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Terence Crawford on his win over Canelo Álvarez: 'I thought it would be more difficult'

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Now retired from professional boxing, Terence Crawford recently spoke with YouTube host Adin Ross about his career and his victory over Saúl "Canelo" Álvarez.

The unanimous-decision win over Álvarez in September in Las Vegas marked the end of Crawford's domination of the sport — he subsequently retired with a 42-0 record and 31 knockouts �...Read more

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Anthony Joshua leaves hospital after fatal Nigeria crash, mourns friends

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Heavyweight boxing champ Anthony Joshua was released from a Nigerian hospital New Year’s Eve and immediately paid tribute to his trainers who were killed in the highway crash that put him there.

Doctors said Joshua was OK to recover at home as authorities pondered charging the driver of the SUV they were riding in Monday when it slammed full ...Read more

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Adam Hill: Like addicts, we can't quit watching Jake Paul's gimmick fights

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LAS VEGAS — It happened again.

Every time it does, the screams get louder and louder that we are done with this.

That we aren’t going to do it anymore.

But we are essentially addicts feening for that next fix, once again vowing to kick the habit every time we slip.

Then, like twice a year, we simply repeat the cycle and give into our ...Read more

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Terence Crawford, world's No. 1 pound-for-pound boxer, announces surprise retirement

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LAS VEGAS — The first boxing match at Allegiant Stadium might be the last in the storied career of undefeated star Terence Crawford.

In a five-minute video posted on his YouTube page Tuesday, the 38-year-old Nebraska native announced his retirement from the sport three months after moving up to super middleweight to capture the unified world ...Read more

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Mac Engel: Oscar De La Hoya has hard thoughts on 'boxer' Jake Paul that will surprise you

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FORTH WORTH, Texas — As a prize fight champion, Olympic gold medalist and now successful boxing promoter, Oscar De La Hoya should be the last person on earth who supports Jake Paul.

The YouTuber-turned-boxer has been accused by a lot of people of damaging the sport by staging fights that are more bit than boxing. Paul’s fights against older...Read more

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Teen son of late boxer Arturo Gatti found dead by hanging, just like dad

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NEW YORK — The teenage son of late boxing star Arturo Gatti was found dead on Tuesday by apparent hanging, much like his father was in 2009.

Arturo Gatti Jr. “was found hanging in an apartment in Mexico,” according to Gatti’s former bodyguard, Chuck Zito. The younger Gatti was just 17.

Zito on Wednesday announced the news “with a ...Read more