Tag: Boxing
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
April 27
1956 — Rocky Marciano retires as the undefeated heavyweight...
Documentary chronicles era of Leonard, Hagler, Hearns, Duran
NEW YORK — The boxing battles among Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Thomas Hearns and Roberto Duran will be chronicled in an upcoming...
Chasing Ledecky: Leah Smith keeps coming after US star
MISSION VIEJO, Calif. — If Katie Ledecky wasn’t setting world records and piling up Olympic medals, Leah Smith would be the top middle-to-long distance...
Jamie Foxx to play Mike Tyson in boxer’s take on his life
LOS ANGELES — Mike Tyson is getting in the TV drama ring against himself.
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Canelo Alvarez to face Saunders on May 8 at AT&T Stadium
ARLINGTON, Texas — Canelo Alvarez will return to AT&T Stadium for a world super-middleweight unification fight May 8 against undefeated Billy Joe Saunders.
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Column: Marvelous Marvin Hagler got his break and cashed in
The 1970s were coming to a close when Bob Arum, fresh off promoting a pair of fights between Muhammad Ali and Leon Spinks, checked...
Joshua and Fury sign for 2 fights to unify heavyweight belts
LONDON — Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury have signed on for two fights to unify the world heavyweight titles, Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, said...
Marvin Hagler, middleweight boxing great, dies at 66
Marvin Hagler, the middleweight boxing great whose title reign and career ended with a split-decision loss to “Sugar” Ray Leonard in 1987, died Saturday....
Estrada edges Chocolatito by split decision for unification
DALLAS — Juan Francisco Estrada beat Román “Chocolatito” González by split decision in a thrilling title unification fight Saturday night, defending his WBC super...
Boxing HOF celebrates Ali-Frazier every day
CANASTOTA, N.Y. — Boxing fans everywhere are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first fight between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier. Ed Brophy celebrates...