Boxing

Open Extended Reactions Making bold predictions for the year in boxing got easier in 2025, with so many “dream” fights already on the schedule or in negotiation and close to being announced. Chances are we’ll see Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford later this year. Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia will have tune-up fights before they

Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderJan 16, 2025, 06:37 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 The Sebastian Fundora-Errol Spence Jr. junior middleweight title fight, planned for

Jan 14, 2025, 10:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Chris Eubank Jr. and Conor Benn will fight in April. Leigh Dawney/Getty Images The highly anticipated fight between Chris Eubank Jr. and Conor Benn will take place in London in April, Turki Alalshikh, the chairman of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority, confirmed on Wednesday. ESPN reported on

Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderJan 15, 2025, 05:26 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 Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia jointly asked a court Wednesday to

Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderJan 15, 2025, 07:44 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 This past year was full of great fights, upsets and incredible

James Regan Jan 13, 2025, 02:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Daniel Dubois has insisted he isn’t overlooking Joseph Parker, despite reaffirming his desire to fight Oleksandr Usyk after their scheduled heavyweight title bout on Feb. 22. Dubois (22-2, 21 KOs) will defend his IBF heavyweight title against Parker (35-3, 23 KOs) in Riyadh, Saudi

Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderJan 13, 2025, 09:36 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 The long-awaited grudge match between Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr.

Jan 13, 2025, 10:33 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Tyson Fury shocked the boxing world on Monday with a retirement announcement less than a month after his heavyweight title defeat to Oleksandr Usyk. But Fury is no stranger to retiring before returning to the ring, sometimes within months. Whether Britain’s former heavyweight champion stages another

Jan 13, 2025, 09:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Former heavyweight champion Tyson Fury announced his latest retirement from boxing on Monday in a video posted to social media. Fury has called time on his career before, in April 2022 after his win over Dillian Whyte. However, the Brit returned to action in December that

Nick ParkinsonJan 11, 2025, 04:35 PM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions Caroline Dubois celebrated her 24th birthday in anticlimactic fashion with a third-round technical draw against Jessica Camara in a brief first defense of her WBC world lightweight title. Editor’s

Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderJan 10, 2025, 08:14 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 For the second time in 30 days, Australia’s Sam Goodman has

Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderJan 10, 2025, 09:33 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 Former junior lightweight champion Jamel Herring was arrested Thursday evening in Ohio for alleged

Jan 10, 2025, 07:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions In 2024, boxing fans saw anticipated rematches, historic victories, impressive performances, and a few incredible upsets. Many of the biggest boxing events last year took place during Riyadh Season in Saudi Arabia, where we saw Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury fight twice for heavyweight supremacy, and

James Regan Jan 8, 2025, 08:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Adam Azim will fight Sergey Lipinets on Feb.1. Julian Finney/Getty Images Junior welterweight Adam Azim has said he will produce a knockout win within five rounds over former world champion Sergey Lipinets when they fight on Feb. 1 in London. Azim (12-0, 9 KOs) is

Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderJan 8, 2025, 08:54 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 Jai Opetaia retained his IBF cruiserweight title Wednesday with a spectacular

Nick ParkinsonDec 30, 2024, 07:18 AM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions Daniel Dubois, right, celebrates his fifth-round KO victory over Anthony Joshua Saturday night at London’s Wembley Stadium. Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing British boxing’s biggest winner of 2024 was Daniel Dubois, but

Dec 28, 2024, 07:43 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Boxer Paul Bamba has died at the age of 35, his manager Ne-Yo announced on Friday. The Puerto Rican fighter’s death comes less than a week after his last fight, a victory against Rogelio Medina that saw him crowned WBA Gold Cruiserweight champion. American singer Ne-Yo,

Dec 27, 2024, 07:43 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Oleksandr Usyk solidified his No. 1 spot in the ESPN pound-for-pound men’s boxing rankings with a unanimous decision victory over Tyson Fury on Dec. 21 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in a rematch of Usyk’s split decision win in May. This time, all three judges agreed and