Golden Boy Promotions isn’t ready to cut bait on Alexis Rocha just yet, as “Lex” will headline a July 19th Golden Boy Fight Night opposite Santiago Dominguez. The pair actually shared an undercard on March’s Arsen Goulamirian vs “Zurdo” Ramirez show. Rocha (24-2, 16 KO), fighting for the first time since last October’s hiding at
By the time former middleweight titleholder Daniel Jacobs next steps into the ring, it will have been roughly 29 months – almost two and a half years – since he last stepped on the canvas for a professional fight. Long enough for Jacobs to determine exactly what he’s fighting for. Jacobs is scheduled to return
By: Sean Crose With Oleksandr Usyk giving up his IBF heavyweight title this week, former IBF titlist Anthony Joshua will battle Daniel Dubois (the current titlist by virtue of having been the number one contender) for the belt. A scheduled 12 rounder between the two Englishmen will take place September 21st at Wembley Stadium in
Timothy Bradley Jr.Jun 26, 2024, 07:52 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 It could sound like a boxing cliché, but fight fans can anticipate nonstop action on Saturday night thanks to a
Anthony Joshua’s September 21st title fight with Daniel Dubois officially boasts an undercard that includes two more championship bouts and a number of Britain’s most prominent fighters. Joshua Buatsi (15-0, 13 KO) and Willy Hutchinson (18-1, 13 KO) have successfully come to terms for their IBF interim light heavyweight title fight after receiving their marching
Southern California’s fan-favorite boxer Alexis “Lex” Rocha (24-2, 16 KOs) will face the undefeated Santiago “Somer” Dominguez (27-0, 20 KOs) of Ciudad Obregón, Mexico in a 12-round welterweight fight that will headline a bill at the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio on July 19. “I’m thankful to Golden Boy, DAZN and my entire team for
Nick ParkinsonJun 26, 2024, 12:28 PM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions In a post on social media Tuesday, undisputed heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk described vacating the IBF title as “my present to you [Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois] on Sept.
ANTHONY Joshua and Daniel Dubois will fight in Wembley Stadium on September 21 in a giant all-British heavyweight dust-up. Dubois enters as the full IBF champion after his interim status was upgraded. Early forecasts suggest that over 90,000 spectators will pack into the venue to witness the spectacle as Matchroom and Queensberry once again combine
As Shakur Stevenson readies for his July 6 fight against Artem Harutyunyan, he speaks to Fight Hype about he thoughts on Liam Paro’s big upset win over Subriel Matias and if he now views him as a potential opponent going forward. Here’s some of what Stevenson had to say on the subject. Shakur Stevenson on
Sunny Edwards is coming off his first career defeat, but he has implied that the experience has only focused him for Saturday’s return at the Footprint Center in Phoenix. To hear him talk, in fact, he’s expecting a night of easy work. Edwards (20-1, 4 KOs) most recently took on Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez in a
Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderJun 25, 2024, 06:44 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 Oleksandr Usyk announced via Instagram on Tuesday that he is vacating
Eric Armit scoops up all the results from around the world. June 22 in Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina Lucien Bastida WON TKO 8 Nahuel Gonzalo Bastida stops Gonzalo in the eighth round in an Argentinian title defence. Bastida was letting his punches fly from the start. Taller southpaw Gonzalo was using his jab to push
Eric Armit profiles one of the early heavyweight destroyers, raised in an era of racial segregation, who was forced to fight the same men time and again. Elmer “Violent” Ray Born: 3 March 1911 in Federal Point, Florida Died: 20 May 1987 in Hastings, Florida, aged 76 Division: Heavyweight Record: 133 fights, 96 wins (69
IT came as a surprise at the end of 2023 when Robeisy Ramirez was dethroned by unheralded challenger Rafael Espinoza following 12 rounds of intensely exciting action. Robeisy had seemingly shaken off the shock of a debut defeat to get back on track. Losing a fight was, for the Cuban, supposed to be an anomaly…and
Super middleweight Lester Martinez hopes victory over Carlos Gongora will establish him as a top contender. Martinez and Gongora will co-feature on Friday night’s card in Washington, D.C., headlined by Lamont Roach Jr. against Feargal McCrory, broadcast on ProBox TV. Martinez, who trains with the “three-headed monster” team of Brian “Bomac” McIntyre, Red Spikes and
By: Sean Crose It was fun while it lasted. Sadly, the world no longer has an undisputed heavyweight champion. In a video message released on Tuesday, Oleksandr Usyk announced that he was vacating the IBF heavyweight title, leaving him in possession of the WBA, WBC, and WBO heavyweight titles, impressive to be sure, but not
Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderJun 25, 2024, 08:02 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 Former flyweight champion Julio Cesar Martinez was suspended for nine months
A day before the expected announcement of Matchroom’s and Queensberry’s September 21st megashow at Wembley, undisputed heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk announced via Twitter that he’s vacating his IBF title to allow Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois to fight for it. This is not an unexpected outcome, as the IBF made clear before Usyk’s (22-0, 14
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