Lance Pugmire
874 articles · Los Angeles Times
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Hard feelings persist as Errol Spence, Tim Tszyu brace for Australia showdown
The urgency supporting the Errol Spence Jnr-Tim Tszyu middleweight fight in Sydney Saturday night (U.S. time) is feeding the interest in a bout pitting ex-champions who are a combined 3-4 with no…
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Charly Suarez’s short work keeps him on trail of Navarrete, Lomachenko
SAN BERNARDINO, California – Nearly 14 months out of the ring did nothing to calm Charly Suarez’s push to stand as a world champion, as he crushed Manuel Avila by first-round knockout…
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Floyd Mayweather Jnr-Manny Pacquiao II subject to more changes
The ongoing tinkering with the Floyd Mayweather Jnr-Manny Pacquiao rematch strayed into an 11th-hour date and site adjustment, placing the Netflix-streamed bout at T-Mobile Arena now on a Friday night, September 25.…
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Manny Pacquiao on Floyd Mayweather Jnr rematch: ‘The fight is on’
Manny Pacquiao told BoxingScene on Tuesday that Floyd Mayweather Jnr has formally agreed that their September 19 rematch will be a bona fide professional match, imperiling Mayweather’s cherished unblemished record. “The fight…
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Too much: Sebastian Fundora overwhelms, stops Keith Thurman
LAS VEGAS – Too long, too strong, too much. Sebastian Fundora, the 6ft 6ins WBC 154lbs titleholder, fulfilled his “Towering Inferno” nickname Saturday night, making the third successful defense of his belt…
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Fangs out: Welcome to the return of the boxing promoter wars
LAS VEGAS – Everyone who talks about boxing’s glory days loses sight of the fact that behind the gripping scenes inside the ring, there was a merciless blood sport in play among…
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Something doesn’t smell right in Floyd Mayweather’s lawsuit of Showtime
You’re reminded often in this business – especially in the coverage of boxing – to apply the sniff test to certain stories. Floyd Mayweather Jnr suing Showtime and its former president Stephen…
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Jim Lampley breaks down Teofimo Lopez-Shakur Stevenson
Trivia question: Who was the lead play-by-play broadcaster for the most recent fights of WBO 140lbs champion Teofimo Lopez and his Saturday night opponent, three-division champion Shakur Stevenson? Answer: Hall of fame…
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Manny Pacquiao return being eyed for January on Amazon Prime
Manny Pacquiao’s return bout is targeted for January as a Premier Boxing Champions’ pay-per-view card on Amazon Prime, two officials familiar with the plans confirmed to BoxingScene on Friday. While WBA welterweight…
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Oscar De La Hoya ‘claps’ at Canelo Alvarez, Dana White, Richard Schaefer
In a triple-crown verbal slaying of his three least-liked people, Oscar De La Hoya unleashed a new “Clapback Thursday” that poured it on Dana White, Richard Schaefer and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez. De…
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Is TKO freezing out sanctioning bodies from Canelo-Crawford?
The new TKO boxing promotion ultimately hopes to award its own title belts. In the meantime, the group is giving all four sanctioning bodies the cold shoulder. Traditionally, representatives would award their…
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Is Manny Pacquiao bracing for “one big shot?” Chris Algieri believes so
LAS VEGAS – Manny Pacquiao’s ability to reinvent himself allowed him to overcome a devastating knockout for the ages, made him a champion at age 40, and now carries him to another…
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Imam Khataev’s adverse finding jeopardizes Saturday fight versus David Morrell
The fate of Russian light-heavyweight Imam Khataev’s ability to participate in a Saturday night match versus Cuba’s David Morrell is in limbo following a decision rendered by the International Testing Agency over…
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David Picasso poised for another crack at Naoya Inoue by aligning with Sean Gibbons
The unbeaten WBC top-ranked junior featherweight contender David Picasso of Mexico has joined the man with the Midas Touch: advisor Sean Gibbons of Knuckleheads Boxing, the COO of Manny Pacquiao’s Promotions. Immediately,…
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California poised to change Emanuel Navarrete-Charly Suarez to no-contest
SAN DIEGO – The California State Athletic Commission is expected to convert Emanuel Navarrete’s controversial technical decision victory over Charly Suarez to a no-contest, BoxingScene learned Saturday night. A cut at Navarrete’s…
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Terence Crawford on the Canelo Alvarez fight: ‘That’s what great fighters are all about’
LAS VEGAS – Whether it has been adjusting to a heavier frame or clearing out two weight divisions, Terence Crawford has always adhered to the principle that boxing is meant to be…
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Sebastian Fundora, Bakhram Murtazaliev plans begin to give shape to 154
Boxing’s best division is ready to flex its depth as the plans for junior middleweight titleholders Sebastian Fundora and Bakhram Murtazaliev started to unfold Friday. Fundora, 21-1-1 (13 KOs), and former three-belt…
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Could the David Benavidez-David Morrell winner get Canelo next?
The calendar allows it, but will the king? Unbeaten light heavyweights and recent super middleweights David Benavidez and David Morrell are staging a pay-per-view showdown on Feb. 1 in Las Vegas that…
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Fundora promoter ready for Crawford purse bid
With a Monday negotiating deadline with four-division champion Terence Crawford arriving, Sebastian Fundora’s promoter is poised to submit a Premier Boxing Champions-backed bid to stage the bout within the 90-day window that…
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Turki Alalshikh: It’s Canelo or bust with Crawford
Turki Alalshikh said he’s delivered an offer to WBA junior-middleweight champion Terence Crawford to fight unbeaten Vergil Ortiz Jr., adding, “I don’t think” Crawford will accept it. “I don’t think Crawford will…