Mayweather vs Paul: Spectacle, not sports
Be an informed sports consumer if you plan to purchase the Mayweather vs Paul PPV. It could be entertaining, but it’s spectacle, not sport.
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Nonito Donaire knocks out Nordine Oubaali and Father Time Saturday
SAN DIEGO, Calif., May 29, 2021 – Nonito Donaire is giving Father Time the fight of his life. The 38-year-old veteran delivered his best performance in years, knocking down Nordine Oubaali of France (17-1, 12 KOs) three times en route to a fourth-round knockout victory. Donaire (41-26, 27 KOs) wins the WBC World Bantamweight title. ...
Devin Haney gets hard-won victory over Jorge Linares
SAN DIEGO, Calif., May 29, 2021 – WBC World Lightweight champion Devin “The Dream” Haney of Las Vegas (26-0, 15 KOs) had to suck it up in a match of wits and will, pushed to the limit by veteran Jorge Linares of Venezuela (47-6, 29 KOs) Saturday in front of 5,312 happy fans at the ...
Oubaali vs Donaire preview: Big ambitions at bantamweight
SAN DIEGO, Calif., May 28, 2021 – While boxing fans fixate on heavyweights and celebrity fights, they risk missing the biggest and best action in the sport found in the smaller weight divisions. In 2019, four-division champion Nonito “Filipino Flash” Donaire and world bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue of Japan delivered an all-action Fight of the ...
Preview: Haney vs Linares puts spotlight on lightweight division Saturday
SAN DIEGO, Calif., May 28, 2021 – WBC World Lightweight champion Devin “The Dream” Haney of Las Vegas (25-0, 15 KOs) will either show he’s an elite boxing talent – or not — when he faces veteran Jorge Linares of Venezuela (47-5, 29 KOs) Saturday in front of his hometown fans in Las Vegas. Haney ...
Scotland Forever: Josh Taylor makes boxing history as undisputed champion
Josh Taylor makes history against Jose Ramirez to become a hero in Scotland and the undisputed junior welterweight champion Saturday.
Ramirez vs Taylor preview: What boxing should be
SAN DIEGO, Calif., May 21, 2021 – When casual boxing fans ask, “Hey, are there any good fights this weekend?” or “Should I cough up the money for this pay per view?” those among us who follow the sport reply with limited enthusiasm. We want people to enjoy boxing as much as we do, but ...
Carson results: Brandon Figueroa batters Luis Nery to unify titles Saturday
SAN DIEGO, Calif., May 15, 2021 – Live by the sword, die by the body shot. WBA Super World Super Bantamweight Champion Brandon “Heartbreaker” Figueroa of (22-0-1, 17 KOs) of Welasco, Texas dug deep, digging to the body of WBC World Super Bantamweight Champion Luis Nery of Mexico (31-1, 24 KOs), adding Nery’s title to ...
Nery vs Figueroa preview: Bring on the super bantamweight battle
If Nery vs Figueroa and Roman vs Burgos from Carson, California don’t get your heart pounding, you’re not much of a boxing fan.
Canelo breaks record, breaks down Saunders to win third division title
SAN DIEGO, Calif., May 8, 2021 – Real, honest to goodness crowds returned to boxing in record numbers at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on its biggest weekend all year, setting an all-time indoor record at 73,126. They enjoyed a first-class Cinco de Mayo flourish of mariachi music and dance as pound-for-pound WBC/WBA Super Middleweight champion ...
Undercard results Saturday: Soto and Takayama deliver Texas sized thrills
SAN DIEGO, Calif., May 8, 2021 – Elwin Soto of Mexicali (19-1, 13 KOs) and Katsunari Takayama of Japan (32-9, 12 KOs) gave the Texas fans a thrilling co-main content, making every second count in the fight for Soto’s WBO World Light Flyweight, with Soto prevailing by ninth-round TKO after referee Laurence Cole waived off ...
Confidence Man: Canelo vs Saunders preview, DAZN Saturday
No one starts with more belief in his ability than Canelo Alvarez. It puts him up on the mind game cards from the start in Canelo vs Saunders.
Andy Ruiz Jr. shows resilience in ring return, winning decision over Chris Arreola
Former world champion Andy Ruiz Jr. took the first step toward regaining his titles with a determined performance against Chris Arreola.
Ruiz vs Arreola: Heavyweight Hunger Games, Fox PPV Saturday
SAN DIEGO, Calif. April 30, 2021 – In theory, boxers in the heavyweight division don’t have to worry about making weight like their fellow fighters in the smaller weight divisions. They aren’t necessarily worried about following stringent nutrition plans and suffering for the scale. Mexican-American heavyweights Andy Ruiz Jr. of Imperial, California, and fellow Southern ...
Emanuel Navarrete defends title against determined Christopher Diaz
Puerto Rican boxing fans had plenty to cheer, even the effort of Christopher Diaz in defeat to Emanual Navarrete of Mexico.
Puerto Rican boxing party: Navarrete vs Diaz plus Edgar Berlanga Saturday, ESPN
SAN DIEGO, Calif., April 23. 2021 – Puerto Rican flags and loyalties will be flying in Florida on Saturday as fans get to watch several Boricuan boxers take on challengers from around the world in a Puerto Rican boxing showcase. Headlining the sold-out Silver Spurs Arena event in Kissimmee is two-division champion Emanuel “Vaquero” Navarrete of ...
Ring City USA makes boxing history Thursday at West Point
Pro boxing takes place at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point with a Ring City USA card featuring pros and cadet competition.
Jaron Ennis scores sensational win over Sergey Lipinets
SAN DIEGO, Calif., April 10, 2021 – It’s time to stop doubting the potential of welterweight Jaron “Boots” Ennis of Philadelphia. Ennis (27-0, 25 KOs) did what no other top welterweight has been able to accomplish, knocking out former world champion Sergey Lipinets of Kazakhstan (16-2-1, 12 KOs) for the first time in the sixth ...
Smith defeats Vlasov in Russian roulette to win light heavyweight title
SAN DIEGO, Calif., April 10, 2021 – In a hard-fought all-action contest, Long Island’s Joe Smith Jr. (27-3, 21 KOs) had to dig deep and battle every second of 12 rounds against sturdy veteran Maxim Vlasov of Russia (45-4, 26 KOs) to earn his first world championship title. Smith Jr. ended up in a dangerous ...
Smith vs Vlasov: Playing the light heavyweight lottery Saturday
SAN DIEGO, Calif., April 9, 2021 – When Long Island’s Joe Smith Jr. put all his tools together to take Eleider “Storm” Alvarez apart last August, he seemed on the brink of achieving his dream of becoming one of the world’s light heavyweight champions. Smith Jr. had a claim to getting a shot against the ...