Despite Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s long-running war of words with Ronda Rousey, the unbeaten boxer (49-0) declined to join the chorus of social media catcalls directed at the former UFC bantamweight champion following her stunning loss Saturday to Holly Holm.
When Miguel Cotto enters the ring at Mandalay Bay Saturday against Canelo Alvarez, it will be without his World Boxing Council middleweight championship belt.
For an industry that has endured a lot of criticism and skepticism from boxing fans everywhere, the promoters and network producing Saturday’s pay-per-view fight between Canelo Alvarez and Miguel Cotto at Mandalay Bay on HBO PPV are optimistic the event will be a success — inside and outside the ring.
There’s a title shot looming for super middleweight Gilberto Ramirez. But first things first.
Bermane Stiverne wasn’t expecting perfection Saturday in his first fight as the former World Boxing Council world heavyweight champion.
Bermane Stiverne was fortunate he only lost his World Boxing Council heavyweight title to Deontay Wilder on Jan. 17 at the MGM Grand Garden. He nearly lost his life.
He’s only 25, but if there’s one thing Saul “Canelo” Alvarez has learned in the 11 years he has been in boxing, it’s don’t say too much. And if you have to talk, don’t say anything that may rile your opponent.
Friday’s boxing card at the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center has been canceled, the Nevada Athletic Commission officials said Tuesday.
In the nearly two years he has served on the Nevada Athletic Commission, Anthony Marnell III has kept his public comments to a minimum.
Maybe there’s something to this Timothy Bradley-Teddy Atlas relationship after all.
Timothy Bradley is one of the top boxers in the sport, but he’s known for taking big shots and having fights come down to the last round.
He’s 32 years old. He has fought 34 times with just one loss. He is a current world champion. So why does Timothy Bradley feel the need to reinvent himself at this stage of his career?
Vasyl Lomachenko is learning fast about the politics of boxing.
Les Sherrington has a great nickname, but the veteran middleweight from Australia didn’t have the game to stay with Antoine Douglas on a brisk autumn evening Friday at the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center.
When Antoine Douglas tells his life story, it’s hard to believe him. Born prematurely and not expected to survive. Put up for adoption at age 5. Rubbing elbows with drug dealers and gangs in his Washington, D.C., neighborhood only to be saved by his cousin, who took him to a boxing gym when he was 9 and changed his life forever.
