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Ed Paredes’ ideal breakout bout? Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Having reached the top 15 welterweight rankings of the four major sanctioning bodies provides Ed Paredes a platform to seek major fights.

48-year-old Hopkins to defend title against Murat

IBF Light Heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins will return to the ring at Barclays Center to defend his title against No. 1 contender Karo Murat.

Jones stops Lebedev; Povetkin tops Wawrzyk

Guillermo Jones upset Denis Lebedev via 11th-round knockout to regain the WBA cruiserweight title Friday night.

Hopkins-Froch is as good as it gets on many levels

I've been a boxing fan for more than 30 years.

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Surprise! Brandon Rios, Manny Pacquiao agree to bout in China

If there is a boxing metaphor for curve ball, promotional company Top Rank recently threw one with its plans for Manny Pacquiao’s next fight.

Burns retains WBO lightweight title

WBO lightweight champion Ricky Burns retained his title with a ninth round TKO over previously unbeaten Jose Gonzalez on Saturday night.

Even at 36, Mayweather is still 'Money'

Some follow-up thoughts after the best sports Saturday of the year - Derby Day followed by Mayweather night.

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Floyd Mayweather Jr. shows no sign of ring rust

Floyd Mayweather Jr. proudly and deservedly boasts that the grand stage now linked to his fights never feature a protagonist with equal billing.

Mayweather takes unanimous decision over Guerrero

Floyd Mayweather remained unbeaten with a unanimous decision over Robert Guerrero to retain his WBC Welterweight Belt on Saturday night.

Klitschko stops Pianeta to retain heavyweight belts

WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko ran his unbeaten streak to 18 consecutive fights with a sixth-round TKO of Francesco Pianeta on Saturday.

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Floyd Mayweather Jr. must increase workload

With the lengthy layoff between fights now typical of his career, Floyd Mayweather Jr., will need a busier fight schedule, given his latest television contract.

Garcia dominates Judah in title bout

Danny Garcia retained his WBA and WBC super lightweight titles by scoring a 12-round unanimous decision over Brooklyn's Zab Judah Saturday night.

Martinez retains WBC middleweight belt, defeats Murray

Sergio Martinez defended his WBC middleweight championship belt by beating previously undefeated Martin Murray in a unanimous 12-round decision at the Club Atletico Velez Sarsfield in Buenos Aires.

Gordon still living the fight fan's dream

If you watched ESPN on Thursday nights in the early 1980s, you knew Randy Gordon.

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Rising boxing star Sergio Martinez returns home to defend WBC title

In his previous fight, Sergio Martinez reached an important milestone. For the first time in his career, Martinez fought in a pay-per-view bout.

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Guillermo Rigondeaux scores big in title defense

With limited professional accomplishments, Guillermo Rigondeaux understood he needed a significant victorious performance against an established champion to push his career to optimal standing.

Rigondeaux beats Donaire to unify titles

Guillermo Rigondeaux won a 12-round unanimous decision over Nonito Donaire in a super bantamweight unification title bout at Radio City Music Hall Saturday night.

Mike Tyson trades fists of fury for words of wisdom

The man once feared as Iron Mike is still knocking them out, but not inside the boxing ring. Tyson is a hit with his one-man show that comes to Miami on Tuesday, and when he’s not on stage, The Baddest Man on the Planet only wants to be at home wit

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Miami City Ballet’s Edward Villella: the dancing boxer

Miami City Ballet’s Edward Villella takes a journey back to the boxing days of his youth