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

LAS VEGAS — Canelo Alvarez will headline a Mexican Independence Day weekend boxing card in Las Vegas.

The undisputed super middleweight champion will defend his titles against undefeated Edgar Berlanga on Sept. 14 at T-Mobile Arena.

The pay-per-view event will be available on Prime Video and DAZN.com and will go head-to-head against the UFC ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Troubled boxer Ryan Garcia was charged Thursday with vandalizing the Waldorf Astoria hotel in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced.

The charge is a misdemeanor, reduced from the felony vandalism charge on which Garcia was arrested June 8 after he allegedly caused more than $400 damage to a...Read more

LAS VEGAS — Legendary broadcaster Jim Lampley has delivered many of the world’s biggest sporting events to the masses throughout his 50 years in the business.

Boxing, however, is the sport with which the North Carolina native has become synonymous. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2015.

The MGM Grand Garden has...Read more

BALTIMORE — Calvin Ford addressed Gervonta “Tank” Davis’ opponent directly.

“I need you to push his buttons,” Ford said to Frank Martin, who will challenge for Davis’ World Boxing Association lightweight title Saturday night in Las Vegas. “Because I haven’t seen it yet. I know what’s under this hood. We must show the world ...Read more