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The Miami Heat's epic win against the San Antonio Spurs in Game 6 of the NBA Finals in overtime on Tuesday night was as exciting as anything I've seen in sports in a long time. And it got me thinking -- what if the insanity that often prevails in the...

A guy like Paul Malignaggi is well versed in how to sell a fight, how to stir the pot with trash talk to keep people talking about a forthcoming scrap. He will admit to you that a certain amount of the bluster is purely calculated, that often when he...

To be candid, I am not the best person to analyze the Saturday clash between WBA welterweight champ Paul Malignaggi and coming-up-from-lightweight Adrien Broner at Barclays Center. I have known Paulie since he debuted as a pro in 2001, and consider m...

A world title doubleheader headlined by featherweight titlist Abner Mares defending against former titleholder Jhonny Gonzalez is close to being finalized for Aug. 24, Golden Boy Promotions chief executive Richard Schaefer told ESPN.com on Tuesday night.

Paulie Malignaggi will not make it past the sixth round of his Saturday night clash at Barclays Center with Adrien Broner. At least that's what Broner's trainer Mike Stafford said at a press appearance at Gleason's Gym on Tuesday. "Adrien will...

Many fight fans think they know what is going to go down June 22 at Barclays Center, in both the main event (Paul Malignaggi versus Adrien Broner) and the main support bout, a heavyweight rematch between Johnathan Banks and Seth Mitchell. The last...

A little of this and a little of that from the world of boxing: • There's been a big shake-up behind the scenes at Golden Boy as chief executive Richard Schaefer recently announced a major restructuring of the staff of the world's No. 1...

If the fight itself provides half the heat the trash-talk battles in advance of the June 22 clash between WBA welterweight champion Paul Malignaggi and Adrien Broner, then fans at Barclays Center will get their money's worth. The two warred verbal...

Golden Boy chief executive Richard Schaefer is awfully busy juggling a bunch of fights that are coming up, including the big one, Floyd Mayweather-Canelo Alvarez on Sept. 14. But there are a lot of other fights to get done also, undercards to load up...

I didn't want to be rude, or a know-it-all, like one of these pundits who signs off on all boxing matches and comes off as if they think they know better than the promoters, the matchmakers and sometimes the fighters themselves. But I had to admit to...

Junior featherweight titlist Victor Terrazas will make his first defense against mandatory challenger Leo Santa Cruz on a date to be determined after Golden Boy, Santa Cruz's promoter, won a purse bid on Friday in Mexico City.

All-time great boxer Floyd Mayweather is throwing it in the faces of doubters who thought he might avoid Canelo Alvarez, the 22-year-old Mexican hitter with a 42-0-1 (30 KOs) record. Shortly after 10 p.m. on Thursday, Mayweather (44-0 with 26 KOs)...

Floyd Mayweather tweeted that he will fight Mexican star Canelo Alvarez on Sept. 14 at the MGM Grand.

With the news this week that Golden Boy has put Sept. 28 on hold at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., for the possible return of Miguel Cotto, it got me thinking -- if Cotto indeed fights, who should he face? Cotto (37-4, 30 KOs), a former ju...

Promoter Frank Warren announced Wednesday that his card at London's Wembley Arena on June 15 has been postponed until July 20.

Miguel Cotto, the Puerto Rican superstar and former three-division titleholder, is planning on a fall return.