Jesse Granger
12 articles · Las Vegas Sun
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?This event needs no hype?: Canelo, Golovkin expect ?historic fight?
The real megafight is almost here. Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin will step into the ring Saturday at T-Mobile Arena to decide the best pound-for-pound boxer in the world. The bout…
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Why Conor McGregor believes he?ll end Floyd Mayweather?s undefeated record
Floyd Mayweather?s 49-0 boxing record is littered with win against sport?s legends. Oscar De La Hoya, Marcos Maidana, Canelo Alvarez, Miguel Cotto, Shane Mosley and Manny Pacquiao all lay in Mayweather?s wake…
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What?s next for Andre Ward after decisive win against Kovalev in Las Vegas
Andre Ward added to his undefeated legacy on Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay Events Center. Ward (32-0, 16 KOs) wobbled Sergey Kovalev with a right hand in the eighth round, and…
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Andre Ward and Sergey Kovalev promising answers in their second fight
Andre Ward and Sergey Kovalev will settle their score tonight at Mandalay Bay Events Center. Seven months ago, the two light heavyweights faced off at T-Mobile Arena in target="_blank">a fight that left…
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There?s no love lost between boxing?s Canelo Alvarez, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.
Animosity sells in the sport of boxing. This Saturday?s Cinco de Mayo showdown between two-division world champion Canelo Alvarez and former WBC middleweight world champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. has proved as…
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Boxing vs. MMA: Which sport reigns in Las Vegas?
Covered in each other?s blood after five rounds and more than 300 significant strikes, Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz stood waiting for the decision under the lights of T-Mobile Arena. McGregor won…
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Floyd Mayweather Jr.?s Las Vegas strip club to open soon
Retired boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr.?s future strip club will be housed just west of the Strip and is expected to open soon, said Shane Emerick, his attorney. The eight-time, five-division boxing champion…
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Bob Arum celebrating his 2,000th boxing promotion
For more than 50 years Bob Arum has promoted some of the greatest fighters in boxing history. The include: Muhammad Ali, Marvin Hagler, Manny Pacquiao, George Foreman, Sugar Ray Leonard among many…
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Rematch expected after Andre Ward takes controversial decision against Kovalev
For months Sergey Kovalev and Andre Ward?s light heavyweight title bout was billed as the fight to decide the pound-for-pound king of boxing. After 12 action-packed rounds inside the T-Mobile Arena tonight,…
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Pacquiao shows no rust in easy win against Vargas in Las Vegas
Last summer Manny Pacquiao was elected a senator in his home country of the Philippines. Saturday night he dusted off the boxing gloves as if he'd never missed a day in the…
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Bradley closer to rematch with Pacquiao after knocking out Rios
Timothy Bradley took another step toward a blockbuster rubber match with Manny Pacquiao by knocking out Brandon Rios on Saturday night at the Thomas & Mack Center. Bradley landed a massive left…
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Boxer Sergey Kovalev wants to make statement in Las Vegas debut
Boxer Sergey Kovalev?s reception in Las Vegas has been so great, he almost feels like he?s back home in Russia. The WBA, IBF and WBO light heavyweight champion spent his afternoon Tuesday…