By: Sean Crose IBF welterweight champion, Jaron “Boots” Ennis put his title on the line Saturday night in his hometown of Philadelphia against David Avanesyan. Ennis was widely favored to win the main event of a DAZN broadcast card, but boxing is the sport where anything seems to be possible. Ennis, who appeared to tower
Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderJul 14, 2024, 12:01 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 Jaron Ennis retained his IBF welterweight title with a fifth-round TKO
Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis (32-0, 29 KOs) mostly had the homecoming he was hoping for in tonight’s DAZN main event, stopping David Avanesyan (30-5-1, 18 KOs) after five full round of action. The fight started off with Boots showcasing his speed, power, and fluidity, with him feeling so comfortable that he ended up fighting most of
THE Philadelphia homecoming for Jaron Ennis proved to be a successful one after the 27-year-old stopped David Avanesyan in five rounds to retain his IBF welterweight world title. A five-figure crowd turned out at the Wells Fargo Centre to welcome Ennis back hoping to see something spectacular in the process. Ennis, (32-0, 29 KOs), had
Trainer Joe Gallagher asked about Katie Taylor’s availability to fight Natasha Jonas once the Irish star’s fight with Amanda Serrano had been postponed. Taylor-Serrano had been due to take place on the Mike Tyson-Jake Paul bill on July 20, but after Tyson fell ill the date was moved back to November and Gallagher enquired whether
Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderJul 12, 2024, 01:32 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 Janibek Alimkhanuly was forced to withdraw from Saturday’s IBF/WBO middleweight title
Diego Pacheco, Rocky Hernandez, and Dalton Smith all have return dates set for DAZN main events. Super middleweight contender Pacheco (21-0, 17 KO) will be up first, as he faces veteran Maciej Sulecki on Aug. 31 at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif. The 23-year-old Pacheco last fought on Apr. 6, winning a decision
Stephen “Breadman” Edwards takes a look at this week’s big news, including looking at the future of Boots Ennis, Canelo’s next steps, a look at the best fighters today and the topic of PEDs. Hey Bread, hope you’re well. Imagine a world where, somehow, Ennis gets a shot in 12 weeks to fight Adames at
Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderJul 12, 2024, 04:27 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 Jose Ramirez and Arnold Barboza are finalizing a deal for a
WORLD lightweight contender Keyshawn Davis now knows for certain who he would like to face in his next fight. The 25-year-old is one week removed from his last bout – a lively 10-round battle against Miguel Madueno – which Davis, (11-0, 7 KOs), won handily enough but was placed under constant pressure throughout. Davis also
ONE man’s loss is another man’s gain in Las Vegas tonight as Raymond Muratalla steps up into the headline slot left vacant by Janibek Alimkhanuly, who was forced to withdraw due to dehydration concerns. This is destined to be a breakout bout for Muratalla against former world champion Tevin Farmer, who reckons the California banger,
Janibek Alimkhanuly will have to wait even longer to make his first ring appearance of 2024, as Top Rank announced that the unified middleweight champion is out of tomorrow’s title defense against Andre Mikhailovich after being hospitalized for dehydration. Raymond Muratalla’s lightweight clash with Tevin Farmer now serves as the main event. Alimkhanuly (15-0, 10
Roman Gonzalez, now 37 and having dominated boxing’s lower weight classes for roughly a decade, is no longer at his towering peak – even if the reception he enjoyed from his countrymen Friday at Polideportivo Alexis Arguello in Managua, Nicaragua, suited that of a conquering hero. Coming off a 19-month layoff and two losses in
By: Sean Crose It was widely agreed that, at 37 years of age, Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez was past his prime when he stepped into the ring in his native Nicaragua on Friday night. The four division champion was in search of further glory, this time in the bantamweight division, as he hoped earn himself a
Nick ParkinsonJul 13, 2024, 12:00 AM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions From the return of former pound-for-pound king Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez, to title defenses by Skye Nicolson and Jaron “Boots” Ennis, there are some big fights around the world this
By Elliot Worsell (June 20) AS Euros fever sweeps the nation, you will find it harder and harder to forget that for Toni Kroos, one of Germany’s star players, this will be his last assignment in a Germany shirt. It is a nice story, after all, and Germany’s hope, with this being a home tournament
Tokyo gold medalist Albert Batyrgaziev powered through serious adversity in Serpukhov this afternoon to finish Jono Carroll and claim the interim WBA super featherweight title. Carroll (24-3-1, 7 KO), a nearly 12-to-1 underdog, came storming out the gate with heavy swings as Batyrgaziev (11-0, 8 KO) looked to get his jab and right hook going.
Both main event fighters made weight, but it wasn’t the anticipated matchup most expected. Earlier today, unified middleweight champion Janibek Alimkhanuly withdrew from his title defense against Andrei Mikailovich. This development raises questions about Alimkhanuly’s future in the middleweight division. As a result, the lightweight bout between undefeated Raymond Muratalla and former junior lightweight titleholder
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