Chris Van Heerden, a 28-year-old welterweight from South Africa, is looking to bounce back from his Sept. 11 knockout loss to rising star Errol Spence Jr. in Toronto.
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Gennady Golovkin, the undefeated middleweight champion from Kazakhstan who faces Dominic Wade on April 23 at the Forum in Inglewood, California, signed a multi-year deal with Jordan Brand sportswear.
Those two terms in the Congress of the Philippines have served Manny Pacquiao well. At least when it comes to evading questions from reporters.
Manny Pacquiao said he had dreamed prior to entering the ring what would happen Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden. But he never revealed what the outcome of that dream was.
Bob Arum wanted to let his Latino boxers know he supported them by naming the Manny Pacquiao-Timothy Bradley Jr. III undercard the “No Trump Card.”
If this was goodbye, and I’m not sure anyone from here to General Santos City believes it, thank goodness it’s how we can remember Manny Pacquiao the fighter.
Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley will square off for the third time Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden. Follow our live blog for all of the action
Manny Pacquiao is set to fight Timothy Bradley for the third time Saturday night and, using the wagering handle as a barometer, there is little buzz.
Is a promotion ever helped when some of the biggest headlines over a third installment of Manny Pacquiao engaging Timothy Bradley are made by those in the corner and not the ring?
The 37-year-old congressman from the Philippines. who is an eight-division world champion, has one final appointment in the ring before he leaves boxing for a run at a seat in the Philippine Senate. There’s 12 seats open and he intends to win one of them next month.
Not that he needs any additional motivation for tonight’s fight with Manny Perez, but maybe someone should download one of Donald Trump’s stump speeches and play it for Jose Ramirez before he enters the ring at the MGM Grand Garden.
Timothy Bradley Jr. has spent the past year working as an analyst on truTV, and he’s very good. He makes keen observations and is well spoken while keeping his remarks brief so as not to crowd the blow-by-blow announcer.
Las Vegas veteran referee Robert Byrd, who was scheduled to work the main event Saturday between Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley Jr., has been taken off his assignment after a medical condition prevented Byrd from doing his job.
Professional boxer and northwest Las Vegas resident Jessie Vargas has never forgotten his roots, which is why he has made it a priority to work on improving the lives of the valley’s at-risk youths.
The Manny Pacquiao-Timothy Bradley Jr. grudge match now has a championship belt at stake, one that was custom made by the WBO with the 12-carat diamond belt going to the winner of Saturday’s main event at the MGM Grand Garden.
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