Boxing

Sep 27, 2023, 07:42 AM ET Jermell Charlo will not be the first, nor the last boxer in modern boxing history to move up two divisions to confront an established champion. Most recently, there were two stars who did the same: Manny Pacquiao and Guillermo Rigondeaux. The two fought against great opponents with different outcomes.

Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff WriterSep 25, 2023, 04:42 PM ET Close Michael Rothstein is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Rothstein covers the Atlanta Falcons. You can follow him via Twitter @MikeRothstein. The WBC has ordered a super middleweight title fight between mandatory challenger Shadasia Green and former champion Franchon Crews-Dezurn, multiple sources told

Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff WriterSep 24, 2023, 11:00 AM ET Close Michael Rothstein is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Rothstein covers the Atlanta Falcons. You can follow him via Twitter @MikeRothstein. Sandy Ryan won on Saturday night. Sandy Ryan lost on Saturday night. In the world of boxing, both things can be very

Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff WriterSep 23, 2023, 10:41 PM ET Close Michael Rothstein is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Rothstein covers the Atlanta Falcons. You can follow him via Twitter @MikeRothstein. Sandy Ryan and Jessica McCaskill stood in the middle of the ring, their faces seemingly baffled. That’s the best way to describe

Nick ParkinsonSep 23, 2023, 07:05 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 For Zhilei Zhang, the saying life begins at 40 is as accurate as his punching was Saturday when he knocked out Joe

Nick ParkinsonSep 22, 2023, 07:48 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 Joe Joyce strongly believes adjusting his tactics and putting on some weight will make a difference in Saturday’s rematch against Zhilei Zhang

Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff WriterSep 21, 2023, 07:14 PM ET Close Michael Rothstein is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Rothstein covers the Atlanta Falcons. You can follow him via Twitter @MikeRothstein. Shadasia Green is going to get her title shot. Green, the WBC mandatory challenger for the super middleweight title, had her path

Sep 21, 2023, 07:48 AM ET The next few months bring some of the best title fights of the year. A battle between two undisputed champions in Canelo Alvarez and Jermell Charlo. A women’s rematch for all the belts junior welterweight between Chantelle Cameron and Katie Taylor. And Leigh Wood’s anticipated featherweight title defense against

Not too long ago, it might have seemed inconceivable that multiple NBA superstars would become aware of the goings-on in Saudi Arabian professional soccer. Yet over the summer, LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo both weighed in on Al Hilal’s pursuit of French star Kylian Mbappé, as reports emerged that the club was willing to commit

Mike Coppinger, ESPNSep 16, 2023, 01:24 AM ET Boxing trainer Diego Arrua died on Friday night in Tijuana, Mexico, following a heart attack suffered during his wife Sabrina Perez’s bout against Skye Nicolson, WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman said on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. Arua was 58. Arrua collapsed between Rounds

Mike Coppinger, ESPNSep 16, 2023, 01:30 AM ET Luis Alberto Lopez retained his IBF featherweight title with a unanimous-decision victory over Joet Gonzalez on Friday in Corpus Christi, Texas. The scores were 118-110, 117-111 and 116-112. Lopez, ESPN’s No. 1 boxer at 126 pounds, was headlining on ESPN for the first time in the U.S.

Mike Coppinger, ESPNSep 15, 2023, 10:16 PM ET Emanuel Navarrete will defend the WBO junior lightweight title against Robson Conceicao on Nov. 16 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, it was announced on Friday’s “Top Rank on ESPN” broadcast. The fight, which will be Navarrete’s third of 2023, will serve as the chief-support bout to

Nick ParkinsonSep 14, 2023, 07:26 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 Luis Alberto Lopez attempts to continue his fine form and set up a possible world title unification fight when he faces Joet

Mike Coppinger, ESPNSep 13, 2023, 01:55 PM ET Shakur Stevenson and Edwin De Los Santos have agreed to a deal for a Nov. 16 fight in Las Vegas for the vacant WBC lightweight title, sources told ESPN. The 135-pound title bout will headline a Top Rank Boxing on ESPN card two days before Formula 1’s

Mike Coppinger, ESPNSep 13, 2023, 07:44 AM ET For the second time in four years, Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions finds itself in a legal battle with its top star. Canelo Alvarez, boxing’s No. 1 attraction, was released from his 11-fight, $365 million deal with Golden Boy in November 2020 after he sued

Sep 12, 2023, 01:45 PM ET WBA and WBC women’s strawweight champion Seniesa Estrada had successful surgery on her right hand, the boxer announced in a social media post on Tuesday. “Surgery was a success! Be back soon with two hands,” Estrada wrote. Estrada believes she aggravated a lingering ligament issue on her right index

Timothy Bradley Jr. Sep 11, 2023, 09:08 AM ET Timothy Bradley Jr., a former two division champion, member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame and current ESPN boxing analyst, was a special guest at the North American Boxing Federation’s 53rd Annual Convention in Orlando, Florida, this past weekend and delivered a speech about his

Mike Coppinger, ESPNSep 9, 2023, 06:45 PM ET Shakur Stevenson is once again seeking an opponent for his lightweight title shot. Stevenson was slated to fight undefeated contender Frank Martin after the sides agreed to a deal earlier this week, but the fight is now off, Top Rank officials told ESPN on Saturday. Top Rank