Brandon Wise
16 articles · CBS Sports
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Deontay Wilder releases statement following TKO loss to Tyson Fury: ‘I did my best, but it wasn’t good enough’
By Brandon Wise
Deontay Wilder is once again heading back to the drawing board. The former heavyweight champion lost for a second time to Tyson Fury on Saturday night in Las Vegas when the "Gypsy…
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Canelo Alvarez next fight: Mexican superstar to face Billy Joe Saunders on Cinco de Mayo weekend
By Brandon Wise
Canelo Alvarez is moving on. The unified super middleweight champion picked up an easy victory over WBC mandatory challenger Avni Yildirim on Saturday as he continues his quest to claim all four…
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Terence Crawford stops Egidijus Kavaliauskas after shaky start to retain welterweight title
By Brandon Wise
NEW YORK -- Terence Crawford remains one of the best fighters on the planet. On a night where he was expected to walk through his WBO mandatory challenger Egidijus Kavaliauskas, "Bud" got…
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Jeff Horn makes weight on third attempt, title fight with Terence Crawford still a go
By Brandon Wise
WBO welterweight champion Jeff Horn avoided some possible embarrassment on Friday in Las Vegas. The 147-pound champion who scored the controversial upset over Manny Pacquiao last summer, came in at 148 pounds…
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Floyd Mayweather breaks Rocky Marciano’s historic record, retires in the ring
By Brandon Wise
Floyd Mayweather is undoubtedly one of the best boxers of all time. Even though he was fighting a man who had never stepped inside a professional boxing ring on Saturday night in…
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Sergey Kovalev claims low blows led to early TKO stoppage against Andre Ward
By Brandon Wise
Sergey Kovalev, for the first few rounds, looked like he had improved on some of the mistakes he claimed he made seven months ago against Andre Ward in their first fight. Kovalev…
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LOOK: Mayweather-McGregor venue double booked with Ice Cube’s Big 3 league
By Brandon Wise
When Floyd Mayweather announced that he was coming out of retirement to fight Conor McGregor this week, everybody lost their minds as expected. The fight, scheduled to take place, did not have…
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Ward-Kovalev promoter knows McGregor-Mayweather will hurt buzz around rematch
By Brandon Wise
Andre Ward versus Sergey Kovalev was at one point this year going to be the best fight boxing could bring us. A rematch of what many considered to be the best fight…
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Andre Ward-Sergey Kovalev II gives fans the best fight possible for 2017
By Brandon Wise
Andre Ward and Sergey Kovalev are ready to run it back. The power light heavyweight challengers have agreed to a rematch of their highly-contested fight from last November, the two parties announced…
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Manny Pacquiao and Amir Khan agree to terms for a fight in April
By Brandon Wise
Manny Pacquiao is here to make money. The veteran boxer has been preparing to make a title defense against little-known Jeff Horn on April 23, but when the reaction to the booking…
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WBA orders Gennady Golovkin to face Daniel Jacobs for middleweight belt
By Brandon Wise
Gennady Golovkin may want to get his shot at Canelo Alvarez next, but he has a mandatory challenger he may have to face first. The World Boxing Association has issued a mandatory…
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Arum: Manny Pacquiao coming out of retirement for fight; boxer refutes claim
By Brandon Wise
Manny Pacquiao is not done after all. The former welterweight champion of the world wants to fight again, according to promoter Bob Arum. "He now has given us the go-ahead to shop…
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Nike drops Manny Pacquiao after he compared homosexuals to animals
By Brandon Wise
Updated on Feb. 17 at 4:30 p.m.: Nike has decided to end its relationship with Manny Pacquiao, referring to his comments as "abhorrent." In a statement, Nike said it "strongly opposes discrimination…
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Canelo Alvarez, James Kirkland move fight to May 9
By Brandon Wise
Canelo Alvarez and James Kirkland were set to fight May 2. However, what many are calling the biggest match of the century between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather just took that date…
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It’s official: Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao to fight on May 2
By Brandon Wise
After weeks of speculation, it's finally done. Floyd Mayweather confirmed what had been rumored, that and he will fight Manny Pacquiao. The two will fight on May 2 at the MGM Grand…
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Are Mayweather, Pacquiao moving closer to agreeing on their fight?
By Brandon Wise
Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao are close. Close being the operative word. The London Telegraph is reporting the two fighters have agreed to the megafight in Las Vegas, but this isn't the…