Boxing

Nick ParkinsonSep 16, 2024, 05:07 AM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions British boxing will never produce a star as bright as Anthony Joshua again, according to Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn. Joshua (28-3, 25 KOs), 34, challenge English rival Daniel Dubois

Aug 28, 2024, 03:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The anticipated boxing match between the legendary Mike Tyson and YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul has been rescheduled for Friday, Nov. 15 at AT&T Stadium. The bout was first scheduled for July 20 but was postponed after Tyson, who had a scare on a flight from Miami to

Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderSep 15, 2024, 12:35 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 LAS VEGAS — Canelo Alvarez, boxing’s top star, retained his unified

Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderSep 15, 2024, 01:51 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 LAS VEGAS — Canelo Alvarez crashed one of his patented left

Sep 13, 2024, 07:48 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Canelo Alvarez will headline a boxing card in Las Vegas for the 18th time when he puts his WBC, WBO and WBA super middleweight world titles on the line against Edgar Berlanga on Saturday night. The fight card at T-Mobile Arena also includes Erislandy Lara defending

Timothy Bradley Jr.Sep 12, 2024, 07:50 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 Canelo Alvarez vs. Edgar Berlanga is not the blockbuster matchup some might expect to see during the festive Mexican Independence

Sep 11, 2024, 07:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Shakur Stevenson has pulled out of his WBC lightweight title defense against Joe Cordina on Oct. 12 because of a hand injury, Matchroom Boxing announced Wednesday. Stevenson had surgery on the hand and was expected to return to the ring in early 2025, Matchroom said. The

Sep 11, 2024, 03:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Canelo Alvarez will put his WBC, WBO and WBA super middleweight world titles on the line against Edgar Berlanga on Saturday, Sept. 14 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Alvarez (61-2-2, 39 KOs) was the undisputed champion at 168 pounds before the IBF stripped him of

Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderSep 11, 2024, 07:46 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 Many of the most powerful figures in the fight game will

Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderSep 10, 2024, 10:11 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 Mexico’s Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez and England’s Chris Billam-Smith will meet in

Associated Press Sep 10, 2024, 11:52 AM ET LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The Algerian boxing federation that is home to Olympic champion Imane Khelif on Tuesday joined the World Boxing group that wants to save the sport’s place at the 2028 Los Angeles Games. Algeria and Japan joining World Boxing increases the organization’s membership to 44

Nick ParkinsonSep 3, 2024, 12:00 PM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions Eddie Hearn has said he hopes Conor Benn’s boxing ban in the United Kingdom for testing positive for a banned substance will be over next month. The Matchroom promoter

Sep 3, 2024, 09:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Tim Tszyu will get the chance to emulate his legendary father as a multiple world champion when he takes on undefeated Russian Bakhram Murtazaliev for the IBF super-welterweight belt in Florida next month. After weeks of negotiations, Team Tszyu have agreed on Australia’s son of a

Sep 3, 2024, 07:09 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Canelo Alvarez is making the eighth defense of at least one super middleweight title against Edgar Berlanga on Saturday, Sept. 14 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas (Prime Video PPV, 8 p.m. ET). Alvarez (61-2-2, 39 KOs) won his first super middleweight title with a unanimous

Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderSep 3, 2024, 10:21 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 The same question pops up following every Naoya Inoue victory: When

Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderSep 3, 2024, 08:43 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 Naoya Inoue retained his undisputed junior featherweight championship with a seventh-round

Nick ParkinsonSep 2, 2024, 12:00 PM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions Anthony Joshua will fight the winner of the Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tyson Fury rematch in 2025 if he beats Daniel Dubois on Sept. 21, according to the boxer’s promoter

Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderAug 30, 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 Naoya Inoue, one of the world’s best pound-for-pound boxers, returns Tuesday