Gervonta Davis won the battle of unbeatens Saturday at T-Mobile Arena, stopping Ryan Garcia in a 136-pound catchweight showdown.
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Sam Gordon was born and raised in Minneapolis and is back for his second stint with the Review-Journal. He’s covered the NFL, NBA, the Big Ten, the Mountain West and prep sports for various publications during his professional tenure. Gordon, a University of Minnesota graduate, is a basketball junkie who coached high school basketball for three seasons.
Tight end prospects Darnell Washington of Desert Pines and Dalton Kincaid of Faith Lutheran could find their way into the first round of the NFL draft Thursday.
Mike Tyson, Bernard Hopkins and other boxing luminaries watched Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia make the 136-pound catchweight for their showdown Saturday.
David Morrell Jr. resides in Minneapolis, but his fighting style is perfect for Las Vegas, where he’ll fight for the first time Saturday at T-Mobile Arena.
Now 28, Gervonta Davis is among boxing’s biggest draws, best pound-for-pound fighters — and for the first time a headliner in Sin City. Trainer Calvin Ford is the calm in his corner.
Lightweight boxing superstar Ryan Garcia uses social media to showcase the set of skills he’ll show off against Gervonta Davis on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena.
Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia will risk their undefeated records Saturday in the biggest fight on the boxing calendar. Sources say that it’s in line to garner one of the 10 highest grossing gates in the history of Las Vegas.
Ukraine’s Olena Kolesnyk left her native country in February 2022 amid the war with Russia and has since settled in Las Vegas, where she’ll fight Friday in the PFL.
Cuba native Robeisy Ramirez, who has settled in Las Vegas, will fight Isaac Dogboe on Saturday in Tulsa, Oklahoma, for the WBO featherweight title.
UNLV senior center David Muoka entered the NCAA’s transfer portal on Wednesday, becoming the fourth player to leave the program since the 2022-23 season concluded.
Chad Beeten resigned in February after he made complaints to the school about what he saw as its racial mistreatment of his basketball players, according to a letter he wrote school officials.
The most compelling fight for Canelo Alvarez is against David Benavidez, who preserved his mandatory WBC positioning by overpowering former IBF champion Caleb Plant.
The bad blood finally boiled over Saturday night inside the boxing ring at the MGM Grand Garden, ending one of the sport’s best rivalries with an unlikely embrace.
Dan Hurley, son of high school coaching great Bob Hurley, has Connecticut one win away from the Final Four. The Huskies face Gonzaga on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena.
David Benavidez (26-0, 23 knockouts) can cinch his superstardom Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden by beating Caleb Plant, an equally driven former champion.