Andres Ferrari, ESPN EditorDec 20, 2024, 07:43 AM ET Close Andres Ferrari is ESPN.com’s boxing and MMA editor. Open Extended Reactions Oleksandr Usyk puts his WBC, WBO and WBA heavyweight world titles on the line in a rematch against Tyson Fury on Saturday at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Usyk (22-0, 14 KOs) defeated
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Ahead of Saturday’s heavyweight title rematch between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury, both fighters appeared for their final press conference today, but neither was a man of many words. For Usyk, when asked about how he’s feeling and his expectations heading into the big fight, he said: “Now we just have the performance. Talks, cameras,
Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderDec 20, 2024, 07:41 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 Boxing’s top two big men clash Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,
Top Rank promoter Bob Arum just recently celebrated his 93rd birthday and is still working to lead the company he founded many decades ago. Talking to Fight Hub TV, Arum breaks down the ongoing talks to stage a fight between Teofimo Lopez and Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis, Devin Haney not wanting to fight Teofimo, where things
Dec 19, 2024, 08:36 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Tyson Fury has tried to keep a low profile this week ahead of his rematch with Oleksandr Usyk in Saudi Arabia, and gave nothing away at the open workout on Wednesday. Editor’s Picks 1 Related Fans got a glimpse off Fury in the ring at the
By: Sean Crose “I’m going to dish out a whole lot of pain,” Tyson Fury said during the final press conference before his Saturday rematch against WBA, WBO and WBC heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk. “I’ve got nothing to say far from there’s going to be a lot of hurt and pain in this fight, you
Chris Eubank Jr spends some time talking about where things stand in negotiations for a fight against Conor Benn, his alternative plan to pursue Erislandy Lara, why he hasn’t yet fought Canelo Alvarez and finally why Terence Crawford should have to go through him before getting a shot at Canelo. Here’s some of what Eubank
Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderDec 19, 2024, 06:25 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 Jaime Munguia has exercised the rematch clause for a return bout
With Jaime Munguia out of contention for the foreseeable future after last Saturday’s disastrous knockout loss to Bruno Surace, the IBF has ordered no. 3 super middleweight Christian Mbilli to face no. 6 Kevin Lele Sadjo in a final eliminator. Eye of the Tiger Management’s Camille Estephan expressed interest in the fight on Twitter, while
Timothy Bradley Jr.Dec 19, 2024, 07:48 AM ET Close Timothy Bradley Jr. is an ESPN’s boxing analyst, a two-division, five-time world champion and a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Open Extended Reactions The first fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk in May was closely contested, with two judges scoring it for
Tyson Fury tells Fight Hub TV that he’s going to be a different fighter heading into this weekend’s rematch with Oleksandr Usyk, saying he’s much better prepared for this fight than he was the first time around. While Fury insists that he doesn’t want to make excuses for losing the first fight, he says he’ll
Dec 17, 2024, 02:25 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Natasha Jonas will fight Lauren Price in a world welterweight unification fight on March 7 at the Royal Albert Hall in London. The bout was confirmed on Saturday following Jonas’s unanimous points win over Ivana Habazin and Price’s third-round stoppage of Bexcy Mateus. “It’s an honour
After sharing a card this past weekend, welterweight titlists Natasha Jonas and Lauren Price will meet in a three-belt unification atop a March 7th “all-women’s card” at Kensington’s Royal Albert Hall. Jonas (16-2-1, 9 KO) is 3-0 since moving down from 154, stopping Kandi Wyatt for the IBF belt and controversially edging out Mikaela Mayer
Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderDec 18, 2024, 07:50 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 TYSON FURY ABSORBED 14 unanswered punches as Oleksandr Usyk threatened to
Rising heavyweight prospect Moses Itauma will return to action this Saturday in a step-up fight against once-beaten Demsey McKean, and the 19-year-old British southpaw is making clear that he doesn’t want to get ahead of himself. As will likely be the case with many serious UK heavyweight prospects in the coming years, Itauma (10-0, 8
Nick ParkinsonDec 17, 2024, 03:27 PM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions Oleksandr Usyk has gained added inspiration from his fellow Ukrainians who are fighting a war, according to his team director Sergey Lapin. Usyk (22-0, 14 KOs) defends his WBA,
With IBF cruiserweight mandatory Huseyin Cinkara out of commission, Jake Donovan reports that 2020 Olympic bronze medalist David Nyika will step up to face Jai Opetaia on January 8th in Broadbeach. Per Donovan, this will satisfy Opetaia’s (26-0, 20 KO) mandatory obligation, meaning he won’t have to revisit the Cinkara fight should he emerge victorious.
Dec 17, 2024, 04:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Tyson Fury has said he should have considered delaying his first fight against Oleksandr Usyk further after suffering a cut in sparring in February, and that his preparation ahead of the rematch has been “a lot easier.” Fury and Usyk were originally set to fight on
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