Katsuma Akitsugi doesn’t worry about names or records—if there’s a fight, he’s ready to take it, and his resume proves that. The undefeated bantamweight Akitsugi who has built his career on short-notice victories against tough opponents, will return to the ring on Wednesday Night Fights, live on ProBox TV. Akitsugi faces former title challenger Aston
Month: December 2024
Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderDec 7, 2024, 05:55 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 Former junior middleweight champion Israil Madrimov has acute bronchitis and has
Robeisy Ramirez reportedly suffered a bilateral fracture in his right orbital bone in last night’s rematch with Rafael Espinoza, Salvador Rodriguez reports. Ramirez (14-3, 9 KO) pulled himself from the fight early in round six, losing for a second time to Espinoza (26-0, 22 KO) and failing to regain the WBO featherweight title with the
Galal Yafai, widely considered the underdog against Sunny Edwards, transformed his career by impressively stopping his rival in six one-sided rounds at Resorts World Arena in Birmingham, England. He is therefore on course to fight Japan’s Kenshiro Teraji, the WBC flyweight champion, in 2025. The fallout to his dramatic victory – which concluded with Edwards
Nick ParkinsonDec 7, 2024, 07:02 PM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions Denzel Bentley put himself within reach of a world title shot after becoming a three-time British middleweight champion with a unanimous points win over Brad Pauls on Saturday. Bentley
Israil Madrimov is reportedly “unwell,” and will not be fighting Serhii Bohachuk on the Dec. 21 undercard for Usyk vs Fury 2 in Riyadh. The 29-year-old Uzbek contender does still have his Feb. 22 fight with WBC interim champion Vergil Ortiz Jr, which had been announced for the Beterbiev vs Bivol 2 undercard, also in
David Adeleye has been noticeable by his absence since October 2023. The 28 year old hasn’t been seen since being stopped by Fabio Wardley in a British heavyweight title fight in Saudi Arabia. Adeleye, 13-1 (12 KOs), took his time to rebuild from that defeat. He assessed his career, began working with Adam Booth, and
By: Sean Crose WBO featherweight titlist Rafael Espinoza battled former foil Robeisy Ramirez Saturday night in Phoenix. The scheduled 12 rounder was a rematch of their 2023 battle. Espinoza won that match, as well as Ramirez’ title – but Ramirez had been more than game – and was now more than eager to get his
Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderDec 8, 2024, 01:47 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 Emanuel Navarrete floored Oscar Valdez three times en route to a
Emanuel Navarrete looked sharp and reenergized tonight, knocking out Oscar Valdez in the sixth round to retain the WBO super featherweight championship in their rematch in Phoenix. Navarrete dropped Valdez in the first, fourth, and sixth rounds, and snapped a two-fight winless streak by out-gunning his rival for a second time, this time winning inside
Trainer Kenny Ellis is optimistic the much-anticipated fight between Jaron “Boots” Ennis and Vergil Ortiz Jnr will happen in due time. Welterweight Ennis, of Philadelphia, saw his impending slugfest with Texas-born Ortiz on February 22 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, fall through after negotiations broke down, a development which saw Ortiz blaming Ennis for ducking him.
By: Sean Crose Emanuel Navarrete highlighted an ESPN card in Phoenix Saturday night when he faced Oscar Valdez for the second time. At stake was the WBO junior lightweight title. Defending titlist Navarrete won the first battle with Valdez, but Valdez had obvious plans for things to work out differently in Saturday’s scheduled 12 rounder.
Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderDec 8, 2024, 12:10 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 Richardson Hitchins captured the IBF junior welterweight title with a split-decision
Emanuel Navarrete overwhelmed Oscar Valdez during their rematch Saturday night. An accurate, aggressive Navarrete impressed in his return to the 130-pound division by battering Valdez to this head and body in the main event of a 10-fight card at Footprint Center in Phoenix. Navarrete dropped Valdez during the first, fourth and sixth rounds and became
Robeisy Ramirez seemed as if he would be effective enough to perhaps avenge another loss Saturday night. Then he channeled his inner Roberto Duran. After absorbing a flush right hand to his damaged right eye, Ramirez turned his back on Rafael Espinoza, waved his glove and delivered a “no mas” moment in the sixth round
Results: Agustin Quintana SD-10 Marc Castro (97-93, 96-94, 94-96) Liam Paro will defend his IBF super lightweight title against Richardson Hitchins in a main event from San Juan, Puerto Rico, streaming live tonight on DAZN. Coverage for the main card will start at 8 pm ET, and John Hansen will be here to provide your
LONDON – Denzel Bentley hopes to progress towards a rematch with the IBF and WBO middleweight champion Zhanibek Alimkhanuly after victory over Brad Pauls at Wembley Arena. The 29 year old lost to Alimkhanuly in 2022, and despite winning one of the finest contests staged in Britain in 2024 showed little to suggest he will be
Dec 5, 2024, 10:31 AM ET Open Extended Reactions It is time for national boxing federations to decide if their athletes will be at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics under a new global body or if the sport will miss out, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said on Thursday. The boxing competition at the
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