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Why Daniel Jacobs may be done as a middleweight
LAS VEGAS — Daniel Jacobs will likely move up to the 168-pound division, believing he has outgrown the 160-pound middleweight division after losing Saturday night’s championship fight to Saul “Canelo”...
Canelo Alvarez outlasts Danny Jacobs and unifies titles
LAS VEGAS — At least this time there shouldn’t be much complaining about a decision that went in favor of Saul “Canelo” Alvarez. Daniel “Miracle Man” Jacobs of Brooklyn fought...
DAZN gets into ring with Alvarez-Jacobs mega-fight
LAS VEGAS — Saturday night is a huge night for DAZN, the live streaming app that made its introduction in the United States a year ago and is trying to...
Daniel Jacobs has the biggest tool to beat Canelo Alvarez
LAS VEGAS — When Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Daniel Jacobs stood face-to-face at their weigh-in Friday afternoon, apparently there wasn’t enough room in T-Mobile Arena for both of their heads....
This boxing comeback story is even better than Tiger Woods
LAS VEGAS — Tiger Woods completed what is considered one of the greatest comeback stories in all of sports last month when he won the Masters at Augusta National. It...
Canelo Alvarez has come a long way since 2018 drug ban
LAS VEGAS — What a difference a year makes. It seems like a distant memory that the annual Cinco de Mayo fight weekend in Sin City was basically canceled last...
Why Daniel Jacobs' team is wary of judges for Canelo Alvarez bout
LAS VEGAS — Team Jacobs said Tuesday it wants a “spotlight” shined on the three judges scoring Saturday night’s middleweight championship fight between Saul “Canelo” Alvarez of Mexico and Brooklyn’s...
Boxing is full 'stream' ahead with electrifying slate of 2019 fights
Saul “Canelo” Alvarez stood face-to-face with Daniel Jacobs in Manhattan this week, promoting their Cinco de Mayo showdown in Las Vegas, while in Brooklyn, Erislandy Lara, perhaps the most under-appreciated...
Daniel Jacobs wins title in split decision, wants shot at Alvarez
Daniel Jacobs needed the big challenge, wanted to fight a guy who even some of boxing's best wouldn't. Now Jacobs knows what else he wants. "I want Canelo next," he...
Why this is the most important fight in Daniel Jacobs' career
Daniel Jacobs says his legacy will be at stake Saturday night when he takes on Sergiy Derevyanchenko for the IBF middleweight championship at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden....
Madison Square Garden living up to its nickname as fight 'Mecca'
LAS VEGAS — Boxing and other forms of combat sports, including MMA, are being televised or streamed live from all over the world these days, but only one building can...
Daniel Jacobs and 'Big Baby' move closer to title bouts
Daniel “Miracle Man” Jacobs of Brooklyn continued his march toward another shot at a middleweight title Saturday night by earning a unanimous decision over Maciej Sulecki of Poland at Barclays...
Daniel Jacobs dominates despite not getting KO he wanted
Daniel Jacobs was hoping for a knockout victory over Luis Arias on Saturday night to signal his return to contention in boxing’s middleweight division. But the Brooklyn native had to...
Daniel Jacobs' first step toward stardom begins now
He has a new promoter and a new network, now it’s up to Daniel Jacobs to become a star in boxing’s middleweight division. That quest begins Saturday night when the...