9+ hour, 8+ min ago  (247+ words) The consequences were immediate and severe. Within hours of his refusal, Ali was stripped of his heavyweight title and suspended from boxing. Soon after, he was arrested and charged with draft evasion. In June 1967, he was convicted, sentenced to five…...

12+ hour, 8+ min ago  (385+ words) Saul "Canelo" Alvarez"s wild ducking of David Benavidez continues. For years, they were both competing in the super middleweight division, with "El Monstro" clearly developing a resume worthy of a big bout, but yet Canelo overlooked him, instead happy…...

10+ hour, 43+ min ago  (1018+ words) Daniel Blancas will be back on the big stage May 2. Fighting in Las Vegas. Every boxer's dream. At T-Mobile Arena, no less, the biggest room in the entertainment capital short of an NFL stadium. Not bad for a kid who…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (329+ words) Hall-of-Fame boxer Timothy Bradley shot from the hip this week when talking about outside entities muscling their way into boxing to try and take over the entire sport. Zuffa Boxing has long been a concept-in-the-making from Dana White and other…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (740+ words) Stars from football, basketball, boxing and baseball are among the highest-paid athletes in the world, but who comes out on top? Of the 10 highest-paid athletes, the majority are based in the United States, although there are some big outliers. Using…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (40+ words) Ilia Topuria has stopped calling out Terence Crawford after the former boxing champion decided to retire. Crawford stunned Canelo Alvarez in September, moving up two weight classes to take on the Mexican star and claim the undisputed super middleweight crown....

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (559+ words) Gilberto "Zurdo" Ramirez is set to put his WBA and WBO unified cruiserweight belt on the line against dangerous David Benavidez on May 2 at T-Mobile Arena. The bout is already one of the biggest fights of the year, but its…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (140+ words) WBA and WBO Cruiserweight Champion Gilberto Ramirez boxes David Benavidez on Saturday, as we preview this fight." "My plan was [to] come up, grab two titles, come back down and make this fight with me and Bivol even bigger. "My…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (192+ words) Terence Crawford or Floyd Mayweather? Hall of Fame fighter Tim Bradley sees only one winner. Eight years on from Mayweather retiring undefeated, Crawford followed suit. The pair shared many of the traits that define elite fighters. Both won titles across…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (342+ words) Tim Bradley did not hesitate when asked to choose between two unbeaten greats, picking Terence Crawford over Floyd Mayweather Jr. in a fantasy fight that still divides fans. Bradley said Crawford's power, timing, and ability to switch stances would be…...