Nick ParkinsonMay 18, 2024, 05:26 PM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions Anthony Cacace pulled off a shock, eighth-round TKO win when he overwhelmed Joe Cordina for the IBF world junior lightweight title on Saturday. Cacace (22-1, 8 KOs), 35, from
By: Sean Crose “Those days are gone forever,” Steely Dan once claimed, “over a long time ago.” And so we were led to believe that boxing’s heavyweight division was no longer the “big man’s division.” It was now the “supersized division,” featuring men who could pass for NBA players rather than traditional boxers. The heavyweights
Omari Jones might be a U.S. Olympian, but he is balancing his dreams with being a college student and a business owner at the same time. Jones qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics as a super welterweight (71 kgs) on Team USA when he defeated Busto Arsizio at the 2024 Olympic Games World Qualifying Tournament
Nearly two months after its initial reveal, Teofimo Lopez’s next title defense is official. Top Rank announced today that “The Takeover” will meet Canadian veteran Steve Claggett on June 29th at Miami, Florida’s James L. Knight Center. It’s worth noting that this ESPN show will almost certainly run head-to-head with Juan Francisco Estrada vs. “Bam”
Nick ParkinsonMay 20, 2024, 08:04 AM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions After Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury produced a classic in their undisputed world heavyweight title showdown, you were left wondering whether they are in a league of their own.
For the better part of the past decade, boxing fans in Mexico – and all over the world – have eagerly awaited the key dates surrounding May 5 and September 15 so they can witness the latest performance of boxing’s biggest star, Canelo Alvarez. Canelo is the youngest son of a family of fighters hailing
Following his split decision loss to Oleksandr Usyk over the weekend, Tyson Fury appeared at the post-fight press conference to give his reaction to what transpired and why he’s not going to gripe too hard despite believing he won the bout. Fury on his reaction to the loss to Usyk “I always say it’s about
PROMOTER Frank Warren says Tyson Fury was giving Oleksandr Usyk a “boxing lesson” prior to his fighter suffering a bloody nose during their heavyweight encounter on Saturday night. As the ‘Gypsy King’ got off his stool for the ninth round – one of the most dramatic rounds in recent heavyweight history – blood poured out
HAVING become undisputed champion in two weight classes where does Oleksandr Usyk now sit in the mythical pound-for-pound rankings? Listing the top 10 fighters in the world splits the boxing community with some insisting it’s a pointless exercise while others enjoy the debate as to who is the best fighter in the world. The sport
Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterMay 19, 2024, 09:18 PM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Open Extended Reactions One of the greatest rivalries in mixed martial arts history will recommence next month. Former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva will face Chael Sonnen in a boxing
Featherweight Jahmal Harvey is thought to be the United States’ best chance at a gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics. A lot of those hopes come from his international success as the 21-year-old has collected his fair share of gold medals internationally Harvey is currently in Colorado Springs, Colo., putting together the final touches
Lightweight contender William Zepeda will face Giovanni Cabrera in a July 6 DAZN main event from Toyota Arena in Ontario, Calif., Golden Boy Promotions officially announced today. The 27-year-old Zepeda (30-0, 26 KO) has emerged as a top force in the lightweight division, and the Mexican southpaw thrashed Maxi Hughes in his last outing on
Mike Coppinger, ESPNMay 18, 2024, 08:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Jai Opetaia survived a late surge from Mairis Briedis to hang on for a unanimous-decision victory and regain the IBF cruiserweight title early Sunday at Kingdom Arena. Opetaia, ESPN’s No. 1 cruiserweight, was badly hurt in Round 10 and lost
By: Sean Crose Just hours after Oleksandr Usyk won his brilliant heavyweight battle against Tyson Fury, the WBO lightweight title was at stake in San Diego. Emanuel Navarrete, the thrilling 38-2-1 action fighter squared off against the 19-0 Denys Berinchyk in a scheduled 12 rounder. The winner would enjoy such esteemed company as Vasyl Lomachenko,
Saturday, May 18 For those curious about the evolving fan experience on fight night in Saudi Arabia, when BoxingScene arrived at the remote Kingdom Arena for Tyson Fury-Oleksandr Usyk there were fans having a flag confiscated, despite theirs being a flag dedicated to Usyk, and not Ukraine. For those curious about the potential evolution –
Usyk (22-0, 14 KO) dropped Fury (34-1-1, 24 KO) in the eighth round, which ultimately did make the difference in the outcome. The knockdown was incredible, coming at the end of a wild assault of clean shots from Usyk, with Fury staggering around the ring. Bet on Navarrete vs Berinchyk and more boxing with DraftKings
Jeff Wagenheim May 19, 2024, 01:23 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Denys Berinchyk put a bow on the greatest day in Ukrainian boxing history, upsetting Emanuel Navarrete by split decision on Saturday in San Diego to capture the vacant WBO lightweight championship. It was not a pretty bow, as the fighters spent all 12 rounds
Eduardo “Rocky” Hernandez (35-2, 32 KOs) returned to the winner’s column on May 11 when he stopped Daniel Lugo (27-3-1, 18 KOs) in seven rounds at the Palenque de la Feria en Aguascalientes, Mexico. The fight was streamed live on DAZN. In Hernandez’s prior fight, he lost a thrilling battle to O’Shaquie Foster when he