Floyd Mayweather came up with a fight for May 5 but not with Manny Pacquiao. Instead it’s Miguel Cotto at MGM Grand Garden. the Nevada Athletic Commission has granted him a one-fight license to go toe-to-toe with WBA junior middleweight champion.
Claiming he is not "mentally ready" to fight, Cuban light heavyweight Yordanis Despaigne has withdrawn from his scheduled rematch against light heavyweight slugger Edison "Pantera" Miranda, this Friday in the Dallas Events Center at Texas Station.
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We are now less than two weeks away from the highly anticipated rematch between Victor Ortiz and Andre Berto. Not only did their initial encounter warrant "Fight of the Year" consideration, it landed the winner a mega-fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr.
UFC | The UFC continues its busy early season schedule with its second stint on FOX broadcasting. This card has been heavily promoted during pro football's NFL playoffs and is stacked with three huge fights.
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Inside the Ring | In an attempt to keep pace with the ever growing sport of MMA and the UFC’s latest major network deal with FOX the sport of boxing is set to make it’s own debut on the NBC Sports Network this weekend.
The UFC makes its first appearance on FX for UFC on FX 1 as it starts its new partnership with FOX. The four fights set to air on FX: Melvin Guillard vs. Jim Miller, Duane Ludwig vs. Josh Neer, Mike Easton vs. Jared Papazian, Pat Barry vs Christian Morecraft
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The main event pits UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo (20-1) against Chad Mendes (11-0). This fight marks the third defense of Aldo’s 145 lbs. title after beating both Kenny Florian and Mark Hominick by decision in 2011.
Inside the ring | Throughout boxing history, the heavyweight division has always attracted the attention of the casual fan more than any other. But over this past decade, the Klitschko brothers’ dominance, most notably Wladimir’s, has most Americans drawn to the lighter weight classes.
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UFC | The UFC ends the New Year with a huge fight, literally and figuratively. Brock Lesnar returns against the debuting Allistar Overeem in a fight with title implications on the line.
Inside the Ring | The writing is clearly on the wall. Boxing's Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao will both put their world titles on the line in 2012, just not against each other.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. will soon have plenty of free time to figure out if he wants to fight Manny Pacquiao, only he’ll be thinking about it from a jail cell.
Inside the Ring | Andre Ward did not disappoint on Saturday night and proved he is, without a doubt, boxings top super middleweight. The way he dominated Carl Froch proved he will be difficult to beat in the near future.
Inside the Ring | The goal for Showtime’s Super-Six World Boxing Classic was to crown an undisputed and unified middleweight champion by way of a tournament between the division’s title holders and top contenders.
Looking Back | Four months ago, I was fearful the next thing written about Michael Katz would be his obituary. Instead, it’s his induction into the Boxing Hall of Fame.
The UFC returns to Toronto for their second show this year with UFC 140 – Jon Jones vs. Lyoto Machida. Looking at the card top to bottom, it is stacked with big names and important fights.
Inside the Ring | Boxing fans will turn their attention to that WBA (Super) and IBF light welterweight title fight between current champion Amir Khan (26-1-0, 18 KO’s) and Lamont Peterson (29-1-1, 15 KO’s).
Less than seven hours after completing the linking of Pai Gow progressive jackpots at gaming tables for all 10 Station Casinos, a Virginia man hit that progressive with a 7-card straight flush that included a joker. He won more than $200,000.
The New York Giants just completed a startling three-game run through the NFC playoff jungle with a 3-0 mark ATS. By contrast, the New England Patriots enjoyed a first-round bye and home playoff wins over underdogs Denver and Baltimore.
Wynn Las Vegas sports book director Johnny Avello tried to hang on with the Patriots -3 as long as he could, but finally had to give in on Thursday morning when the culmination of Giants money over the first 11 days of action became too much.
From the time we knew who would be playing in the Super Bowl, I’ve always had a lean on the Patriots to win. As great as the Giants have been on their march to the Super Bowl, I still can’t get their bad losses out of my head.
Being in Las Vegas, it’s easy to forget just how many people are betting the Super Bowl "illegally" around the nation. A survey released Tuesday found that at least 25 million Americans will bet money on this Sunday’s Patriots-Giants NFL title game.
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