Teofimo Lopez had been actively pursuing a fight against welterweight titleholder Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis, but ESPN now reports he’s in the midst of cementing a deal to defend his 140 lb WBO title against former IBF titleholder Subriel Matias. The fight is being targeted for March 15 to headline an ESPN+ PPV event. Lopez (21-1,
Month: December 2024
Dec 22, 2024, 06:21 AM ET Open Extended Reactions British heavyweight Tyson Fury said the judges made a mistake in awarding a unanimous decision win to Oleksandr Usyk in their clash for the WBA (Super), WBO and WBC titles at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh on Saturday night, claiming he should have won. Fury fell
Thursday, December 26 TrillerTV+, 9:00 am ET, The Legendary Boxing Day 2024. This is the everything, the all and the only, for televised US boxing this week — You can watch this Swiss Pro Boxing show, or you’ll watch nothing. Angelo Pena vs Gisu Lee is your main event, for a 3rd or 4th tier
James Regan Dec 22, 2024, 01:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jack Catterall will face Arnold Barboza Jr. in a junior welterweight clash in Manchester on Feb. 15, it was confirmed on Sunday. Catterall (30-1,13 KOs), called for a world title fight after a unanimous decision win over Regis Prograis in October backed up his
It’s official: Jack Catterall and Arnold Barboza Jr will meet in a WBO super lightweight eliminator on February 15 in Manchester, England. Catterall (30-1, 13 KO) is coming off of a dominant decision win over Regis Prograis in October, while Barboza (31-0, 11 KO) had sort of a down-and-up year in 2024, struggling to an
Mike Coppinger Close Mike Coppinger ESPN Boxing Insider Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Nick Parkinson Close Nick Parkinson Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for
Tyson Fury feels he got the short end of the stick in his rematch loss to Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday, where Usyk retained the WBC, WBA, and WBO heavyweight titles with a unanimous 116-112 victory in Riyadh. It was a terrific fight again between Usyk (23-0, 14 KO) and Fury (34-2-1, 24 KO), with both
Nick ParkinsonDec 22, 2024, 03:17 AM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions Tyson Fury might not have three world heavyweight title belts for Christmas this year, but he can still be confident of earning more riches from boxing in 2025 and
Oleksandr Usyk defeated Tyson Fury for a second time today in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, scoring a win by unanimous decision to retain his WBC, WBA, and WBO heavyweight titles. Usyk won by a score of 116-112 on all three judges’ scorecards, which was also the unofficial score that Bad Left Hook tallied. Usyk (23-0, 14
Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderDec 21, 2024, 11:05 PM ET Close Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Open Extended Reactions RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — With 24 rounds between them and no
By: Sean Crose Tyson Fury made his way to the ring in Saudi Arabia on Saturday to the sounds of Christmas music courtesy of Mariah Carey. By the time the towering Englishman reached the ring, however, Carey’s vocals had been replaced by the music of Biggie Smalls. It was all, to be sure, classic Fury.
Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderDec 21, 2024, 06:43 PM ET Close Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Open Extended Reactions RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Oleksandr Usyk retained the heavyweight championship with
Daniel Dubois wasted no time in calling for his own rematch with Oleksandr Usyk, coming into the ring during Usyk’s post-fight interview after the Ukrainian’s second win this year over Tyson Fury. Dubois (22-2, 21 KO) lost to Usyk in 2023 by ninth round knockout, but it is the most controversial win of Usyk’s career
Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderDec 21, 2024, 08:31 AM ET Close Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Open Extended Reactions RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Oleksandr Usyk’s team requested the Middle East
Dmirty Bivol spent a little time talking with Fight Hype about a number of topics including this weekend’s heavyweight rematch between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury, as well as his own impending world title rematch against Artur Beterbiev. Bivol says he knows what changes he needs to make for that rematch but stopped short of
Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderDec 20, 2024, 03:51 PM ET Close Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Open Extended Reactions RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Tyson Fury, sporting a burly beard, leather
Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury are set to rematch today in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, headlining a pay-per-view card that starts at 11 am ET. Usyk vs Fury 2 will be the last bout of an eight-fight card, with Usyk defending his WBC, WBA, and WBO heavyweight titles. Patrick Stumberg will be on the round-by-round for
By: Sean Crose I’ll be frank – this is one of the hardest calls I’ve had to make in my ten plus years of writing about boxing. The truth is that the first Tyson Fury-Oleksandr Usyk battle was so close – so completely back and fourth – that it’s hard to decide which man is
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