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Lopez eyes undisputed welterweight title after outboxing Romero for WBA crown

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LAS VEGAS — The cut above WBA welterweight champion Teofimo Lopez’s right eye became a hematoma on Saturday an hour after his victory over Rolando Romero at T-Mobile Arena. Romero’s left hook in the middle of the fifth round turned his face into a bloody mess, making the swelling conspicuous.

But not more so than his post-fight grin.

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Rolando Romero, Teofimo Lopez turn from friendship to welterweight title fight

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LAS VEGAS — Rolando Romero and Teofimo Lopez wouldn’t break eye contact on Friday afternoon, their friendship frosty after several years, reduced to an icy, empty glare. Put by Lopez on a conference room stage after the staredown capped their ceremonial weigh-in at Park MGM: “We pictured this moment years ago, and it’s time for us to ...Read more

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Floyd Mayweather being sued for millions tied to planned Pacquiao, Tyson bouts

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LAS VEGAS — Floyd Mayweather is being sued by an event production company over alleged breaches of contract tied to planned bouts against Manny Pacquiao and Mike Tyson.

The suit was filed by CSI Sports Events on Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, alleging Mayweather was given a total of $4.65 million in...Read more

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Boxer Floyd Mayweather charged in Las Vegas bad check case

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LAS VEGAS — Boxer Floyd Mayweather has been charged with writing a bad check worth $200,000 for a luxury watch at a Las Vegas business, according to court records and a report from ESPN.

Court papers filed by the Clark County district attorney’s office on April 27 indicate Floyd Joy Mayweather is charged with felony drawing or passing a ...Read more

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Spielberg's 'disclosure day' leads box office with $44 million

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Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day, released by Comcast Corp.’s Universal Pictures, was the highest grossing film at the U.S. and Canada box office with $44 million in ticket sales.

The movie, about a cover-up by the U.S. government and defense contractors of the fact that aliens have lived on Earth since at least the Roswell crash in 1947,...Read more