Jessie Vargas will face Adrien Broner on Saturday for a Showtime-televised main event at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The catchweight fight of 144 pounds will follow the Jermall Charlo-Hugo Centeno bout.
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Ornelas will headline a Roy Jones Jr. Boxing card Friday at Cox Pavilion on the UNLV campus that is scheduled to air on beIN Sports at 7 p.m.
It’s too bad because just when you thought momentum had swung back to a healthier version of athletes caught doping and legitimately punished in the battle against performance-enhancing drugs, backbones became brittle yet again.
Gennady Golovkin will make a title defense May 5 against Vanes Martirosyan.
Saul “Canelo” Alvarez’s suspension for an anti-doping violation was reduced to six months Wednesday by the Nevada Athletic Commission, clearing the path for a rematch bout against Gennady Golovkin later this year.
Saul “Canelo” Alvarez announced Friday that he underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee. The Mexican boxer said on his social media account he will be sidelined three to four weeks.
There won’t be a major boxing event in Las Vegas during Cinco de Mayo weekend for the first time in a decade. Middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin won’t be fighting at the MGM Grand Garden for May 5.
Twice a week, a busload of teens from the Spring Mountain Youth Camp correctional facility heads to City Athletic Boxing Club where the boys learn about perseverance, self-confidence and discipline.
Jarrett Hurd defeated Erislandy Lara by split decision in Saturday night’s main event in front of a sold-out crowd at The Joint inside the Hard Rock Hotel.
Retired boxing superstar Floyd Mayweather hinted at a possible comeback Saturday — but not in the ring. He said in an interview with Showtime that he’s spoken with his team about fighting in an MMA bout.
The cases of Canelo Alvarez and Conor McGregor connect in a way that those who will ultimately decide their fates are well aware of the financial jackpots both represent.
Jarrett Hurd and Erislandy Lara will meet Saturday in a junior middleweight title unification bout that will headline a Showtime-televised tripleheader at The Joint inside the Hard Rock Hotel.
Unlikely champion Caleb Truax will make his first title defense Saturday against James DeGale in the co-main event of a Showtime-televised card at The Joint inside the Hard Rock Hotel.
The highly anticipated May 5 rematch between Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin was officially canceled Tuesday during a news conference in Los Angeles.
Gennady Golovkin has a backup plan to fight on May 5 in Las Vegas.
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