The eye injury Manny Pacquiao suffered in a unanimous-decision win over Adrian Broner is a scratched cornea, and the Filipino ring icon is already on the mend, a spokesman for Pacquiao’s camp said Monday. The New York Daily News had reported that some in Pacquiao’s camp feared he had suffered a potentially career-threatening detached retina in beating Broner to retain …
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Tenshin Nasukawa has responded to Conor McGregor’s rather bizarre callout of him with an equally hilarious retort. Tenshin’s showdown against Floyd Mayweather on New Year’s Eve went pretty much how one would have expected, as the legendary boxer scored three knockdowns in two minutes on his comparatively tiny opponent – forcing the corner of Nasukawa to throw in the towel. Conor McGregor, …
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Boxer Floyd Mayweather says his New Year’s Eve bout with Japanese kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa will be “all about the entertainment”. The nine-minute exhibition in Japan will have no official winner or loser if it goes the distance, and Mayweather said at a press availability at his training base in Las Vegas on Thursday that he was looking forward to the …
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US securities regulators have fined boxer Floyd Mayweather hundreds of thousands of dollars for touting cryptocurrency investments without revealing that he was paid to do so. The Securities and Exchange Commission said the case was its first to involve touting violations for cryptocurrencies. Mayweather publicly promoted initial coin offerings (ICOs) — in which investors trade cash or other digital currencies …
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Boxing superstar Floyd Mayweather Jr and a Japanese kickboxer half his age will be aiming to knock each other out next month, despite the match-up being an exhibition, the fight’s Japanese promoter said Saturday. The bout between Mayweather and Tenshin Nasukawa, first announced earlier this month, was abruptly scrapped by the American boxer over a “misunderstanding”, according to the CEO …
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An unprecedented match-up between boxing superstar Floyd Mayweather Jr and a Japanese kickboxer half his age is back on, according to the Japanese promoter behind the fight. The bout between Mayweather and Tenshin Nasukawa, first announced earlier this month, was abruptly scrapped by the American boxer shortly after he revealed his plans to take on the kickboxer. But on Friday, …
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Khabib Nurmagomeov vs Floyd Mayweather has been the hottest talking point in all of combat sports over the last week. The two fighters have both said that they would fight each other, however, a potential bout is still likely far off despite the claims of Mayweather that the pair will definitely be taking part in a boxing match. Khabib who …
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After defeating Conor McGregor in the main event of UFC 229 Khabib Nurmagomedov has taken a page out of the Notorious One’s playbook and issued a challenge to undefeated boxer, Floyd Mayweather. Nurmagomedov’s challenge came in a video posted on Instagram by Mayweather’s promoter Leonard Ellerbe who indicated he ran into the UFC fighter at a fight card in Russia. …
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As promised, the clash of Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor on 26th August last year was the showdown of a generation. This was more than just a fight – this was one man putting his entire reputation as a combatant on the line. Though Mayweather managed to stop McGregor and break Rocky Marciano’s 49-0 unbeaten record, it was the MMA …
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The UFC president has spoken about his uncertainty over the future of Conor McGregor as a fighter, citing his recent payday, earned by fighting Floyd Mayweather as a factor. Dana White is a man who is known for his use of over-exaggeration, misdirection and sometimes plain out lying but in a recent interview Kevin Iole of YahooSports, he seemed to be …
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We’re just two days out from Conor McGregor’s showdown with Floyd Mayweather, and in truth, most just want the fight to get underway. The drawn-out build-up continues as two of combat sport’s biggest stars are just a matter of hours away from facing off in a Las Vegas ring. Throughout fight-week, the UFC have been releasing episodes of their ‘Embedded’ …
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With Conor McGregor now set to make his pro-boxing debut this weekend against the legendary Floyd Mayweather, the time is perfect to take a look at his three definitive performances as he attempts to achieve the impossible on Saturday night Meteoric. Unprecedented. Compelling. These are just some of the many words used to describe the truly phenomenal rise of the …
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It’s just under one week until the biggest combat fight in sporting history takes place at the T-Mobile Arena. On Saturday, August 26th, Conor McGregor will face boxing phenomenon Floyd Mayweather in what is an extremely intriguing contest. Neither fighter needs an introduction, as their performances inside the octagon and ring respectively established both fighters as global superstars in their respective …
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According to Skip Bayless, Conor McGregor’s skill and will cannot be overlooked by Floyd Mayweather – and he predicted a stunning victory for the Irishman. Floyd Mayweather Snr has been a regular guest on Fox Sports show Skip & Shannon: Undisputed in the build-up to his son’s much-anticipated fight against Conor McGregor at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on …
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There have been several subplots in the build-up to Conor McGregor’s bout with Floyd Mayweather next week in Las Vegas. The undefeated boxer is attempting to stretch his record to 50-0, as the UFC champion makes his professional boxing debut. With McGregor crossing over from MMA, there have been several suggestions how the conditions could be made more in his …
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Conor McGregor spoke during his recent media workouts and gave insight into a few select boxers who he has found himself in admiration of over the years. Conor McGregor, as we know him, has never been one to throw praise in the direction of his fellow MMA fighters but despite the obvious fact that many would have influenced him as …
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Paulie Malignaggi joined NewsTalk’s Off The Ball last night to give Irish MMA fans some further insight into his recent sparring session with Conor McGregor and touched on the possibility of some ‘rule-bending’ in his game plan. We are now just 25 days out from the biggest night in combat sports history, a night that promises to deliver a spectacle perhaps unlike …
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On August 26, Conor McGregor will face one of boxing’s all-time greats in Floyd Mayweather in front of a packed crowd at the T-Mobile Arena. With less than a month to go to the fight which is dubbed the “Money Match” by many, the atmosphere surrounding the fight continues to grow at an exponential rate. As the hype continues to rise, …
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