MGM Grand in Las Vegas to host Floyd Mayweather-Marcos Maidana
The May 3 showdown between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Marcos Maidana will take place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Mayweather announced the news on his Twitter account and RingTV.com has confirmed it with Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer.
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Danny Garcia on the pound-for-pound best: ‘I’m one of them’
Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer rates Danny Garcia as boxing’s third-best fighter behind pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Andre Ward, and Garcia agrees.
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Amir Khan: Floyd Mayweather Jr. ‘full of s–t’
An angry Amir Khan has lashed out again at Floyd Mayweather Jr. on his Twitter account, following Mayweather’s suggestion that Khan could earn a fight against him by beating Adrien Broner first.
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. says he ‘chose the better man’ in Marcos Maidana
Floyd Mayweather Jr. told Showtime’s Steve Farhood that he “chose the better man” in Marcos Maidana instead of Amir Khan for his ring return on May 3 during an interview on last night’s ShoBox telecast.
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J’Leon Love stops Vladine Biosse in 10, Badou Jack suffers first-round TKO
J’Leon Love showed that he’s probably the best of The Money Team stable after stopping Vladine Biosse in the 10th round of the main event of Friday’s ShoBox in Verona, N.Y. Badou Jack suffered a shocking first-round stoppage in the co-featured bout.
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. to be interviewed tonight on Showtime
Floyd Mayweather Jr. will be interviewed on Showtime during tonight’s telecast of a ShoBox: The New Generation card that he is promoting from the Turning Stone Resort Casino Event Center in Verona, N.Y.
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Dougie’s Friday mailbag
Readers from around the globe share their thoughts on the Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Marcos Maidana matchup, plus give their two cents on the Julio Cesar Chavez-Bryan Vera rematch and the Ricky Burns-Terence Crawford fight, among other subjects in this week’s Friday mailbag.
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Amir Khan receives $8 million offer to face Kell Brook
Amir Khan is being offered $8 million to face rival British welterweight contender Kell Brook, following the Bolton man’s failure to secure an even more lucrative payday against American superstar Floyd Mayweather Jr.
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Amir Khan ‘disappointed’ Floyd Mayweather Jr. ‘avoided’ him
Amir Khan sent out an official statement on Tuesday about Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s decision to fight Marcos Maidana on May 3. Khan says the announcement wasn’t a surprise but adds that he was disappointed with Mayweather for delaying the decision for so long.
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Andre Ward, Floyd Mayweather Jr. birthdays are back-to-back
Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Andre Ward, THE RING’s Nos. 1- and 2-rated boxers, pound-for-pound, also share back-to-back birthdays. Mayweather turned 37 today, a day after Ward celebrated his 30th birthday.
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