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Fury: Horrific skin disease meant I wasn't fully fit
Hughie Fury insists the biggest fight of his life is already behind him, before facing Joseph Parker for his WBO world heavyweight title on Saturday.
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Can Hughie Fury cause an upset against Parker?
ESPN's Steve Bunce previews Hughie Fury's WBO heavyweight title fight against New Zealand's Joseph Parker at the Manchester Arena.
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Parker 'excited' for fight with Hughie Fury.
New Zealand's Joseph Parker is looking forward to defending his WBO World Heavyweight championship against Great Britain's Hughie Fury.
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Middleweight rankings: GGG, Alvarez remain No. 1 and 2
Former junior middleweight world titleholder Jermall Charlo moved up in weight looking for new challenges, and after demolishing Jorge Sebastian Heiland, he found his name among the best in the 160-pound division.
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Scorecard: Great fight overshadowed by bad score
The good news is we got an outstanding action fight between Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin. The bad news: All that boxing fans are talking about is a bad scorecard from judge Adalaide Byrd.
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Controversial fight prompts Vegas refunds
A controversial decision for a draw in the Gennady Golovkin-Canelo Alvarez fight left both bettors and bookmakers disappointed in Las Vegas, and long lines for refunds.
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Abel Sanchez, who trains unified middleweight world champion Gennady Golovkin, strongly felt GGG defeated Canelo Alvarez in their mega fight on Saturday night in Las Vegas. And like everybody he was appalled by the ridiculous 118-110 scorecard Adalaide Byrd turned in in favor of Alvarez, who wound up getting a split draw. Since HBO will replay the bout on Saturday night beginning at 10 p.m. ET/PT, Sanchez had this to say on Tuesday: "Now Ms. Byrd will have the chance to see the fight she missed on Sept. 16."
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Post-fight: Canelo-GGG
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GGG and Canelo gave fans the fight they wanted
Gennady Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez should have been the talk of the sports world this weekend, as two of boxing's biggest stars finally met in a highly anticipated fight. However, a poor scorecard stole the spotlight from them after a great bout.
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Bad judging still a problem boxing can't afford
It was a candidate for fight of the year between Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin, but the celebration was ruined by a bad scorecard. Sadly, for boxing, this is becoming business as usual for a sport that can't get out of its own way.
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Stephen A. and Teddy go toe-to-toe in verbal dispute.
After the controversial decision to the Canelo Alvarez-Gennady Golovkin fight, Stephen A. Smith and Teddy Atlas spark a heated debate on SportsCenter that was too close to call.
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Magomed Abdusalamov
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'Mago's Law' advocated by ex-boxer's lawyer
Ex-heavyweight contender Magomed Abdusalamov appeared at a news conference at Madison Square Garden on Monday with his lawyer, who advocated for "Mago's Law" to be adopted in New York.
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Attorney Paul Edelstein, with clients Magomed Abdusalamov and his wife Bakanay, held a news conference Mon. at Madison Square Garden to advocate enactment of "Mago's Law" to improve safety standards for boxers & MMA fighters. Abdusalamov suffered severe brain damage from a 2013 MSG fight that led to a $22 million settlement with NY State 10 days ago.
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GGG vs. Saunders?
GGG, Saunders possible in 2017 - Warren
Billy Joe Saunders' promoter Frank Warren remains hopeful of luring Gennady Golovkin to the UK in 'early December' despite a draw between him and Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez.
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Golovkin: This decision is terrible for boxing.
Gennady Golovkin retained his unified middleweight title against Canelo Alvarez but expressed his frustration with the result.
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Canelo-GGG
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Canelo-GGG ends in draw; fighters want rematch
In an action-packed classic, Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin fought to a draw with wildly different scores from the judges -- including a 118-110 score for Alvarez -- in their middleweight title bout Saturday night.
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Atlas says there's 'corruption in boxing' after draw.
Teddy Atlas reacts to the Canelo Alvarez-Gennady Golovkin fight being ruled a draw, saying to follow the money. Atlas says Alvarez fought in spots to survive but didn't do enough to win.
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Rojas' three-punch combination earns him a KO.
Jesus Rojas claims the interim featherweight world title with a brutal left hook that sends Claudio Marrero to the ground.
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Stephen A.: Judge had no business calling a fight.
Stephen A. Smith is stunned that Adalaide Byrd called the fight 118-110 for Canelo Alvarez.
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Controversy with scorecards
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Exec on judge: 'Sometimes you have a bad day'
Judge Adalaide Byrd raised eyebrows with a scorecard giving the fight 118-110 to Canelo Alvarez, which prompted NSAC executive Bob Bennett to say, "sometimes you have a bad day."
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GGG believes he won the fight.
Gennady Golovkin does not agree with the split draw decision, saying that Canelo Alvarez won four rounds at most.
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While ESPN boxing writer Dan Rafael had the fight 116-112 for Gennady Golovkin, judge Adalaide Byrd had it 118-110 for Canelo Alvarez, with Judge Dave Moretti scoring it 115-113 for Golovkin and judge Don Trella calling it a 114-114 draw.
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Post-fight: Canelo-GGG
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Boxing world admires GGG vs. Canelo fight, shares displeasure with result on Twitter
Twitter reaction to the middleweight title bout between Gennady Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez praised the quality of the fight but was critical of it being ruled a draw.
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Key stats to know from Alvarez-Golovkin draw
Gennady Golovkin worked the head, Canelo Alvarez worked the body, and the long-awaited fight ended in a split-decision draw.
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GGG's trainer says judges 'need to be taught how to judge a fight.'
Abel Sanchez says he saw the fight eight rounds to four for his fighter Gennady Golovkin and adds that if there's a rematch, they'll plan to put the pressure on a little earlier.
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Full coverage from Canelo-GGG
As the highly anticipated bout between Gennady Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez draws near, ESPN is on the scene giving you a look at the big event.
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Stephen A. and Atlas still going strong 46 minutes in.
Teddy Atlas is so fired up about the decision of the Canelo Alvarez-Gennady Golovkin bout that he and Stephen A. Smith have been trading verbal jabs for nearly an hour.
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Post-fight: Canelo-GGG
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Canelo Alvarez said he absolutely wants a rematch with Gennady Golovkin.
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Oscar De La Hoya reacts to the wide scorecard by judge Adalaide Byrd.
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Asegura Saúl "Canelo" Álvarez que la afición fue la que ganó esta noche en su pelea contra Gennady Golovkin.
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Post-fight: Canelo-GGG
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Abel Sánchez, Gennady Golovkin's trainer said: Something has to be done about the judges after a controversial scorecard.
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Oscar De La Hoya, Canelo Alvarez's promoter, said he had the fight 7-5 for Canelo over Gennady Golovkin.
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Official scorecards from all three judges.
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Fans boo during the post-fight interviews, but not because of the fight, but the decision. Many felt Gennady Golovkin won the fight and the fact one judge, Adalaide Byrd, gave GGG only 2 rounds and 10 to Canelo Alvarez didn't help.
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And we go to the scorecards: 118-110 Canelo, 115-113 GGG, 114-114. We have a draw!!! I strongly disagree. GGG won that fight.
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A-M-A-Z-I-N-G Fight!What everybody expected and more. Gennady Golovkin should take it, but Canelo Alvarez showed he has evolved as a fighter. We wait for the scorecards. Dan Rafael has it 116-112 for GGG.
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Round 12: They go the distance in a terrific fight! Rd 12 for Canelo. GGG wins 116-112 on my card.
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Round 11: GGG round. 10-9. Had Canelo backing up the entire round. GGG 107-102. Canelo needs a KO.
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Gennady Golovkin's twin brother, Max, keeps telling GGG to atack and go forward. Like he needs to tell Golovkin that. He gets hit and keeps coming forward. One more round to go. The question is, can he finish strong and take a, maybe, crucial 12th round?
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Round 10: Another blazing round, but I gave it to Canelo close. This is a great fight! 97-93 GGG.
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Awesome fight. T-Mobile Arena is on its feet. I have the fight even through 10 as we head to the 11th round.
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Round 9: They traded some huge shots. Difference is Canelo buckles, GGG walks through them. GGG round 10-9. Have GGG up 88-85.
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Gennady Golovkin is opening some distance and trying to finish Canelo Alvarez in the ninth round. Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images.
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Round 8: GGG with another excellent round. 10-9. Canelo's body language is terrible. I think he's fading. GGG seems so strong. 78-74 GGG.
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Round 7: Another very good GGG round. 10-9. Alvarez moving and trying to stay away, GGG stalking and landing. GGG 68-65
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Round 5: Best round of the fight! It turns into a war. GGG nailed Canelo on the ropes, Canelo came back but GGG got the better of it. Great round. 10-9 GGG. Have GGG up 48-47.
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Round 5: Best round of the fight! It turns into a war. GGG nailed Canelo on the ropes, Canelo came back but GGG got the better of it. Great round. 10-9 GGG. Have GGG up 48-47.
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Gennady Golovkin has the highest knockout percentage for a champion in the history of the middleweight division. Among active champions with at least one title defense, only heavyweights Anthony Joshua (100%) and Deontay Wilder (97%) knock out opponents at a higher rate. Both fighters weigh in at well over 220 pounds while GGG weighs in at 160. Can he finish Canelo Alvarez? Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images.
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Round 4: Good round for GGG. Had Canelo on ropes and landed some heavy shots. 10-9 for GGG. I have it 38-38.
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The official attendance for tonight's Canelo-GGG fight is 22,358. A sellout at T-Mobile Arena.
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A win for Gennady Golovkin puts him closer to middleweight history. Golovkin has been a champion since 2010 when he first won the WBA middleweight title. Over that span, he has made 18 successful defenses, two shy of the division record set by Bernard Hopkins.
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Golovkin is very active in the ring and tends to pressure his opponents by constantly moving forward. He lands 65.4 punches per round, according to CompuBox, exactly 10 more per round than the middleweight average and 20 more than Alvarez (42.2).
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Diaz edges late replacement Rivera; stays on course to title fight
Featherweight contender Joseph "JoJo" Diaz Jr. earned a world title shot by outclassing Rafael "Big Bang" Rivera en route to a lopsided unanimous decision on Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena.
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Former junior lightweight world titleholder Francisco Vargas plans to return to the ring before the end of the year. Vargas has been out since losing his title by 11th-round knockout to Miguel Berchelt in January due to severe cuts. It was the second fight in a row that Vargas was badly cut. He also suffered terrible cuts in a draw against Orlando Salido in the 2016 fight of the year. Vargas (23-1-2, 17 KOs), 32, of Mexico, and manager Ralph Heredia, who are in Las Vegas for the Gennady Golovkin-Canelo Alvarez fight on Saturday night, told ESPN that he would be ready to fight by November. Heredia said Vargas’ return could come on a “Golden Boy Boxing on ESPN” card. Vargas has had surgery on the skin around the cuts and the scarring is very light.
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Bantamweight world titleholders Ryan Burnett, of Northern Ireland, and Zhanat Zhakiyanov, of Kazakhstan, who meet to unify their belts Oct. 21 at SSE Arena in Belfast, Burnett’s hometown, on Oct. 21, will have their fight televised in the United States. HBO and Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn have made a deal for the network to carry the fight on a few hours’ tape delay, making the HBO show that night (10:05 ET/PT) a tripleheader. It is headlined by junior lightweight titlist Jezreel Corrales against Alberto Machado along with the return of junior middleweight titlist Demetrius Andrade. Burnett (17-0, 9 KOs), 25, and Zhakiyanov (27-1, 18 KOs), 33, are making their first defenses. Burnett won his 118-pound belt by unanimous decision against Lee Haskins in June. Zhakiyanov won his title by split decision from Rau’shee Warren despite being knocked down twice in the first round in February.
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Quigley battled through injury for belt.
Middleweight Jason Quigley joins Claudia Trejos and explains how he was able to continue fighting after breaking his right hand in the second round against Glen Tapia.
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Parker unconcerned by Fury threat.
Joseph Parker spoke ahead of his Heavyweight title defence against Hughie Fury in Manchester.
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Junior bantamweight: No doubt who's No. 1
Division leader Srisaket Sor Rungvisai faced No. 2 Roman "Chocolatito" Gonzalez, in a rematch of their incredible fight of the year candidate last March, and stopped him in four rounds to solidify his spot as the best junior bantamweight in the world.
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Former junior welterweight titlist Viktor Postol (28-1, 12 KOs) will end a 14-month layoff when he takes on Uzbekistan prospect Jamshidbek Najmiddinov (14-0, 9 KOs) on Saturday in Kiev, Ukraine, Postol’s home country, according to Vadim Kornilov, Postol’s manager. Postol, 33, of Ukraine, has not fought since losing a lopsided decision to Terence Crawford in a July 2016 title unification fight. “He will fight in Kiev and hopefully we will have him fight back in the USA for the next fight,” Kornilov told ESPN.
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Smith determined to do family proud in WBSS
Callum Smith is determined to do his sister proud when he begins his quest to become the winner of the World Boxing Super Series (WBSS) which begins Saturday.
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Scorecard: Sor Rungvisai vindicates himself with impressive KO over 'Chocolatito' Gonzalez
There was controversy after their first fight earlier this year. Junior bantamweight world titleholder Srisaket Sor Rungvisai made sure there were no doubts in the rematch by stopping former pound-for-pound Roman Gonzalez in four rounds.
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Anthony Joshua-Kubrat Pulev
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Joshua: I have to knock Pulev out
Anthony Joshua says only a knockout will do when he defends his world heavyweight titles against Kubrat Pulev on Oct. 28.
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Joshua energized for latest test vs. Pulev
World heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua insists there is no trouble with motivation as he prepares to face Kubrat Pulev.
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Anthony Joshua says he will have no problem getting up for his fourth world title defence against Kubrat Pulev at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff on Oct 28. After stopping former long-reigning world champion Wladimir Klitschko in front of 90,000 fans at Wembley Stadium in April, Joshua will defend his WBA and IBF world heavyweight titles against Bulgarian Pulev. "It's no problem to get energised again," said the Briton. "I'm still a young man and I'm far from looking to finish what I'm building."
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Magomed Abdusalamov gets $22M settlement from NYS
The Abdusalamov family's attorney characterized the $22 million settlement -- a record for New York -- as "the state taking responsibility for its actions and paying an appropriate amount for the damages caused..."
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- Camps ready to discuss GGG-Alvarez rematch
- Ex-boxer Bey killed in construction accident
- Wilder to take on Ortiz in 1st fight since Feb.
- Judge to take enforced break after GGG-Canelo
- 'Mago's Law' advocated by ex-boxer's lawyer
- Saunders calls out Khan, GGG for Dec. bout
- Diaz edges Rivera; stays on course to title fight
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2017 Boxing Schedule
Want to know what fights are on the horizon? Check out the boxing schedule for 2017.
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Ranking all boxing divisions
Check out boxing senior writer Dan Rafael's rankings within each division.
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All boxing champions and titleholders for the four major organization.
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Who is the world's best fighter regardless of weight class? Check out ESPN's latest top 10.
The good fight
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More than a fighter
Aleksandra "Ola" Magdziak Lopes juggles more roles than most boxers. When the longtime pro, immigrant, attorney, stepmother and wife stepped into the ring on April 7, she fought to honor the memory of her stepson.
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Remembering Muhammad Ali, one the greatest athletes to ever live.
