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Ice Cube: Big3 open to moving venue for Mayweather fight

Ice Cube says his Big3 basketball league is open to moving its championship game to another arena in Las Vegas to make way for Floyd Mayweather’s boxing match against Conor McGregor.

Pacquiao backs call for WBO review of his loss to Horn

MANILA, Philippines (AP) Manny Pacquiao has asked the World Boxing Organization to act on a request by Philippine sports officials for a review of his welterweight world title loss to Jeff Horn, saying he didn’t want to see the boxing industry ”dying because of unfair decision and officiating.”

After shock win over Pacquiao, Horn ignoring the criticism

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) Manny Pacquiao had already left town without saying much, even as criticism of the referee in the WBO welterweight world title fight and the judges who awarded a unanimous points decision to a previously almost anonymous Jeff Horn was still pouring in on social media.

Pacquiao loses WBO welterweight title on points to Horn

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) Manny Pacquiao lost his WBO welterweight world title to Jeff Horn in a stunning, unanimous points decision in a Sunday afternoon bout billed as the Battle of Brisbane in front of more than 50,000 people.

Parker to make 2nd defense of WBO heavyweight title vs Fury

MANCHESTER, England (AP) Joseph Parker will make the second defense of his WBO heavyweight title against Hughie Fury in Manchester on Sept. 23.

Pacquiao keeps low profile; Horn gets louder ahead of fight

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) Manny Pacquiao kept a low profile, apparently at the insistence of local police, leaving opponent Jeff Horn to entertain a bigger crowd at his downtown practice session than he’s attracted for previous fights.

Claressa Shields to fight WBC champion Adler in August

DETROIT (AP) Two-time Olympic champion Claressa Shields will face unbeaten WBC super middleweight champion Nikki Adler on Aug. 4 in Detroit.

Pacquiao going big, or going bust in the Battle of Brisbane

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) Freddie Roach is ready to narrow down Manny Pacquiao’s options following the WBO welterweight championship fight against Jeff Horn: Think about another shot at Floyd Mayweather, or think about retirement.

Brother of legendary Mexican fight Julio Cesar Chavez killed

CULIACAN, Mexico (AP) Mexican authorities say the brother of legendary boxer Julio Cesar Chavez has been killed in his home in western Mexico.

Horn says he has the plan to beat Manny Pacquiao

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) While Manny Pacquiao has been out running along the river and attracting attention downtown since arriving on a chartered flight with a huge entourage, Jeff Horn has been preparing for their WBO welterweight world title bout in the quiet, outer suburbs.

Andre Ward stops Sergey Kovalev by TKO in highly-anticipated rematch

Andre Ward left no doubt this time around

McGregor backers: Mayweather fight is no sideshow

SINGAPORE (AP) Conor McGregor’s fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. on Aug. 26 has been described by critics as a novelty and a sideshow, among other things.

SMACK CHECK: Tracking McGregor-Mayweather talk through fight

LAS VEGAS (AP) Forget the ring. The spectacle between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor is all about the hype.

McGregor prohibited from elbowing, kicking Mayweather during fight

McGregor prohibited from elbowing, kicking Mayweather during fight.

Column: Mayweather-McGregor should be fun up to opening bell

LAS VEGAS (AP) The real fun will come before the fight, and what a spectacle it should be. Put Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor on a stage together to promote their fight and anything can happen.

Column: Mayweather-McGregor should be fun up to opening bell

HOFer Evander Holyfield: "My mom wouldn't let me quit."

CANASTOTA, N.Y. (AP) Evander Holyfield, boxing’s only four-time world heavyweight champion, was inducted Sunday into the International Boxing Hall of Fame, and ”The Real Deal” delivered one more time.

How many punches did Ali take? New book counts them all.

Among the questions Jonathan Eig wanted to answer in his upcoming biography of Muhammad Ali was this: How many punches did Ali take during a career that ended with him devastated by Parkinson’s?

WBA suspends 2 judges over Murata, N'Dam decision

TOKYO (AP) The World Boxing Association has suspended two judges after their scoring of the Hassan N’Dam and Ryota Murata WBA middleweight title fight last Saturday in Japan.

Briggs tests positive for testosterone, WBA title bout off

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) The WBA heavyweight title fight between Shannon Briggs and Fres Oquendo is off after former champion Briggs tested positive for high levels of testosterone.

Russell stops Escandon to retain WBC featherweight belt

OXON HILL, Md. (AP) Gary Russell Jr. stopped Oscar Escandon in the seventh round Saturday night to successfully defend his WBC featherweight title for the second time.

N'Dam defeats Murata in split decision

TOKYO (AP) WBA middleweight interim champion Hassan N’Dam survived a fourth-round knockdown on Saturday and went on to a split-decision win over Japan’s Ryota Murata.

Deadspin Signs Historic Deal To Promote Floyd Mayweather Vs. Conor McGregor Bout

Deadspin says it has signed a record-setting deal to promote a fight between boxing superstar Floyd Mayweather and UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor.

Julio César Chávez Jr.'s Wife Says He Was Robbed By Ladies Who Came To His Room And Showed Their Butts

Julio César Chávez Jr. lost his fight against Canelo Alvarez this past Saturday, and he spent the next few days recuperating in Las Vegas. According to his wife, Frida, Chávez Jr. spent Monday night in his MGM Grand room with a British man and some women. Frida claims these people robbed Chávez of his phone, a $40,000…

The Day The War Came For Muhammad Ali

The following is excerpted from Leigh Montville’s new book, Sting Like a Bee: Muhammad Ali vs. The United States of America, 1966-71.

The biggest fight in boxing is finally happening

Canelo Alvarez will fight Gennady Golovkin in September.

Canelo Álvarez Will Fight GGG In September

Tonight’s snoozer of a PPV saw Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez dominate Julio César Chávez Jr. for 12 rounds, a fraud upon the viewing public that exposed itself to be purely the trailer for a megafight later this year after reigning, undefeated middleweight champ Gennady Golovkin appeared in the ring to join Canelo in…

Come To Our Boxing Party Next Wednesday Night

This coming Wednesday, Deadspin will be holding a party at our New York offices to celebrate the release of The Bittersweet Science, the newly released anthology of boxing writing edited by Carlo Rotella and Mike Ezra and featuring, among others, our own Hamilton Nolan and Charles Farrell. What’s more, you’re invited!

Anthony Joshua Knocks Out Wladimir Klitschko To Unify IBF, IBO, And WBA Heavyweight Titles

Anthony Joshua overcame being knocked down by Wladimir Klitschko in the sixth round to pummel the Ukrainian legend and earn an 11th-round TKO, improving his career record to 19-0 with 19 knockouts.

Boxing Is Betting It All On Anthony Joshua

Some of the people I write about are still alive and have done things that can’t be protected by the statute of limitations. For that reason, I won’t provide some names or talk about some things that happened. There are also people who are still alive who did me favors. I’d hardly be repaying them by telling people…