Jimmy Vaccaro fielded media requests from all over the world after being the only Las Vegas bookmaker to post odds on James “Buster” Douglas’ shocking victory.
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IBF super middleweight champion and Las Vegas resident Caleb Plant will defend his title against Vincent Feigenbutz on Feb. 15 in Nashville, Tennessee.
Nicolas is trying one last time to qualify for the games in Tokyo, where he hopes to become the first Haitian boxer to earn an Olympic medal.
Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury, who will fight Feb. 22 at the MGM Grand Garden for Wilder’s heavyweight title, appeared at a news conference Saturday in Los Angeles.
The Irishman, who returns to action Saturday at UFC 246 at T-Mobile Arena, said he “would love to be the first combatant to fight in that arena.”
Floyd Mayweather posted, “No disrespect to anyone but I did these numbers really in 5 years due to a couple of layoffs and with NO endorsements …”
Tyson Fury, the lineal heavyweight champion and Deontay Wilder, the WBC heavyweight champion, fought to a controversial draw last December in Los Angeles.
The 21-year-old Haney relocated from Oakland to Las Vegas in 2007 and has since become one of the best boxers in the world with a world title to show for it.
Boxing legend Leon Spinks has been hospitalized in Las Vegas, according to TMZ.
Anthony Joshua reclaimed his world heavyweight titles Sunday by beating Andy Ruiz Jr. on points in their rematch in the first title fight to be staged in the Middle East.
Carl Frampton won every round en route to a 10-round unanimous decision over Tyler McCreary on Saturday night at the Chelsea inside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.
Carl Frampton is eager to prove he’s still one of the world’s best featherweights. He will fight Saturday in Las Vegas almost four months after injuring his left hand.
The Dallas Mavericks second-year star has quickly climbed the NBA MVP charts, ascending to the plus 250 second choice at the Westgate sportsbook after opening at 50-1.
Deontay Wilder retained his WBC heavyweight title Saturday night with a seventh-round knockout of Luis Ortiz at the MGM Grand Garden.
Undefeated WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder fights Luis Ortiz on Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden, his first bout in Las Vegas since he won the title Jan. 17, 2015.
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