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FILE - In this April 12, 2019, file photo, Vasiliy Lomachenko celebrates defending his WBA/WBO lightweight titles after knocking out Anthony Crolla, in Los Angeles. Lomachenko fights Teofimo Lopez on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020, in Las Vegas. Boxing fans should be thankful. They’re getting a quality fight _ and they’re getting it for free.(AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

Lomachenko, Lopez to give boxing fans a gift: free fight

By TIM DAHLBERG - Associated Press

12-year-old boxing champion looking to help indigenous girls

By FRANK VAISVILAS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 2, 1988, file photo, South Korea's Park Si-hun, left, delivers a left jab to America's Roy Jones, and goes on to win the gold medal in the gold medal bout of the light middleweight division at the summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. (AP Photo/Ron Kutz, File)

Three decades after Jones fight, gold still stings for Park

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 15, 2019, file photo, Mikaela Mayer, right, lands a right to Lizbeth Crespo in a boxing match in Las Vegas. Junior lightweight contender Mayer has tested positive for COVID-19 and has been pulled from the co-main event of Las Vegas’ first major boxing card since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Ready to fight, Herring knocked out by virus again

By TIM DAHLBERG - Associated Press

Boxer Mayer tests positive for COVID-19, out of return bout

By GREG BEACHAM - Associated Press

In this Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020, file photo, Conor McGregor smiles after defeating Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone during a UFC 246 welterweight mixed martial arts bout in Las Vegas. McGregor announced his retirement for the third time in four years, early Sunday, June 7, 2020, on his Twitter account, where the former two-division UFC champion also announced his retirement in 2016 and 2019. (AP Photo/John Locher, File) **FILE**

Conor McGregor makes third retirement announcement in four years

By Greg Beacham - Associated Press

In this Wednesday, May 27, 2020 photo, Marina, a medical worker, boxes during a training session with French boxer Hassan N’Dam, at the Villeneuve-Saint-Georges hospital, outside Paris. A world champion French boxer is taking his skills to hospitals, coaching staff to thank the medical profession for saving his father-in-law from the virus, and giving them new confidence and relief from their stressful jobs. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Punching through turmoil: Pro boxer helps medical staff cope

By JEROME PUGMIRE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2005, file photo, Robert De Niro, left, and boxer Jake LaMotta stand for photographers before watching a 25th anniversary screening of the movie &quot;Raging Bull,&quot; in New York. &quot;Raging Bull,&quot; about the life of Jake Lamotta, was No. 7 in The Associated Press’ Top 25 favorite sports movies poll. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)

‘Raging Bull’ delivers outside ring as classic sports film

By TIM DAHLBERG - Associated Press

FILE - In this 1932 file photo, boxer Jack Johnson, the first black world heavyweight champion, poses in New York City. Born on March 31, 1878, Johnson was the first black world heavyweight boxing champion, holding the title from 1908 to 1915. He remains a boxing legend, with his 1910 fight against James J. Jeffries dubbed the &quot;fight of the century&quot;. (AP Photo/File)

Journalist examines boxer Jack Johnson’s fight in New Mexico

By RICK WRIGHT - Associated Press

In this July 20, 2012 file photo, Carmen Williamson, the first black boxing referee and judge at an Olympic games, poses with his honorary gold medal in his hometown of Toledo, Ohio. Family members say Williamson died from COVID-19 complications on April 8, 2020 at a hospital in Toledo. (Zack Conkle/The Blade via AP)

Pioneering boxing ref dies, sport’s 1st black Olympic judge

By JOHN SEEWER - Associated Press

Joe Mehr works with instructor GraceMarie Tellone during a Rock Steady Boxing program class Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, at Downtown Gym &amp; Fitness in St. Cloud, Minn. The program is designed to help people suffering from Parkinson's disease. (Dave Schwarz/The St. Cloud Times via AP)

Rock Steady Boxing: Fighting back against Parkinson’s

By JENNY BERG - Associated Press

Tyson Fury, of England, who is scheduled to fight Deontay Wilder on Saturday for the WBC heavyweight boxing title, arrives at the MGM Grand on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)

Wilder-Fury II a fight so big it took 2 TV networks to show

By TIM DAHLBERG - Associated Press

In this Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020, photo, boxer Tyson Fury poses for a portrait in Las Vegas. Fury is scheduled to fight a heavyweight rematch with WBC champion Deontay Wilder on Saturday in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher) **FILE**

Tyson Fury, Deontay Wilder rematch needs no hype

By Tim Dahlberg - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020 photo, James &quot;Buster&quot; Douglas, the former world heavyweight champion, works with a student at the Thompson Community Center in Columbus, Ohio, where he teaches youth boxing. In one of the more spectacular upsets in sports history, Douglas defeated Mike Tyson, the reigning world heavyweight champion on Feb. 11, 1990, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Julie Carr Smyth)

30 years after Tyson fight, Buster Douglas is ‘feeling good’

By JULIE CARR SMYTH - Associated Press

Conor McGregor smiles after defeating Donald &quot;Cowboy&quot; Cerrone during a UFC 246 welterweight mixed martial arts bout Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Conor McGregor holds all the UFC cards after comeback win

By GREG BEACHAM - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 3, 2001, file photo, Christy Martin looks toward her corner following her unanimous 10-round decision over Jeanne &quot;Boom Boom&quot; Martinez, in Las Vegas. Martin was elected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019. This was the first year that women were on the ballot. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, File)

The 2020 Boxing Hall of Fame class

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Washington Redskins offensive tackle Trent Williams (71) takes the field for warms up before an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys Sunday, Oct. 21, 2018, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) ** FILE **

Trent Williams turns to managing boxers with Redskins season over

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

Rocky Marciano at Grossingers in New York for tale of the tape, August 31, 1955. (AP Photo)

Rocky Marciano’s boxing legacy stands test of time

By Thom Loverro

Virginia Fuchs of the United States, right, throws a punch at Irismar Cardozo of Venezuela during the second round of their women's fly, 51 kg boxing semifinal bout at the Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, Tuesday, July 30, 2019. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

US boxing captain Fuchs fights back after bout with OCD

By LUIS ANDRES HENAO - Associated Press

Manny Pacquiao laughs during a news conference Wednesday, July 17, 2019, in Las Vegas. Pacquiao is scheduled to fight Keith Thurman in a welterweight championship boxing match Saturday in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Pacquiao has plenty to say while he prepares for Thurman

By GREG BEACHAM - Associated Press