Anthony Gharib, ESPNDec 24, 2024, 11:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Claressa Shields had just watched “The Fire Inside” in early January 2024 for the first time, a film chronicling the 15-time world champion boxer’s journey from growing up in Flint, Michigan, to becoming a two-time Olympic gold medalist. Shields relived the moments — good
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Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderDec 23, 2024, 03:08 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 Teofimo Lopez and Subriel Matias are finalizing a deal for a
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,
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
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
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
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
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
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,