the challenger in name only and is now the WBO welterweight champion, having predictably beaten Jessie Vargas by unanimous decision at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Andre Ward’s easy victory over Alexander Brand on Saturday made the showdown with Sergey Kovalev official, but the fight could leave Las Vegas.
The legend of Muhammad Ali was so great that he once was matched against Superman in the comic books — and won. It might be the perfect metaphor for the legend that was Ali.
David Lemieux’s image has drastically changed since stepping into the ring with Gennady “GGG” Golovkin in October.
Canelo Alvarez will be making the first defense of his WBC middleweight title when he meets Amir Khan at a catchweight of 155 pounds Saturday in the first boxing card at T-Mobile Arena.
The shift for such major boxing events from one MGM property to the next, from a short walk across Las Vegas Boulevard, begins today when heavily favored Canelo Alvarez meets Amir Khan for the WBC middleweight title.
IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua from England signed a six-fight deal with Showtime on Thursday. Financial terms weren’t disclosed. The first fight will be June 25 in London.
Marvin Quintero was hit in the eye by an accidental head butt from Petr Petrov in the fourth round of the main event of a boxing card at Toshiba Plaza. The fight was stopped after six rounds because Quintero could not see.
A blockbuster report from The Sun in the United Kingdom on Friday morning claims Las Vegan Floyd Mayweather is on the verge of announcing a return to boxing for a showdown with Ultimate Fighting Championship star Conor McGregor.
The Manny Pacquiao-Timothy Bradley Jr. grudge match now has a championship belt at stake, one that was custom made by the WBO with the 12-carat diamond belt going to the winner of Saturday’s main event at the MGM Grand Garden.
Manny Pacquiao claims he knew a month before he fought Floyd Mayweather Jr. in May that he was going to lose and it would come amid controversy.
Jessie Vargas of Las Vegas knocked down Sadam Ali of Brooklyn three times and stopped him at 2:09 of the ninth round Saturday to win the WBO welterweight title in Washington, D.C.
Manny Pacquiao is determined to return to the boxing ring in 2016. But he also plans to do battle in the political arena next spring in his native Philippines.
