Tag: Boxing
Joshua defending heavyweight belts against Usyk in September
LONDON — Anthony Joshua will defend his heavyweight titles against Oleksandr Usyk on Sept. 25 in London.
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Olympic boxer Fuchs determined to win her fight against OCD
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Ginny Fuchs' obsessive-compulsive disorder sometimes compels her to use a dozen toothbrushes a night, tossing one after another into the...
Charlo unanimously outpoints Montiel to retain title
HOUSTON — Jermall Charlo unanimously outpointed Juan Macias Montiel to retain the WBC middleweight championship Saturday night at the Toyota Center.
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AP Sportlight
June 20
1908 — Colin wins the Tidal Stakes at Sheepshead...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
June 18
1910 — Alex Smith wins the U.S. Open by...
Shut up: Fury says he’ll thrash silent Wilder in 3rd meeting
LOS ANGELES — Tyson Fury freely acknowledges he doesn't particularly want a third fight with Deontay Wilder next month. The British heavyweight champion was...
AP Sportlight
June 15
1901 — Willie Anderson edges Alex Smith by one...
Stevenson beats Nakathila to claim WBO jr. lightweight belt
LAS VEGAS — Former WBO featherweight champion Shakur Stevenson unanimously outpointed Jeremiah Nakathila to take the vacant WBO interim junior lightweight title.
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AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
June 15
1901 — Willie Anderson edges Alex Smith by one...
Paul lasts the distance against Mayweather in exhibition
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Floyd Mayweather Jr. outclassed YouTube personality Logan Paul but couldn’t stop him inside the distance.
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