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Premier Boxing Champions After having flirted with the periphery of the sport’s top 10 pound-for-pound list throughout two reigns as 154-pound titleholder, the only thing unified super welterweight champion Jermell Charlo has seemingly lacked up to this point is a defining victory.   At 31, it would be hard to find anyone disputing whether Charlo
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LAS VEGAS, Nevada (Reuters) – The future of former UFC two-weight champion Conor McGregor is in doubt after a freak leg break https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/mcgregor-breaks-leg-latest-ufc-loss-dustin-poirier-2021-07-11 in his trilogy bout with Dustin Poirier sees him headed for an extended period on the sidelines, with no guarantee that he will ever come back. McGregor’s brash manner and highlight-reel knockouts
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As the MMA world watched in disbelief as Conor McGregor lost his bout at UFC 264 against Dustin Poirier in bizarre fashion, Floyd Mayweather was laughing all the way to the bank. The legendary boxer, and former McGregor opponent, showed off a ticket for a $50,000 bet he placed on Poirier, a slight favorite entering
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2:13 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Joseph “JoJo” Diaz Jr. promised 135 pounds would be his best weight yet after campaigns at 126 and 130 pounds. He just might be right. Diaz delivered the most impressive performance of his career Friday in Los Angeles, scoring a unanimous decision over Javier Fortuna to claim the vacant WBC
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Joseph Diaz Jr. proved in convincing fashion that he belongs at 135 pounds. Diaz, who agreed to fight Javier Fortuna on short notice, defeated his Dominican counterpart by a unanimous decision to win the WBC “interim” lightweight title on the Gilberto Ramirez-Sullivan Barrera card Friday in Los Angeles. Fortuna (36-3-1, 25 KOs) was scheduled to
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8:51 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN The biggest heavyweight bout of the summer has been postponed. Tyson Fury has tested positive for COVID-19 and his bout against Deontay Wilder will be rescheduled for later this year, sources confirmed to ESPN. The fight was originally scheduled for July 24 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, with the
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Getty Images The heavyweight championship saga in 2021 took another unexpected turn on Thursday. The championship trilogy between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder has been postponed from July 24 after a COVID-19 outbreak in Fury’s camp, according to Dan Rafael and The Athletic. ESPN was first to report the news that the fight was in jeopardy.  Fury is
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