Mike Coppinger, ESPNFeb 9, 2024, 02:12 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — Teofimo Lopez held onto his son tightly with a blazer covering his bare chest and a few marks on his face. Lopez said the swelling mostly was the result of head clashes, not the punches of Jamaine Ortiz, whom Lopez narrowly
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Mike Coppinger, ESPNFeb 9, 2024, 12:57 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — Teofimo Lopez strutted his way to the ring Thursday night accompanied by a sword eater and other circus acts as he channeled Hugh Jackman’s “The Greatest Showman” complete with top hat and ringmaster robe. He was anything but in an uneventful
Mike Coppinger Paul Gutierrez Close Paul Gutierrez ESPN Staff Writer Paul Gutierrez joined NFL Nation in 2013 and serves as its Las Vegas Raiders reporter. He has a multi-platform role – writing on ESPN.com, television appearances on NFL Live and SportsCenter, and podcast and radio appearances. Before coming to ESPN, Gutierrez spent three years at CSN Bay Area as
Feb 8, 2024, 10:58 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Seniesa Estrada and Yokasta Valle will fight to crown the first undisputed strawweight champion in women’s boxing history, March 29 at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona (ESPN/ESPN+). The fight will be the co-main event on the card featuring the Oscar Valdez-Liam Wilson junior lightweight
Mike Coppinger, ESPNFeb 7, 2024, 07:53 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Teofimo Lopez could have — perhaps should have — been celebrating his dazzling performance over Josh Taylor in June 2023 at Madison Square Garden, one he delivered while he was doubted by critics. Lopez had largely struggled since his landmark win over Vasiliy Lomachenko
Mike Coppinger, ESPNFeb 6, 2024, 08:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions England’s John Ryder announced his retirement from boxing Tuesday at age 35 following back-to-back losses. Ryder (32-7, 18 KOs), rated No. 9 by ESPN at super middleweight, made his announcement 10 days after he was dropped four times en route to a ninth-round TKO
Associated Press Feb 6, 2024, 11:06 AM ET Open Extended Reactions GANDIA, Spain — Oleksandr Usyk says he doesn’t judge Tyson Fury for sustaining a cut while sparring which forced their heavyweight boxing unification fight to be postponed. The fight was delayed from Feb. 17 to May 18, still in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, after Fury
Timothy Bradley Jr.Feb 6, 2024, 08:50 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 Teofimo Lopez defends his WBO junior welterweight title against Jamaine Ortiz on Thursday, in the main event of a Top
Paul Gutierrez, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 3, 2024, 07:02 PM ET Close Paul Gutierrez joined NFL Nation in 2013 and serves as its Las Vegas Raiders reporter. He has a multi-platform role – writing on ESPN.com, television appearances on NFL Live and SportsCenter, and podcast and radio appearances. Before coming to ESPN, Gutierrez spent three years at CSN Bay Area
Nick ParkinsonFeb 3, 2024, 07:13 PM ET Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Open Extended Reactions Joshua Buatsi took a big step toward a world light heavyweight title shot with a unanimous-decision win over English
Mike Coppinger, ESPNFeb 3, 2024, 04:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The long-awaited Artur Beterbiev-Dmitry Bivol undisputed light heavyweight championship fight is set for June 1 in Saudi Arabia, the Kingdom’s Chairman of General Entertainment Authority, Turki Alalshikh, announced Saturday on “The MMA Hour.” Beterbiev, the WBO, WBC and IBF champion at 175 pounds, is
Mike Coppinger, ESPNFeb 3, 2024, 03:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Tyson Fury-Oleksandr Usyk undisputed heavyweight championship bout has been rescheduled for May 18 in Saudi Arabia, the kingdom’s chairman of general entertainment authority, Turki Alalshikh, announced Saturday on “The MMA Hour.” Fury and Usyk were set to meet Feb. 17 in the kingdom’s
Mike Coppinger, ESPNFeb 2, 2024, 07:51 PM ET Japanese boxer Kazuki Anaguchi died Friday after suffering a subdural hematoma in his Dec. 26 fight in Tokyo, according to the Japan Boxing Commission. He was 23. Anaguchi (6-1, 2 KOs) was knocked down four times in the 10-round bantamweight fight and lost a tightly contested unanimous
Mike Coppinger, ESPNFeb 2, 2024, 04:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The long-anticipated fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk for the undisputed heavyweight championship has been postponed after Fury suffered a deep cut over his right eye while sparring Friday. Fury and Usyk will still meet for heavyweight supremacy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, just
Mike Coppinger, ESPNFeb 2, 2024, 01:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Tyson Fury suffered a cut over his right eye that required stitches while sparring Friday and his undisputed heavyweight championship fight vs. Oleksandr Usyk on Feb. 17 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia has been postponed, Fury’s promoter, Queensberry, announced Friday. “I am absolutely devastated after
Nick ParkinsonJan 30, 2024, 08:51 AM ET Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Open Extended Reactions Dan Azeez hopes his breakthrough moment will come at the same London venue where his hero, Marvin Hagler, first
Timothy Bradley Jr.Jan 31, 2024, 07:39 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 Last year’s list of promising boxers in each weight division showcased a remarkable six fighters who have risen to become
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterJan 30, 2024, 10:39 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Jake Paul‘s next foe will be another boxer without a high-profile name, but who has far more experience than Paul does in the ring. The YouTuber-turned-prizefighter will face Ryan Bourland on March 2 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, officials told ESPN on
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