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Canelo Alvarez Ducked Jake Paul and It’s Probably for the Best
In the 11th hour, boxing legend Canelo Alvarez backed out of his agreement to fight Jake Paul, instead facing off against Terence Crawford in a move that's the best for everyone....
Jake, Logan Paul tease brother-on-brother fight
Jake Paul's next boxing match appears to be against his brother, Logan Paul.,The brothers shared nearly identical social media posts Tuesday, teasing a fight pitting the siblings against each other that will stream March 27 on Max.,"The moment you've waited a decade for..." the posts said, accompani...
Tyson Fury retires (again) after loss to Oleksandr Usyk
Heavyweight Tyson Fury declared he's retired from boxing in a brief social media post on Monday.,The former heavyweight champion, 36, claims he's calling it quits for the fourth time. "The Gypsy King" suffered a second consecutive defeat last month to Oleksandr Usyk.,"Hi everybody, I'm going to make...
Nobody Wants To See Conor McGregor Fight Logan Paul
Conor McGregor announced that he has agreed to fight Logan Paul, but this would further postpone his return to the UFC, which might not be the best move for anyone....
Three-time world champ Israel Vazquez dies at 46
Three-time boxing world champion Israel Vazquez of Mexico died at 46 after a battle with cancer.,WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman announced the fighter's passing on Tuesday.,"Israel is finally resting in peace. May God provide his family with strength we extend all the support to his wife Laura, his ...
More Cash Than Clash: Mike Tyson Enters Ring for a Check, Not a Comeback
Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson is about collecting a paycheck, not about making a heroic return to the boxing ring for the 58 year-old legend....
Mike Tyson ready to fight, Jake Paul excited ahead of Netflix bout
Jake Paul and Mike Tyson met the media in Arlington, Texas, ahead of their eight-round boxing match this Friday to put the finishing on Netflix's first foray into the sporting world.,Paul, a 27-year-old YouTube star turned professional boxer, has risen quickly in his quest for mainstream boxing cred...
It’s Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson Fight Week and I’m Embarrassingly Excited About It
Jake Paul fights Mike Tyson on Friday November 15th on Netflix, and this fight is highly anticipated because of the unique nature of the matchup....
Terence Crawford nixes deal to fight Conor McGregor, no interest in MMA
Undefeated boxer Terence Crawford said he declined an offer of a two-fight series with Conor McGregor because he was not interested in competing in the Octagon.,Crawford and McGregor each acknowledged in separate interviews that Turki Alalshikh, the chairman of Saudi Arabia's General Entertainment A...
Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting wins women's featherweight gold amid gender dispute
PARIS -- Lin Yu-ting, one of two boxers at the heart of a gender dispute at the Paris Games, made light work of Polish opponent Julia Szeremeta to claim the women's featherweight title on Saturday.,Lin and Algeria's Imane Khelif, who won gold in the welterweight category on Friday, have been in the ...
Uzbek boxers shine, Algeria's Imane Khelif wins amid gender dispute
PARIS -- Asadkhuja Muydinkhujaev and Lazizbek Mullojonov won gold on Friday as Uzbekistan took the lead in the boxing medal tally for the Paris Olympics, while Algeria's Imane Khelif claimed victory in the women's welterweight final.,Muydinkhujaev beat Mexico's Marco Verde in the men's welterweight ...
Uzbek boxer Hasanboy Dusmatov beats local favorite for gold
PARIS -- Rio Olympics champion Hasanboy Dusmatov of Uzbekistan claimed the men's flyweight boxing final after beating France's Billal Bennama at the Paris Olympics on Thursday, while Cindy Ngamba made history by winning the refugee Olympic team's first-ever medal.,Dusmatov's win by unanimous decisio...
Cuba's Erislandy Alvarez win men's lightweight boxing gold
PARIS -- Cuba's Erislandy Alvarez broke the hearts of a delirious French crowd when he beat local favorite Sofiane Oumiha by split decision in the men's lightweight boxing final at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday.,Alvarez's win meant that Cuba's boxers, who had won just one bronze medal in Paris bef...
Kellie Harrington retires after retaining Olympic lightweight title
PARIS -- Kellie Harrington beat Yang Wenlu of China by split decision Tuesday in the final of the lightweight category at the Paris Olympics to retain her crown and become the first Irish boxer to win back-to-back gold medals.,After clinching victory, Harrington said she was hanging up her gloves.,"...
IOC says IBA gender tests on two boxers were flawed, illegitimate
PARIS -- The gender tests conducted by the International Boxing Association (IBA) on two female fighters at last year's world championships that led to their disqualification were illegitimate and lacked credibility, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Sunday.,Algerian boxer Imane Khel...
Samoan boxing coach dies at Paris Olympics
Lionel Fatu Elika, Samoa's national boxing coach, died at the Paris Olympics, the Samoa Association of Sport and National Olympic Committee announced Saturday.,Elika, 60, died Friday at the Olympic Village. Agence France-Presse said he went into cardiac arrest.,"Lionel was one of Samoa's top boxing ...
Jake Paul Calls Out Alex Pereira, FaceTimes in Ring After Mike Perry Knockout
After knocking out Mike Perry in the sixth round, Jake Paul called out UFC Champion Alex Pereira for a boxing match if the 37 year-old can get Dana White to let him out of his contract....
Jake Paul vs. Mike Perry Preview, Rules, Predictions
Jake Paul faces off with Mike Perry in a boxing match in Tampa Bay, Florida. Here's the preview, rules, and fight prediction's for Saturday's bout....
Jake Paul to fight Bare Knuckle's Mike Perry
Jake Paul will square off against former UFC fighter and now bare-knuckle boxer "Platinum" Mike Perry in an eight-round cruiserweight bout on July 20 in Tampa, Fla.,Paul initially was slated to fight legendary boxer Mike Tyson on that date at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The 57-year-old Tyson, ...
Nate Diaz-Jorge Masvidal press conference erupts into brawl
Before Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal meet in the boxing ring next month, their respective teams got in some early blows against one another during a press conference that erupted into a brawl Thursday.,A member of Diaz's support team punched Masvidal after an abrupt end to the outdoor press conferenc...