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SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — WBO welterweight champion Jeff Horn’s title defense in Las Vegas next month has been postponed after opponent Terence Crawford injured his hand while sparring, organizers said Thursday. The Australian was due to fight the undefeated American on April 14, but it has now been put back to a yet-to-be-decided date. “Jeff Horn’s scheduled world title defense against highly-rated American Terence Crawford has been postponed,” his team said in a statement. “Crawford […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Mexican middleweight Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, prepping for a May 5 title rematch with Gennady Golovkin, has tested positive for banned clenbuterol, his promoters blaming tainted meat. A voluntary drug test showed Alvarez had traces of the anabolic agent in his system. Golden Boy Promotions said in a statement on Monday that the level was “consistent with meat contamination that has impacted dozens of athletes in Mexico over the last […]
by Rob Woollard Agence France Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — World middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez promised to deliver an explosive sequel to their epic draw here Tuesday as they faced off ahead of their May 5 rematch. Hard-hitting Kazakh Golovkin was widely believed to have won last September’s first battle against Mexican star Alvarez when a bizarre judging controversy dominated the aftermath of the bout. While one judge scored […]
by Joe Freeman Agence France Presse BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) — Unsung outside the boxing world, a Thai fighter nicknamed the “dwarf giant” is quietly closing in on Floyd Mayweather’s undefeated 50 fight record and with it an unlikely place among the sport’s greats. At 5ft 2in (1.57m) and weighing just 105lb (47.6kg), minimum-weight Wanheng Menayothin is shorter, leaner and significantly less wealthy than “Money” Mayweather, the brash American who was teased from retirement last year […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — George Groves vowed to be fit for May’s World Boxing Super Series final despite dislocating his shoulder in Saturday’s semi-final victory over Chris Eubank Jr. “I’m a fast healer. I broke my jaw in May and I was back training soon after. I have fought two times since then,” said Groves, whose shoulder popped out during the final round of a unanimous points victory over pre-fight betting favourite Eubank. “I […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — MMA fighter Conor McGregor switched to the boxing ring to make one of the richest professional fights in history possible and now Floyd Mayweather hints he might return the favour. Mayweather, who hasn’t fought since knocking out McGregor in that boxing match last year, teased fans Friday night by posting a picture on his Twitter page of himself wearing mixed martial arts gloves and standing in an UFC cage. “Billion Dollar […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao said on Wednesday he was in talks for a blockbuster bout with world champion Vasyl Lomachenko, widely considered the best “pound-for-pound” fighter on the planet. Pacquiao, 39, who has won world titles in an unprecedented eight weight divisions, is eyeing an April date with the Ukrainian World Boxing Organization superfeatherweight champ during a break from his duties as a senator. “There are negotiations now about the number […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Mexican fighter Saul “Canelo” Alvarez has agreed to a May 5 rematch against three-belt middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin, the Los Angeles Times reported on Thursday. The report said Golovkin’s camp was expected to greenlight the bout in “the next few days,” noting there was no rematch clause for a third fight in the agreement. “It’s going to be another great fight, so it’ll likely be a natural to do […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor, touted as a potential opponent for Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao, has indicated he wants his next bout to be a return to the octagon rather than the ring. Caught on video by the celebrity news site while out and about in New York, McGregor was asked about Pacquiao’s announcement last week that he had opened talks to fight McGregor. “I think a […]
BRISBANE, Australia (AFP) — English challenger Gary Corcoran has claimed Australian World Boxing Organisation welterweight champion Jeff Horn is a “dirty” fighter ahead of their title bout in Brisbane on Wednesday. In an extraordinary media conference Monday, Corcoran’s camp provided a laptop presentation to indicate that Horn led with his head and left his head in the clinches. It is Horn’s first title defence since he upset Philippine boxing hero Manny Pacquiao, the winner of […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao hopes to unearth the next Chinese world champion and help grow the sport with an academy in the largely untapped country. The 38-year-old, who controversially lost his World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight title to Australian Jeff Horn in July, was in Beijing this week. He and Chinese sports-development firm Dancing Sports held a signing ceremony that included plans to build a Manny Pacquiao International Boxing Academy in […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Puerto Rico’s Miguel Cotto goes out a warrior, but not a winner, after dropping a unanimous 12-round decision Saturday to Sadam Ali in a world title fight he vowed would be his last. Before adoring fans at Madison Square Garden, the 37-year-old Cotto just didn’t have enough against his 29-year-old opponent. Ali seized the World Boxing Organization light middleweight world title the Puerto Rican won in August with an […]
