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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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