The New York Times – Sports:
Devin Haney is both a champion and an up-and-comer. Vasiliy Lomachenko is seeking a title again after a break to fight for Ukraine.
Category: Boxing
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Francis Ngannou Signs Deal With Professional Fighters League
The New York Times – Sports:
The unusual mixed martial arts deal allows Ngannou, a former heavyweight titleholder for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, to compete in a boxing matchup this year.
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Canelo Álvarez Made a Mandatory Fight a Spectacle. Is a Bigger Bout Next?
The New York Times – Sports:
Álvarez outclassed John Ryder for a win by decision and seemed to use the moment as a celebration and a springboard to bigger highlights ahead.
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Canelo Álvarez Rarely Fights in Mexico. He Wants a Celebration and a Rebound.
The New York Times – Sports:
For Álvarez, 2022 was something of a down year — though it certainly wouldn’t be seen that way by a lesser star. A fight Saturday in Guadalajara, his hometown, sets up a bounceback.
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Putting the Brutality of a Prize Fight on the Met Opera Stage
The New York Times – Sports:
Terence Blanchard’s “Champion,” about the fighter Emile Griffith, is the rare opera to engage with sports. A boxing consultant helped keep it gritty.
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Gervonta Davis Floors Ryan Garcia, but Heads Into an Uncertain Future
The New York Times – Sports:
Gervonta Davis stopped Ryan Garcia in seven rounds in a highly anticipated fight in Las Vegas. Next up for Davis: a sentencing and an arraignment in separate criminal cases against him.
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Davis vs. Garcia: A Marquee Fight That Is Actually Happening
The New York Times – Sports:
When Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia square off Saturday night, they’ll satisfy boxing fans who are often left disappointed by fight negotiations that go nowhere.
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Gervonta Davis Wants to Be Known for More Than His Knockouts
The New York Times – Sports:
Davis, who goes by Tank, said he wants to be a star, “the whole package.” For now he is known for decisive victories in the ring and dubious decisions outside of it.
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In Jon Jones’s Triumphant Return, a Champion Watched From Afar
The New York Times – Sports:
After three years off, Jones won the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s heavyweight title. But it was against Ciryl Gane, not Francis Ngannou, who had held the title before parting ways with the U.F.C.