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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

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,

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 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

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

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

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

Dec 17, 2024, 04:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Tyson Fury has said he should have considered delaying his first fight against Oleksandr Usyk further after suffering a cut in sparring in February, and that his preparation ahead of the rematch has been “a lot easier.” Fury and Usyk were originally set to fight on

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,

Dec 17, 2024, 02:55 AM ET Open Extended Reactions When Oleksandr Usyk beat Tyson Fury on May 18 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia with a split decision, it was the first time in 25 years there had been an undisputed heavyweight boxing champion. The first fight was a thrilling, breathless affair and it is no wonder

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

James Regan Dec 15, 2024, 05:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Dillian Whyte returned to action with a win on Sunday, beating Ebenezer Tetteh with a seventh-round technical knockout. The referee called the fight off before Round 8, brining an end to a sluggish bout in Gibraltar. It was Whyte’s second fight in two years

Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderDec 15, 2024, 08:27 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 Boxing superstar Ryan Garcia suffered a wrist injury and his boxing

Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderDec 15, 2024, 09:32 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 Jaime Munguia suffered a shocking sixth-round knockout loss Saturday to unheralded

Nick ParkinsonDec 14, 2024, 06:13 PM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions Natasha Jonas celebrates victory with her Title Belts after defeating Ivana Habazin. Jan Kruger/Getty Images Natasha Jonas set up a clash against Lauren Price in 2025 after a unanimous points

Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderDec 13, 2024, 09:55 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 Undisputed junior featherweight champion Naoya Inoue’s fight against Sam Goodman has

Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderDec 13, 2024, 09:55 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 Sam Goodman suffered a serious cut over his eye and won’t

Dec 13, 2024, 02:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Eight notable boxing cards are on the schedule for this weekend, including four women’s title fights, the return of former junior middleweight champion Jaime Munguia, who’s making his fourth appearance this year, and a welterweight bout between two of the most exciting fighters in the division