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Wilder Says Pre-Fight Costume Wore Him Down Before Fury Did

Feb 25, 2020
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Deontay Wilder says an elaborate outfit he wore on his ring walk wore him down so much that he didn't have the legs to withstand Tyson Fury in their heavyweight title fight.
 
Wilder also told The Associated Press he would execute a clause i
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'Cut Me, Mick,' Legendary Cutman Talks Myths, Realities Of Combat Sports

Dec 13, 2019

Las Vegas is one of the premiere locations for boxing and mixed martial arts. Some of the biggest names in the sport have held their title bouts here.  

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'Manson Family,' 'Royale' Highlights Of A Strong Fall Theater Season

Dec 05, 2019

November was a big month for local theater. UNLV put on the 2014 Pulitzer winner for drama.

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Pacquiao Heading Back To Ring To Fight Unbeaten Thurman

May 21, 2019
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Manny Pacquiao will get back into the ring on July 20 to face unbeaten welterweight champion Keith Thurman in what could be a highlight fight of the summer.
 
Pacquiao, 40, dominated Adrian Broner to retain his portion of the welterweight ti
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Manuel flexes at the match on Saturday in Indio, Calif.

A Trans Man Steps Into The Ring – And Wins His Debut As A Professional Boxer

Dec 13, 2018
After an injury forced Patricio Manuel to withdraw from the women's Olympic boxing trials, the fighter faced a reckoning. He decided to start living publicly as a man — and rebuild his boxing career.
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Mitch Moss On The Future Of Boxing

Oct 05, 2018

Is it a sign that boxing is dead when one of the biggest potential fights is another re-match b

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Bryan Recalls Colleague McCain: 'What You Saw Was What You Got'

Aug 24, 2018

For a dozen years, Richard Bryan served in the Senate with John McCain, who died Saturday after a long battle with brain cancer.

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Johnson smokes a cigar in the 1930s. The boxing champion was an avid reader who loved opera, and flaunted his wealth with his sports cars and furs.

Legendary Boxer Jack Johnson Gets Pardon, 105 Years After Baseless Conviction

May 24, 2018
The black world heavyweight champion was convicted of a crime in 1913 for traveling with a white girlfriend. President Trump issued a rare posthumous pardon after an appeal from Sylvester Stallone.
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Crawford's Welterweight Debut Vs Horn On June 9 In Las Vegas

Mar 30, 2018
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Unbeaten Terence "Bud" Crawford will challenge WBO champion Jeff Horn in his welterweight debut June 9 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
 
Top Rank announced the matchup Thursday between Crawford and Horn, who won a unanimous decis
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Ferdie Pacheco, ringside physician to Muhammad Ali, died on Thursday at 89.

Ferdie Pacheco, Muhammad Ali's Ringside 'Fight Doctor,' Dies At 89

Nov 17, 2017
Pacheco worked as Ali's ringside doctor from 1962 to 1977, and later went on to serve as a boxing commentator for network TV fights in the 1980s.
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Large Crowds Expected For Fight Weekend

Aug 25, 2017

Nevadans should expect large crowds in the tourist corridors this weekend as the highly anticipated bout between UFC star Conor McGregor and boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. will happen Saturday night at the T-Mobile Arena.

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Researcher Says Blood Test May Speed Brain Injury Diagnosis

Aug 23, 2017

The punches and kicks to the head that bring cheers to boxing and MMA fans can leave the recipients with chronic brain injuries.

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Las Vegas Seeks Buck Of The Irish As McGregor Fans Flock To Town

Aug 23, 2017

When Conor McGregor steps into the ring this weekend in Las Vegas to face Floyd Mayweather Jr., thousands of his fellow Irishmen will be in town to cheer him on.

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Head shots: Studying flighters' brains

Jul 27, 2017

Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor may want to pause their hypestorm to read a new report from the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health.

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Punch Out

Open topic: Punch out

Jul 25, 2017

The Mayweather-McGregor match is a farce wrapped in a spectacle and served on a bed of cash; true boxing fans will pay to view a very different bout.

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Mayweather To Fight UFC Star McGregor Aug. 26

Jun 15, 2017

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Floyd Mayweather Jr. said Wednesday he will come out of retirement to face UFC star Conor McGregor in a boxing match on Aug. 26.

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George Foreman (right) smiles as he talks about his son, George Foreman III (left) in Houston in 2009. "I was too focused on the one-two," he says of his early days in the ring.

Total Failure: How George Foreman's Losses Showed Him The Light

May 24, 2017
In the second part of our series, we talk to the boxer about his 1974 loss to Muhammad Ali and how it changed him forever.
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16-year-old Amaiya Zafar (left) spars in the Circle of Disclipline gym in Minneapolis earlier this month. USA Boxing has granted Zafar a religious exemption to fight in one bout while wearing hijab.

Wearing A Hijab, A Young Muslim Boxer Enters The Ring

Apr 25, 2017
After three years of training and a battle with USA Boxing over its uniform policy, Amaiya Zafar will fight in her first competitive bout on Saturday. She says she fell in love with the sport at 13.
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Claressa Shields of the United States (right) celebrates victory over Nouchka Fontijn of the Netherlands on Sunday.

After Second Gold, Boxer Claressa Shields Looks Ahead To What's Next

Aug 22, 2016
After her first Olympic gold medal in 2012, endorsements didn't follow. This time around, Shields isn't worried. "Everybody wants a tough, strong woman in their life!" she says.
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After losing his gold medal match on a split decision, U.S. boxer Shakur Stevenson was visibly distraught. The gold medal went to his opponent in the bantam (56kg) final: Robeisy Ramirez of Cuba.

Shakur Stevenson Wins Silver Medal After Losing Fight To Cuban Boxer

Aug 20, 2016
"I was in my own world, I was crushed," says boxer Shakur Stevenson, 19, after losing the gold medal to Cuba's Robeisy Ramirez at Rio's Summer Olympics in a split-decision Saturday.
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Shakur Stevenson of the U.S. fights Mongolia's Tsendbaatar Erdenebat in their bantamweight 56-kg quarterfinals match Tuesday in Rio de Janeiro. Stevenson won the bout by unanimous decision.

Boxer Shakur Stevenson, 19, Heads To Medal Round And A Fight With A Russian

Aug 16, 2016
Those watching today's fight included boxing superstar Floyd Mayweather Jr. American Shakur Stevenson's victory assures him of no worse than a bronze medal.
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Growing up in Flint, Claressa would run early in the morning to avoid the gun violence that has plagued the city. Last year, Claressa moved to the Colorado Springs Olympic Training Center. After the Rio Olympics, she plans to settle her mother and younge

For Olympic Boxer Claressa Shields, Round 2 Brings New Expectations

Jul 27, 2016
At 17, boxer Claressa Shields won gold in the 2012 London Olympics. But it didn't change her life as much as she thought it would. After she returned home to Flint, Michigan, she thought: Now what?
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American boxer and world heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali throws a long right to British challenger Henry Cooper's injured left eye in the sixth round of their world heavyweight championship fight.

On Muhammad Ali's Complicated Contradictions, And How He Changed Boxing

Jun 10, 2016
"Ali was a black man who was not concerned with what white America thought of him."
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Las Vegas Remembers Ali

Jun 05, 2016

The death of Muhammad Ali was personal for many in Southern Nevada..

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Muhammad Ali is held back by referee Joe Walcott after knocking out Sonny Liston in the first round of their championship bout in Lewiston, Maine, on May 25, 1965.

Boxer Muhammad Ali, 'The Greatest Of All Time,' Dies At 74

Jun 03, 2016
The man considered the greatest boxer of all time inspired millions by standing up for his principles during the 1960s, and by always entertaining — in the boxing ring and in front of a microphone.

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