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Street-fighting MMA sensation Kimbo Slice dead at 42

June 10, 2018 at 2:26 p.m.

Kimbo Slice, a street-fighting sensation from Miami whose fisticuffs went viral on YouTube, has died, according to the president of Bellator, his mixed martial arts fighting organization. Slice, whose real...

Cassius Clay, later Muhammad Ali, "battles" the Beatles at his training camp in Miami Beach, Fla., in 1964.

Boxing legend Muhammad Ali is reported to be in grave condition

August 21, 2019 at 6:36 p.m.

Muhammad Ali's family is at his bedside in a Phoenix hospital and two sources close to the legendary former heavyweight champion told the Los Angeles Times that the situation is...

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor says a "publicized civil war" is behind him and he's "committed to the fight game."

Conor McGregor’s interest in fighting Floyd Mayweather is mutual, says Showtime executive

June 10, 2018 at 2:39 p.m.

It might forever remain a mythical showdown reserved only for video gamers, but Ultimate Fighting Championship star Conor McGregor says he believes when it comes to drawing power, he's on...

Canelo Alvarez, left, and Amir Khan trade punches during their WBC middleweight championship bout in Las Vegas on May 7.

Canelo Alvarez-Amir Khan bout generates close to 600,000 pay-per-view buys

June 10, 2018 at 5:07 p.m.

Canelo Alvarez's sixth-round knockout of Amir Khan on Saturday night in Las Vegas generated "just shy" of 600,000 pay-per-view buys, an industry source told the Los Angeles Times. Mexico's 25-year-old...

Yair Rodriguez celebrates after defeating Andre Fili during a featherweight bout at UFC 197 on April 23.

Report of UFC sale overblown, officials say

June 10, 2018 at 2:43 p.m.

A Tuesday report that the Ultimate Fighting Championship owners are in "advanced talks" to sell the Las Vegas-based company is overblown, sources close to the situation told The Times. There...

Canelo Alvarez tries to evade a punch by Amir Khan during their WBC middleweight championship fight on Saturday.

Canelo Alvarez makes Amir Khan his latest KO victim

June 10, 2018 at 3:38 p.m.

Canelo Alvarez unleashed the punch most who packed the arena expected to see Saturday, then delivered an unexpected bonus by making his boldest stance yet toward middleweight champion rival Gennady...

Saul "Canelo" Alvarez, left, poses with Oscar De La Hoya during a media workout at the House of Boxing Gym in San Diego on April 25.

When Oscar De La Hoya says Donald Trump ‘cheats in golf,’ this is what he’s talking about

June 10, 2018 at 5:36 p.m.

Oscar De La Hoya is a strong golfer and his skill was developed with a strict adherence to the rules and gentlemanly conduct on the course. Based on that, the...

Anniversary of Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao fight coincides with comeback talk

June 10, 2018 at 4:17 p.m.

An anniversary can be cause for looking back to fond memories, which for those who profited from the May 2, 2015, Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Manny Pacquiao fight would be the $600-million...

Heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali surrounds himself with kids and talks to the media after being informed his draft board reclassified him as able to serve.

Muhammad Ali defied the draft and polarized a nation at war

August 21, 2019 at 6:15 p.m.

It was 49 years ago Thursday when an Army officer in Houston summoned Muhammad Ali three times to step forward for induction into military service during the Vietnam War, and...

Manny Pacquiao, left, and Timothy Bradley trade punches in the middle of the MGM Grand Garden Arena ring during their WBO welterweight title fight on April 9.

Manny Pacquiao says he’s retiring after his victory over Timothy Bradley

June 11, 2018 at 1:51 a.m.

Manny Pacquiao joined Floyd Mayweather Jr. in retirement Saturday night, less than a year after they produced the best-selling prizefight in history. In beating Timothy Bradley by unanimous decision at...

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