Author: Mike Sloan

LAS VEGAS — Marcos Maidana had a plan coming into the biggest fight of his career: make Floyd Mayweather Jr. engage in an all-out war.

LAS VEGAS — Marcos Maidana had a plan coming into the biggest fight of his career: make Floyd Mayweather Jr. engage in an all-out war.

Rising star Keith Thurman kept his unbeaten record in tact by stopping grizzled veteran Julio Diaz after three rounds at the StubHub Center in Carson, Calif.

Shawn Porter did what no other man has done before: destroy former two-time world champion Paulie Malignaggi. Porter (24-0-1, 15 KOs) was all over “The Magic Man” from the opening bell and never let the Brooklyn boxer to settle in. He forced Malignaggi into a slugfest and it paid off.

He’s been doubted many a time during the past dozen years, but Bernard Hopkins continues to scoff at those who reckon he’s too old to climb into the ring.

LAS VEGAS — In the nearly two years since they first engaged in hand-to-hand combat, Manny Pacquiao — and a legion of boxing followers — maintained that he was robbed against Timothy Bradley.

Sherdog.com’s Mike Sloan reports live from Las Vegas with real-time Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley round-by-round updates.

Sherdog.com will provide live results and play-by-play Saturday night as Saul “Canelo” Alvarez squares off against Alfredo Angulo at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Sherdog.com reports from San Antonio, Texas, with live Adrien Broner vs. Marcos Maidana boxing updates.

Sherdog.com has live updates from Brooklyn, N.Y., where welterweights Paulie Malignaggi and Zab Judah will clash in a 12-round boxing bout.