Boxing

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterApr 16, 2024, 08:44 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The biggest fight in the history of women’s boxing will have an even bigger rematch. Two-weight undisputed champion Katie Taylor will once again face Amanda Serrano on July 20 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, as the co-main event of the boxing

James Regan Apr 15, 2024, 02:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Deontay Wilder has hinted his fight against Zhilei Zhang on the undercard of Dmitry Bivol and Artur Beterbiev’s undisputed light heavyweight world title fight in Saudi Arabia could be his last. Heavyweight Wilder was beaten in dominant fashion by Joseph Parker in December, while

Apr 15, 2024, 07:37 AM ET Willie Limond passed away aged 45. Mark Runnacles/Getty Images Former British and Commonwealth boxing champion Willie Limond died aged 45, his son Jake confirmed on Monday. Limond held the lightweight Commonwealth title between 2006-07, the super-lightweight title from 2013-14 and the British super-lightweight belt in 2014. Limond’s Glasgow-based gym, St

Mike Coppinger, ESPNApr 14, 2024, 01:20 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Jared Anderson defeated Ryad Merhy on Saturday in Corpus Christi, Texas, via unanimous decision in a 10-round heavyweight bout that produced boos from bell-to-bell for its lack of action. Two judges scored a shutout for Anderson, 100-90, while a third judge found one round

Mike Coppinger, ESPNApr 11, 2024, 12:51 PM ET Gary Shaw, a prominent boxing promoter who held his final fight in 2015, has died, WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman said Thursday. He was 79. Shaw promoted or co-promoted 175 events during a 13-year run with his eponymous company, beginning in September 2002. The end came in June

Associated Press Apr 11, 2024, 12:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions RENENS, Switzerland — Breakaway governing body World Boxing says it is holding talks with 25 to 30 prospective new member nations as it seeks to be the International Olympic Committee’s preferred partner to run boxing tournaments at the Los Angeles Games in 2028. World

Apr 10, 2024, 08:53 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Tyson Fury said he could beat Oleksandr Usyk with no training and after “sinking 15 pints of Peroni” the night before in a news conference on Wednesday ahead of their title fight next month. WBC champion Fury and Usyk, who holds the IBF, WBA and WBO

Nick ParkinsonApr 8, 2024, 07:41 AM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions The NCAA basketball tournament and knockout stages of soccer’s Champions League are dominating sports fans’ attention around the world. Boxing rarely does brackets or tournaments for various reasons like

Timothy Bradley Jr.Apr 4, 2024, 07:43 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 There’s boxing to be found on television almost every weekend. After all, Saturday night’s alright for fighting. If you’re into

Apr 3, 2024, 06:08 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The International Boxing Association (IBA) said on Wednesday it is analyzing a decision by global sport’s top court to dismiss its appeal against the withdrawal of its Olympic recognition and it may take the case to the Swiss Federal Tribunal. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided

Associated Press Apr 2, 2024, 02:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The Court of Arbitration for Sport has upheld the IOC decision to remove the International Boxing Association from the Olympic family. The court announced Tuesday that it dismissed the IBA appeal because the organization “had not complied with the conditions set

Mar 31, 2024, 06:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Fabio Wardley finished the fight stumbling with exhaustion and with a mask of blood from a busted nose, but he held on to his British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles after a split points draw with Frazer Clarke on Sunday. Judges saw the brutal and bloody battle

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

Mike Coppinger, ESPNMar 31, 2024, 12:01 AM ET Open Extended Reactions In one of the bloodiest fights in recent memory, Sebastian Fundora scored the upset with a split-decision victory over Tim Tszyu to capture the WBC and WBO junior middleweight titles. One judge scored the fight 116-112 for Tszyu but was overruled by scores of

Paul Gutierrez, ESPN Staff WriterMar 30, 2024, 11:08 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

Mike Coppinger, ESPNMar 30, 2024, 01:24 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Oscar Valdez stopped Liam Wilson in Round 7 on Friday evening in Glendale, Arizona, to claim the interim WBO junior lightweight title. Valdez (32-2, 24 KOs) jumped off the stool and blasted Wilson with a series of shots along the ropes to open the

Mike Coppinger, ESPNMar 29, 2024, 05:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez will attempt to become the heaviest Mexican champion of all time when he challenges Armenia’s Arsen Goulamirian for the WBA cruiserweight title Saturday in Inglewood, California. Ramirez (27-0, 19 KOs) is a former 168-pound titleholder who will compete at the 200-pound

Mike Coppinger, ESPNMar 29, 2024, 04:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Shakur Stevenson and Artem Harutyunyan are finalizing a deal for a July 6 fight in Newark, New Jersey, for Stevenson’s WBC lightweight title, sources told ESPN. The bout will mark the final fight of Stevenson’s promotional deal with Top Rank before he enters free