The next three months could be the best stretch of boxing in a long time. Here are the seven most anticipated matchups of the spring schedule.
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Handicapper Doug Fitz’s system on NBA totals, which is 20-9 this season, calls for a play on the under on any matchup of teams with winning percentages of at least 60 percent.
Keith Thurman comprehends that he must first conclusively establish himself as the best of his era before any higher proclamations of greatness can be taken seriously by boxing intelligentsia.
Keith Thurman has found tranquility a week before the biggest fight of his career when he faces Danny Garcia in a welterweight unification bout on prime-time network TV.
A tripleheader featuring two Las Vegas boxers will take place Friday in Temecula, California, and it includes a 40th birthday celebration for retired superstar Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Manny Pacquiao announced Wednesday night on social media that he is negotiating his next bout to be against Amir Khan, the former junior welterweight champion from England.
Early betting interest on the bout has been nonexistent at the Westgate, which posted odds on the possible megafight Thursday with Mayweather listed as a 25-1 favorite and McGregor a 11-1 underdog.
Adrien Broner, a former four-division champion, will face Adrian Granados in a Showtime main event Saturday in Cincinnati. Broner is a minus-360 favorite.
The Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame announced its class of 2017 on Wednesday.
While rumors swirl of a potential boxing match between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor, plenty of hurdles still stand in the way.
The 38-year-old boxing star tweeted a poll Sunday asking who he should fight next.
Henderson resident Jerry Izenberg goes through his stack of notebooks from covering hundreds of heavyweight fights for his book “Once There Were Giants: The Golden Age of Heavyweight Boxing.”
A sign on Johnny Tocco’s Boxing Gym proclaims it “The Home of World Champions.” Johnny Tocco died in 1997, but his gym is still aimed at being a pipeline for champions.
Boxing fans want to know what’s next for Mikey Garcia after his sensational knockout over Dejan Zlaticanin last Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden.
Leo Santa Cruz reclaimed his WBA featherweight belt Saturday night after edging Carl Frampton in a thrilling majority decision at the MGM Grand.
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