BOXING

[ad_1] A superstar was born. WBO junior lightweight world champion Shakur Stevenson outboxed and outfoxed WBC champion Oscar Valdez via unanimous decision (118-109 2x and 117-110) Saturday evening in from of 10,102 fans at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. With the win, Stevenson earned the Ring Magazine title and status as the division’s top dog. Stevenson (18-0, 9 KOs) […]

[ad_1] Katie Taylor In a fight for the ages undisputed female lightweight champion Katie Taylor 21-0 (6) retained he titles by 10-round split decision against WBC and WBO featherweight champion Amanda Serrano 42-2-1 (30) at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Saturday night. Ireland’s Taylor, 35, boxed effectively off the back foot for

[ad_1] Liam Smith (left) vs Jessie Vargas. Photo credit: Ed Mulholland/Matchroom Boxing Former WBO junior middleweight champion Liam ‘Beefy’ Smith 31-3-1 (18) proved weight does matter when he stopped Jessie ‘The Pride of Las Vegas’ Vargas 29-4-2 (11) in the 10th round of their all-action encounter at New York’s famed Madison Square Garden on Saturday

[ad_1] By Jim Calfa: Shakur Stevenson (18-0, 9 KOs) held onto his WBC super featherweight title, proving to have too much boxing ability for WBC belt holder Oscar Valdez (30-1, 23 KOs) in winning a one-sided 12 round unanimous decision in front of a loud crowd on Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena

[ad_1] By Scott Gilfoid: In a highly questionable win, female undisputed lightweight champion Katie Taylor (21-0, 6 KOs) eeked out a 10-round split decision over the stronger, busier Amanda Serrano (42-2-1, 30 KOs) on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York. Taylor was badly hurt in the fifth, and once again in the

[ad_1] By Jack Tiernan: Former WBO junior middleweight champion Liam ‘Beefy’ Smith (31-3-1, 18 KOs) put on a masterclass performance on Saturday night, stopping inactive former two-division world champion Jessie Vargas (29-4-2, 11 KOs) at Madison Square Garden in New York. In the tenth round, ‘Beefy’ Smith unloaded with a series of heavy shots to

[ad_1] By Mark Eisner:  Oscar Valdez has a tough fight on his hands tonight against unbeaten Shakur Stevenson in a thrilling 130-lb unification fight on ESPN in their headliner at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The two unbeaten super featherweight champions will enter the ring tonight, and one will emerge as the two-belt unified

[ad_1] By Sean Jones: Bob Arum favors Canelo Alvarez to defeat WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol next Saturday night, May 7th, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Sean Jones sees this fight as one in which Canelo, 31, will find it challenging to win rounds against the bigger and more mobile Bivol. Canelo’s

[ad_1] By Chris Williams: Jeff Mayweather says Shakur Stevenson wants Oscar Valdez to come straight at him with his seek & destroy fighting style tonight because he’ll slowly pick him apart. WBO super featherweight champion Shakur wants to take the 31-year-old Stevenson to school tonight, outbox him all the way through, and get the victory

[ad_1] By Sean Jones: Eddie Hearn says Canelo Alvarez is very confident heading into his title fight next Saturday night against WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol on May 7th on DAZN PPV. Hearn isn’t saying WHY the 31-year-old former four-division world champion Canelo (57-1-2, 39 KOs) is so confident because by all rights, he