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7hWilliam Weinbaum

Nurmagomedov upset injured countryman has worsened

Lightweight contender Khabib Nurmagomedov enters his fight at UFC 205 in New York thinking about countryman boxer Magomed Abdusalamov, who suffered brain injuries three years ago.

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Chavez Jr. set to fight Britsch but eyes Canelo

Former middleweight world titleholder Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., out of action since July 2015, is returning to the boxing ring but with his eye on Canelo Alvarez down the road.

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4hDan Rafael

Boxing fight schedule

Want to know what fights are on the horizon? Check out the boxing schedule for 2016/2017.

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Viloria eyes one more title run

After a year-long layoff, 35-year-old flyweight Brian Viloria may fight in Asia to resume his career, as he looks to win one more title.

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1dDan Rafael

Murray to fight Lawal as second replacement

Super middleweight contender Martin Murray will face Nuhu Lawal in a 12-round bout Saturday that will take place on the undercard of Luis "King Kong" Ortiz vs. Malik Scott.

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Photos: The history of big fights at MSG

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Crawford ready for Molina in title defense

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Laila Ali's feast

The former championship boxer on her new cookbook, 'Celebrity Apprentice,' and knowing her father is 'no longer suffering'

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4dNick Parkinson

Who will be Pacquiao's next opponent?

Manny Pacquiao is world champion again, and speculation over his next opponent in 2017 is underway. Could it be Floyd Mayweather? There are other waiting in the wings.

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Balderas brothers sign with promoter Schaefer

The boxing Balderas brothers -- Carlos, the 2016 U.S. Olympic lightweight, and Jose, also a standout amateur -- are going pro as the first fighters to sign with promoter Richard Schaefer.

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Mayweather seated ringside for PacMan fight

Floyd Mayweather was seated ringside with his daughter for Manny Pacquiao's welterweight title challenge against Jessie Vargas on Saturday night at the Thomas & Mack Center.

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6dDan Rafael

Heart condition forces McKenzie to retire

Cruiserweight Ovill McKenzie, who came within a whisker of winning a world title in 2015, has announced his retirement due to a heart condition.

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Dan Rafael ESPN Senior Writer 

According to Showtime, the Badou Jack-James DeGale super middleweight world title unification fight on Jan. 14 will take place at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Of course, before that can become official, the promoters must have a New York State Athletic Commission-approved insurance policy that adheres to the new law in New York regarding insurance for boxing events.

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The New York State Supreme Court granted dismissal Thursday of K2 Promotions as a defendant in the civil lawsuit Magomed Abdusalamov's family filed after the heavyweight suffered severe brain damage in a Nov. 2, 2013, bout with Mike Perez at the Theater at Madison Square Garden. The suit, focusing primarily on the actions of state athletic commission doctors, alleges recklessness, gross negligence and medical malpractice. K2, which promoted the fight, is the second defendant to be released from the case, joining MSG, which was dismissed from it 21 months ago. In July, a state inspector general's investigative report ripped the commission for its handling of Abdusalamov that night. Five commission doctors, its inspector and the referee remain as defendants. The suit is in the deposition stage.

William Weinbaum ESPN 

As he prepares for a UFC 205 bout Saturday night at Madison Square Garden, undefeated lightweight Khabib "The Eagle" Nurmagomedov has countryman Magomed Abdusalamov on his mind. "Mago" suffered a disabling brain injury in his heavyweight boxing match at The Garden three years ago. "The Eagle" visited him this week. "I lived near him in Makhachkala [capital of the Russian Republic of Dagestan], he's a great man and I always visit him when I come to New York," Nurmagomedov told Outside the Lines. "But I'm very upset, because his condition has gotten worse." Mago's wife told OTL that she is not giving up, although he remains unable to walk or talk and he's increasingly passive about his therapy.