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LAS VEGAS, United States (AFP) — A somber Canelo Alvarez was left wondering what more he could have done to wrest the middleweight world titles away from Gennady Golovkin after their controversial 12-round draw on Saturday in Las Vegas. The 27-year-old Mexican star said he executed his game plan the way he wanted to, but missed his big chance when he failed to knock the champion out in the 10th round. “I wanted to finish […]
By Vivem Soriano Eagle News Service Another one of boxing’s highly anticipated megafight ended in controversy once more after the judges scored the bout a stunning split draw at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Two judges scored it 118-110 for Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and 115-113 for Gennady Golovkin, and the other had it a 114-114 draw. Both fighters will retain their belts. Golovkin remains the WBC-WBA-WBO-IBO unified champion while Alvarez retains his Ring Magazine […]
LAS VEGAS, Nevada (Reuters) — Undefeated middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin and Mexico’s Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez arrived in Las Vegas on Tuesday (September 12) to be presented to fans before their middleweight showdown. The Kazakhstani and his Mexican challenger will fight on September 16 in Las Vegas. The 35-year-old Golovkin has made 18 consecutive world middleweight title defenses, while his 26-year-old opponent has won world titles in two divisions during a 51-fight career. Alvarez’s sole defeat came […]
BRISBANE, Australia (AFP) — Filipino great Manny Pacquiao on Friday pulled out of a rematch with world champion Jeff Horn, leaving the Australian looking for another challenger in his title defense. The Queensland state government, the fight’s financial backers, made the announcement two months ahead of the scheduled November 12 bout. “We have been advised today that Manny Pacquiao… cannot return to the ring on 12 November as proposed,” Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said […]
by Greg Heakes Agence France Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Gennady Golovkin admits defending his world titles against Canelo Alvarez in his first fight in Las Vegas will be one of the most difficult bouts of his career. “It is the biggest fight of my career,” said Golovkin. “Canelo is the biggest champion and the biggest name out there.” Three-belt champion Golovkin and Alvarez will meet for middleweight supremacy at the T-Mobile Arena […]
LAS VEGAS, United States (AFP) –Floyd Mayweather insisted he would head into a permanent retirement after sealing his place in boxing history with a 50th straight win against Conor McGregor on Saturday. The 40-year-old American star outclassed McGregor over 10 absorbing rounds at the T-Mobile Arena to defeat Irish mixed martial arts star McGregor by technical knockout. The win sees Mayweather, who had come out of a two-year retirement to face McGregor, surpass heavyweight legend […]
By Vivem Soriano Eagle News Service Floyd Mayweather beat Conor McGregor via 10th round TKO, in a much-publicized fight that led to television delays as a result of audience demand. Referee Robert Byrd mercifully halted the bout after McGregor got tagged defenseless with vicious head punches by Mayweather. But it wasn’t like this in the beginning of the fight. McGregor came out firing at the start, tagging Mayweather with numerous jabs and hooks. Mayweather had […]
by Rob Woollard LAS VEGAS, United States (AFP) — Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor prepared for their money-spinning showdown on Saturday as Las Vegas crackled with anticipation for what is poised to become the richest fight in history. Undefeated welterweight boxing world champion Mayweather and mixed martial arts star McGregor were expected to touch gloves at around 9:00 pm (0400 GMT Sunday) before 20,000 fans at the T-Mobile Arena. The controversial 12-round showdown between two […]
Before the money-spinning boxing duel between American Floyd Mayweather and Irishman Conor McGregor, fans are gearing up in Las Vegas, waiting to see what organizers are calling the fight of the year. (video courtesy AFPTV)
LAS VEGAS, United States (AFP) — Mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor will carry a sizeable weight advantage into his superfight with Floyd Mayweather after tipping the scales nearly four pounds heavier than the boxing legend here Friday. Irish star McGregor — who had been accused by Mayweather of struggling to make the 154-pound limit — weighed in comfortably at 153 pounds in a raucuous face off at the T-Mobile Arena. Former welterweight king […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor traded verbal jabs on Tuesday as the circus-like countdown to their money-spinning super fight cranked into overdrive on the Las Vegas Strip. Thousands of fans including a sizable contingent of Irish supporters thronged the heart of the Nevada boxing capital to greet Mayweather and McGregor at their separate formal grand arrival ceremonies. Mayweather, the 40-year-old undefeated former welterweight boxing champion, has been lured out of retirement to […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The bout between American boxing legend Floyd Mayweather and Irish Mixed Martial Arts star Conor McGregor is not so much a superfight as a farce, said Britain’s former undisputed heavyweight world champion Lennox Lewis on Sunday. Mayweather and McGregor go toe to toe next weekend in Las Vegas — the unlikely but lucrative clash brought the undefeated former welterweight king out of retirement — but Lewis told the BBC he […]
