Boxing

Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderJun 9, 2024, 12:09 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 star Ryan Garcia was arrested Saturday for felony vandalism after

Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderJun 8, 2024, 03:02 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 A Manny Pacquiao-Mario Barrios WBC welterweight title fight is being explored

Andreas Hale, ESPNJun 7, 2024, 09:55 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The boxing match between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson has a new date. After the scheduled July 20 fight between the YouTuber-turned-prizefighter and the former heavyweight champion was postponed because of Tyson’s medical issues, the fight has been rescheduled for Nov. 15 at AT&T

Nick ParkinsonJun 7, 2024, 07:51 AM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions The International Boxing Hall of Fame inducts the class of 2024 this weekend in Canastota, New York, and some big names are on the list. The Boxing Writers Association

Andreas Hale, ESPNJun 6, 2024, 05:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions A brawl broke out between members of Nate Diaz‘s and Jorge Masvidal‘s teams during a news conference for their July 6 boxing match after Diaz abruptly left before faceoffs. The news conference took place in Anaheim, California, to promote the new date and location

Nick ParkinsonJun 6, 2024, 12:56 PM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions For Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton, the finest moment of his boxing career was the night it all began, 19 years ago this week — his fight against Kostya Tszyu

Jun 6, 2024, 01:44 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Undisputed heavyweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk said he might return to the cruiserweight division following his rematch with British heavyweight Tyson Fury later this year. Usyk — now the WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO champion — defeated Fury by split decision in a thrilling contest at

Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderJun 5, 2024, 07:27 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 RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Oleksandr Usyk wore a stone-cold scowl as

Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderJun 5, 2024, 02:05 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 Jared Anderson, the top American heavyweight champion hopeful, will face his

Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderJun 4, 2024, 09:16 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 Cody Crowley was forced to withdraw from his IBF welterweight title

ESPN News Services Jun 4, 2024, 01:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DETROIT — Two-time Olympic gold medalist Claressa Shields announced Tuesday she is moving up two weight classes to challenge women’s WBC heavyweight champion Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse on July 27. Shields (14-0, 2 KOs) and Lepage-Joanisse (7-1, 2 KOs) of Quebec will headline the boxing

Jun 4, 2024, 12:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The pink house where Muhammad Ali grew up dreaming of boxing fame — and where hundreds of fans gathered for an emotional send-off as his funeral procession passed by decades later — is up for sale. The two-bedroom, one-bathroom house in Louisville was

Nick ParkinsonJun 3, 2024, 10:39 AM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions Daniel Dubois may have earned the right to face Anthony Joshua for the vacant IBF title with an impressive eighth-round victory over Filip Hrgovic on Saturday. Dubois came from

Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderJun 1, 2024, 10:08 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 Deontay Wilder uncorked a right hand, only to lose the exchange

Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderJun 1, 2024, 08:52 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 Zhilei Zhang scored the biggest win of his career Saturday in

Nick ParkinsonJun 1, 2024, 08:26 PM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions Daniel Dubois stopped Filip Hrgovic on cuts in Round 8 on Saturday to set up a big fight against former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua at London’s Wembley Stadium

Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderJun 1, 2024, 07:16 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 first time in 10 fights, Dmitry Bivol scored a

Nick ParkinsonJun 1, 2024, 05:47 PM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions Nick Ball can finally celebrate being a world-title holder. Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing Three months after he believes he was wrongfully denied his first world title, Nick Ball captured the WBA