Norm Frauenheim
Scalegate: Liam Wilson comes in light for Navarrete, then alleges the...
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GLENDALE, Ariz. – Everybody made weight. Still, there was controversy.
Call it scalegate.
At least, that’s how Liam Wilson and his Australian...
Doing the Road Work: Liam Wilson travels far for longshot challenge against...
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GLENDALE, Ariz. – Fighters often talk about their journey. Liam Wilson does, too, but his journey has been more than...
Beterbiev’s perfect record includes no losses, no decisions and no bravado
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Some might call it perfection. But Artur Beterbiev won’t. His record, like his personal style, is simply reliable. No losses....
Finally, Benavidez and Plant can settle differences with real fight March...
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David Benavidez and Caleb Plant have run out of expletives. There’s not much left to say, although it’s certain they’ll still find...
Benavidez prepares for Plant, but fans still dream about a date...
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It’s been called a fantasy by Sampson Lewkowicz, who has been hearing talk about David Benavidez-versus-Canelo Alvarez for a couple...
Gervonta Davis and Jaron Ennis: Two faces, two fights and lots...
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Two faces represent more than a couple of possibilities as a New Year begins to unfold Saturday night in the...
New Year: Time to make way for a new generation
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Finally, it’s time to trash the calendar for a year that will be remembered for what didn’t happen. It belongs in the...
Olympic Jeopardy: Boxing in peril for 2024 Games
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Olympic boxing, an unruly stepchild for more than three decades, moves ever closer to expulsion.
The Olympics ruling acronym, the IOC,...
Neverlast: Crawford’s gloves sum up a crazy year
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From New York to Omaha to Tokyo, a mixed message was delivered over a few days that summed up a...
AZ Desert Heats Up: Valdez-Navarrete likely headed to Glendale
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Oscar Valdez Jr., another Son of Sonora, is planning to return to the desert he calls home in a fight...
Anybody For a Fourth? Estrada wins narrow decision over Chocolatito
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- A Trilogy ended. But the rivalry continues.
Juan Francisco Estrada-Roman "Chocolatito" Gonzalez 3 was a bout that promised a definitive conclusion. But it didn't...
Estrada close enough to home to be the hometown fighter in...
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GLENDALE, Ariz. – Juan Francisco Estrada will enter the ring for perhaps the greatest moment in his long career closer...
Estrada-Chocolatito: Three ounces separate them for their third fight
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GLENDALE, Ariz. – Not much has ever separated them. They are equal in skill. They have split two bouts, each winning a...
Estrada-Chocolatito 3: Trilogy makes Carbajal remember his own against Chiquita Gonzalez
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PHOENIX – Trilogies are supposed to be about more than just a couple of mere sequels. They’re supposed to make...
Thanks, Dmitry Bivol
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Thanksgiving gives way to Black Friday. After dashed hopes and some of the usual suspects, it’s hard to know which day best...
Garcia-Davis: The patient has a pulse, post Crawford-Spence
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Reports of a Ryan Garcia-Gervonta Davis agreement Thursday is a sign that boxing still has a pulse.
It’s faint. But it’s...
Throwing the Red Flag: WBC reviews, reverses lousy decision
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The World Boxing Council is trying to make some history at its annual convention. It’s also trying to rewrite some.
In...
No More Waiting: Caleb Plant agrees to fight to fight David...
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David Benavidez waited for weeks. He heard Canelo Alvarez say no, no and no all over again. He heard David...
Caleb Plant Signs Contract For Benavidez Fight
Former Super Middleweight World Champion Caleb Plant announced on his verified Twitter account that he signed a contract to face David Benavidez for...
Jake Paul scores knockdown, wins debatable decision over Silva
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- The Problem Child had a problem.
Had a solution, too.
Jake Paul found his power at a moment when it looked as if defeat...
At The Bully Pulpit: Jake Paul weighs in
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GLENDALE, Ariz. --- Jake Paul jumped off the scale, flexed, screamed and then did what he does best.
He weighed in.
He’s...
Stupid Question: Jake Paul talks a lot, but keeps it real
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GLENDALE, Ariz. – His reputation precedes him. So, too, does his nickname. Trouble is expected from anybody who calls himself...
Anderson Silva gets quick AZ Commission approval to fight Jake Paul
By Norm Frauenheim
GLENDALE, Ariz. – The Arizona State Boxing & MMA Commission quickly cleared Anderson Silva to fight Jake Paul Thursday night, citing a...
Jake Paul gallops onto AZ stage and into David Benavidez’ neighborhood
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GLENDALE, Ariz. – He rode in on a horse.
Maybe, it was a nod toward Arizona’s wild-west past. Or, maybe, it was his...
Arizona Commission schedules meeting in wake of questions about Anderson Silva
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GLENDALE, Ariz. – The Arizona State Boxing & MMA Commission scheduled a meeting for late Thursday in the wake of conflicting reports...
No Crawford-Spence, No Surprise
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The outrage is predictable. Inevitable. Boxing loves its misery and more was delivered Thursday with news that Terence Crawford won’t be fighting...
Deontay Wilder: Is he the same guy after Fury?
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It’s a comeback connected to a birthday.
Deontay Wilder turns 37 a week after his comeback Saturday night against former sparring...
Testing, Testing, Testing: Benn-Eubank just another failure
By Norm Frauenheim
The furor is familiar. So is the futility.
Nothing like a positive drug test to generate big headlines, especially in boxing at a...
Wilder-Helenius: Another example of what’s wrong with pay-per-view
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It’s hard to know what to make of reported pay-per-view numbers, especially during a streaming era when numbers are misrepresented or not...
Different Numbers, Same Trend: Canelo’s box-office appeal is shrinking
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It was thoroughly forgettable. Thoroughly predictable, too.
Nothing that happened within the ropes during Canelo Alvarez’ decision over Gennadiy Golovkin in...
Canelo scores unanimous decision over Golovkin
LAS VEGAS -- Only the argument continues.
A third fight between Canelo Alvarez and Gennadiy Golovkin Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena was supposed to settle...
Canelo-GGG 3: Weights, promises made
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LAS VEGAS – Canelo Alvarez and Gennadiy Golovkin kept their cool under a hot desert sun Friday afternoon at a staged...
Greatness? Canelo has one definition, Benavidez has another
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LAS VEGAS – Canelo Alvarez says he’s happy to be back on what he calls the path to greatness, a destination that...
Still Talking: This time, Fury is trying to talk his way...
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It’s hard to believe anything Tyson Fury says these days. He’s the master of the rhetorical feint, an entertaining way of serving...
Pressure Builds: Canelo’s words could put more punch into GGG trilogy
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Canelo Alvarez is fighting for Mexicans, but not against Mexicans.
That, at least, was the message he intended this week during a media...
