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Alex Pereira wins by TKO over Khalil Rountree Jr. to retain UFC light heavyweight crown
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Alex Pereira retained the UFC light heavyweight crown by beating Khalil Rountree Jr. by TKO with 28 seconds left in the fourth round at UFC 307 on Saturday night. It was the fourth straight title bout for Pereira (12-2) and his third consecutive successful...
Dubois changes perceptions and muscles onto the top table of heavyweights. He wants Usyk next
Tyson Fury looked as stunned as everyone else inside Wembley Stadium after witnessing Daniel Dubois dismantle Anthony Joshua in the latest shake-up of boxing’s heavyweight division. Except Fury had other things on his mind. “Listen, that’s cost me 150 million,”...
Dubois beats up Joshua to retain IBF heavyweight title with brutal 5th-round knockout
LONDON (AP) — Daniel Dubois is no longer an accidental world heavyweight champion. With a brutal fifth-round knockout of Anthony Joshua in front of 96,000 fans at Wembley Stadium, Dubois showed he might be the real deal — and the future of boxing’s marquee division. ...
Ukraine boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk released after brief detention in Poland
KRAKOW, Poland (AP) — Heavyweight boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk has been released after being briefly detained at Krakow airport in Poland, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday. “I was disappointed by this attitude towards our citizen and champion,” said...
Overlooked champ Dubois says 'my time' for stardom in heavyweight bout against Joshua at Wembley
LONDON (AP) — Daniel Dubois didn't have to dethrone anyone to become a world heavyweight champion. So he has something to prove when he makes his first title defense before one of the biggest crowds in British boxing history. If he successfully defends his IBF belt on Saturday by...
Canelo Alvarez wins unanimous decision in dominating title defense against Edgar Berlanga
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Super middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez outpointed challenger Edgar Berlanga on Saturday night in front of a sold-out crowd at T-Mobile Arena. Making his eighth super middleweight title defense, the 34-year-old Alvarez (61-2-2) dominated much of the...
Bare Knuckle star Mike Perry is willing to fight any style, anywhere
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The actual discipline — traditional boxing, mixed-martial arts, bare-knuckle boxing — was pretty much all the same to Mike Perry. One combat sports competitor alone on the mat against another one, both ready to knock each other out in the ultimate one-on-one...
Canelo Alvarez is a substantial favorite over Edgar Berlanga in title fight
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Edgar Berlanga has yet to taste defeat after 22 professional fights — 17 by knockout — and he not only said he's intent on keeping his undefeated record intact, but to win in six rounds Saturday night. But if forced to go the distance, Berlanga allowed that...
Imane Khelif's Olympic gold inspires Algerian girls to take up boxing
AIN TAYA, Algeria (AP) — In the weeks since Algeria's Imane Khelif won an Olympic gold medal in women's boxing, athletes and coaches in the North African nation say national enthusiasm is inspiring newfound interest in the sport, particularly among women. Khelif's image is...
Today in History: September 5, Munich Olympics massacre
Today in History Today is Thursday, Sept. 5, the 249th day of 2024. There are 117 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 5, 1972, Palestinian militants attacked the Israeli Olympic delegation at the Munich Games, killing two and taking nine...
