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Dana White challenges Canelo Álvarez: I’ll take one of his Vegas dates

Canelo Álvarez was featured in his first Las Vegas fight in 2010 when he was just 19 years old. The Jalisco native will once again headline the Mexican Independence Day weekend fight card at T-Mobile Arena, the same venue where UFC president Dana White wanted to host Noche UFC. Seeking to commemorate the “Mexican fighting spirit,” White wanted T-Mobile Arena …

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Canelo Álvarez celebrates after defeating Jaime Munguia during a super middleweight title fight Saturday in Las Vegas. Before his win over Jaime Munguia, Canelo Álvarez was accused of influencing the denial of credentials for two well-known sports reporters, Ricardo Celis and David Faitelson. It’s like a warning, ‘If you talk bad about me, the same thing that happened to Ricardo …

Tim Tszyu says he wants his next fight to be a Las Vegas super fight. Here's who he may be up against

Tim Tszyu is a man who is going places. Tim Tszyu is on the path to greatness — and Las Vegas super fights are the next stop Photo shows Tim Tszyu walks to the ring It is likely Tim Tszyu will not fight on Australian soil for some time, with a Las Vegas date in mind for the WBO super …

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Canelo Álvarez, left, and Jermell Charlo pose during their weigh-in at Toshiba Plaza in Las Vegas on Friday afternoon. Several times Wednesday, during the final news conference before his fight Saturday against Jermell Charlo, Canelo Álvarez was referred to as boxing’s biggest superstar. Álvarez hasn’t looked particularly sharp since stopping Caleb Plant to become the undisputed super middleweight champion almost …

A familiar sight will unfold in Las Vegas this Saturday: Mexicans descending on the city for a fight card headlined by a Mexican star on Mexican Independence Day weekend. Canelo Álvarez has been the preeminent choice to fight in Las Vegas on the two most important Mexican fight weekends — Mexican Independence Day and Cinco de Mayo — since ascending …

Dmitry Bivol throws a punch against Canelo Álvarez during a light heavyweight title fight on Saturday in Las Vegas. Don’t give any credence to Álvarez’s claim that he thought he beat Dmitry Bivol on Saturday night. In defense of Álvarez, he wasn’t alone in thinking Bivol was no match for him, even though Álvarez was an undersized 168-pounder and Bivol …

LAS VEGAS — Miles Robinson scored on a header in the 117th minute, and a United States junior varsity lineup upset a mostly front-line Mexico team 1-0 on Sunday night to win the CONCACAF Gold Cup. Kellyn Acosta, one of two players in the U.S. starting lineup who gets playing time when the first-choice roster is together, took a free …