| 单词 | middleweight |
| 例句 | What he looked like was a middleweight who fought preliminaries in Atlantic City. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “That’s right, after I won the Golden Gloves no one couldn’t tell me I wasn’t going to be middleweight champ within two, three years tops.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z Robert Cohn was once middleweight boxing champion of Princeton. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z They did not even remember that he was middleweight boxing champion. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z “That’s right, middleweight. You got to keep in mind that I had more hair and fewer pounds back then.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z She’s Kali Reis, a world champion boxer in both the welterweight and middleweight classes. ‘Catch the Fair One’ Review: The Fight of Her Life 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z He won the middleweight championship with the International Federation of Bodybuilding in 1983, before giving up the sport professionally to train others. Working Out With Charles Glass, a Trainer to the Stars 2018-01-03T05:00:00Z He told The Staten Island Advance in 2007 that he had been a heavyweight prizefighter who trained under the middleweight champion Rocky Graziano and won all 14 of his fights by knockout. Frank Albanese, Actor on ‘The Sopranos,’ Dies at 84 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z Yes, that is Steven Seagal popping up in the margins of "Like Water," a tepid, superficial sports documentary about Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight king Anderson Silva. 'Like Water': Getting in the ring with fighters, but not in their heads 2012-05-31T20:18:08Z Calzaghe was the Rocky Marciano of his division - nobody beat him in 46 professional bouts, which included a division-record 21 defenses of his super middleweight title. Oscar De La Hoya inducted into Boxing Hall of Fame 2014-06-08T04:00:00Z At 48, with his erect posture, blunt features and mournful ice-blue eyes, he gives off the intimidating air of an aging middleweight boxer who still has a few knockout punches left in him. Guerrilla Fashion: The Story of Supreme 2012-11-21T22:29:38Z He found Michael Olajide Jr., a former middleweight contender who literally lost an eye to his sport. Olajide’s regimen: Getting fit without getting hit 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z The younger Mr. Donleavy began boxing at the New York Athletic Club in his teens and was told he had the makings of a middleweight champion. J.P. Donleavy, Acclaimed Author of ‘The Ginger Man,’ Dies at 91 2017-09-13T04:00:00Z Before that, he will play the middleweight boxer Vinny Pazienza, who, like Mr. Teller, suffered an awful car accident, which, in Mr. Pazienza’s case, broke his neck but did not end his career. Miles Teller Looks Beyond ‘Whiplash’ 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z “Robert Cohn was once middleweight boxing champion of Princeton,” one actor said. 3 Classic Novels. 22 Minutes. Why Not? 2011-05-23T22:34:30Z The film follows a middleweight boxer at the end of his career, defending his title against a cocky, trash-talking young upstart. Paddy Considine: ‘I never wanted to sell my soul for this’ 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z In 1971, he won the middleweight division title at the Long Beach International Karate Championships. Jim Kelly, Star of Martial Arts Movies, Dies at 67 2013-07-02T00:17:12Z I sat there and watched the matches with my friends and I told them, "Next year when I come back here, I will be the middleweight international karate champion." Jim Kelly, "Enter the Dragon's" baddest mother 2010-04-13T22:25:00Z Robert Cohn, from "The Sun Also Rises," was a Princeton middleweight champion, and Hemingway liked to challenge fellow writers to boxing matches, especially when he was drinking. 'At the Fights': a heavyweight collection of American writers on boxing 2011-05-11T21:03:09Z Dylan championed the case of Carter, a former middleweight boxer convicted twice of a 1966 triple murder. Academics to dissect Bob Dylan at NY conference 2011-04-02T16:24:07Z Shields and Hammer will fight for the undisputed middleweight championship on April 13, broadcast live on Showtime from Atlantic City, New Jersey. Claressa Shields in another boxing 1st on Showtime 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z Instead, he invited him to spar with a super middleweight ranked ninth by the Transnational Boxing Rankings. Boxer who fought Tsarnaev: “Wish I’d known he was evil” 2013-04-23T23:41:00Z Today, we classify the fighters by weight class, including: flyweight, bantamweight,welterweight, middleweight, and heavyweight. The etymology of 15 weird and wonderful Olympic words 2021-08-07T04:00:00Z Though Hemingway would later downplay Fitzgerald’s editorial influence, the published novel begins with the sentence: “Robert Cohn was once middleweight boxing champion of Princeton.” Hemingway's Hidden Metafictions in "The Sun Also Rises" 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z But I came back the next year and I won the international middleweight karate championship. Jim Kelly, "Enter the Dragon's" baddest mother 2010-04-13T22:25:00Z And anyway, the middleweight division’s not that strong, so nobody cares.” The Comic Louis C. K. Has a New Show on FX 2010-06-18T16:28:00Z That film was the 1951 Day of the Fight, a short documentary following a day in the life of middleweight Irish boxer Walter Cartier. Stanley Kubrick never paid for my early work as a composer, childhood friend reveals 2018-10-20T04:00:00Z Pablo Croce won the award for best new documentary director for “Like Water,” about the Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight champion Anderson Silva. ArtsBeat: Tribeca Film Festival Announces Winners 2011-04-29T00:38:44Z Cohen is a middleweight champion of contemporary jazz bass playing, as agile as he is aggressive. 12 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z Michael Olajide Jr., a former middleweight boxing champion, leading a class at the Aerospace High Performance Center in the West Village. Urban Athlete: Fitness Boxing in the West Village 2012-05-17T20:44:32Z Contestants on “Jeopardy!” this week were asked to identify the book that opens with this line: “Robert Cohn was once middleweight boxing champion of Princeton.” Hemingway’s Novel Is Reissued With Original First Chapter 2014-07-04T04:00:00Z The Scottish Sun reports that Eamonn works as a professional boxer and fights competitively as a light middleweight. Guest reportedly gets finger bitten off during 'incident' at wedding reception 2019-06-26T04:00:00Z There’s nothing wrong with this material, but it reads like a series of sober, middleweight U.S. Books of The Times: Sticky Fingers, Used in Service of a Covetous Nature 2011-06-28T21:45:44Z Like Water follows middleweight Ultimate Fighter Anderson Silva as he prepares to crown his four-year run as the unbeaten king of the sport with a record 12th straight win in the UFC. ArtsBeat: Hello, Ozzy: Tribeca Lineup Adds Ozzy Osbourne and Carol Channing Documentaries 2011-03-14T16:00:16Z As it is, he's doing these respectable middleweight supporting roles. Why isn't Salt star Chiwetel Ejiofor up there with Russell Crowe? 2010-08-19T12:13:00Z Barking dogs are the soundtrack to a stroll down a street that bears the name of the two-time Olympic gold medallist, and undisputed middleweight world boxing champion. 'Don't mess with Claressa' - a fighter as hard as Flint 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z A middleweight boxing champion from Nigeria who became a black rights pioneer will be honoured with a plaque. Boxer turned black rights pioneer honoured in North Shields 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z Moments later, ring announcer Jimmy Lennon Jr. made it official: An unanimous decision victory for Álvarez, his third defense as the undisputed super middleweight champion. 'I'm back.' Canelo Álvarez proves he can still dominate in triumph over Jermell Charlo 2023-10-01T04:00:00Z It’s been nearly two years since Álvarez scored a stoppage win to become the super middleweight king. Experts predict the winner of Canelo Álvarez vs. Jermell Charlo 2023-09-30T04:00:00Z Strickland sensed the opportunity to go after the champion and a flurry of punches and kicks in the final minute helped ensure the decision and the middleweight title. Sean Strickland stuns favorite Israel Adesanya for middleweight title at UFC 293 2023-09-09T04:00:00Z In the latest episode of Born To Brawl, undisputed middleweight boxing world champion Claressa Shields opens up about her harrowing journey to the top of her sport. 'I wouldn't wish what I went through on my worst enemy' 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z But for the first time in both their fights, it suddenly looked like a big middleweight against a not-so-big one. 'Eubank proves us wrong - and can win world title' 2023-09-03T04:00:00Z The middleweight rivals are set to face off again seven months after their first encounter, at which Smith stopped Eubank inside four rounds. Smith v Eubank 2 - big-fight predictions 2023-09-02T04:00:00Z For the first time in history, two reigning male undisputed champions will meet in the ring with all four of Álvarez’s super middleweight belts being up for grabs. Experts predict the winner of Canelo Álvarez vs. Jermell Charlo 2023-09-30T04:00:00Z Jermall hasn’t fought since 2021 while dealing with mental health issues, and the middleweight champion said he couldn’t prepare for this fight in time. This big-money matchup with Canelo Álvarez is no mismatch, says ‘little brother’ Jermell Charlo 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z And he is the only fighter in history to become the undisputed super middleweight champion. Who has been more dominant, Canelo or Crawford? 2023-07-31T04:00:00Z Former middleweight champion Pereira, 36, started to settle into his rhythm, landing some nasty leg kicks and finding his range with the hands. Gaethje gets revenge over Poirier to win BMF title 2023-07-30T04:00:00Z Rubin “Hurricane” Carter’s quest to be middleweight boxing champ ends when he and another man are sentenced to life in prison for the murders of three people in a New Jersey bar. Ranking 25 films about sports and moving Black America forward 2023-07-15T04:00:00Z He also has ruled the super middleweight division long enough to be a fixture at 168 pounds. Experts predict the winner of Canelo Álvarez vs. Jermell Charlo 2023-09-30T04:00:00Z Canelo is stronger, thicker and more comfortable fighting at super middleweight and above, but both fighters’ trainers agree Charlo is already big enough to perform well at the weight. This big-money matchup with Canelo Álvarez is no mismatch, says ‘little brother’ Jermell Charlo 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z Marshall suffered a first career defeat, losing her middleweight world title and an opportunity to become undisputed champion. How Marshall recovered from devastating Shields loss 2023-07-01T04:00:00Z The former UFC middleweight title challenger is one of the most popular fighters on the Bellator roster, with his explosive punching power and unpredictability captivating fans. Pettis denies 'Pitbull' historic third title 2023-06-17T04:00:00Z Both have suffered their only losses to undisputed middleweight champion Claressa Shields, with Hartlepool-born Marshall beaten by the unbeaten American last October. Smith-Eubank rematch postponed as Marshall headlines 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z Of the three divisions, Nicola Adams of Britain won the flyweight gold, Taylor the lightweight, and Claressa Shields of the United States took the middleweight. Katie Taylor’s impact on women’s boxing hits home for young Irish fighters 2023-05-19T04:00:00Z He’s taller, longer and leaner than Álvarez, and he thinks he would be a natural middleweight at 160 pounds if his brother moves up to 168 pounds in the future. This big-money matchup with Canelo Álvarez is no mismatch, says ‘little brother’ Jermell Charlo 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z "But could I make middleweight again? Those are conversations we will have to have in the future." How Marshall recovered from devastating Shields loss 2023-07-01T04:00:00Z Shields, the undisputed world middleweight champion, will be the main attraction at Little Caesars Arena, which will host boxing for the first time on June 3. Milestones in women’s boxing ahead of Katie Taylor’s homecoming for fight in Ireland 2023-05-18T04:00:00Z If it had been a middleweight boxing contest it would have scored three on the points card, and Jefferson would have been entitled to a count. Who is 'never flustered'? Garth's Team of the Week 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z In Mousasi he was facing a former champion himself, with the Dutch fighter previously holding the middleweight title before losing it to Eblen in June. Edwards beats Mousasi to set up Bellator title shot 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z The pressure in the bout sits squarely on Álvarez, who wants to rejuvenate his career after an unimpressive three-fight stretch since he claimed all four super middleweight title belts in late 2021. This big-money matchup with Canelo Álvarez is no mismatch, says ‘little brother’ Jermell Charlo 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z It played host to a number of major fights, including bouts featuring local legend and Hall of Famer Mark “Too Sharp” Johnson and former middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins, on nationally-televised shows. LOVERRO: Boxing’s roots in Washington blossom at Congress Heights arena 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z Shields became the undisputed world middleweight champion last October when she beat Savannah Marshall at a sold-out O2 Arena in London. Milestones in women’s boxing ahead of Katie Taylor’s homecoming for fight in Ireland 2023-05-18T04:00:00Z Two of those defeats came at middleweight, with Ryder saying he was drained at the weight. 'The Gorilla' Ryder enters the lion's den 2023-05-03T04:00:00Z Morrell called this “the best moment of my career” and said he wants to take on two-time WBC super middleweight champion David Benavidez. Gervonta Davis knocks out Ryan Garcia with body shot in 7th 2023-04-22T04:00:00Z Wales' Olympic middleweight champion Lauren Price is one of two athletes' representatives. GB Boxing joins breakaway governing body 2023-04-13T04:00:00Z He will be back in the Octagon on Saturday for UFC 287 in Miami for a rematch for the middleweight championship. Adesanya couldn’t wait for UFC title rematch with Pereira 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z “I really believe that Detroit could and should be one of the hubs of professional boxing in the United States,” said Salita, who also manages women’s world middleweight champion Claressa Shields of Flint, Michigan. Detroit boxing scene fighting to make comeback to relevance 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z Smith has stopped his past four opponents and moved up to middleweight to fight Eubank. Smith 'open' to Eubank, Brook or Golovkin fights 2023-01-22T05:00:00Z "Would it keep me up at night if I retired without winning a middleweight world title?" he asks. How Eubank emerged from his father's shadow 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z Despite being seven years ago, the sparring sessions have been a bone of contention for both men in the build-up to their middleweight fight. Myth or fact: Eubank is weak to the body? 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z Smith, like Eubank, is on an impressive winning run and is stepping up to middleweight to face his British rival. Eubank needs to 'blast away' handpicked Smith 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z Eubank Jr, a middleweight, was prepared to cut down to 157lbs for the original fight but insists he will not agree to the same terms again. Benn lost his credibility - Eubank Jr 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z In 2022, Mr. Dannatt’s company ran 22 strongman competitions; in 2023, it is running 24, including a new series of competitions for middleweight athletes, junior strongmen and women, and athletes of all abilities. The Australian Teacher Fighting to Be the World’s Strongest Woman 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z The Canadian has a pro record of 18-1, with her one loss against undisputed world middleweight champion Shields. Jonas focused on completing world-title hat-trick 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z The win edges Edwards closer to a middleweight title shot against America's Johnny Eblen. Edwards outclasses Ward at Bellator 287 in Milan 2022-10-29T04:00:00Z Following their incredible middleweight title fight, Claressa Shields spoke about proving her "GWOAT" status as Savannah Marshall reflected on their all women fighting card on a historic evening in London. 'GWOAT' Shields & Marshall on pushing women's boxing 2022-10-16T04:00:00Z Marshall and Shields were the only two female middleweights. Origins of Marshall & Shields' 10-year feud 2022-10-15T04:00:00Z Two-time undisputed champion Claressa Shields says she will knock out Savannah Marshall in their middleweight title fight on Saturday, because it "means more to her" than her opponent to achieve "the impossible". Knockout means more to me than Marshall - Shields 2022-10-15T04:00:00Z WBO world champion Savannah Marshall fights Claressa Shields in a clash for the undisputed middleweight championship in London on Saturday evening. Shields v Marshall - big-fight predictions 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z "I landed a kick that would have put away 90% of the middleweights, I said before the fight Charlie Ward was tough," said Edwards. Edwards outclasses Ward at Bellator 287 in Milan 2022-10-29T04:00:00Z The Massachusetts State Athletic Commission denied him a boxing licence due to the test result and Saunders went on to vacate his WBO middleweight title in anticipation of being stripped. 'Sense prevails on 'grim day' for boxing' 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, Shields had already won world titles in two weights and had just become the undisputed middleweight champion. Origins of Marshall & Shields' 10-year feud 2022-10-15T04:00:00Z He even suggested he may pursue legal action to curtail the contest, unhappy with his son needing to drop three pounds below his typical 160lbs middleweight limit to the contracted 157lbs catchweight. 'Eubank does not respect Benn's power' - Jones Jr 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z Justino has sparred with Shields, whose London showdown with Savannah Marshall for the undisputed middleweight boxing crown was postponed to Oct. MMA star Cris Cyborg makes boxing debut for love, not money 2022-09-24T04:00:00Z The popular Cuban fighter, who is a former UFC middleweight title challenger, finished Manhoef's career in brutal circumstances as he ended the fight with elbows in the third round. Five things we learned from Bellator Dublin 2022-09-24T04:00:00Z He returned to super-middleweight, his preferred weight class, and regained his footing while Golovkin fought above middleweight for the first time in his professional career. Canelo Álvarez defeats Gennadiy Golovkin and thanks him 'for three great fights' 2022-09-18T04:00:00Z Golovkin was happy to "see the rounds slip away", as Steve Bunce on BBC Radio 5 Live commentary put it, and at the halfway point the unified middleweight champion was experiencing a shutout. Alvarez defeats Golovkin on points in trilogy bout 2022-09-18T04:00:00Z On a November morning some 22 years ago, Nigel Benn claimed he had over six pounds to shed to make middleweight before weighing in the same day to face Eubank Sr. 'Eubank does not respect Benn's power' - Jones Jr 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z Golovkin has said he won’t retire after this bout, but the longtime middleweight champion took only his second career loss — and the first that was decisive. Álvarez beats Golovkin by unanimous decision to end trilogy 2022-09-17T04:00:00Z The women’s middleweight world title fight between Savannah Marshall and Claressa Shields, scheduled for the O2 Arena in London on Saturday, has also been called off by the British Boxing Board of Control. Sports in Britain resume, pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II 2022-09-10T04:00:00Z His namesake dojo claimed 12 individual medals at the U.S. national championships in April, including gold medals in men’s lightweight and heavyweight and women’s middleweight, heavyweight and openweight. 'It keeps you young.' A mother and son take up sumo wrestling, defying stereotypes 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z The British Boxing Board of Control postponed all its tournaments this weekend, which means Savannah Marshall's world middleweight title fight with Claressa Shields will not take place. All soccer games in England postponed to mourn Queen, cricket and rugby go ahead 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z Savannah Marshall accused Claressa Shields of being "a bully" as they prepare to fight for the undisputed middleweight championship on Saturday. Marshall and Shields clash at news conference 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z With the undisputed middleweight championship on the line in their first meeting as pros, Marshall thinks she has the mental edge over the American. My win eats away at Shields, says Marshall 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z Eubank Jr gave a passionate speech about his decision to accept the fight and undergo what will be a big weight cut given he usually operates at middleweight. 'If I lose to Benn I'm finished' - Eubank Jr 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z And Scotland will win at least one more silver medal on Sunday after boxer Sam Hickey earn a place in the gold-medal match in the middleweight division. Gymnast Christie claims ribbon silver for Scotland 2022-08-06T04:00:00Z Briton Savannah Marshall will challenge Claressa Shields for the undisputed middleweight championship at the O2 Arena in London on 10 September. Shields v Marshall confirmed for September 2022-07-05T04:00:00Z He ascended to the middleweight throne in swift, impressive fashion, and he has the charmingly combative attitude of a fighter who should be known in households worldwide. Adesanya’s UFC title reign still lacks something special 2022-07-03T04:00:00Z He has been in the promotion for seven years, starting his career as a heavyweight, before having a stint at light-heavyweight and eventually cutting down to middleweight. Can Cannonier upset the odds against Adesanya? 2022-07-02T04:00:00Z The mixed martial arts promotion’s biggest event of the summer is headlined by Israel Adesanya’s fifth middleweight title defense against Jared Cannonier. Volkanovski, Holloway complete title trilogy at UFC 276 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z The only thing preventing Shields from being crowned the division's undisputed champion is that the WBO middleweight title lies elsewhere - with 31-year-old Marshall. Marshall bout 'as big as Taylor-Serrano' - Shields 2022-05-30T04:00:00Z One of those defeats came against Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez in 2016, when Khan was knocked out in the sixth round, having jumped up two weight divisions to challenge the Mexican for the WBC middleweight title. I wanted to be 'the people's champion' - Khan 2022-05-16T04:00:00Z What the UFC middleweight champion doesn’t have are the highlight-reel performances that would make him famous in the wider world of sports, and it’s time to wonder whether he can provide them. Adesanya’s UFC title reign still lacks something special 2022-07-03T04:00:00Z The Nigerian-born New Zealander, 32, has ruled the middleweight division for three years, looking relatively untroubled during the five defences of his title. Can Cannonier upset the odds against Adesanya? 2022-07-02T04:00:00Z Charlo’s victory is a landmark moment in the history of top fighters between middleweight and welterweight. Jermell Charlo stops Castaño, claims 4th belt at 154 pounds 2022-05-14T04:00:00Z Claressa Shields, the undisputed women’s middleweight champion, knows this problem with depth all too well. Is Jake Paul Really an Answer for Women’s Boxing? 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z Although fans can expect to see the best physical and technical version yet of Edwards on Friday, the middleweight believes the biggest improvements have been made in his mentality. Edwards 'knew' he would face MMA icons like Machida 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z In fact, Adesanya’s last three middleweight title defenses since his failed run at the light heavyweight belt have been decision victories in what MMA experts call technical, tactical performances. Adesanya’s UFC title reign still lacks something special 2022-07-03T04:00:00Z In 2016, Michael Bisping became the UFC's middleweight champion, after refusing to be denied time and again, in a never say die narrative which had turned the Lancastrian into a folk hero. I don't get the recognition I deserve - MVP 2022-05-10T04:00:00Z Oscar de la Hoya was a natural welterweight and moved up to middleweight. Hernández: Canelo Álvarez crossed a line many fighters have before in loss to Dmitry Bivol 2022-05-08T04:00:00Z “Some people get it confused: A female middleweight world champion shouldn’t make the same amount of money necessarily as a male middleweight world champion,” Hearn said. Is Jake Paul Really an Answer for Women’s Boxing? 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z Keith Holmes, a former middleweight titlist from the District, said the series could go a long way to helping boxers fight consistently — something that he said was vital for his career. Dusty Hernandez-Harrison shifts from fighting to promoting as boxing returns to District 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z He competed in three title fights, losing twice to middleweight champion Anderson Silva and once to light heavyweight champion Jon Jones. Chael Sonnen, ex-UFC fighter facing charges in Vegas brawl, told police he doesn't remember incident: report 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z “I’m back now!” the elder Marquez, a former junior middleweight world champion, told his fellow announcers after changing out of the black T-shirt and black sweatpants he had worn during his son’s fight. Pro Boxing Gains Another Father-Son Duo 2022-03-13T05:00:00Z The Netherlands icon and two-time Bellator middleweight champion rocked Vanderford in a clinch early on before dropping his opponent with an elbow seconds later. Stunning Mousasi stops Vanderford in one 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z Adesanya went on to state his intention to return to action in June against middleweight contender Jared Cannonier, who scored an impressive win of his own in Houston. Adesanya beats Whittaker at UFC 271 2022-02-13T05:00:00Z Cannonier said in the post-fight interview in the Octagon he wanted the next shot at the middleweight champion, demanding UFC president Dana White, who was cage side, give him the opportunity. Adesanya tops Whittaker, keeps middleweight title at UFC 271 2022-02-12T05:00:00Z Like Shields, she is 5 feet 8 inches and weighed in just below the middleweight limit of 160 pounds. Shields Gets a Decision Win and Starts Promoting a Bigger Payday 2022-02-06T05:00:00Z To be clear, “those guys,” does not refer to Saúl Álvarez, the super middleweight champion nicknamed Canelo who is widely considered to be the top male boxer in the world. Claressa Shields Is a Champion. Now, She May Finally Be Paid as One. 2022-02-04T05:00:00Z At 32, he's relatively young, not marked up, worn or weary and one of the leading middleweights in the world. 'Eubank Jr is at his fighting peak but Williams clash is must-win' - Bunce 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z Usman has cleared out the welterweight division, Adesanya has cleared out the middleweight division, so there's nobody left for either fighter in their respective weight class. Usman v Adesanya - MMA fights we want to see in 2022 2021-12-30T05:00:00Z No one loved to use Harry M. Reid’s past as an amateur middleweight as a metaphor for his political pugnacity more than Mr. Reid himself. Opinion | Harry Reid was defined by what he fought for 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z He liked to refer to his days in the ring, where he fought more than a dozen amateur middleweight matches while in college. Harry M. Reid, pugnacious Senate majority leader, dies at 82 2021-12-28T05:00:00Z As the undisputed women’s middleweight champion, she had just been asked in an interview over video conference how long it would take for her to reach pay parity with similarly credentialed male boxers. Claressa Shields Is a Champion. Now, She May Finally Be Paid as One. 2022-02-04T05:00:00Z It was a phenomenal fight, with the British, European and Commonwealth middleweight titles on the line, and the build-up was incredible. 'Eubank Jr is at his fighting peak but Williams clash is must-win' - Bunce 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z It makes sense - and would genuinely be a super fight at middleweight. Usman v Adesanya - MMA fights we want to see in 2022 2021-12-30T05:00:00Z Back then, Porter was a stocky, 165-pound middleweight, and has since slimmed down to welterweight. Crawford-Porter Fight a Sign of Crossover Possibility Among Promoters 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z Carter, 29, was a leading middleweight boxer; Mr. Artis, 19, had recently graduated from Paterson Central High, where he starred on the track team and played football and basketball. John Artis, wrongfully convicted with Rubin ‘Hurricane’ Carter, dies at 75 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z About the only worthwhile opponent for him at super middleweight would be Golovkin, against whom Álvarez has a draw and disputed decision victory. Column: A weighty decision looms for Canelo Álvarez after latest triumph 2021-11-07T04:00:00Z Shields holds every other belt in the middleweight division and the two big punchers are expected to go toe-to-toe in Spring of 2022 in the UK. Marshall stops Muzeya in emphatic victory 2021-10-16T04:00:00Z But the middleweight, nicknamed the 'Silent Assassin' because of her shyness, was not keen on showing off her belt. I kept WBO belt under my bed - Marshall 2021-10-16T04:00:00Z This American former middleweight champion was a fan… Fury beats Wilder in stunning bout - how the boxing world reacted 2021-10-10T04:00:00Z Saturday's bout has been switched from welterweight to middleweight, but if Diaz makes a winning return, he expects to face current welterweight champion Kamaru Usman. Diaz return overshadows main event at UFC 266 2021-09-25T04:00:00Z After a couple of matches on the field courts, Alcaraz strutted into Arthur Ashe Stadium like a middleweight boxer intent on landing some quick crosses on the jaw of his opponent. At the U.S. Open, Tennis Moves on as the Kids Make Noise 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z The British middleweight was clearly disappointed when Awidjan retired before the sixth round, gesturing to the crowd in frustration. Marshall stops Muzeya in emphatic victory 2021-10-16T04:00:00Z Price became the first Welsh boxer to win an Olympic boxing gold medal as she beat China's Li Qian in the women's middleweight final. Tokyo Olympics: Crowds line streets for Caerphilly homecoming 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z No Mexican fighter has ever held all four major super middleweight belts simultaneously, but the 31-year-old Canelo has put the accomplishment atop his dwindling list of unaccomplished pugilistic goals. Canelo Álvarez to fight Caleb Plant on Nov. 6 in Las Vegas 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z And he started transforming Red Ventures, then a middleweight marketing company, into the kind of business where he would want to spend his career. You’ve Never Heard of the Biggest Digital Media Company in America 2021-08-15T04:00:00Z The middleweight fight in Catoosa, Oklahoma, on Saturday night was eventually stopped before the end of the first round. Ali's grandson wins first pro bout 2021-08-15T04:00:00Z When he decided to turn pro, Ali Walsh, who will compete as a middleweight, took advantage of family networks. Nico Ali Walsh, a Grandson of Muhammad Ali, to Make Boxing Debut 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z The Welsh middleweight won gold in Tokyo and says while her heart remains in the amateur ranks she is "keeping her options open". Price in talks with Hearn 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z Britain's Lauren Price became the first Welsh fighter to win an Olympic boxing gold medal as she beat China's Li Qian in the women's middleweight final. Price wins boxing gold for Britain 2021-08-08T04:00:00Z With Lauren Price guaranteed at least a silver and GB's sixth boxing medal of the Games in Sunday's middleweight final, Tokyo 2020 will be Britain's most successful Olympics in the boxing ring since 1920. What's happened so far on day 15? 2021-08-07T04:00:00Z Also a former taxi driver, Price switched her full focus to boxing after winning middleweight bronze at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. What's happened so far on day 14? 2021-08-06T04:00:00Z Boxer Lauren Price secured her place in the gold-medal middleweight bout at Tokyo 2020 after Great Britain won an Olympic medal in the women's hockey for a third Games in a row. What's happened so far on day 14? 2021-08-06T04:00:00Z Lopez, the middleweight champion in the Rio Olympics, kept his composure throughout and put on a skilful display to win gold. McLaughlin and Hiraki set records in Tokyo 2021-08-04T04:00:00Z He also acknowledges he found excellent Olympians for this cycle: Ragan, Davis and middleweight Troy Isley all turned pro in the past year, but eagerly returned when they were added to the Tokyo field. Punching out of it: USA Boxing has Olympic revival in Tokyo 2021-08-04T04:00:00Z Great Britain's Lauren Price is guaranteed at least an Olympic bronze medal after a dominant performance in the middleweight boxing quarter-finals. GB boxer Price guarantees Olympic medal 2021-07-31T04:00:00Z James Bregman emerged from the middleweight division with a bronze medal, the first of 16 Olympic medals won by Americans in judo. At 101, judo coaching great Yosh Uchida still isn't done helping Olympians 2021-07-25T04:00:00Z He understands such an accomplishment would be the perfect launching pad for an unheralded middleweight who so far is only 2-0 with one knockout. Troy Isley thought his Olympic dream was dead. Then the U.S. came calling. 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z The British middleweight Eubank Snr said he and his family were "devastated" to hear of his son's death in Dubai - where he lived. Chris Eubank's son Sebastian dies in Dubai 2021-07-09T04:00:00Z Dominant middleweight Claressa Shields is the Americans’ only gold medalist in 17 years, and the men won only three medals in the previous three Olympics combined. Punching out of it: USA Boxing has Olympic revival in Tokyo 2021-08-04T04:00:00Z Graham was ninth in the IOC Boxing Task Force's middleweight rankings issued last month, but the Tokyo tournament won't reflect the current state of the sport because of the pandemic. Army boxer Naomi Graham fights her way to Olympics for US 2021-07-06T04:00:00Z She dominated the middleweight division at the past two Olympics, overwhelming every opponent and becoming the only U.S. fighter to claim two boxing golds. Army boxer Naomi Graham fights her way to Olympics for US 2021-07-06T04:00:00Z Army staff sergeant Naomi Graham inherits Shields’ mantle as the American middleweight. 2 new weight classes for women boxers in Tokyo Olympics 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z Adesanya lost to light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz in his last fight while trying to add a second title belt, but remains undefeated as a middleweight. Adesanya beats Vittori to defend title at UFC 263 2021-06-12T04:00:00Z After the fight, he said he would return to middleweight and defend the belt with his “iron Black fists.” U.F.C. 263: Adesanya and Vettori Get Their Rematch 2021-06-12T04:00:00Z She already won the light middleweight, middleweight and super middleweight crowns in her boxing career and was the fastest fighter in history — either male or female — to become a three-division world champion. Olympic, professional boxing champ Shields wins MMA debut 2021-06-10T04:00:00Z Graham was ninth in the IOC Boxing Task Force’s middleweight rankings issued last month, but the Tokyo tournament won’t reflect the current state of the sport because of the pandemic. Army boxer Naomi Graham fights her way to Olympics for US 2021-07-06T04:00:00Z The wildly popular Mexican fighter added another super middleweight title belt in front of a huge crowd in another fight in Texas. Alvarez adds another title with 8th-round TKO of Saunders 2021-05-09T04:00:00Z He’s now three-fourths of the way to becoming the undisputed super middleweight champion. Fiery Canelo Álvarez stalks, defeats Billy Joe Saunders in front of record crowd 2021-05-09T04:00:00Z The likelihood of the two meeting again - this time in the professional ranks - increased after Marshall won the WBO middleweight title, a belt vacated by Shields, in October 2020. 'I want to be boxing and MMA world champion' 2021-04-26T04:00:00Z On that same November freak show, former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson made his return to the ring in an eight-round “exhibition” bout against former middleweight champion Roy Jones. LOVERRO: Tyson, Holyfield and the dying gasp of a once-great sport 2021-04-12T04:00:00Z He captured the middleweight crown in London in September 1980 when he scored a technical knockout of Alan Minter of Britain, a bout in which the excitement did not end in the moments that followed. Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Middleweight Champion of the 1980s, Dies at 66 2021-03-13T05:00:00Z Fellow boxing great Thomas Hearns shared with his followers that Hagler was "fighting the after effects of the vaccine" before the former undisputed middleweight ultimately passed away. Marvin Hagler health update before death sparks anti-vaccine messages, Thomas Hearns tries to quiet noise 2021-03-14T05:00:00Z One of the great middleweights in boxing history, Mr. Hagler died March 13 at 66. Marvelous Marvin Hagler, middleweight boxing champion in 1980s, dies at 66 2021-03-13T05:00:00Z Born in New Jersey but closely identified with Massachusetts, Hagler defended his middleweight crown 12 times. Marvin Hagler, middleweight boxing's towering champion, dies aged 66 2021-03-13T05:00:00Z He was the undisputed middleweight champion from 1980 to his loss to Leonard at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas on April 6, 1987. Marvin Hagler, middleweight boxing great, dies at 66 2021-03-13T05:00:00Z Marvelous Marvin Hagler, who became one of boxing’s greatest middleweight champions, wielding awesome punching power while shrugging off opponents’ blows, died on Saturday in New Hampshire. Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Middleweight Champion of the 1980s, Dies at 66 2021-03-13T05:00:00Z He was the undisputed middleweight champion from 1980 to his loss to Leonard at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas on April 6, 1987. Marvin Hagler, middleweight boxing great, dies at 66 2021-03-13T05:00:00Z “He was certainly one of the greatest middleweights ever but one of the greatest people that I’ve ever been around and promoted,’’ promoter Bob Arum said. Marvelous Marvin Hagler, middleweight boxing champion in 1980s, dies at 66 2021-03-13T05:00:00Z His bout with Smith ended a 13-month absence and earned him the World Boxing Association super middleweight belt. Alvarez headlines first boxing card at Dolphins home stadium 2021-02-22T05:00:00Z A fight manager promotes a milkman said to have knocked out the middleweight champ. Movies on TV this week: Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021 2021-02-12T05:00:00Z The 38-year-old dominated the fight to seal a seventh-round technical knockout to surpass Bernard Hopkins for the most successful defences at middleweight. Golovkin makes record 21st title defence 2020-12-19T05:00:00Z Shields is already the undisputed middleweight champion, and she wants to become the first female boxer to hold that distinction in two weight classes. Olympic gold medal boxer Claressa Shields begins MMA career 2020-12-01T05:00:00Z Roy Jones, world champion at middleweight and heavyweight, took up a boxing stance and started to speak and shuffle and move. Inside the Tyson-Jones bubble - a dangerous residency 2020-11-27T05:00:00Z The 30-year-old returns with two sanctioning body belts and a resume that includes title reigns in the super welterweight, middleweight and light heavyweight classes. Alvarez headlines first boxing card at Dolphins home stadium 2021-02-22T05:00:00Z Smith’s WBA super middleweight belt will be on the line when he faces one of boxing’s most popular fighters. Canelo Alvaez to face Callum Smith on Dec. 19 in US 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z That is the view of the BBC Radio 5 Live boxing team after the English middleweight dismantled Scotland's Hannah Rankin to win her first world title. 'The best display by a British woman ever' - now Marshall wants Shields 2020-11-03T05:00:00Z “For me, it was a no-brainer. I always thought about moving up to middleweight.” Lima ready for Mousasi in Bellator fight for 185-pound title 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z The UFC’s middleweight division appears to be one of the toughest in the sport. Phil Hawes has 18-second knockout in UFC debut 2020-10-24T04:00:00Z Former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva says he will retire after his fight with Uriah Hall in Las Vegas on Saturday, 31 October. UFC legend Silva to retire this month 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z Hennessy will need to pick the right time for Marshall to fight Shields again – because the American, a double Olympic gold medallist and the current world middleweight champion, is the biggest draw in women’s boxing. Savannah Marshall: 'I still know of men that won’t watch women boxing' 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z Now in possession of the WBO middleweight title, Marshall wasted no time in calling out two-time Olympic champion Claressa Shields, who holds the three other world belts at middleweight. 'The best display by a British woman ever' - now Marshall wants Shields 2020-11-03T05:00:00Z Lennox Allen for interim WBA super middleweight title in Minneapolis, Minnesota on April 11 postponed to Los Angeles on Aug. 8. List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic 2020-10-12T04:00:00Z For his brother, it’s a fight against a proven challenger and an opportunity to display his dominance at middleweight. Charlo brothers hoping to show off in pay-per-view fights 2020-09-24T04:00:00Z Minter won bronze in the light-middleweight category at the Munich Olympics in 1972 and immediately turned professional, capturing British and European titles at middleweight within five years. British boxing great Alan Minter dies at age 69 2020-09-10T04:00:00Z At least some of Marshall’s sponsors could still support her during the worst of lockdown and on Saturday night she fights Scotland’s Hannah Rankin for the vacant WBO world middleweight title. Savannah Marshall: 'I still know of men that won’t watch women boxing' 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z "Savannah is the new talent in world middleweight boxing, not Shields. Everyone in the country wants to get behind her as we have a new superstar in boxing." 'The best display by a British woman ever' - now Marshall wants Shields 2020-11-03T05:00:00Z It was the backdrop for boxer Randolph Turpin in 1951, as he set up his training camp before beating Sugar Ray Robinson to become world middleweight champion. 'I'm A Celebrity...get me out of Conwy?' 2020-08-10T04:00:00Z Derevyanchenko said his experience fighting middleweight champions will prove the difference in the bout. Charlo brothers hoping to show off in pay-per-view fights 2020-09-24T04:00:00Z Martin Klein of Russia and Alfred Asikainen of Finland competed for 11 hours, 40 minutes in their middleweight bout for the silver medal in Greco-Roman wrestling. 3 sporting trailblazers light up Stockholm Olympics in 1912 2020-07-26T04:00:00Z Unlike in April, she will meet a fellow middleweight in Rankin. Savannah Marshall: 'I still know of men that won’t watch women boxing' 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z Whittaker won his middleweight belt in 2017, but the Australian brawler defended it just once and missed significant time with injuries. Ex-UFC champ Whittaker back on track with decision over Till 2020-07-25T04:00:00Z Jones, 51, won titles in the middleweight, super middleweight and light heavyweight before moving up to win the heavyweight title in 2003, becoming the first former middleweight champion to do so in 106 years. Tyson, 54, to return for exhibition match against Jones Jr. 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z Earlier this year, McGregor “accepted” future fights against former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva and long-retired boxing superstar Oscar De La Hoya with little reason to think they will ever happen. Conor McGregor makes 3rd retirement announcement in 4 years 2020-06-07T04:00:00Z Earlier this year, McGregor “accepted” future fights against former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva and long-retired boxing superstar Oscar De La Hoya with little reason to think they will ever happen. Conor McGregor makes 3rd retirement announcement in 4 years 2020-06-06T04:00:00Z As an amateur fighter, from the mid-1940s until around 1950, he had 14 wins and two defeats as a middleweight and welterweight. Jimmy Glenn, Ex-Boxer Whose Times Square Bar Endures, Dies at 89 2020-05-09T04:00:00Z His middleweight bout against Uriah Hall was canceled that night. UFC 249 ushers in fan-free, mask-filled era of sports 2020-05-10T04:00:00Z His middleweight bout against Uriah Hall was canceled late Friday. President Trump congratulates UFC for restarting sports 2020-05-09T04:00:00Z But it wasn’t boxing that drew a young director named Martin Scorsese to make a movie about the former middleweight champion. Raging Bull delivers outside the ring as classic sports film 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z Toney, a former champion at three other weights, wins his third heavyweight bout to become the third one-time middleweight champion to take boxing’s top crown. This day in sports: Giants' Willie Mays breaks skid with four homers 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z Toney, a former champion at three other weights, wins his third heavyweight bout, becoming the third one-time middleweight champion to take boxing’s top crown. AP Sportlight 2020-04-29T04:00:00Z On Oahu, when Alexander only knew of him, Kijek was also a boxer, a middleweight. Requiem for a milkman - Golf Digest 2020-04-29T04:00:00Z The conviction of Carter, the former No. 3 middleweight contender who beat Emile Griffith and Jimmy Ellis, was overturned in 1985 after he spent almost 20 years in prison. The best sports songs (with a playlist!), according to The Post Sports staff 2020-04-17T04:00:00Z A member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame, he briefly held the middleweight title before losing it in 1951 on Valentine’s Day to his nemesis, Robinson. Raging Bull delivers outside the ring as classic sports film 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z Leonard moves up two weight classes to challenge Hagler for the middleweight title, and becomes the ring’s 10th triple champion. This day in sports: First American League designated hitter draws bases-loaded walk 2020-04-06T04:00:00Z “I know the Italian team have been over here for a few weeks so I’m more than confident that they are completely fine,” women’s middleweight world champion Lauren Price told Reuters. Olympics: European boxers fight off virus concerns ahead of Tokyo qualifier 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z He won his first seven UFC fights while displaying his incredible athleticism and all-around skills, steamrolling the middleweight division once ruled by pound-for-pound legend Anderson Silva. Zhang Weili, Israel Adesanya keep title belts at UFC 248 2020-03-08T05:00:00Z Built like a middleweight boxer, he quietly leads one of the most interesting lives in golf. The man behind the PGA Tour Latinoamérica has one of the most interesting lives in golf - Golf Digest 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z Andy Lee, Fury’s cousin and new assistant trainer, is a former world champion middleweight and one of boxing’s most incisive analysts. Calm before the storm: behind the scenes at Tyson Fury's training camp 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z The ring is both sanctuary and escape for the Tennessee native who fought his way from growing up in a trailer in a small town outside Nashville to the IBF super middleweight championship. Tennessee boxing champ survives death of daughter, mother 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z Men’s middleweight Lewis Richardson, winner of the Tokyo test event last October, was equally relaxed. Olympics: European boxers fight off virus concerns ahead of Tokyo qualifier 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z It’s been an uneventful period for the middleweight division, but a noteworthy fight was signed for March when former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker takes on emerging contender Jared Cannonier in Las Vegas. MMA Rankings: Kamaru Usman is the man 2019-12-30T05:00:00Z Hogan, a native of Ireland now living in Australia, fell just short in a title bid in in his last outing, losing to junior middleweight champion Jaime Munguia in April. Charlo aiming for short night in title defense vs Hogan 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z Hopkins holds the record for the most successful title defenses in middleweight boxing history at 20. Christy Martin and Bernard Hopkins headline Boxing HOF class 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z In moving up two divisions from middleweight, he won his fourth title at a fourth weight. Canelo Alvarez knocks out Sergey Kovalev in the 11th round to take away belt 2019-11-03T04:00:00Z Alvarez is moving up, jumping from middleweight to light heavyweight, in an attempt to become just the second Mexican champion at four weight divisions, joining Erik Morales. Canelo Alvarez keeps evolving, but will the new Sergey Kovalev be a career Krusher? 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z The former 154-pound champion won a unanimous decision against Brandon Adams in June in his first bout since the WBC elevated him to its full middleweight champion. Jermall Charlo to defend vs Hogan on Dec. 7 in Brooklyn 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z Shields is a two-time Olympic gold medalist and middleweight champion. Soccer’s Rapinoe, boxing’s Shields win sportswomen of year 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z Knocked down twice earlier in the bout, the junior middleweight was taken from the ring on a stretcher. Boxer Patrick Day has dies 4 days after fight 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z Habazin of Croatia is scheduled to face Shields, the Flint native and undisputed women’s middleweight champion, on Saturday. Boxing trainer sucker-punched before weigh-in 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z Her showdown with previously unbeaten Christina Hammer in April wasn’t even close _ a unanimous decision that unified the middleweight belts. Shields hoping to put on a show in Flint 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z He’s beaten the likes of Derek Brunson, Anderson Silva and Kelvin Gastelum, the last of which was a fight of the year candidate that yielded the interim middleweight title he currently owns. UFC 243: Robert Whittaker returns from sidelines to face rising star Israel Adesanya 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z David Benavidez, meanwhile, is now a two-time WBC super middleweight champion at the age of 22. Errol Spence Jr. survives Shawn Porter’s pounding to win welterweight titles 2019-09-29T04:00:00Z “Claressa is the undisputed middleweight champion so in that respect she is ahead of me,” she admitted. Charlie Edwards retains title after low blow by Julio César Martínez 2019-08-31T04:00:00Z In a brutal, beastly battle between two top middleweights with championship aspirations, Paulo Costa catapulted himself to a favorable position for a title shot by punching past Yoel Romero in a unanimous decision victory. UFC 241: Stipe Miocic takes belt back from Daniel Cormier 2019-08-18T04:00:00Z At stake Saturday for Shields are the vacant WBC super welterweight and WBO junior middleweight titles. Shields hoping to put on a show in Flint 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z Saudi Arabia also hosted the World Boxing Super Series super middleweight final between British fighters Callum Smith and George Groves last year. Joshua-Ruiz rematch set for Dec. 7 in Saudi Arabia 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z The fight on Showtime is for the vacant WBO junior middleweight title. Shields-Habazin fight rescheduled for Oct. 5 in Flint 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z Claressa Shields, the two-time Olympic middleweight champion, noticed that when they did push-ups or crunches in the ring, Fuchs put her hand in her sleeve, not on the canvas. The Boxing Champion Who Battles O.C.D. 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z He is currently ranked 15th in the official UFC middleweight rankings. MMA great Anderson Silva becomes US citizen 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z He was the star middleweight of a national championship boxing team as a University of Virginia undergraduate in the mid-1930s and later graduated first in his class from the university’s law school. Mortimer Caplin, charismatic and hard-driving IRS commissioner, dies at 103 2019-07-16T04:00:00Z Whitaker was elected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2006, and was a champion in four weight classes: lightweight, junior welterweight, welterweight and junior middleweight. Boxing hall of famer Pernell Whitaker dies at age of 55 in car accident 2019-07-15T04:00:00Z After getting stopped by an overweight opponent last year, Rockhold decided to do something else to protect his moneymaker: He would no longer starve himself to get down to the 185-pound middleweight limit. Model fighter: Luke Rockhold back at new weight for UFC 239 2019-07-05T04:00:00Z He fought for the middleweight and light heavyweight title but left the promotion without the championship and his loss Friday was his third in five Bellator fights. MacDonald wins, Sonnen quits in Bellator return to MSG 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z He fought for the middleweight and light heavyweight title but left the promotion without the championship and his loss Friday was his third in five Bellator fights. MacDonald wins, Sonnen quits in Bellator return to MSG 2019-06-15T04:00:00Z That’s not true at all among the middleweights, super middleweights, welterweights, lightweights and featherweights. Triple G has multiple gripes about how boxing sets bouts 2019-06-07T04:00:00Z He isn’t looking to slow down, however, and has his sights set on being the lineal middleweight champion by the end of the year. Gennady Golovkin seeks Sept. 14 rematch with Canelo Alvarez, just not in Las Vegas 2019-06-01T04:00:00Z By finally giving up on his middleweight dreams last year, Rockhold chose a clear path back to the top. Model fighter: Luke Rockhold back at new weight for UFC 239 2019-07-05T04:00:00Z Already the middleweight champion of two sanctioning bodies, Alvarez claimed a third belt with his win over Jacobs. Canelo Alvarez's victory confirms he needs to fight Gennady Golovkin again 2019-05-05T04:00:00Z Take his middleweight championship fight against Daniel Jacobs on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. For Canelo Alvarez, Daniel Jacobs is the latest in a string of tough tests 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z But Golovkin, man … one of the very dominant middleweights within the past few eras. Triple G has multiple gripes about how boxing sets bouts 2019-06-07T04:00:00Z Alvarez is facing Daniel Jacobs in a May 4 middleweight unification fight in Las Vegas. Readying for his return, Golovkin seeks path back to Alvarez 2019-04-22T04:00:00Z Next fight: Alvarez seeks to add a third middleweight belt May 4 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas when he meets International Boxing Federation champion Daniel Jacobs. Boxing rankings: Terence Crawford at No. 1 heading into Amir Khan fight 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z James is an executive producer of “40 Days,” a documentary series about the buildup to big fights that will debut with a focus on the middleweight unification bout between Canelo Alvarez and Daniel Jacobs. LeBron James to be executive producer of boxing series 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z Each woman claims to be a champion at middleweight, a hundred and sixty pounds, and between them they have five championship belts from the four major organizations that recognize champions. Claressa Shields Tries to Draw a Crowd to Women’s Boxing 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z The contest was at middleweight, two divisions above Khan’s natural fighting weight, and the outcome was predictable and unsettling. Amir Khan: ‘I am on the last chapter. I only have a few more fights left in me’ 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z They’re the headline event for the undisputed middleweight championship on Showtime on April 13 in Atlantic City. Claressa Shields trains for Showtime fight in Atlantic City 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z Next fight: The former long-reigning middleweight champion who lost his belts by the narrowest of margins on scorecards will return to Madison Square Garden for a June 8 tune-up against obscure Canadian Steve Rolls. Boxing rankings: Terence Crawford at No. 1 heading into Amir Khan fight 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z Showtime, which is connected to Al Haymon's Premier Boxing Champions, will intensify its boxing schedule with the April 13 women's middleweight title-unification bout between two-time U.S. WBA champion Gervonta Davis to fight in July near Baltimore home 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z Michael Bisping won a season of the reality television series “The Ultimate Fighter” — then won the middleweight title. As Stars Like Conor McGregor Dim, U.F.C. Takes a Daunting Center Stage 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z He also pointed to Bernard Hopkins, who was incarcerated for five years before becoming one of the most decorated middleweight champions of all-time. Victor Conte, of BALCO fame, has found a new home in boxing 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z Hammer, who has dominated the middleweight division throughout the decade, has been training in Germany and the Austrian Alps. Claressa Shields trains for Showtime fight in Atlantic City 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z The Texas native, who was in the middleweight division, compiled a 5-1 record before she retired from the ring in 2001. Cause of death for George Foreman’s daughter revealed 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z The Texas native, who was in the middleweight division, compiled a 5-1 record before she retired from the ring in 2001, the Houston Chronicle reported. Boxing legend George Foreman mourns daughter Freeda, 42, in emotional message 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z Police in Tennessee say the mother of super middleweight world champion Caleb Plant was fatally shot after pulling a knife on an officer. Mother of super-middleweight world champion Caleb Plant shot dead by police 2019-03-10T05:00:00Z The now-retired former super middleweight and light heavyweight championship wanted their connection to be kept secret. Victor Conte, of BALCO fame, has found a new home in boxing 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z And the middleweight division is the deepest and strongest around. Plenty of respect and confidence for Canelo, Jacobs 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z “He beat all the top guys during his welterweight title reign and even went up a weight class to win the middleweight championship,” White said. St-Pierre retires 'at the top' of his game 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z Bernard Hopkins, the former middleweight king, went vegan six months ago after Jennings helped convince him of the health benefits. Think boxers need meat to succeed? Vegan fighter Bryant Jennings disagrees ... 2019-01-18T05:00:00Z Then it’s Andrade, whom Hearn called the “sleeping giant” of the middleweight division whose slick southpaw skills hindered his ability to draw big bouts in the past. Andrade set for first defense of middleweight title at MSG 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z Former middleweight boxing champion and Philadelphia native Bernard Hopkins sat courtside. Shamet, Embiid lead 76ers to 132-115 rout of Wizards 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z Two-time Olympic gold medalist Claressa Shields also defended her middleweight titles with a dominant unanimous decision over Belgium's Femke Hermans, winning every round on every scorecard to improve to 8-0 in her two-year pro career. Boxing: Lomachenko wins unanimous decision; Braekhus, Shields win decisions on HBO's last boxing show 2018-12-09T05:00:00Z That was the month Álvarez was giving Hatton a boxing lesson over 12 rounds in Anaheim, in defence of his WBC light‑middleweight title. Rocky Fielding: ‘To fight at Madison Square Garden is unbelievable’ 2018-12-08T05:00:00Z The kid nicknamed “Buddy” quickly found his niche after watching professional boxers such as former middleweight champion Vito Antuofermo train in the local recreation center. Curry, McGirt among 9 picked for boxing Hall of Fame 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z And that was when Hurd – the International Boxing Federation, International Boxing Organization and World Boxing Association junior middleweight champion – decided to get to work. After another victory, Jarrett Hurd sets his eyes on a home bout in D.C., Jermell Charlo and beyond 2018-12-02T05:00:00Z About a year and a half ago, he traveled to Spain at the invitation of his friend Billy Joe Saunders, a middleweight who was training there in advance of a title fight. Tyson Fury’s Comeback From the Brink 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z Women’s middleweight champion Claressa Shields will also fight on the card, a quick turnaround following her victory in Kansas last week. Injury forces 'Chocolatito' Gonzalez to withdraw from Dec. 8 bout; Juan Francisco Estrada a possible replacement 2018-11-25T05:00:00Z Philadelphia native and former middleweight boxing champion Bernard Hopkins sat courtside. Clarkson, Hood help Cavaliers hand 76ers first home loss 2018-11-23T05:00:00Z Despite winning United States and North American middleweight titles, and fighting in front of some big crowds in Seattle, where he was a star, Seales never got rich. Meet Tacoma’s own Sugar Ray … Seales. Boxing extraordinaire and Olympic gold medalist 2018-10-21T04:00:00Z For as anticipated as that fight is, though, the junior middleweight champion is actually looking beyond it. After another victory, Jarrett Hurd sets his eyes on a home bout in D.C., Jermell Charlo and beyond 2018-12-02T05:00:00Z As Mexico’s Alvarez collected his Ring Magazine belt as lineal middleweight champion Thursday night at the Intercontinental Hotel in downtown Los Angeles, De La Hoya spoke about what the new association means to his company. Like Canelo Alvarez, Oscar De La Hoya is celebrating the DAZN deal - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z Alvarez will move up in weight to challenge WBA super middleweight champion Rocky Fielding on Dec. 15 at Madison Square Garden. Wednesday’s Sports in Brief 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z He’ll be moving up to super middleweight for the bout, against Rocky Fielding, a British W.B.A. belt holder, ranked ninth in the division by The Ring magazine. Canelo Alvarez Is Back, and He’ll Fight a Guy Named Rocky 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z Alvarez will move up in weight to challenge WBA super middleweight champion Rocky Fielding on Dec. 15 at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Canelo Alvarez inks 11-bout deal with streaming service DAZN 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z And if it’s not Williams – the No. 7-ranked junior middleweight by The Ring – it will be someone else of his stature. After another victory, Jarrett Hurd sets his eyes on a home bout in D.C., Jermell Charlo and beyond 2018-12-02T05:00:00Z After fighting Fielding, Alvarez will be free next year to keep his Cinco de Mayo and Mexican Independence Day fight-card weekends against the middleweight likes of the Oct. Like Canelo Alvarez, Oscar De La Hoya is celebrating the DAZN deal - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z Alvarez will move up in weight to challenge WBA super middleweight champion Rocky Fielding on Dec. 15 at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Canelo Alvarez inks 11-bout deal with streaming service DAZN 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z Alvarez’s first fight under the contract will coincide with his move to super middleweight. Boxer Alvarez signs $365M deal, richest contract in sports history 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z “Moving up a division, that’s the biggest risk,” said Alvarez, who was a super welterweight champion before moving into the middleweight ranks. Canelo not thinking GGG, eyeing 3rd weight class belt 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z U.S Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Wes Phills, of Brooklyn, New York, who performed his routine to Beyonce's "Mine" featuring Drake, won the award for overall winner as well as the middleweight class. Atlanta hosts world transgender bodybuilding competition 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z Competitors are judged in the categories of lightweight, middleweight, heavyweight and masters for age 60 and over. World transgender bodybuilding competition comes to Atlanta 2018-10-07T04:00:00Z Harley wants to reverse its sales slump by drawing new riders with 16 middleweight bikes it plans to roll out by 2022. A Glut of Used Hogs Is a Drag on Harley Davidson 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z The network has no boxing broadcasts scheduled beyond a middleweight title fight at Madison Square Garden on Oct. HBO Says It Is Leaving the Boxing Business 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z The 29-year-old British WBO middleweight champion later deleted the video from Twitter and tweeted an apology, describing his actions as “banter when wrong”. Boxing: Saunders fined over drugs-for-sex video on Twitter 2018-09-25T04:00:00Z Competitors were judged in the categories of lightweight, middleweight, heavyweight and masters for age 60 and over. Atlanta hosts world transgender bodybuilding competition 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z That’s in part, no doubt, a product of his inability to lure the sport’s best middleweights into the ring while he was still at his peak, an unrivaled knockout artist at the time. Canelo vs. GGG 2 was a smashing sequel, and boxing loves a trilogy 2018-09-16T04:00:00Z Ms. Pellatiro said she chose the middleweight bike over a larger, more expensive model because she was confident she could handle it in traffic after gaining experience with a used Sportster. A Glut of Used Hogs Is a Drag on Harley Davidson 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z Nelson left the door open for a possible return to the ring one day after the network’s final scheduled bout next month: a middleweight fight between Daniel Jacobs and Sergiy Derevyanchenko. HBO Says It Is Leaving the Boxing Business 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z In 12 exciting rounds, the 28-year old Alvarez made a compelling case Saturday that despite recent controversies, he’s the most capable torchbearer — not just for the middleweight division but for the entire sport. Canelo Alvarez claims middleweight title with narrow win over Gennady Golovkin 2018-09-16T04:00:00Z And while the impressive knockout victories kept adding up, Golovkin’s camp couldn’t convince the biggest names in the middleweight division to step in the ring. Gennady Golovkin’s legacy depends on Canelo Alvarez. And ‘GGG’ is fighting mad about it. 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z They will meet for a second time on Saturday, in the same ring, with the unified world middleweight championship on the line once more. Gennady Golovkin and Canelo Álvarez’s animosity adds extra edge 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z He’s watched in sadness as his former middleweight champion Jermain Taylor has spiraled from knockout losses into a world of alcohol and substance abuse. Boxing regulations still lacking to protect fighters from head injuries 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z When Golovkin’s managers called him in 2010 asking whether he would consider working with the middleweight from Kazakhstan, Sanchez wasn’t training any fighters. He's funny, provocative and the reason Gennady Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez want to destroy each other 2018-09-11T04:00:00Z Basilio fought two bruising bouts with Sugar Ray Robinson, winning his middleweight title and later losing it to him. Jazz superstar, boxing champ added to Italian American mural 2018-08-12T04:00:00Z Whatever the case, the smart money is on the Mexican middleweight being unaffected by the controversy when he returns to T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas for a Sept. 15 rematch against Gennady Golovkin. Canelo Alvarez responds to the claims that he's a drug cheat 2018-08-04T04:00:00Z Several sports personalities from Kazakhstan flew in from abroad, including world middleweight boxing champion Gennady Golovkin who trains in the United States. Thousands mourn Kazakh skating Olympic medalist Denis Ten 2018-07-21T04:00:00Z Anderson Silva constantly discussed changing divisions during his long reign as middleweight champion. The Superfight: Champions Cormier, Miocic collide at UFC 226 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z LaMotta, a former world middleweight champion, watched Mr. De Niro train for the boxing scenes in “Raging Bull” — a process that always involves taking some hits, for realism or by accident. Donald Trump hits back at Robert De Niro: ‘Wake up punchy!’ 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z The fight was originally for the middleweight championship. Robert Whittaker defeats Yoel Romero in rematch at UFC 225 2018-06-10T04:00:00Z She took advantage of Reis' move down from middleweight, exposing the challenger's slower reaction time to overrule Reis' occasional clean power punches by remaining busy. Gennady Golovkin says he wants Canelo Alvarez after knocking out Martirosyan in two rounds 2018-05-06T04:00:00Z In the hands of veteran fight salesman Don King, however, Saturday's middleweight title defense by longtime champion Gennady Golovkin inspires another thought. Don King livens up promotion for Gennady Golovkin's title defense vs. Vanes Martirosyan 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z He intended to spend it under Las Vegas’ brightest lights as he proved his middleweight supremacy in a lucrative rematch with Canelo Alvarez. After Canelo fell out, Gennady Golovkin picks up Martirosyan 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z By winning, he would match former middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins' record of 20 consecutive middleweight title fights without a loss. Gennady Golovkin sets risk aside, takes boxing business into own hands to chase middleweight record 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z A triumph ties Bernard Hopkins' record for 20 consecutive middleweight title bouts without a loss. Golovkin doesn't want to look ahead to Alvarez rematch, which could happen in September 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z “My plan is to fight any of the champions with the belts, any of the top guys at middleweight,” Jacobs said. Jacobs beats Sulecki, eyes another middleweight title shot 2018-04-29T04:00:00Z One of his part-time jobs was playing at a tap-dance studio, where one of the students was Robinson, the middleweight boxing champion. Bob Dorough, who set numbers and grammar to music in ‘Schoolhouse Rock!,’ dies at 94 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z Should Shields and Hammer both win, Showtime confirmed on Tuesday the pair will fight for the undisputed middleweight championship in a four-belt title fight in the fall. Olympic hero Claressa Shields to face Hanna Gabriels for middleweight titles 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z His grandfather was “Mean” Joe Greene, the professional middleweight boxer whose picture hangs on the wall. Barbecue pioneer, Little Pigs BBQ founder Joe Swicegood dies 2018-03-31T04:00:00Z "I played music and it turns out my brother did, too. I trained in boxing and it turns out my father had been a middleweight champion," he said. ‘BBC helped me find family who never knew me' 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z Golovkin is seeking to match Bernard Hopkins' record of 20 consecutive middleweight title victories in the scheduled May 5 bout against Alvarez. Nevada commission summons reps of Canelo, Golovkin to Las Vegas meeting 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z His middleweight world title bout against Golovkin last September ended in a controversial draw. Boxing: Alvarez blames contaminated meat for positive test 2018-03-05T05:00:00Z “I’ve said one of my goals is to win world championships in three weight divisions. I’m proud to be super middleweight champion, and on June 22 I will add the middleweight championship to my accomplishments.” Olympic hero Claressa Shields to face Hanna Gabriels for middleweight titles 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z The two men, each of whom holds pieces of the middleweight title and is a plausible contender for best pound-for-fighter in the world, fought last year, but it ended in a heavily criticized 12-round draw. Canelo Alvarez tests positive for performance-enhancing drug ahead of Gennady Golovkin fight 2018-03-05T05:00:00Z White said the McGregor situation was different than that of recent middleweight champion Georges St-Pierre, who relinquished his belt because he didn't want to remain in the division. Conor McGregor to lose UFC lightweight belt to Ferguson-Nurmagomedov winner on April 7 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z The middleweight stars fought a hugely controversial draw in their first meeting last September. Canelo Álvarez-Gennady Golovkin rematch set for 5 May 2018-01-29T05:00:00Z His middleweight world title bout against Golovkin last September ended in a controversial draw. Boxing: Alvarez blames contaminated meat for positive test 2018-03-05T05:00:00Z “I want to unify all the middleweight belts against Hammer,” Shields said. Olympic hero Claressa Shields to face Hanna Gabriels for middleweight titles 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z Then, after returning to win the middleweight belt in November, UFC legend Georges St-Pierre relinquished the belt with no return date mentioned. Miocic, Ngannou boast heavy artillery at start of UFC's needed strong year 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z The former professional boxer won the British and Commonwealth light middleweight titles in 2009. Former UK boxing champ charged with encouraging extremism 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z I am leaving the ring as the middleweight champion of the world.” Canelo Álvarez-Gennady Golovkin rematch set for 5 May 2018-01-29T05:00:00Z An iron-fisted battler who brawled his way to a middleweight title and was later memorialized by Robert De Niro in the film “Raging Bull.” Notable deaths in 2017 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z He cites the mania surrounding former middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik as a testament to America’s enduring obsession with great white hopes. Deontay Wilder: 'I want to fight Anthony Joshua, but Eddie Hearn doesn't want to risk his gravy train' 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z His tender nose began to spurt blood in the third round of his fight in Boston in early 1961 against the reigning world middleweight champion, Paul Pender, a firefighter from Brookline. Terry Downes Dies at 81; Middleweight Champion Was Britain’s Pride 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z His game showing against Golovkin answered the catcalls that he was ducking the champion who’s now unbeaten in 19 consecutive middleweight title fights. Retirements cause lots of shakeups in The Times pound-for-pound list 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z Mr. LaMotta defended his middleweight crown against two other boxers — and had four other nontitle fights — before entering the ring one last time against Sugar Ray Robinson, his longtime rival. Jake LaMotta, ‘Raging Bull’ of boxing, dies at 95 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z Another future world middleweight champ, Rocky Graziano, was a classmate there. Remembering Jake LaMotta, Combustable Champ and 'Raging Bull' Inspiration 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z On June 16, 1949, in Detroit, he became middleweight champion when the Frenchman Marcel Cerdan couldn’t continue after the 10th round. Jake LaMotta, boxer immortalized in ‘Raging Bull,’ dies at 95 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z Terry Downes, a quick-witted middleweight boxing champion from Britain, nicknamed the Paddington Express, who became wealthy outside the ring by investing in legal betting shops and later did a bit of acting, died on Oct. Terry Downes Dies at 81; Middleweight Champion Was Britain’s Pride 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z On June 16, 1949, in Detroit, he became middleweight champion when the Frenchman Marcel Cerdan couldn't continue after the 10th round. Legendary Boxer Jake LaMotta Dies at 95 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z He lost the middleweight title to him in what became known as the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre. Boxer LaMotta, immortalized in ‘Raging Bull,’ dies at 95 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z The former world middleweight boxing champion died in a nursing home due to complications from pneumonia, his wife told US news site TMZ. Legendary boxer Jake LaMotta dies 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z Neither did, but it was Golovkin who got the consolation prize of leaving the ring with the same middleweight belts he brought into it. It was 1 great fight and 1 lousy scorecard 2017-09-17T04:00:00Z He held the British middleweight championship twice and fought all but two of his bouts in Britain, including his defeats of a fading Sugar Ray Robinson and the Brooklyn-born onetime champion Joey Giardello in London. Terry Downes Dies at 81; Middleweight Champion Was Britain’s Pride 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z Their riveting middleweight title fight screams for a Cinco de Mayo weekend rematch next year, and continues the momentum for what’s been a renaissance year for boxing. Boxing won when Golovkin and Alvarez fought to a draw 2017-09-17T04:00:00Z But it was also supposed to determine the best middleweight boxer in the world. Gennady Golovkin vs. Canelo Alvarez ends in a split draw 2017-09-16T04:00:00Z Alvarez took on his greatest challenge Saturday night, when he stepped into the ring with a destroyer from Kazakhstan with 18 consecutive defenses of his middleweight championship. Despite obvious drawbacks, the GGG-Canelo fight was all that 2017-09-16T04:00:00Z The last undisputed world middleweight champion was Bernard Hopkins, the business partner and one-time tormentor of Álvarez’s promoter, Oscar De La Hoya. Gennady Golovkin and Canelo Álvarez fight to controversial split draw 2017-09-17T04:00:00Z Back in Boston the next year for the last fight of their trilogy, Pender reclaimed the middleweight belt in a 15-round slugfest. Terry Downes Dies at 81; Middleweight Champion Was Britain’s Pride 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z And boxing fans will consider the winner the true middleweight champion of the world. The Latest: Alvarez is the aggressor early against GGG 2017-09-16T04:00:00Z Both fighters weighed in Friday at the middleweight limit of 160 pounds. It’s on: Triple G, Canelo ready for big middleweight bout 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z Golovkin consoled himself with the idea the middleweight championships at stake remained in his possession. Despite obvious drawbacks, the GGG-Canelo fight was all that 2017-09-16T04:00:00Z They wanted a definitive answer to the question: who is the best middleweight in boxing? Gennady Golovkin and Canelo Álvarez fight to controversial split draw 2017-09-17T04:00:00Z Bernard Hopkins defended his middleweight belt 20 consecutive times, a virtual eternity in the rough-and-tumble division. Gennady Golovkin hasn’t met a foe like Canelo Alvarez 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z When the clash between Kazakhstan’s Golovkin, the undefeated middleweight world champion, and Mexico’s Alvarez was announced last May, for about a month the showdown was being billed as the ‘Fight of the Year’. Boxing: Golovkin-Alvarez finally take over spotlight 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z For Golovkin, the fight is the culmination of a long battle to establish himself as the top middleweight in the world. It’s on: Triple G, Canelo ready for big middleweight bout 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z At stake: undisputed supremacy in the middleweight division. Here's all you need to know about the Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin fight 2017-09-11T04:00:00Z Bernard Hopkins was a middleweight champion and a favorite over the rather unheralded Robert Allen. Loopy, Huggy-Wuggy, Demented: An Anthology of Weird Las Vegas Boxing Matches 2017-08-23T04:00:00Z The Collins family are as close to boxing royalty as it gets in Ireland, with Steve Collins Senior a former WBO middleweight and super-middleweight world champ, and uncle Paschal a renowned boxing coach. McGregor must stick to what he knows, says former sparring partner 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z When the clash between Kazakhstan’s Golovkin, the undefeated middleweight world champion, and Mexico’s Alvarez was announced last May, for about a month the showdown was being billed as the ‘Fight of the Year’. Boxing: Golovkin-Alvarez finally take over spotlight 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z It remains to be seen whether Weidman will be able to work his way back up to the middleweight title that he once held. Redemption for Chris Weidman at home 2017-07-22T04:00:00Z I am the only middleweight girl in the country. Fight like a girl: the female boxers of the Democratic Republic of the Congo 2017-07-14T04:00:00Z Undefeated middleweight world champion Gennady Golovkin has dismissed the bout as a 'circus show' but Khan disagrees with the Kazakh fighter. Mayweather vs. McGregor is great for boxing - Khan 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z The Collins family are as close to boxing royalty as it gets in Ireland, with Steve Collins Senior a former WBO middleweight and super-middleweight world champ, and uncle Paschal a renowned boxing coach. McGregor must stick to what he knows, says former sparring partner 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z Mimicking a line Golovkin often uses when referring to his fights, De La Hoya chirped “Big drama show” as he patted the middleweight champion on the stomach. Mutual respect replaces barbs during Canelo Alvarez-Gennady Golovkin promotional tour 2017-06-24T04:00:00Z In a stretch of three weeks, the most significant fight including a UFC athlete, and the most important middleweight boxing match of the generation will be staged inside the same arena. Here's how Las Vegas' T-Mobile Arena landed both Mayweather-McGregor and Alvarez-Golovkin 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z Yet Danza, pictured above with the late Muhammad Ali in 2004, started out as a boxer who once had hopes of being a world champion middleweight. 10 sports stars who became actors - BBC News 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z "Canelo is a full-blown middleweight and Golovkin is undefeated at middleweight. This fight has been perfectly planned at the perfect time." Boxing: Canelo says Vegas bout will prove superiority to GGG 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z In Golovkin, he’ll meet a fighter in pursuit of his 19th consecutive middleweight title fight victory, two short of Bernard Hopkins’ record. Canelo Alvarez doesn't want Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s 'sideshow' to steal his fight's thunder 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z The former European middleweight title winner's death was announced on Sunday by his nephew, Derby and Republic of Ireland footballer Cyrus Christie. Errol Christie: Tributes to 'hugely talented' boxing champ - BBC News 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z Murata, a 2012 London Olympic gold medalist who was bidding to become the second middleweight champion from Japan and the first in 22 years, sent N’Dam to the canvas several times. Friday’s Sports in Brief 2017-05-27T04:00:00Z Murata, a London Olympic gold medalist who was bidding to become the second middleweight champion from Japan and the first in 22 years, sent N’Dam to the canvas several times in Saturday’s bout. WBA head calls for rematch of N’Dam-Murata middleweight bout 2017-05-21T04:00:00Z Canelo began boxing professionally at 139 pounds aged 15 before moving up through the weight classes, holding world middleweight and super welterweight titles. Boxing: Canelo says Vegas bout will prove superiority to GGG 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z Murata, the 2012 Olympic middleweight champion who was facing his first big test at the age of 31, suffered his first defeat in 13 fights. Boxing: Frenchman N'Dam beats Japan's Murata to win WBA middleweight title 2017-05-20T04:00:00Z But after pummeling countryman Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. on Saturday night, Mexico’s top fighter is eager for the long overdue megafight to determine the middleweight champion. Wait over: Canelo, Triple G eager for September megafight 2017-05-07T04:00:00Z Come September, Alvarez will get a chance to become the middleweight champion again. Canelo vs. Golovkin is finally slated to happen 2017-05-07T04:00:00Z His fight with Golovkin will presumably be in the middleweight division, for which the weight limit is 160 pounds. Canelo Alvarez's domination of Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. was a glorified sparring session 2017-05-06T04:00:00Z Former middleweight champion David Lemieux performed precisely as he needed Saturday night in dominating Mexico’s Marco Reyes and positioning himself as a key player in the division’s title talk. David Lemieux pounds Marco Reyes to earn unanimous-decision victory 2017-05-06T04:00:00Z Alvarez may weigh 15 to 20 pounds less than former middleweight champion Chavez when they step in the ring. Canelo vs. Chavez Jr. live updates 2017-05-06T04:00:00Z The September bout will be at the middleweight limit of 160 pounds. Wait over: Canelo, Triple G eager for September megafight 2017-05-07T04:00:00Z Even though he rose to become a middleweight world champion in 2011, Chavez Jr. soon after succumbed to the strain in well-publicized missteps of lax training, weight problems and dirty tests. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. looks to cement his legacy in bout with Canelo Alvarez 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z Born in Cornwall but largely raised in New Zealand, Fitzsimmons was the first fighter to win titles in three divisions - becoming world champion at middleweight, light-heavyweight and heavyweight. Who is Great Britain's greatest heavyweight? Joshua? Fury? Lewis? You decide 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z Johnson retained his Ultimate Fighting Championship flyweight title for the 10th time and matched the longtime middleweight king Anderson Silva for the record for consecutive defenses. Cavaliers Hold Off Pacers to Open Playoffs With a Win 2017-04-16T04:00:00Z “I deeply respect the police,” the former Strikeforce middleweight said, adding that he trains officers in his gym. 'I wasn’t thinking during those times': MMA fighter 'Mayhem' Miller pleads guilty in 5 cases 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z Cormier out-wrestled Jones’ replacement; former longtime middleweight champion Anderson Silva to some jeers from those not satisfied with the lack of action. Daniel Cormier has two big worries ahead: a wedding and Anthony Johnson 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z With November’s victory, the Oakland native became only the seventh fighter to win titles at super middleweight and light heavyweight, a class that includes Sugar Ray Leonard, Thomas Hearns, Iran Barkley and Roy Jones Jr. Andre Ward and Sergey Kovalev agree to terms for June rematch in Las Vegas 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z Two years later, when the American won middleweight gold at London 2012, she proved it. Claressa Shields: From poverty & abuse to boxing greatness 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z Golovkin fought well, or better than well, exchanging punches with a top middleweight who was putting on the performance of his life. Have We Already Seen the Best of the Boxer Known as Triple G? 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z The idea of completely unifying all the middleweight crowns is enticing for the 34-year-old power puncher who, for the first time in 24 fights did not stop an opponent. GGG has options, options, options 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z Gennady "GGG" Golovkin, the most fearsome knockout artist of this era, was pushed to the limit by Daniel Jacobs before retaining his world middleweight titles by decision at Madison Square Garden on Friday. Boxing: Golovkin edges Jacobs in rare decision to defend titles 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z In the meantime, here’s Kevin Mitchell’s assessment of tonight’s middleweight showdown. Gennady Golovkin v Daniel Jacobs: world middleweight championship – live! 2017-03-18T04:00:00Z The official Golovkin-Jacobs weigh-in was held 38 hours before their fight was to begin, virtually assuring that neither fighter would be close to the middleweight limit by the opening bell. Daniel Jacobs Misses Weigh-In, and Chance to Unify Belts, Against Gennady Golovkin 2017-03-18T04:00:00Z Officially, at least, Triple G is still the best middleweight in the world, and, some will insist, the best boxer, period. Have We Already Seen the Best of the Boxer Known as Triple G? 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z “My goal is all the belts in the middleweight division,” he said after winning 115-112 on two cards, 114-113 on another. GGG has options, options, options 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z He won 22 of his first 23 fights and climbed up the rankings to where he was about to start facing the cream of the middleweight crop. Having beaten cancer, Danny Jacobs won’t be intimidated by Gennady Golovkin 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z Jacobs and his manager, Al Haymon, struck a deal for the opportunity to stun the fight world and proclaim himself middleweight king during this St. Patrick’s Day weekend near his hometown. Gennady Golovkin faces his biggest challenge yet in Daniel Jacobs 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z Mr. Conlan connected him with an Irish middleweight fighter, and the two men have been close ever since. Making a Pro Debut at Boxing’s Mecca, 126 Pounds of Irish Moxie 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z Most experts considered these the two best middleweights in the world, though few considered them evenly matched. Have We Already Seen the Best of the Boxer Known as Triple G? 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z But ultimately he was fighting and winning again, and just over three years after his diagnosis, he won the vacant World Boxing Association middleweight title in 2014 with a fifth-round knockout of Jarrod Fletcher. Far-Flung Rivals Couldn’t Be More Different, but They Aren’t 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z An owner of three major middleweight titles, Golovkin has knocked out 23 consecutive opponents, often in devastating fashion. Having beaten cancer, Danny Jacobs won’t be intimidated by Gennady Golovkin 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z Officially, Gennady Golovkin will pursue his 17th consecutive middleweight title victory when he faces Daniel Jacobs at Madison Square Garden on Saturday. The fight's the formality after what Gennady Golovkin does in the gym 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z David Lemieux delivered an early candidate for knockout of the year with a devastating one-punch stoppage of Curtis Stevens in Saturday’s 10-round middleweight bout at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York. David Lemieux back in title hunt after devastating knockout of Curtis Stevens 2017-03-12T05:00:00Z Shields, who won gold medals in London and Rio de Janeiro, made her pro debut in November when she won a decision over Franchon Crews in a four-round super middleweight fight. Claressa Shields stops Szilvia Szabados on landmark night for women's boxing 2017-03-11T05:00:00Z Golovkin, 34, is widely considered one of the world’s best all-around fighters and is as intimidating to middleweights as Mike Tyson was to heavyweights 30 years ago. Far-Flung Rivals Couldn’t Be More Different, but They Aren’t 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z Gennady Golovkin said that, for the first time in as long as he can remember, “I don’t know who wins” when he meets fellow World Boxing Assn. middleweight champion Daniel Jacobs on March 18. Gennady Golovkin doubts Canelo Alvarez's intentions, but not Daniel Jacobs' validity 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z International Boxing Federation and World Boxing Council middleweight belts on the line against Jacobs. The fight's the formality after what Gennady Golovkin does in the gym 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z At age 26, Ware turned professional at the end of 2014, and the super middleweight has yet to lose. Toledo firefighter, boxer fights off adversity 2017-02-26T05:00:00Z McIntyre was born in Isabella, Pa. He served about 20 years in the Air Force and was a middleweight fighter before retiring in 1967. Washington-area obituaries of note 2017-02-14T05:00:00Z Both were standout amateur boxers in Kazakhstan, both middleweights, and according to Golovkin at least, Maxim might have been the better of the two. Far-Flung Rivals Couldn’t Be More Different, but They Aren’t 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z Anderson Silva made his case as the most gifted fighter in UFC history by dominating the middleweight division for seven years. Anderson Silva, 41, is still fighting to win back his UFC middleweight title 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z The only other woman to win two Olympic boxing golds, American middleweight Claressa Shields, made her professional debut last November. Double Olympic champion Adams to turn professional 2017-01-23T05:00:00Z Undefeated middleweight slugger Gennady Golovkin will put four world championship belts on the line March 18 against WBA champion Daniel Jacobs, who said on Tuesday that he relished another chance to beat the odds. 'Miracle Man' Jacobs to challenge unbeaten Golovkin 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z “We were always crowded, but when we won middleweight champion of the world. …” Fight 2016-03-27T04:00:00Z The IBF world super‑middleweight champion puffs out his bare chest and counts off his possible world title fights this year, snapping a finger at each name. James DeGale: ‘The fear is very real … I’m scared of failing, I’m scared to lose’ 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z In June 2005, Little Rock’s Jermain Taylor beat Bernard Hopkins in a split decision to win the undisputed world middleweight championship. Pine Bluff sees boxing revival 2016-12-26T05:00:00Z In his prime, Hopkins won a record 20 consecutive middleweight title fights. Bernard Hopkins knocked out of ring in final fight of 28-year career 2016-12-18T05:00:00Z It was Faber, the California Kid, who brought attention to the lower weight classes in MMA at a time when media and fans were focused almost solely on the middleweights and heavyweights. Retirement awaits Urijah Faber after Saturday’s UFC card 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z He made 20 successful middleweight title defenses and boasts multiple runs as light heavyweight champion. Hopkins ready for final fight in championship career 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z In part, the talks will center on Chavez’s ability to drop his weight closer to the middleweight limit of 160 pounds, after a checkered history of weight problems. A potential Canelo Alvarez-Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. bout is the talk of a WBC convention 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z He won a middleweight championship in 1995, only to remain in relative obscurity for several years. Bernard Hopkins, 51, prepares for his final fight Saturday at the Forum 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z He spent a week in an induced coma after suffering a bleed on the skull during the British middleweight title contest. Nick Blackwell: Hasan Karkardi & Liam Wilkins suspended for sparring incident 2016-12-12T05:00:00Z There are many portraits of Harry Reid: the brawler, once an amateur middleweight boxer, who called President George W Bush a “liar” and a “loser”. Harry Reid on leaving Senate after 30 years: 'I don't have any regrets' 2016-12-11T05:00:00Z She triumphed in London two years later and in Rio became the first British fighter to retain an Olympic title since middleweight Harry Mallin in 1924. Nicola Adams: BBC Sports Personality 2016 contender 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z If that doesn’t work, Kennedy, a middleweight contender in the UFC and an Army Ranger with tours of duty in Afghanistan, made his intentions clear. UFC fighters unite to demand better treatment: 'It’s a fight for what's right' 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z Gennady Golovkin’s promoter said Monday that “talks are continuing” for a mandatory middleweight title fight against Daniel Jacobs and there’s “a positive outlook” to striking a deal by early next month. Gennady Golovkin's promoter says talks to fight Daniel Jacobs have been 'positive' 2016-11-28T05:00:00Z The game was part of the MGM Grand Main Event “middleweight division.” Persons’ 3-point play sends Ball State past Coppin State 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z Ward spent the majority of his career seven pounds south in the super middleweight division, but Kovalev isn’t viewed as the larger fighter. Andre Ward's legs, as much as his punch, will be key in title fight against Sergey Kovalev 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z The fighter, a working-class Rhode Island hero, held world titles in three weight classes: lightweight, junior middleweight and super middleweight. Miles Teller steps up in boxing drama 'Bleed for This' 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z His bold move to fight Canelo Alvarez for the middleweight title proved his mettle, but a KO loss suggests that his chin is brittle. A look at the top 10 welterweights in boxing 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z The rematch of the middleweight final at May’s world championships in Astana sealed a fourth consecutive global title for the Michigan native. Olympic boxing champion Claressa Shields to make pro debut in November 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z The fighter later won welterweight and junior middleweight titles and compiled a professional record of 41-3. Man convicted of killing ex-boxing champ Vernon Forrest 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z Josh Samman, an Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight, died of a probable drug overdose after nearly a week in a Florida hospital. Tom Brady’s Return Buoys Spirits in New England 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z Had Hendo won Saturday night and walked away, there would have been two openings in the next middleweight title bout, one for each of next month’s winners. Michael Bisping retains title as UFC’s middleweight class heats up for fall fights 2016-10-09T04:00:00Z Cornejo, a 29-year-old from Los Angeles, fought for the first time since dropping a split decision in April in New Zealand for the WBC middleweight title. Maricela Cornejo furthers her boxing cause with unanimous-decision victory at Belasco Theater 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z Josh Samman, 28, an Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight, died Wednesday after spending nearly a week in a Florida hospital following a probable drug overdose. The week’s passages 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z As women’s boxing has found increased support this year from promoters and sanctioning bodies, the cause of lifting the sport’s popularity turns to fighters like Los Angeles middleweight Maricela Cornejo. Promising middleweight Maricela Cornejo hopes to push the popularity of women's boxing 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z Beyond knowledge capitals, the metros fall into global giants, Asian anchors, emerging gateways, factory China, American middleweights and international middleweights. Seattle makes elite ranks of 'knowledge capitals' 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z Donnelly lost at the quarter-final stage while middleweight Fowler, who also bet on boxing events, was beaten in his opening bout. Michael Conlan among three reprimanded for Rio betting 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z The victory over Cotto won him the middleweight title, a belt that he defended once and then relinquished to return to his more natural weight, but it also helped elevate Álvarez to boxing’s apex. Despite His Doubters, Canelo Álvarez Humbly Fights for Mexico 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z Another medal is assured on Sunday in the women’s middleweight final, featuring the American Claressa Shields, the defending champion. Shakur Stevenson Wins Silver in Boxing, but Defeat Leaves Him in Tears 2016-08-20T04:00:00Z She suffered a split-decision loss in April to WBC middleweight champion Kali Reis in New Zealand, but is counting on Friday’s fight to lead to another bout in November as her notoriety expands. Promising middleweight Maricela Cornejo hopes to push the popularity of women's boxing 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z This was Claressa Shields’s on Sunday: She dropped to one knee after her middleweight boxing bout and quickly sprang to her feet. Rio Olympics: Claressa Shields Punches Her Way to Second Gold Medal 2016-08-20T04:00:00Z The WBO light middleweight champion sustained the injury in the second round of his knockout victory over Liam Smith on Saturday night. Canelo Alvarez to miss rest of 2016 with fractured thumb 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z That means reputations, as well as quite a bit of money, will be on the line Saturday night, not to mention an even bigger payday on the horizon, against the current middleweight champion, Gennady Golovkin. Despite His Doubters, Canelo Álvarez Humbly Fights for Mexico 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z The roars of approval were still lingering in the air when Gennady Golovkin, the recognized champion at middleweight, was mentioned afterward. Canelo Álvarez subdues brave Liam Smith as Golovkin showdown looms 2016-09-18T04:00:00Z The missing part of the equation, however, is the meeting with Gennady Golovkin, the best middleweight on the planet, for which the clamor is growing incessantly. Liam Smith looks to upturn Canelo Alvarez's best laid plans 2016-09-17T04:00:00Z Despite owning a major belt, Smith is rated as only the No. 8 junior middleweight by the Ring. Canelo Alvarez is fighting Liam Smith, but the focus is on potential Golovkin bout 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z The 34-year-old Golovkin’s performance again demonstrated why he is considered one of the greatest middleweights in history and why he is so widely feared. Kell Brook to undergo surgery on broken eye socket after defeat by Golovkin 2016-09-11T04:00:00Z He is in Texas this week to attempt to seize the junior middleweight title of Liam Smith, an unbeaten Englishman from Liverpool. Despite His Doubters, Canelo Álvarez Humbly Fights for Mexico 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z Even Golovkin's suggestion that Brook "is not a middleweight" is arguable. Kell Brook finds Gennady Golovkin a leap too far 2016-09-11T04:00:00Z He has been accused of dodging the fearsome Kazakh after ditching his WBO middleweight belts following the Las Vegas destruction of Amir Khan earlier this year and moving back down to 154lbs. Liam Smith looks to upturn Canelo Alvarez's best laid plans 2016-09-17T04:00:00Z In his most recent bout at a catch weight of 155 pounds, Alvarez claimed the World Boxing Council middleweight championship with a vicious knockout of Amir Khan in Round 6. Canelo Alvarez is fighting Liam Smith, but the focus is on potential Golovkin bout 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z In beating Brook, Golovkin recorded his 17th world middleweight title defence. Kell Brook to have surgery on eye socket after Gennady Golovkin defeat 2016-09-11T04:00:00Z Brad Tavares at one point appeared to be turning into a young middleweight contender. UFC 203 live coverage: Miocic vs. Overeem fight card updates 2016-09-10T04:00:00Z Certainly, Brook could beat a lot of top middleweights out there, just not Golovkin. Kell Brook finds Gennady Golovkin a leap too far 2016-09-11T04:00:00Z Only a select few boxers have successfully jumped straight from welterweight to land a middleweight world title, the last being Emile Griffith in 1966. Gennady Golovkin beats Kell Brook with fifth-round stoppage in London 2016-09-10T04:00:00Z In 1952, in Helsinki, he won the gold in the middleweight class. Norbert Schemansky, Who Won Weight-Lifting Gold but Scant Public Acclaim, Dies at 92 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z "Kell stepped up from welterweight to middleweight. He wanted the big fights and it was a hell of a fight. I think Kell deserves lot of respect." Kell Brook to have surgery on eye socket after Gennady Golovkin defeat 2016-09-11T04:00:00Z Golovkin's trainer Abel Sanchez warned Brook that he was in for a rude awakening on Saturday, questioning the wisdom of moving up to middleweight for the first time. Brook says he will feel the fear and shock Golovkin 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z And while boxers who have jumped straight from welterweight to win a middleweight world title are rare, boxers who have jumped straight from middleweight to win a light-heavyweight world title are even rarer. Kell Brook finds Gennady Golovkin a leap too far 2016-09-11T04:00:00Z The gap between Gennady Golovkin and his peers is revealed by the middleweight champion’s string of 22 consecutive knockouts and his success is rooted in his gym work. Golovkin guns for his 17th consecutive middleweight title defense on Saturday 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z Brook's compatriot and cross-Pennine rival Khan hoped to become only the third former light-welterweight world champion to win a middleweight world title when he signed to fight WBC title-holder Alvarez earlier this year. Weight jumpers – eight boxers who dared to be great 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z The middleweight champion’s 22 consecutive knockouts attest to that. Gennady Golovkin speculates that Canelo Alvarez wants him to wait three years for their fight 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z "This is not a big guy versus a small guy. This is two middleweights. We've left no stone unturned to prepare for the fight. "No one is giving Kell a chance. Brook says he will feel the fear and shock Golovkin 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z Ironically, in Tiger's previous bout he lost his middleweight title to Emile Griffith, the last man to jump straight from welterweight to win a world title at 160lb. Kell Brook finds Gennady Golovkin a leap too far 2016-09-11T04:00:00Z Golovkin, who holds three middleweight belts, is aiming for his 17th consecutive middleweight title victory. Golovkin guns for his 17th consecutive middleweight title defense on Saturday 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z Robinson, probably the greatest boxer who ever lived, had laid waste to the welterweight and middleweight divisions and lost only two of his 135 pro fights before challenging Maxim for the light-heavyweight world title. Weight jumpers – eight boxers who dared to be great 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z Reigning Olympic champion Claressa Shields of the United States made sure of another medal after reaching the women's middleweight semi-finals on Wednesday. Boxing: U.S.'s Shields makes sure of another medal 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z In the meantime, Cormier is occupied with assessing the Saturday fights, beginning with the welterweight main event involving recent title challenger Carlos Condit and former middleweight title challenger Demian Maia, now the No. 3 welterweight. UFC's Daniel Cormier in catbird's seat as he waits for next foe to emerge 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z The silver goes to middleweight boxer Claressa Shields, the first American — male or female — to win two Olympic boxing titles. Memories of the Rio Olympics stay with those who reported on it 2016-08-21T04:00:00Z Claressa Shields aims for second straight gold medal in the women’s middleweight class. Today's best bets for TV 2016-08-21T04:00:00Z In women’s boxing, which became an Olympic event in 2012, Claressa Shields will fight for a second straight middleweight gold Sunday. Shakur Stevenson’s medal, consolation to him, is a silver lining for USA Boxing 2016-08-20T04:00:00Z And Friday she said she aced her assignment, winning a unanimous decision over Kazakhstan’s Dariga Shakimova to earn a spot in Sunday’s middleweight final. Claressa Shields passes another test to reach women's boxing final 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z Denzel Washington suited up as middleweight contender Rubin "The Hurricane" Carter, who would become known more as a casualty of injustice than as a boxer. 'Rocky,' 'Ali' and beyond: Boxing has a rich history in the movies 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z In 1975, when Walker stopped Washington’s Keith Broom to win the AAU light middleweight championship in a bout on ABC’s Wide World of Sports, he was asked afterwards what he did when he wasn’t fighting. Little-known Olympic boxer Chuck Walker’s feats unmatched 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z Entering the ring Wednesday for her first fight of the Rio Games, Shields is favored to win a second gold as middleweight, the heaviest class of female Olympic boxing. A Boxing Champ With Angels in Her Corner 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z Taylor, Britain's Nicola Adams, and American middleweight Claressa Shields all stuck with their sport, which has grown rapidly in prominence and quality since women's boxing was added to the Olympic program. Irish boxing star Taylor stunned in lightweight bout 2016-08-15T04:00:00Z Throughout his entire training, Gary Antuanne never allowed his weight to fluctuate five pounds above his target number, a tip from legendary middleweight Bernard Hopkins and a remnant of Beijing. Gary Antuanne Russell gets first Olympic win under his belt 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z A teammate of Whateley’s, the middleweight Daniel Lewis, won his first two bouts at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, in 2014. Making Olympic Boxing Safer by Eliminating Head Guards 2016-08-06T04:00:00Z Claressa Shields, who won the first-ever women's middleweight gold for Team USA in London, returns in fine form having won two world titles in the interim. Rio 2016 Olympics day-by-day guide 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z On top, the American middleweight added a simple, confident declaration: “2X.” US boxer Claressa Shields punching toward 2nd Olympic gold 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z On top, the American middleweight added a simple, confident declaration: "2X." US boxer Claressa Shields punching toward 2nd Olympic gold 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z Maybe the world isn’t ready to embrace the in-your-face power of a female middleweight champion with furious fists and a menacing competitive demeanor. Olympian Claressa Shields back in ring: ‘I have to make them respect me even more’ 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z They are both middleweights, and she has what he wants. U.S. Women, the Odds-On Favorites in Rio 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z For Yadav, who claimed the lightweight gold at the 2010Asian Games and the middleweight bronze in the next edition of the continental gathering in Incheon, winning is all. Boxing: Bitter London lesson drives Yadav on path to Rio 2016-07-24T04:00:00Z Cormier was instead pitted against former middleweight champ Anderson Silva, widely regarded as one of the greatest fighters in the sport, who stepped in with two days' notice. Nunes stuns Tate to take bantamweight belt at UFC 200 2016-07-10T04:00:00Z The UFC found a replacement at just two days' notice in Brazilian former middleweight champion Anderson Silva, who has previously served a suspension for a doping violation. UFC prepares for marquee event despite doping cloud 2016-07-08T04:00:00Z Eubank Jr will be defending his British middleweight title for the first time. Chris Eubank Jr says he is not affected by Nick Blackwell fight 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z Those placed in the top five in the flyweight, bantamweight, lightweight, light-welterweight, welterweight, middleweight and light-heavyweight categories in Baku will be sure of going to Brazil. Formula One? For amateur boxers, Baku is all about Rio 2016-06-19T04:00:00Z But GB Boxing said amateur middleweight Anthony Fowler, 25, would represent Team GB in that weight category. Rio 2016: GB Boxing rejects Chris Eubank Jr Olympics approach 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z His 15 middleweight victories are a record for the weight class - even more than long-reigning champ Anderson Silva, who lost to Bisping in February. Motor-mouthed Michael Bisping is an improbable UFC champion 2016-06-05T04:00:00Z Before getting a crack at the belt, Bisping fought middleweight great Anderson Silva in London. Michael Bisping stuns Luke Rockhold to become Britain's first UFC champion 2016-06-05T04:00:00Z One thing is certain, he maintains a high opinion of himself and his status among MMA middleweights. UFC 199: trash talk picks up before Rockhold-Bisping duel 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z But troubles are shoved to the side whenever Shields, a fast and aggressive middleweight, is working in a gym with her coach, Jason Crutchfield. ‘T-Rex’: a look at Olympic boxer finding her power 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z Now that the belt is his, Luke Rockhold wants his first Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight title defense Saturday at the Forum to mark the launching of a new era. Luke Rockhold's single-minded focus makes him UFC 199's main man 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z The parties will now discuss a revised purse split more in Alvarez’s favor, and the more popular Alvarez, 25, might also seek, to fight at a catch-weight below the middleweight limit of 160 pounds. Lawsuit against Canelo Alvarez holds up talks on fight with Gennady Golovkin 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z The result prompted Bisping to drop 20lbs and campaign in the middleweight division, which is where he has resided ever since. Michael Bisping stuns Luke Rockhold to become Britain's first UFC champion 2016-06-05T04:00:00Z The boxer won a bronze medal in the 2000 Olympics and captured the world middleweight title in 2005 against Bernard Hopkins. Ex-boxing champ Taylor gets probation on Arkansas felony charges 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z Following Khan's unsuccessful foray into the middleweight division, a match between him and IBF welterweight champion Brook seemed natural. Amir Khan: Kell Brook fight will never happen, says Bolton fighter 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z Photograph: REX/Shutterstock Álvarez is certainly the naturally smaller of the two men, but there is not much in it and, as a middleweight title holder, he should attempt to unify the division regardless. Will Saúl Álvarez give Gennady Golovkin the legacy-defining fight he craves? 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z In his first World Boxing Council middleweight title defense, Alvarez found himself struggling to deal with faster Amir Khan's boxing through most of five rounds. Canelo Alvarez makes Amir Khan his latest KO victim 2016-05-07T04:00:00Z Related: Canelo Álvarez beats Amir Khan: WBC middleweight boxing – as it happened “I got in the ring with a big guy, but this is boxing,” Khan said after the fight, looking suitably recovered. Canelo Álvarez knocks out Amir Khan and eyes Gennady Golovkin fight 2016-05-08T04:00:00Z In 2015, the International Boxing Federation declared the middleweight championship vacant when Taylor, then under arrest, was unable to defend his title. Ex-boxing champ Taylor gets probation on Arkansas felony charges 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z Alvarez weighed in at the catchweight limit of 155 pounds for his first World Boxing Council middleweight title defense Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena against England's Amir Khan, who also weighed 155. Canelo Alvarez hopes to extend Mexican holiday festivities with victory over Amir Khan 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z From 13lbs above, Marvelous, a bona fide middleweight from his first fight to his last, was already making envious eyes at the three lighter men. Will Saúl Álvarez give Gennady Golovkin the legacy-defining fight he craves? 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z The two are scheduled to fight in a middleweight title bout Saturday in Las Vegas. Canelo Alvarez is fighting Amir Khan on Saturday, though the chatter this week has mostly been about Gennady Golovkin 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z But it is being fought at a catch weight of 155 pounds because Alvarez doesn’t believe he’s a true middleweight quite yet. Canelo tries to put Triple G talk aside in fight with Khan 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z Former world middleweight boxing champion Jermain Taylor was given suspended sentences by an Arkansas judge on Friday and put on probation for six years, avoiding prison after pleading guilty in three separate cases. Ex-boxing champ Taylor gets probation on Arkansas felony charges 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z Now he is convincing himself he is a pared-down middleweight, which is palpably not the case. Amir Khan v Canelo Álvarez: in the end it all boils down to weight 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z “If Canelo brings anything less than his ‘A’ game, he is going to be in trouble,” former middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins said. For Canelo Alvarez, It’s Khan and Then Maybe Golovkin 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z But it is being fought at a catch weight of 155 pounds because Alvarez doesn't believe he's a true middleweight quite yet. Canelo Alvarez is fighting Amir Khan on Saturday, though the chatter this week has mostly been about Gennady Golovkin 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z Britain's Khan, 29, is moving up two weights to challenge his Mexican rival for the WBC middleweight title at the T-Mobile Arena. Canelo v Khan: Virgil Hunter says Khan lacks killer instinct 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z Khan wasn't going to let his chance get away, even if Canelo Alvarez is a heavy favorite when they meet in the ring Saturday night for a piece of the middleweight title. Amir Khan chased big fights for years before finally winding up in a one against a fighter he freely admits is bigger and stronger than him 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z |
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