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GGG-Canelo II: Golovkin?s camp puts taunting into overdrive to entice Alvarez into a slugfest
Standing behind a podium, Abel Sanchez never once looked over to his right at Canelo Alvarez. He didn?t have to. ?The bottom line is to my left is the unified, undefeated middleweight…
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Canelo Alvarez could leave HBO and look for new TV partner after Gennady Golovkin rematch
Canelo Alvarez?s Saturday night bout on HBO pay-per-view is the final fight on his current deal with the premium network, and promoter Oscar De La Hoya indicated the sport?s most powerful draw…
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Shawn Porter wins unanimous decision over Danny Garcia to take WBC welterweight title
Shawn Porter unanimously defeated Danny Garcia on Saturday night for the vacant World Boxing Council's welterweight title. Porter (29-2-1) received winning scores of 116-112 from judge Don Ackerman, and Julie Lederman and…
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Pacquiao declares ?I am back in boxing? after winning 60th career fight
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia >> Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao clinched his 60th victory Sunday with a seventh-round knockout of Argentinian Lucas Matthysse, his first stoppage in nine years, that will help revive…
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Matthysse will have ?no respect? as he aims to beat Pacquiao
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia ? Argentinian Lucas Matthysse will have ?no respect? as he seeks to knock out Manny Pacquiao and defend his World Boxing Association welterweight title in Sunday?s showdown that could…
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‘I don’t care if he has 36 knockouts… it’s about your skill inside the ring’: Manny Pacquiao lays down the gauntlet to Lucas Matthysse ahead of championship bout in Kuala Lumpur
Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao said Thursday he is prepared for an action-packed fight against aggressive Argentinian Lucas Matthysse in Sunday's world title bout that could put his illustrious career at stake.…
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Errol Spence Jr. retains title with quick knockout of Carlos Ocampo
Errol Spence Jr. stopped Carlos Ocampo in the first round Saturday night to retain the IBF welterweight crown. Fighting in front of a home crowd at the Dallas Cowboys' practice facility, Spence…
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Pacquiao tormentor Jeff Horn seeks another upset in title defense vs Terrence Crawford
LAS VEGAS ? Terence Crawford doesn't think moving up in weight will be an issue. Jeff Horn doesn't think fighting thousands of miles away from his native Australia matters much, either. The…
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Lomachenko Knocks Out Linares in 10th, Wins Lightweight Title
NEW YORK (AP) ? Vasiliy Lomachenko stopped Jorge Linares in the 10th round of their lightweight championship fight Saturday night, winning a title in his third weight class in just his 12th…
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Moving up: Lomachenko fights Linares in search of 3rd title
NEW YORK (AP) ? Vasyl Lomachenko is looking for something that Jorge Linares believes he can deliver. Lomachenko has been winning too easily, and he never wants boxing to become easy. Not…
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Golovkin needs to beat replacement before worrying about Canelo
Gennady Golovkin spent several months planning and training for this weekend. He intended to spend it under Las Vegas' brightest lights as he proved his middleweight supremacy in a lucrative rematch with…
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Freddie Roach says Jeff Horn ?will last one round? against Terence Crawford in title fight in June
LEGENDARY boxing trainer Freddie Roach believes Terence Crawford will make short work of Jeff Horn in their title fight in June. Incredibly short work ? Roach says the Brisbane-based fighter won?t make…
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Pacquiao clarifies his split with trainer Roach is not final
MANILA, Philippines (AP) ? Manny Pacquiao hasn't entirely turned his back on a 16-year working relationship with trainer Freddie Roach. The eight-division world champion said he will be trained by Restituto "Buboy"…
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Frustrated Golovkin struggling to book Canelo replacement
LOS ANGELES (AP) ? Gennady Golovkin is growing frustrated with boxing's sanctioning bodies while he struggles to find a replacement opponent for Canelo Alvarez on May 5. Golovkin and his promoter and…
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Anthony Joshua vs Joseph Parker result: Brit wins heavyweight title unification bout
Anthony Joshua was taken the distance for the first time in his professional career before winning a unanimous points decision in his world heavyweight title unification fight with Joseph Parker in Cardiff…
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Joseph Parker stands as big obstacle in Anthony Joshua?s path to greatness
The closer Anthony Joshua gets to boxing greatness, the more the sport?s new superstar is driven by a fear of failure. ?I just know how quickly the tables can turn,? the 28-year-old…
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Parker to Joshua: ?You?re going to get the full Parker?
LONDON (AP) Joseph Parker has no problems and no complaints. To Anthony Joshua, who Parker will meet in a world heavyweight unification title fight in Cardiff next week, he warned on Friday:…
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Gennady Golovkin thinks Canelo, De La Hoya are doping cheats
BIG BEAR LAKE, Calif. (AP) Gennady Golovkin plans to go ahead with his rematch against Canelo Alvarez on May 5, even after Alvarez failed a doping test last month. But Golovkin also…
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Ramirez wins 1st title, Michael Conlan delights Garden crowd
Jose Ramirez left the comforts of California to chase his title shot across the country. When he goes back home, he will take a championship belt with him. Ramirez won his first…
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Sergey Kovalev pounds Igor Mikhalkin to defend light heavyweight title
Sergey Kovalev successfully defended his WBO light heavyweight title Saturday at Madison Square Garden in New York, opening a deep cut under fellow Russian Igor Mikhalkin?s right eye that forced the fight…