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Terence Crawford has next foe in mind after impressive KO win
Terence Crawford's latest opponent had not only never been knocked down, but Crawford couldn't recall seeing him even hurt. Then again, he'd never been in a ring with a fighter...
Errol Spence Jr.-Shawn Porter bout shows power of PPV
Those invested in subscription-based, live-streaming services insist the pay-per-view model for boxing’s major matchups is going the way of renting VHS videos. Why pay more when you can pay less?...
How Shawn Porter plans to hand Errol Spence his first loss
When “Showtime” Shawn Porter was 10 years old, he played football against kids who were 12 and 13. “It doesn’t sound that big,” he said this week, “but back then,...
Shawn Porter wins by unanimous decision
It wasn’t a pretty exhibition of the Sweet Science. It was more brute force and will that carried Shawn “Showtime” Porter to the WBC welterweight championship over Danny Garcia on...
Welterweight stars get moment in spotlight with belt on the line
WBO welterweight champion Terrence Crawford recently signed a rich multi-year deal to stay with Top Rank, which earlier announced an extension of its exclusive network contract with ESPN. Premier Boxing...
How Barclays Center stole the spotlight in NYC's boxing world
There was plenty of head-scratching when the executives of Barclays Center announced boxing would be part of its regular programming once the arena opened in 2012. Fast forward six years...
Get ready for the first step in crowning true welterweight king
The week before Gennady “GGG” Golovkin and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez finally meet in their long-awaited rematch in Las Vegas, Barclays Center will be host to a potentially more explosive matchup...
Win at Barclays could let Shawn Porter wait for this champion
The welterweight division in boxing is rich with talent these days, conjuring memories of the era when Sugar Ray Leonard, Tommy Hearns and Roberto Duran used to battle. Today, the...
Floyd Mayweather's last victim wants back atop boxing
Andre Berto’s boxing career is like a used car. Some parts are fine, others not so much. He has won two versions of a welterweight championship and took Floyd Mayweather the...
Keith Thurman-Shawn Porter was everything boxing fans wanted
It had been 38 years since CBS televised boxing on prime time. Keith “One-Time” Thurman and Shawn “Showtime” Porter made it worth the wait. By the time the two welterweights...
Keith Thurman's shirt, mouth salute Muhammad Ali -- can fists follow?
Keith “One-Time” Thurman wore a T-shirt covered with images of Muhammad Ali to a press conference on Thursday to promote Saturday night’s fight with Shawn “Showtime” Porter at Barclays Center....
Fight of the Year rematch gets the bite of desperation
Victor Ortiz and Andre Berto meet again Saturday night in Carson, Calif., nearly five years after their epic battle at Foxwoods that changed the lives and careers of both fighters....
Malignaggi not ready to quit boxing for full-time ringside gig
Paulie Malignaggi has gotten more out of his boxing career than anyone could have imagined for someone who has seven career knockouts. Those type of guys normally take too much...