Boxing

Mike CoppingerJan 21, 2025, 08:19 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 Unified junior middleweight champion Sebastian Fundora and Chordale Booker are finalizing a deal for

James Regan Jan 21, 2025, 10:48 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Natasha Jonas and Lauren Price faced off at the Dorchester Hotel in London ahead of their historic bout at the Royal Albert Hall on March 7. Ben Whitley/PA Images via Getty Images Natasha Jonas has warned British rival Lauren Price to be careful what she

Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderJan 20, 2025, 10:20 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 star Ryan Garcia will fight Rolly Romero in his return

Jan 20, 2025, 10:46 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Wayne Bridge (centre) has withdrawn from his fight against KSI. Ben Roberts Photo/Getty Images Former England footballer Wayne Bridge has withdrawn from his boxing fight against YouTuber KSI after their confrontation last Saturday. Bridge and KSI were set to fight on March 29, with the former Manchester

Jan 20, 2025, 09:01 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Lawrence Okolie made his heavyweight debut in December. James Chance/Getty Images British heavyweight Lawrence Okolie is in talks to fight Cuban Luis Ortiz in the UK, sources have told ESPN’s Mike Coppinger. Okolie (21-1, 16 KOs) made his heavyweight debut in December last year with a Round

Jan 18, 2025, 07:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions KSI confirmed the fight during Darren Till’s victory over Anthony Taylor on Saturday. Richard Sellers/PA Images via Getty Images YouTuber-turned-boxing star KSI confirmed on Saturday he will face former Manchester City footballer Wayne Bridge in a boxing exhibition. KSI, who is CEO of Misfits Boxing, faced off

Nick ParkinsonJan 18, 2025, 06:26 PM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions Darren Till beat Anthony Taylor via a TKO on Saturday. Ben Roberts Photo/Getty Images Darren Till knocked down Anthony Taylor three times to seal a sixth-round TKO win in a

Open Extended Reactions Making bold predictions for the year in boxing got easier in 2025, with so many “dream” fights already on the schedule or in negotiation and close to being announced. Chances are we’ll see Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford later this year. Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia will have tune-up fights before they

Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderJan 16, 2025, 06:37 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 The Sebastian Fundora-Errol Spence Jr. junior middleweight title fight, planned for

Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderJan 15, 2025, 05:26 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 Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia jointly asked a court Wednesday to

Jan 14, 2025, 10:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Chris Eubank Jr. and Conor Benn will fight in April. Leigh Dawney/Getty Images The highly anticipated fight between Chris Eubank Jr. and Conor Benn will take place in London in April, Turki Alalshikh, the chairman of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority, confirmed on Wednesday. ESPN reported on

Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderJan 15, 2025, 07:44 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 This past year was full of great fights, upsets and incredible

Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderJan 13, 2025, 09:36 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 The long-awaited grudge match between Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr.

James Regan Jan 13, 2025, 02:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Daniel Dubois has insisted he isn’t overlooking Joseph Parker, despite reaffirming his desire to fight Oleksandr Usyk after their scheduled heavyweight title bout on Feb. 22. Dubois (22-2, 21 KOs) will defend his IBF heavyweight title against Parker (35-3, 23 KOs) in Riyadh, Saudi

Jan 13, 2025, 10:33 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Tyson Fury shocked the boxing world on Monday with a retirement announcement less than a month after his heavyweight title defeat to Oleksandr Usyk. But Fury is no stranger to retiring before returning to the ring, sometimes within months. Whether Britain’s former heavyweight champion stages another

Jan 13, 2025, 09:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Former heavyweight champion Tyson Fury announced his latest retirement from boxing on Monday in a video posted to social media. Fury has called time on his career before, in April 2022 after his win over Dillian Whyte. However, the Brit returned to action in December that

Nick ParkinsonJan 11, 2025, 04:35 PM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions Caroline Dubois celebrated her 24th birthday in anticlimactic fashion with a third-round technical draw against Jessica Camara in a brief first defense of her WBC world lightweight title. Editor’s

Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderJan 10, 2025, 08:14 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 For the second time in 30 days, Australia’s Sam Goodman has