Former middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin and middleweight contender Sergiy Derevyanchenko appeared before the media on Oct. 2, 2019, ahead of their bout on Saturday for the vacant IBF world middleweight title at Madison Square Garden


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Heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk survived a scare to earn an 11th-round stoppage against Rico Verhoeven, a Dutch kickboxer who pushed the undefeated Ukrainian to his limits.

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The combat sports landscape has evolved so much that a 37-year-old Dutch kickboxer is getting a chance to become a boxing heavyweight champion.

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Oleksandr Usyk wants to make some "noise" before he calls time on a career that has made him the most dominant heavyweight boxer of his generation.

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Daniel Dubois has showed up late, got knocked down early and still beaten Fabio Wardley to become a two-time heavyweight champion.

Dubois shakes off knockdowns and stops Wardley to win WBO heavyweight title

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Nolan McLean allowed one run, three hits and three walks with five strikeouts in six innings.

Freddy Fermin's homer off Austin Warren lifts Padres over Mets

With Sabrina Ionescu sidelined, Stewart scored 30 points and the Liberty rallied for their fourth straight win.

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The responsibilities of a catcher could negatively affect Ben Rice's offensive output.

Rubin: Yankees' best lineup would have Rice at catcher, but is that a good idea?

Jalen Brunson trusts in his teammates and that night in and night out, they come and bring it.

Captain Clutch Brunson knows Knicks teammates have his back

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