Boxing

David Purdum, ESPN Staff WriterNov 18, 2024, 11:54 AM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Open Extended Reactions The Mike Tyson-Jake Paul boxing match set betting records at sportsbooks, becoming the most heavily wagered upon fight in years. More bets were placed — and more money wagered — on

ESPN News Services Nov 16, 2024, 05:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Friday night’s Mike Tyson-Jake Paul showdown packed a major punch across the world. Streaming giant Netflix said Saturday that 60 million households tuned in live to watch YouTuber-turned-prizefighter Paul, 27, cruise to a unanimous decision over Tyson, the 58-year-old former heavyweight champion, at

Nick ParkinsonNov 16, 2024, 06:54 PM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez cruised to a comfortable, unanimous decision over Chris Billam-Smith to become unified world cruiserweight champion Saturday. Former world super middleweight champion Ramirez had boxed only twice

Nick ParkinsonNov 16, 2024, 05:53 AM ET Close Reports on boxing for ESPN.com and has been covering British boxing for over 25 years. Open Extended Reactions Katie Taylor leaves Texas today as undisputed world junior welterweight champion, but many regard Amanda Serrano as the bloodied star of Friday’s Netflix hit. Just like their first encounter

Andreas Hale, ESPNNov 15, 2024, 11:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — Katie Taylor (24-1, 6 KOs) retained her undisputed women’s lightweight championship with a controversial and unpopular unanimous decision over Amanda Serrano (47-3-1, 31 KOs) on Friday night at AT&T Stadium. The fight was a return bout of their magnificent 2022 encounter

Andreas Hale, ESPNNov 16, 2024, 12:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — Mike Tyson’s highly anticipated return to the boxing ring saw “The Baddest Man on the Planet” fall short to YouTuber-turned-prizefighter Jake Paul. Although Tyson was a massive fan favorite, the fight proved that Father Time remains undefeated. Tyson struggled to mount

Andreas Hale, ESPNNov 16, 2024, 03:05 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — Jake Paul cruised to a unanimous decision over Mike Tyson in a fight where a 27-year-old YouTuber-turned-prizefighter defeated a 58-year-old heavyweight legend. It was a generational clash that drew more than 70,000 fans at AT&T Stadium to the tune of an

Associated Press Nov 16, 2024, 01:09 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Netflix’s first attempt at managing a live sports event did not receive a passing grade. The fight Friday night between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul experienced streaming problems, according to many viewers on social media. Many viewers took to X and

Andreas Hale, ESPNNov 15, 2024, 07:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Mike Tyson takes on Jake Paul in an eight-round heavyweight match at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Friday night (Netflix, 8 p.m. ET). The fight, sanctioned by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, will be contested at 2-minute rounds and both fighter

Mark Kriegel, ESPNNov 15, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Having covered Mike Tyson since his most famously unsanctioned bout — a predawn TKO of Mitch “Blood” Green at an after-hours clothing boutique in Harlem, New York, on Aug. 23, 1988 — and having spent the past three-plus years anatomizing his ascent as a

Nov 15, 2024, 03:51 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano both weighed-in at 137.4 pounds on Thursday ahead of their undisputed junior-welterweight title rematch on the undercard of the Mike Tyson-Jack Paul fight in Dallas, Texas. Taylor (23-1, 6 KOs) beat Serrano (47-2, 31 KOs) via split decision in their historic

Andreas Hale, ESPNNov 14, 2024, 09:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DALLAS — Mike Tyson said that “the devil himself” would show up on Friday night in his boxing match against Jake Paul. He gave Paul a preview at Thursday’s weigh-in. After Tyson weighed in at 233 pounds, he approached Paul for the final stare-down

Andreas Hale, ESPNNov 14, 2024, 03:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions AS THE FINAL seconds ticked off the clock at New York’s Madison Square Garden, two women slugged it out to a roar from the raucous sold-out crowd of 19,287 crammed into the arena. “It was so loud that I couldn’t hear the bell,” Katie

Nov 14, 2024, 06:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Jake Paul has bet his entire purse with Katie Taylor that he will defeat Mike Tyson in their blockbuster showdown on Friday that will be streamed live on Netflix. The Tyson-Paul main card, which will take place at the AT&T Stadium, also includes a bout between

Nov 13, 2024, 07:51 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Mike Tyson will compete in a sanctioned fight for the first time since June 2005 when he faces Jake Paul in a eight-round heavyweight bout Friday at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas (Netflix, 8 p.m. ET). The last time Tyson, 58, fought in a official bout,

James Regan Nov 13, 2024, 12:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Promoter Oscar De La Hoya has hinted the winner of Gilberto Ramírez and Chris Billam-Smith on Saturday could put themselves in line for a fight against heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk. Ramírez (46-1, 30 KOs) will put his WBA cruiserweight title on the line against

Andreas Hale, ESPNNov 13, 2024, 02:12 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DALLAS — As Mike Tyson prepares to compete in his first professional boxing match in nearly two decades against YouTuber-turned-prizefighter Jake Paul, the 58-year-old Tyson wants to remind the world why he was once considered “the baddest man on the planet.” For a newer

Associated Press Nov 12, 2024, 07:06 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Sarah Ourahmoune, a silver medalist at the 2016 Olympic Games, has withdrawn her bid to become president of the French boxing federation, saying she has been the target of vicious racist and sexist attacks. In an open letter published this week, Ourahmoune