Month: August 2018

4:00 AM ET World Boxing Super Series promoter Kalle Sauerland has defended the tournament’s decision to stage the super-middleweight clash between George Groves and Callum Smith in Saudi Arabia. The fight, which is the final of the eight-man elimination tournament, was moved back from June to allow WBA champion Groves to recover from shoulder surgery.
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3:02 AM ET ESPN News Services ANAHEIM, Calif. — One day after showing off a million-dollar receipt for his lunch for being a “Dodger killer” from The Beverly Hills Hotel on Friday, Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander revealed that his meal was comped. The hotel jokingly charged Verlander an extra $1 million since Houston beat
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2:41 AM ET UFC lightweight Justin Gaethje went into Saturday’s matchup against James Vick in need of a win. Ideally, one in which he didn’t sustain much damage. He ended up accomplishing both. Gaethje (19-2) snapped a two-fight skid in emphatic fashion at UFC Fight Night in Lincoln, Nebraska, as he knocked out Vick with
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1:25 AM BST Steve Hansen says losing to his team of All Blacks world-beaters shouldn’t be any reason to sack a rugby coach. Hansen empathised with Wallabies counterpart Michael Cheika, whose job security is reportedly shaky after two heavy Bledisloe Cup defeats. Beauden Barrett scored a record-equalling four tries as the All Blacks belted the
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1:27 AM ET GLENDALE, Ariz. — It took Raymundo Beltran four tries and 19 years to finally win an elusive lightweight world title, but it was a fleeting reign — a mere six months. Jose “Sniper” Pedraza came to Beltran’s home region, knocked him down in the 11th round and dethroned him by unanimous decision
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1:13 AM ET DAVIE, Fla. — Miami Dolphins linebacker Kiko Alonso got lost on his way back to the sideline Saturday night, accidentally running to Baltimore‘s side and standing right next to Ravens coach John Harbaugh. Alonso made a third-down tackle after a short catch by Ravens tight end Maxx Williams to force a field
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11:47 AM ET GLENDALE, Ariz. — Junior featherweight world titleholder Isaac “Royal Storm” Dogboe had a very tough fight when he won the 122-pound belt in April. He had no such issues in his first defense on Saturday night. Dogboe overpowered Hidenori Otake, knocking him down twice and knocking him out in the first round
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11:19 PM ET GLENDALE, Ariz. — Sen. John McCain, who died Saturday after battling brain cancer for more than a year, was a passionate boxing fan who long advocated for better protections for professional fighters. He was 81. Condolences came from all corners of the sports world shortly after an aide announced the senator’s death.
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