Andre Ward and his trainer, Virgil Hunter, knew the only way to prove Ward’s first victory over Sergey Kovalev wasn’t a fluke was to knock out the Russian in the rematch.
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Andre Ward said he will make a big statement during his rematch with Sergey Kovalev on Saturday at the Mandalay Bay Events Center.
WBA interim titlist Dmitry Bivol will make his Las Vegas debut against Cedric Agnew in a Ward-Kovalev undercard bout Saturday.
The excitement around a Sergey Kovalev-Andre Ward rematch was modest, so losing headlines to another bout days before the fight hardly did those involved any favors.
Sergey Kovalev stepped to the podium Thursday sporting a black hat that read “WAR” and said a few words in an irritated tone. The Russian only spoke for about 30 seconds, but he got his point across — literally.
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Cuban star Guillermo Rigondeaux will fight Moises Flores on the Andre Ward-Sergey Kovalev undercard Saturday at the Mandalay Bay Events Center.
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Ex-MMA superstar and rising film thespian Randy Couture had this to say of Conor McGregor’s chances against Floyd Mayweather: “I don’t think he’ll be knocked out, but I do think he’s going to get beat up.”
UFC president Dana White and Mayweather Promotions CEO Leonard Ellerbe were two of the biggest doubters that a fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor would become reality.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor made the once improbable boxing match come to fruition Wednesday when they announced their 154-pound blockbuster bout for T-Mobile Arena and on Showtime pay per view.
When Andre Ward and Sergey Kovalev agreed to fight the first time, the hype was surrounded around possibly naming a new pound-for-pound king, or at least give the light heavyweight division a conclusive champion. Neither happened.
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Floyd Mayweather has decided on a date to meet Conor McGregor in Las Vegas for their blockbuster bout.
Gennady “GGG” Golovkin will make his Las Vegas debut Sept. 16 against Saul “Canelo” Alvarez at T-Mobile Arena for a highly anticipated showdown on an HBO pay-per-view event that could top two million buys.
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