Jarrett Hurd and Erislandy Lara will meet Saturday in a junior middleweight title unification bout that will headline a Showtime-televised tripleheader at The Joint inside the Hard Rock Hotel.
Gilbert Manzano
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Gilbert Manzano worked for the Las Vegas Review-Journal from November 2015 to November 2018. He covered UNLV football and boxing. Before joining the RJ staff, he was a breaking news editor for NFL.com and a preps sports reporter for The Acorn Newspapers in Southern California. Manzano graduated from Cal State Northridge, and calls Pasadena, California, home.
Unlikely champion Caleb Truax will make his first title defense Saturday against James DeGale in the co-main event of a Showtime-televised card at The Joint inside the Hard Rock Hotel.
U.S. curling team struggling at World Men’s Curling Championship at Orleans Arena.
The highly anticipated May 5 rematch between Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin was officially canceled Tuesday during a news conference in Los Angeles.
Gennady Golovkin has a backup plan to fight on May 5 in Las Vegas.
Here’s Review-Journal NFL writer Gilbert Manzano’s first NFL mock draft. The NFL draft takes place April 26-28.
Niklas Edin is a two-time Olympic curling medal winner and has won countless competitions around the world, but he’s never left Southern Nevada with the first-place trophy.
The Nevada Athletic Commission is seeking a one-year suspension that won’t allow Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez to fight anywhere in the United States. He twice tested positive for the banned substance Clenbuterol in February.
Anthony Joshua and Joseph Parker will fight Saturday on a Showtime-televised main event in front of 70,000-plus fans at Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales.
The fate of the Saul “Canelo” Alvarez-Gennady Golovkin rematch won’t be determined until April 10, but MGM Resorts International is already prepared for a canceled fight.
Boxing superstar Saul “Canelo” Alvarez has been temporarily suspended by the Nevada Athletic Commission, executive director Bob Bennett said in a statement Friday.
Vasiliy Lomachenko will move up to lightweight and challenge long-reigning WBA champion Jorge Linares on an ESPN-televised main event May 12 at Madison Square Garden in New York.
With a week of wheeling and dealing, the Raiders have stood out as the busiest AFC West team during the free agency frenzy.
Terence Crawford was scheduled to challenge WBO welterweight champion Jeff Horn on April 14 at Mandalay Bay, but the ESPN-televised card was postponed after Crawford sustained a hand injury during sparring.
The Raiders will be looking to improve their roster as they head into free agency with approximately $25 million in cap space. Teams were allowed to contact and negotiate with free agents on Monday.