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Philly, D.C.: Meet Defector at the Ballpark

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Defector at the Ballpark

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Canelo v Crawford

Boxing

Sports Should Not Start At 1 A.M. Eastern

Dave McKenna

Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford face off during the Canelo v Crawford press conference at T-Mobile Arena on September 11, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Canelo v Crawford – Press Conference

The Fights

Canelo Alvarez Stands Between Terence Crawford And Boxing Immortality

Oleksandr Usyk punches Daniel Dubois during their IBF, IBO, WBC and WBO World Heavyweight titles' fight on the 'Undisputed' fight night card at Wembley Stadium on July 19, 2025 in London, England.

Oleksandr Usyk v Daniel Dubois II: Undisputed – Fight Night

Heavyweight Champ Oleksandr Usyk Finally Reveals He’s A Bad, Bad Man

Katie Taylor, right, and Amanda Serrano during their undisputed super lightweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden in New York, USA. (

Katie Taylor v Amanda Serrano 3

Bills Week

Taylor–Serrano III Couldn’t Live Up To Its Historic Billing

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Hamilton Nolan

William Zepeda (R) lands a punch on Shakur Stevenson (L) during their lightweight title fight at Louis Armstrong Stadium on July 12, 2025 in New York City.

The Ring III – William Zepeda v Shakur Stevenson – Fight Night

The Fighters Pay The Bills

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 10: Madison Square Garden displays an advertisement for the Katie Taylor v Amanda Serrano fight after the weigh-in on July 10, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Ed Mulholland/Getty Images)

Taylor v Serrano 3 – Public Weigh-in

After Two Iconic Fights, Why Is Taylor-Serrano III Such An Easy Ticket?

Jake Paul (Red-Blue &amp; white short) and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (Red &amp; White short) exchange punches during their cruiserweight bout of the Premiere Boxing Championship on Saturday night at Honda Center in Anaheim of Los Angeles County, California United States on June 28, 2025.

Jake Paul vs. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. – Premiere Boxing Championship

Nobody’s Better At Selling Shitty Fights Than Jake Paul

Undisputed junior featherweight champion Naoya Inoue (R) punches Ramon Cardenas in the fourth round of their title fight at T-Mobile Arena on May 04, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Inoue retained his titles with an eighth-round TKO.

Inoue v Cardenas

Naoya Inoue And Ramon Cardenas Salvaged Boxing’s Meek Weekend

HBO Sports boxing commentator Jim Lampley provides commentary as he previews the upcoming WBC Heavyweight Championship fight for television viewers between James Toney and Hasim Rahman at Boardwalk Hall on March 18, 2006 in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Sports Contributor Archive 2023

Jim Lampley Knows Friday Night’s Alright For Fighting

Turki Al-Sheikh and actor Jason Statham (left) at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Picture date: Saturday December 21, 2024.

Oleksandr Usyk v Tyson Fury – Kingdom Arena – Riyadh

Saudi Arabia’s Latest Boxing Spectacle Is A Times Square Fight Card With No Start Time And No Tickets

Gervonta Davis takes a knee in the middle of round nine due to the grease in his braids dripped into his eyes against Lamont Roach Jr. during their bout for Davis' WBA lightweight title at Barclays Center on March 01, 2025 in New York City. (

Gervonta Davis v Lamont Roach

Gervonta Davis Escapes With A Draw After Hair Care Debacle


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Dan McQuade

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The Tale Of The Early-Round KO Of Muhammad Ali’s Champburger

Dmitrii Bivol fights Artur Beterbiev as the headline act of Beterbiev v Bivol 2: The Last Crescendo at Kingdom Arena on February 22, 2025 in Riyadh.

Beterbiev v Bivol 2: The Last Crescendo – Fight Night

We’ll Take More Bivol Vs. Beterbiev, Less Of Everything Else