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In this Thursday, May 31, 2018 photo, fighter Bobby Gunn, left, and Bryan Pedersen, chairman of the Wyoming State Board of Mixed Martial Arts, speak with reporters during a news conference to promote a bare-knuckle boxing event that is being held Saturday night at the Cheyenne Ice and Events Center in Wyoming. The event is being billed by the promoter as the first legal, regulated and sanctioned bare-knuckle fight event in history. Bare-knuckle fighting was the forerunner of modern boxing with the last major bare-knuckle fight being held more than 100 years ago. Since then it has been held mostly underground and out of sight. (AP Photo/Bob Moen)

Bare-knuckle boxing from a bygone era looks for a comeback

By BOB MOEN - Associated Press

Tuscaloosa man trains heavyweight champ, shares life lessons

By JUSTIN GRAVES - Associated Press

FILE - This undated photo shows boxer Jack Johnson. President Donald Trump says he's considering "a Full Pardon!" for boxing's first black heavyweight champion more than 100 years after Jack Johnson was convicted by all-white jury of "immorality" for one of his relationships. Trump tweets that the actor Sylvester Stallone called him to share Johnson's story. Trump says Johnson's "trials and tribulations were great, his life complex and controversial." The president adds: "Others have looked at this over the years, most thought it would be done, but yes, I am considering a Full Pardon!" (AP Photo/File

Trump considers pardon for boxing legend Jack Johnson after call from ‘Rocky Balboa’

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

In this Feb. 7, 2018 photo, Natalie Dove prepares to punch a double-end bag as she works out at Philly's Next Champ boxing gym in Philadelphia. Just 16, Dove is a three-time winner of the prestigious National Women's Golden Gloves. In 2016, she fought her way onto Team USA with a second-place finish at the USA Boxing National Championships. Last year, Team USA ranked her the nation's No. 1 amateur junior woman boxer in her weight class. (Tim Tai/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)

Is Philly’s next Joe Frazier a 16-year-old girl?

By TOMMY ROWAN and The Philadelphia Inquirer - Associated Press

Tennessee student boxer dies in charity tournament

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In this Friday, Jan. 19, 2018 photo, Dana White, president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, the largest mixed martial arts organization in the world in his old neighborhood the &quot;Southie&quot; section of Boston. Long before he ran the UFC White was a &quot;Southie&quot; trying to make his way in boxing who dodged the money collectors for notorious crime boss Whitey Bulger that came knocking at his door. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)

Boston homecoming shows White’s rapid rise as head of UFC

By DAN GELSTON - Associated Press

Lamont Roach Jr. fights for fallen trainer in first headliner

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

Floyd Mayweather Jr. hits Conor McGregor in a super welterweight boxing match Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Eric Jamison)

Oscar De La Hoya perfect foe to unmask McGregor

By Thom Loverro

Former UPI executive sports editor Joe Carnicelli dies at 75

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Canelo Alvarez, right, throws a right at Gennady Golovkin during a middleweight boxing bout Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

The Latest: Alvarez and Golovkin fight to brutal draw

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Floyd Mayweather Jr., right, fights Conor McGregor in a super welterweight boxing match Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)

Conor McGregor never a threat to Mayweather

By Thom Loverro

Floyd Mayweather Jr., left, and Conor McGregor face off during a weigh-in Friday, Aug. 25, 2017, in Las Vegas. The two are scheduled to fight in a boxing match Saturday in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

The Latest: Mayweather finishes off McGregor in 10th

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Conor McGregor has boxing skill, but enough to beat Mayweather?

By Greg Beacham - Associated Press

Ticket sales for Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s (left) match on Saturday with Conor McGregor have been slow, leading analysts to believe boxing fans may be waiting for a fight between Gennady Golovkin and Canelo Alveraz a few weeks later. (Associated Press)

Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Conor McGregor fight being overlooked by boxing purists

By Tim Dahlberg - Associated Press

Washington Redskins defensive end Brandon Banks, left, and defensive tackle Matthew Ioannidis, right, practice their boxing moves during practice at the team's NFL training camp in Richmond, Va., Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Boxing exercises: Redskins players benefit from punches

By STEPHEN WHYNO - Associated Press

Washington Redskins defensive end Brandon Banks, left, and defensive tackle Matthew Ioannidis, right, practice their boxing moves during practice at the team's NFL training camp in Richmond, Va., Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) **FILE**

Jim Tomsula brings boxing drills to football

By Nora Princiotti - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Nov. 11, 2016, file photo, Conor McGregor stands on a scale during the weigh-in event for his fight against Eddie Alvarez in UFC 205 mixed martial arts at Madison Square Garden in New York. Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. said Wednesday, June 14, 2017, he will come out of retirement to face UFC star Conor McGregor in a boxing match on Aug. 26. Mayweather, who retired in September 2015 after winning all 49 of his pro fights, will face a mixed martial arts fighter who has never been in a scheduled 12-round fight at the MGM Grand arena. The fight will take place in a boxing ring and be governed by boxing rules. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Floyd Mayweather, Conor McGregor fight anchored in spectacle

By Todd Dybas - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Sept. 12, 2014, file photo, Floyd Mayweather Jr. poses on the scale during a weigh in for a fight against Marcos Maidana in Las Vegas. Mayweather Jr. said Wednesday, June 14, 2017, he will come out of retirement to face UFC star Conor McGregor in a boxing match on Aug. 26. Mayweather, who retired in September 2015 after winning all 49 of his pro fights, will face a mixed martial arts fighter who has never been in a scheduled 12-round fight at the MGM Grand arena. The fight will take place in a boxing ring and be governed by boxing rules. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Column: Mayweather-McGregor should be fun up to opening bell

By TIM DAHLBERG - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 12, 2014, file photo, Floyd Mayweather Jr. poses on the scale during a weigh in for a fight against Marcos Maidana in Las Vegas. Mayweather Jr. said Wednesday, June 14, 2017, he will come out of retirement to face UFC star Conor McGregor in a boxing match on Aug. 26. Mayweather, who retired in September 2015 after winning all 49 of his pro fights, will face a mixed martial arts fighter who has never been in a scheduled 12-round fight at the MGM Grand arena. The fight will take place in a boxing ring and be governed by boxing rules. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Mayweather coming back to fight UFC star McGregor Aug. 26

By TIM DAHLBERG - Associated Press

World Boxing Council champion Larry Holmes, right, delivers a flurry of blows to challenger Gerry Cooney during the 13th and final round of their championship fight, June, 12, 1982 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Holmes won the fight and retained his crown with a 13th round knockout. It was 25 years ago on a blisteringly hot night in Las Vegas, and Holmes was defending his heavyweight title against the big-punching Cooney in the richest fight of its time. (AP Photo/file)

Gerry Cooney on race, Larry Holmes and the fight

By Thom Loverro