Boxing

Big news abounds in boxing as Terence Crawford, Errol Spence no July 29 bout

Pound-for-pound No. 1 Terence Crawford agrees to the terms of the fight against Errol Spence Jr. in Las Vegas on July 29, according to reports. (Ed Zurga/Getty Images) Boxing is a sport where anything can happen, he usually does and he probably wants to. In more than four decades of writing about this often juvenile, …

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Devin Haney’s so-so win earned him a Top 10 spot

Devin Haney, left, competes against Vasiliy Lomachenko in a lightweight championship match on Saturday, May 20, 2023, in Las Vegas. Haney won by unanimous decision. (AP Photo/John Locher) Devin Haney They passed a great test, keeping the championship in peace win a difficult but unanimous decision over Vasiliy Lomachenko on Saturday at the MGM Grand …

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Nico Ali Walsh is focused on the fight, still intent on “keeping the legacy alive”

Nico Ali Walsh doesn’t float like a butterfly like his famous grandfather, but in eight fights with five knockouts he shows like a bee stings. Ali Walsh’s profession on 14 Aug. 2021 has been converted, but it is not clear what the purpose was other than a tribute to his late grandfather “The Great,” Muhammad …

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Romero wins in the standings controversy but he wanted more

Referee Tony Weeks, center, makes a controversial stoppage in the ninth round of the WBA super lightweight title fight, handing a loss to Ismael Barroso, left, against American Rolando Romero, right. American Rolando Romero defeated Venezuela’s Ismael Barroso in a controversial ninth-round stoppage to win the vacant World Boxing Association lightweight title on Saturday. Referee …

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Rolando Romero wins the controversy over the lightweight title after the referee’s egregious errors

Rolando Romero fights Ismael Barroso in a super lightweight boxing title match on Saturday, May 13, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher) Referee Tony Weeks gave Rolando Romero a gift on Saturday with an inexplicably poor performance in the ninth round of Rome’s WBA lightweight title win against Ismael Barroso at The Cosmopolitan in …

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Janibek Alimkhanuly retains the title with a 2nd-round KO of Steven Butler

STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA – MAY 13: Janibek Alimkhanuly celebrates defeating Steven Butler during their WBO middleweight title fight at the Stockton Arena on May 13, 2023 in Stockton, California. (Photo by Mikey Williams/Top Rank Inc via Getty Images) Janibek Alimkhanuly is still not well known to anyone but the hardest core of boxing fans, but there’s …

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Rolando Romero overcame a speech impediment that helped propel him to the big leagues in boxing

Rolando Romero, who is fighting Ismael Barroso for the WBA lightweight title on Saturday in Las Vegas, could not speak for the first 11 years of his life. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images) Rolando Romero got the chance of a lifetime a year ago when he landed a fight with Gervonta Davis. There were some …

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Paradigm Sports Management wins $5.1M lawsuit against Pacquiao; appeal expected

An Orange County, California, Superior Court judge has ruled 9-3 against boxer Manny Pacquiao in a peace contract lawsuit filed against him by Paradigm Sports Management. (John McCoy/Getty Images) An Orange County, California, Superior Court jury awarded Paradigm Sports Management a $5.1 million judgment against legendary boxer Manny Pacquiao after a multiple breach of contract …

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Why King’s Program turned Top Rank’s most lucrative offer and signed with Matchroom

WBC super lightweight champion King Prograis has signed a three-fight promotional deal with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing. (Al Bello/Getty Images) King Prograis has long been the best and most entertaining fighter in the world. The WBC super lightweight champion was a big talker and a guy with a fan-friendly, high-octane style. More often, though, he …

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Despite the win, Canelo Alvarez went down

Canelo Alvarez retained his undisputed middleweight title against John Ryder on Saturday at the Posonense Stadium in Zapopan, Mexico. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images) Canelo Alvarez dominated John Ryder on Saturday in his fight for the undisputed middleweight title around Alvarez’s hometown of Guadalajara, Mexico. Alvarez dropped Ryder once, beat him badly and won an …

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