As if in possession of a crystal ball, or even a Magic 8 Ball, I predicted two shows would announce their opening dates this summer in VegasVille.
Boxing
The CG Technology sports book took a six-figure bet on Floyd Mayweather, Jr. over the weekend and the Westgate sports book has taken two six-figure wagers on Mayweather over the last 10 days.
Bettors are backing Floyd Mayweather Jr. at 6-1 odds to win by disqualification
Former two-division champion Paulie Malignaggi was furious after photos of him sparring against the MMA superstar at the UFC Performance Institute leaked Thursday on social media.
Morales won’t need to worry about making weight when he gets his favorite dessert from Caesars Palace next week. The fighter known as “El Terrible” will have a raspado on one hand and a Hall of Fame plaque on the other.
Former heavyweight world champion Wladimir Klitschko announced his immediate retirement from boxing on Thursday.
Adrien Broner faces Mikey Garcia for a junior welterweight showdown on Saturday.
Former light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev filed a protest letter to the Nevada Athletic Commission and requested to have his technical knockout loss to Andre Ward on June 17 at the Mandalay Bay reversed to a no contest.
Fans who purchased a ticket to Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor have a very valuable item.
Former Las Vegas boxing referee Joe Cortez joined Conor McGregor’s camp before fight with Floyd Mayweather.
Floyd Mayweather told the twin tapper Sean & John he would visiti “Absinthe,” and followed through Thursday night.
Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin have opened training camps for their HBO pay-per-view middleweight showdown Sept. 16 at T-Mobile Arena.
The Westgate and CG Technology sports books each reported ticket ratios of 15-1 in favor of Conor McGregor and the ratio is almost 40-1 at MGM Resorts, which has taken more than 2,500 wagers on McGregor and only 65 on Floyd Mayweather.
Inspired by Conor McGregor’s recent prediction that he’ll knock out Floyd Mayweather Jr. “inside four rounds,” the Westgate sports book posted a prop on their Aug. 26 boxing match.
Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor wrapped up the four-day promotional tour for their boxing match in Las Vegas in August with another foul-mouthed press conference, this time in front of thousands of fans at the Wembley Arena in London.
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