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1:44 AM ET Mike Coppinger Michael Rothstein Close Michael Rothstein ESPN Staff Writer Previously covered University of Michigan for ESPN.com and AnnArbor.com Also covered Notre Dame for Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Super middleweight interim champion David Benavidez showed why he’s one of the best two fighters in the division (after champion Canelo Alvarez) by demolishing
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David Benavidez retained his WBC interim super middleweight title by unanimous decision over Caleb Plant on Saturday at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. (Photo by Steve Marcus/Getty Images) David Benavidez turned potential into performance on Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas against his toughest opponent, roaring down the stretch to
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India’s High Performance Director (HPD) Bernard Dunne on Saturday confirmed star boxers Nikhat Zareen and Lovina Borgohain have qualified for the Asian Games, which are also the first Olympic Qualifiers for the 2024 Paris Games. For selection to the Asian Games, to be held from September 23 to October 8 in Hangzhou, China, the Boxing
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David Benavidez feels he is set to give his best performance Saturday when he meets Caleb Plant at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas for the interim WBC super middleweight championship. (Ringo H.W. Chiu/The Associated Press) David Benavidez was still three months shy of his 21st birthday when he won his first world title. He’s
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Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain made a winning start to her campaign as she and Sakshi Chaudhary moved to the quarterfinals of the Women’s World Championships with dominant victories in New Delhi on Monday. Both Sakshi (54kg) and Lovlina (75kg) notched identical 5-0 unanimous decision wins respectively. While Lovlina out-punched Mexico’s Vanessa Ortiz, Sakshi
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Getty Images 2023 has been a great year for boxing, with a Fight of the Year list that has grown seemingly every weekend. But alongside the heaps of all-action battles, there have been some big-time knockouts. From championship-winning shots to lesser-known fighters making a name with serious one-shot power, there have been plenty of knockouts
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Mar 14, 2023 Mike CoppingerESPN Manny Pacquiao, who announced his retirement in August 2021, plans to fight again, MP Promotions President Sean Gibbons told ESPN on Tuesday. Pacquiao, who turned 44 in December, is engaged in talks for a welterweight fight against U.K. star Conor Benn, Gibbons said. That fight is being eyed for June
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Canelo Alvarez will fight at home once again. (Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports) Canelo Alvarez is scheduled to defend his undisputed super middleweight championship on May 6 against interim WBO champion John Ryder in his native Guadalajara, Mexico. The fight will mark Alvarez’ first match there since stopping Ryan Rhodes. Five months later, he defeated Kermit
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Gervonta “Tank” Davis and Ryan Garcia face off at a news conference Thursday in New York to kick off promotion of their April 22 fight in Las Vegas. (Amanda Westcott/Showtime) Calvin Ford, the trainer of unbeaten Gervonta “Tank” Davis, didn’t have much to say at Wednesday’s kickoff news conference in New York designed to promote
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