Adam Kilgore
2 articles · Washington Post
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Racial conflict sells boxing matches. Mayweather and McGregor are its latest pitchmen.
By Adam Kilgore
For all the novelty of their fight, Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather Jr. have relied on boxing?s most durable means of promotion. Through words and behavior, they have concocted a racial rivalry…
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Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor, the once-improbable megafight, is set for Aug. 26 in Las Vegas
By Adam Kilgore
Floyd Mayweather will box mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor on Aug. 26 in Las Vegas, both fighters announced Wednesday, finalizing an unprecedented megafight between champions from different disciplines that may have…