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Sep 17, 2022 Mike CoppingerESPN LAS VEGAS — Canelo Alvarez meets his bitter rival Gennaidy Golovkin for a third time on Saturday — the undisputed 168-pound championship will be on the line — and the feud has grown so heated that boxing’s top star has vowed to “end his career.” GGG is now 40, and
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Sep 17, 2022 Canelo Alvarez is a heavy favorite over Gennadiy Golovkin and attracting big bets in their super middleweight championship bout Saturday in Las Vegas. After opening as a -410 favorite, the price on Alvarez had grown to -500 Saturday at Caesars Sportsbook, where Golovkin was listed as a +400 underdog. The betting has
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5:35 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN LAS VEGAS — For the third and perhaps final time, Canelo Alvarez and Gennadiy Golovkin engaged in an icy stare-down after stepping on the scales. Surrounded by a festive atmosphere Friday outside T-Mobile Arena on The Strip, where they’ll meet Saturday (8 p.m. ET, DAZN PPV) in a trilogy fight
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10:51 AM ET Undisputed lightweight champion Katie Taylor will headline Wembley Arena in London on Oct. 29, her promoter Eddie Hearn has said. Hearn did not name who Taylor would face, but the Matchroom Boxing promoter did say negotiations are continuing over a rematch with Amanda Serrano, who Taylor beat via split decision at Madison
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1:19 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford have agreed to all material terms for a fight for the undisputed welterweight championship, an event targeted for Nov. 19 in Las Vegas, multiple sources tell ESPN. However, the deal has not been signed as the parties’ lawyers clean up legal language in the
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1:34 PM ET Editor’s note: This story was originally published in June and has been updated with newt information about the fight. At long last, Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford are closer than ever to fighting for welterweight supremacy this fall, and unlike Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao, this matchup is materializing while both
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7:00 AM ET Eric GomezMexico writer Canelo Alvarez will complete one of this century’s most exciting boxing trilogies when he faces Gennadiy Golovkin on Sept. 17 in Las Vegas. The rivalry features hallmarks of some of the sport’s all-time best — explosive punching power by both fighters inside the ring, coupled with a fiery mutual
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