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Jaron Ennis is returning to the Wells Fargo Center. 'Politics of boxing' keep it from being a bigger fight.
PHILADELPHIA — Eddie Hearn called Jaron Ennis last month, asking Philadelphia’s undefeated boxing star what he wanted to do. Ennis’ next fight, according to the International Boxing Federation, was to be a mandatory welterweight title defense against a challenger he easily outpointed less than two years ago in a dull bout not worthy of a ...Read more
LA district attorney wanted to hold Ryan Garcia accountable for $15,000 hotel vandalism damage. Judge dismissed case.
LOS ANGELES — Mercurial boxer Ryan Garcia caught a break Tuesday when a judge dismissed a misdemeanor vandalism charge against him over the objections of the Los Angeles County district attorney's office.
Judge James P. Cooper III granted a civil compromise at the Airport Courthouse in Los Angeles, noting that Garcia had paid restitution of ...Read more
Canelo Alvarez 'not overlooking' challenger Edgar Berlanga in Las Vegas title fight
LAS VEGAS — Canelo Alvarez has fought long enough to know never to take an opponent lightly.
It doesn’t matter to him if he’s fighting an established boxer like Floyd Mayweather or, like Saturday, facing an undefeated knockout specialist.
Alvarez, 34, understands there will be a weight on his shoulders every time he steps into the ring. ...Read more
Andy Cruz won an Olympic gold medal and defected from Cuba to chase his dream in Northeast Philly
PHILADLEPHIA — Bozy Ennis received a call last year about a former Olympic boxing champion who defected from Cuba and was looking for a place to train before turning pro. The fighter was a three-time world amateur champion, won 140 of his 149 amateur fights, and was considered one of the best-ever amateur boxers.
“I said, ‘That doesn’t ...Read more
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- Canelo Alvarez 'not overlooking' challenger Edgar Berlanga in Las Vegas title fight
- Jaron Ennis is returning to the Wells Fargo Center. 'Politics of boxing' keep it from being a bigger fight.
- LA district attorney wanted to hold Ryan Garcia accountable for $15,000 hotel vandalism damage. Judge dismissed case.
- Andy Cruz won an Olympic gold medal and defected from Cuba to chase his dream in Northeast Philly