If Andre Berto loses to Floyd Mayweather Jr. on Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden, it won’t be because he was unprepared.
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George Groves is venturing into enemy territory, but as long as the London native doesn’t have to fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Badou Jack at the same time Saturday, he figures he can handle things.
Boxing’s featherweight division doesn’t lack for star power. Oscar Valdez sees himself as part of that scene, and the Mexican Olympian appears headed in the direction toward superstardom.
Both world welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. and the United States Anti-Doping Agency fired back at the author of a story that claimed Mayweather and USADA acted inappropriately in Mayweather receiving an IV prior to his May 2 fight with Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas.
Orlando Salido hasn’t forgotten the feeling that comes with being a world champion.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. says he learns something from every fight. The same can be said of his prefight news conferences. Maybe he’s learned how to jazz up what have been relatively tepid events.
He may or may not be finished with boxing, but one part of Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s career will definitely come to an end Saturday after his fight against Andre Berto at the MGM Grand Garden.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. received banned intravenous vitamin injections the day before his May 2 megafight against Manny Pacquiao that didn’t comply with World Anti-Doping Agency guidelines, according to a lengthy SB Nation report on drug testing in boxing written by Thomas Hauser.
He was smiling and looking relaxed. Not an uptight bone in his 147-pound body.
He’s not on the pay-per-view telecast, but Ishe Smith could be involved in one of the better fights on Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s card Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden when Mayweather faces Andre Berto on Showtime PPV.
Alonzo Benezra wasn’t sure how the inaugural Box Fan Expo would go last year. But with Mike Tyson, Amir Khan and other notables showing up at Las Vegas Convention Center to meet with fans in town for Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s rematch with Marcos Maidana, it worked out well for the Montreal-based promoter.
Timothy Bradley (32-1-1, 12 knockouts) will face Brandon Rios on an HBO card Nov. 7 at the Thomas & Mack Center for Bradley’s World Boxing Organization welterweight title.
Speaking to reporters Wednesday on a conference call to promote his September 12 bout with Andre Berto, Floyd Mayweather said people need to take him seriously when he says this will be his final fight.
Derek Stevens had his own unique vision for downtown Las Vegas. The owner of the D Las Vegas had acquired the old Clark County Courthouse building. But instead of building another hotel, he created a place for concerts and sporting events, including boxing, at what is the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center.
Heavyweights Trevor Bryan and Derric Rossy squared off Friday night at the Downtown Events Center, and the outdoor arena was a show in itself.
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