ATLANTIC CITY — Nobody could deny Sergio Martinez this victory.
Boxing
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Jake Shields successfully defended his middleweight title by taking an unanimous decision over former Olympic wrestler Dan Henderson in a Strikeforce mixed martial arts fight Saturday.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. didn’t need to be told it was showtime as cameras whirred and clicked all around the undefeated welterweight during a 2½-hour workout Wednesday in front of the media at his Spring Mountain Road gym.
Evander Holyfield got what he wanted Saturday — a measure of redemption.
It was a fight that took 17 years to happen, and sometimes seemed it would take that long to complete.
Bernard Hopkins talks about Saturday’s light heavyweight fight against Roy Jones Jr. at Mandalay Bay — a rematch 17 years in the making — in terms of unfinished business.