Boxing

Aug 3, 2023, 07:51 AM ET Heather Hardy wanted one more shot at gold. A last chance at a championship. One final attempt at the type of payday the 41-year-old long had wanted but never received. Hardy, a former champion with only two losses over a pro career lasting more than a decade, made that

Timothy Bradley Jr. Aug 3, 2023, 07:49 AM ET Jake Paul returns to the ring on Saturday for the first time since suffering the first loss of his boxing career, a split decision against Tommy Fury back in February. That was Paul’s first fight against a conventional boxer. Before that, he had victories over former

Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff WriterAug 2, 2023, 03:39 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. Terri Harper will defend her WBA junior middleweight title against Cecilia Braekhus on Oct. 7 in Sheffield, England, a rescheduling of a

Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterAug 2, 2023, 10:34 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Nate Diaz came out of one of the six bedrooms of a preposterously large villa overlooking the posh Bel-Air Country Club and walked down a spiral staircase. Diaz, wearing a Mike Tyson T-shirt, faded jeans and black Travis Scott Nike Air Jordan

Aug 2, 2023, 07:48 AM ET In the most anticipated fight this year, Terence Crawford dominated Errol Spence Jr. in a battle between the two current best welterweights in boxing. And it wasn’t close, as Crawford knocked down Spence three times en route to a ninth-round TKO win at a packed T-Mobile Arena in Las

Aug 1, 2023, 06:40 PM ET Terence Crawford left no doubt who the best 147-pound fighter in the world was on Saturday night. His dismantling of Errol Spence Jr. inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas will go down as one of the most dominant performances in the history of the sport. For “Bud”, this was

Jul 31, 2023, 02:30 PM ET Jake Paul returns to the ring to face Nate Diaz in a 10-round cruiserweight bout (catchweight of 185 pounds) at American Airlines Center in Dallas on Saturday, Aug. 5 (ESPN+ PPV, 8 p.m. ET). Paul (6-1, 4 KOs), 26, of Cleveland, Ohio, is coming off a split-decision loss to

Mike Coppinger, ESPNJul 30, 2023, 03:55 PM ET Artur Beterbiev’s unified light heavyweight championship defense against Callum Smith on Aug. 19 has been postponed as Beterbiev deals with a dental injury, sources told ESPN on Sunday. The timetable for Beterbiev’s recovery is unclear at this time. The 38-year-old Beterbiev, ESPN’s No. 8 pound-for-pound boxer, was

Jul 30, 2023, 12:14 AM ET In a spectacular performance, Terence Crawford dominated Errol Spence Jr. by TKO in the ninth round to become the undisputed welterweight champion Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Crawford (40-0, 31 KOs) became the first undisputed welterweight champion in the four-belt era, adding Spence’s (28-1, 22 KOs)

Mike Coppinger Ben Baby Close Ben Baby ESPN Staff Writer Ben Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior to ESPN, he worked for various newspapers in Texas, most recently at The Dallas Morning News where he covered college sports. He provides daily coverage of the Bengals for

Brianna Williams, ESPNJul 30, 2023, 12:33 AM ET Saturday night’s bout between Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford took years to come to fruition — and the action in Las Vegas proved to be worth the wait. Editor’s Picks 1 Related Crawford, the new undisputed welterweight champion, knocked down Spence Jr. in Round 2 and

Mike Coppinger Ben Baby Close Ben Baby ESPN Staff Writer Ben Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior to ESPN, he worked for various newspapers in Texas, most recently at The Dallas Morning News where he covered college sports. He provides daily coverage of the Bengals for

Mike Coppinger, ESPNJul 28, 2023, 11:52 PM ET Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford will vie for the undisputed 147-pound championship on Saturday in Las Vegas, and they’re likely to meet a second time due to the bidirectional rematch clause in the contract. However, that immediate return bout could take place at 154 pounds. The

Mike Coppinger, ESPNJul 29, 2023, 12:29 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Seniesa Estrada retained her WBA and WBC 105-pound titles with a unanimous decision victory over Leonela Yudica on Friday at the Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort. All three judges scored the fight 97-93. Estada used her height and reach advantage to outbox Yudica,

Associated Press Jul 29, 2023, 12:11 AM ET SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Former Puerto Rican boxer Felix Verdejo was found guilty Friday on two charges related to the death of a 27-year-old pregnant woman. The verdict came after a 25-week trial in which the jury heard gruesome details about the April 2021 killing of

Ben Baby, ESPN Staff WriterJul 28, 2023, 09:22 AM ET Close Ben Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior to ESPN, he worked for various newspapers in Texas, most recently at The Dallas Morning News where he covered college sports. He provides daily coverage of the Bengals

Nick ParkinsonJul 27, 2023, 09:12 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 It was all very different from the glitz and glamour of Las Vegas when Terence Crawford and Errol Spence Jr. first fought

Mike Coppinger, ESPNJul 28, 2023, 08:26 PM ET Devin Haney and Regis Prograis have agreed to fight for Prograis’ WBC junior welterweight title, sources told ESPN on Friday. The 140-pound matchup is planned for Oct. 28 in Las Vegas. Haney, 24, retained his undisputed lightweight championship with a unanimous decision over future Hall of Famer