A wild 24 hours for Jesus “Chuy” Gutierrez ended with him battling Angel Hernandez to an eight-round majority draw at the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center, a decision that left the 26-year-old Gutierrez angry at himself.
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Richard Commey, a lightweight boxer from Ghana, takes on Bahodir Mamadjonov in the 10-round main event at the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center on Friday.
Jesus “Chuy” Gutierrez will return to the ring Friday for the first time since Sept. 20, fighting Angel Hernandez in an eight-round bout on an outdoor card at Downtown Las Vegas Events Center adjacent to the D Las Vegas.
Asked about the possibility of fighting Floyd Mayweather Jr. during a press junket for the upcoming “Entourage” movie, UFC star Ronda Rousey responded with a knockout blow.
The stakes were raised significantly Monday for the Jessie Vargas-Timothy Bradley fight on June 27 fight at the StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. The two will be fighting for the World Boxing Organization welterweight title, which Floyd Mayweather Jr. vacated after winning the belt from Manny Pacquiao on May 2.
World middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin scored his 20th consecutive stoppage and improved to 33-0 with 30 knockouts with a sixth-round technical knockout of Willie Monroe Jr. on Saturday at the Forum in Inglewood, Calif.
Jerry Roth, a boxing judge for the Nevada Athletic Commission since 1980, has announced his retirement. He worked 225 world title fights, among them the Larry Holmes-Jerry Cooney fight in 1982 and the infamous “Ear Bite” bout in 1997 between Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield.
Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney faced off against five-time world heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield for a boxing match in Salt Lake City on Friday.
The Nevada Athletic Commission on Friday approved sweeping changes for dealing with drug cheats in combat sports, ratcheting up the suspensions and fines and ultimately calling for lifetime bans for repeat offenders.
Gennady Golovkin, the undefeated middleweight champion from Kazakhstan, looks to cement his status as one of the top performers in boxing when he faces Willie Monroe on Saturday at the Forum in Inglewood, Calif.
The Nevada Athletic Commission will consider toughening the state’s anti-doping policy and laws for those combat sports participants who violate the rules. The NAC is looking at stiffer penalties for first-time offenders under a schedule of punishments it will consider Friday in Las Vegas.
Mitt Romney and Evander Holyfield are gearing up for their charity boxing match on Friday … with a lovely new hype video.
The May 2 fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao generated a record gate of $72 million plus $6.9 million from closed circuit and $400 million from U.S. pay-per-view sales. International sales and sponsorships could push the grand total over $600 million, said Leonard Ellerbe, CEO of Mayweather Promotions.
Manny Pacquiao is back in the Philippines, rehabbing his surgically repaired right shoulder and counting the millions he made from his May 2 loss to Floyd Mayweather Jr. in their megafight at the MGM Grand Garden. But he might need to book a return trip to Las Vegas next month to answer questions from the Nevada Athletic Commission.
Hours after Manny Pacquiao’s shoulder surgery was declared a success this past week, boxing promoter Bob Arum considered the possibility of a rematch with Floyd Mayweather Jr. despite losing a lackluster unanimous decision.
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