Boxing finally picks up after a slow month of August, and this week’s matchups are the perfect way to kick-off a loaded fall schedule.
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The first fight on Don King’s new boxing series is expected to be the WBC heavyweight interim championship bout between Bermane Stiverne and Alexander Povetkin for the right to face injured titlist Deontay Wilder.
Jessie Magdaleno, who grew up in Las Vegas, is currently in contract talks to face Filipino Nonito Donaire in a junior featherweight title match that could land on the Manny Pacquiao-Jessie Vargas undercard on Nov. 5 at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Tickets for Manny Pacquiao’s return on Nov. 5 at the Thomas & Mack Center against Las Vegan Jessie Vargas go on sale Thurs., Sept. 8 at Noon.
The light heavyweight showdown between Sergey Kovalev and Andre Ward is back on, according to a joint news release sent by Main Events and Roc Nation Sports on Saturday.
Saul “Canelo” Alvarez has lost some luster because of the Gennady Golovkin fiasco, but Oscar De La Hoya is banking on Texas to fill AT&T Stadium next month for Alvarez’s fight against Liam Smith.
Sugar Ray Leonard versus Roberto Duran II will be in the spotlight again when the film “Hands of Stone,” the biopic of Duran’s legendary career, is released in theaters on Friday.
Claressa Shields had Olympic gold around her neck and a secret keepsake in her warmup jacket pocket. She reached in her pocket, pulled out her first gold from London and slipped the medal over her head.
In a rare Sunday bout, Errol Spence Jr. meets veteran Leonard Bundu in an IBF title eliminator in Brooklyn, New York. The matchup will be televised on NBC at 2 p.m.
Retired superstar boxer Floyd Mayweather announced on Twitter on Wednesday that Olympic boxer Shakur Stevenson has joined Mayweather Promotions.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. dropped in to see the next generation of Olympic boxers in Rio.
While Conor McGregor is busy preparing in hopes of avenging a loss to Nate Diaz in the main event of UFC 202 at T-Mobile Arena on Aug. 20, the Irish superstar hasn’t yet closed the door on a potential bout against boxing star Floyd Mayweather Jr.
The Sergey Kovalev-Andre Ward matchup was put on hold after a messy news conference this week. But Main Events promoter Kathy Duva said both sides are back on the same page.
There are many new changes in Olympic boxing, with the headgear issue being the most controversial. Olympic competitors aren’t sure if getting rid of the headgear was a good idea.
Las Vegan Jessie Vargas said he was the right choice to fight Manny Pacquiao in the fall. Vargas said his style is what the fans want to see.
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