Pacquiao: "My boxing career is over"
Andrew Karlov
Sept. 20, 2021, 1:11 p.m.

Manny Pacquiao (62-8-2, 39 KOs) has more or less specifically confirmed that after his recent loss to Yordenis Ugas he no longer intends to return to the ring and continue his sporting career. "My boxing career? My boxing career is over," Pacquiao said in an interview with YouTube ...

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Molina: "Joshua will be too strong for Usyk, he will win 9-10 rounds"
Andrew Karlov
Sept. 20, 2021, 9:11 a.m.

Eric Molina (28-7, 20 KOs) challenged the world heavyweight title twice. The second time, he lost early to Anthony Joshua (24-1, 22 KOs) in the third round. AJ is Molina's favorite ahead of Saturday's bout with Oleksandr Usyk (18-0, 13 KOs).

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Joshua names his sparring partners
Andrew Karlov
Sept. 20, 2021, 8:02 a.m.

Anthony Joshua (24-1, 22 KOs) has named the names of the sparring partners who have been helping him prepare for his fight with Oleksandr Usyk (18-0, 13 KOs). David Ghansa, who is in charge of selecting sparring partners in the Briton's camp, has had a busy few weeks ...

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Team Golovkin is looking forward to a third fight with Canelo in the new year
Andrew Karlov
Sept. 19, 2021, 1:50 p.m.

Gennady Golovkin (41-1-1, 36 KOs) will not fight his first and last fight of the year until December. But a win there could lead him to a trilogy with former rival Saul Alvarez (56-1-2, 38 KOs).

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Pacquiao will run for president of the Philippines
Andrew Karlov
Sept. 19, 2021, 12:18 p.m.

Manny Pacquiao (62-8-2, 39 KO) has officially confirmed that he will run for president of the Philippines next year. It remains to be seen if this will mean the end of one of the greatest careers in boxing history.

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Hunter: "Usyk needs to perform at his best against Joshua"
Andrew Karlov
Sept. 19, 2021, 2:58 a.m.

American heavyweight Michael Hunter is familiar with the capabilities of Alexander Usyk. Hunter was still competing at cruiserweight in 2017 when he suffered his only career loss to Usyk by unanimous decision. Hunter moved up to heavyweight in his next fight.

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Wallin: "Whyte aged early"
Andrew Karlov
Sept. 18, 2021, 3:36 p.m.

Boxing fans are in for an interesting heavyweight bout in London on October 30: interim WBC champion, who is one step away from a fight for the full title, Dillian Whyte (28-2, 19 KOs) will face a tough Swede Otto Wallin (22-1, 14 KOs), who is definitely not ...

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Bakole's Coach: "In a fight against Usyk, Joshua may not be able to stand functionally"
Andrew Karlov
Sept. 18, 2021, 8:06 a.m.

In a week's time we will see the IBF, WBA and WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (24-1, 22 KOs) fight against WBO mandatory challenger Oleksandr Usyk (18-0, 13 KOs). Congolese Martin Bakole (16-1, 12 KOs) is AJ's regular sparring partner and has been in Usyk's camp in ...

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Saunders isn't looking for excuses: "Canelo was better"
Andrew Karlov
Sept. 18, 2021, 7:03 a.m.

Britain's Billy Joe Saunders (30-1, 14 KOs) lost his unification fight to Saul Alvarez (56-1-2, 38 KOs) in May and lost his WBO super middleweight championship belt. He's had time to think things through, and he can already allow himself to speak out about his tough loss to ...

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Tim Tszyu vs Takeshi Inoue on November 17 in Australia
Andrew Karlov
Sept. 18, 2021, 3:41 a.m.

On November 17 in Queensland, Australia, Tim Tszyu (19-0, 15 KOs) will have his next professional fight. The Australian will face Takeshi Inoue (17-1-1, 10 KOs).

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